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OK...post your team linups and latest team news for the opening round of the Super 14
from planetrugby.com
West Australians to 'break the record'
Monday February 06 2006
O'Meara sets the challenge
RugbyWA chief executive Peter O'Meara has thrown down the gauntlet to West Australian sports fans urging them to help break the Australian record for a Super 12/14 crowd attendance.
The Western Force will play the Brumbies in its long-awaited debut in the Super 14 competition on Friday night at Subiaco Oval.
The Perth-based team already boasts Australia's biggest membership base, with more than 21,000 paid-up supporters.
Now, O'Meara wants those local sports fans who haven't joined up or bought a ticket to Friday night's game to get on board and help break another Australian Super 12/14 record.
"The Australian Super 12 crowd record is 42,600 at a game between the Waratahs and the Reds in 2004," O'Meara said.
"Wouldn't it be fantastic, if - on our first Super 14 outing - we could break that record," he said.
"It would show the traditional rugby powerbases on the eastern seaboard that the new home of Australian rugby is in the west."
The Western Force/Brumbies clash on Friday night will kick off the new Super 14 competition, with the New South Wales Waratahs and the Queensland Reds set to do battle the following day in Brisbane in a match expected to draw a crowd of 40,000.
O'Meara said a crowd of 31,000 was already assured for the Western Force/Brumbies game but he urged the undecided to get along to help break the crowd record and show their support for WA's team, in its debut.
"And it's not just the rugby," he sad. "We'll have plenty of exciting pre-match entertainment, both in and outside the stadium, to really highlight this historical moment in WA sport."
Lucky I got my tickets a long time ago 
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07-02-06 10:09 AM
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Waratahs team:
15 Sam Norton-Knight, 14 Wendell Sailor, 13 Lote Tuqiri, 12 Morgan Turinui, 11 Peter Hewat, 10 Tim Donnelly, 9 Chris Whitaker (captain), 8 David Lyons, 7 Phil Waugh, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Daniel Vickerman, 4 Will Caldwell, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Adam Freier, 1 Matt Dunning.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Benn Robinson, 18 Alex Kanaar, 19 Wycliff Palu, 20 Stephen Hoiles, 21 Shaun Berne, 22 Daniel Halangahu.
I thought they would have used Norton-knight at fly-half and Hewat at full back
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Brumbies at full strength-
1. Bill Young
2. Jeremy Paul
3. Nic Henderson
4. Alister Campbell
5. Mark Chisholm
6. *Daniel Heenan
7. Julian Salvi
8. George Smith
9. George Gregan
10. Stephen Larkham
11. Mark Gerrard
12. Matt Giteau
13. Stirling Mortlock ©
14. Clyde Rathbone
15. Adam Ashley-Cooper
16. David Palavi
17. Guy Shepherdson
18. Adam Wallace-Harrison
19. Jone Tawake
20. Patrick Phibbs
21. Gene Fairbanks
22. Joel Wilson
* On debut for the Brumbies
I think we might get smashed 
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THE CHIROPRACTOR101
Guest
cud surely be a beatdown..i hope they perform well enough to get the trust of the public....
9. George Gregan
10. Stephen Larkham
11. Mark Gerrard
12. Matt Giteau
13. Stirling Mortlock ©
14. Clyde Rathbone
omg..all you need is latham or rodgers and you got a wallaby backline hahaha...this could be a meltdown in perth
gud luck
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Now that is a great Brumbies backline. Gerrard isn't a fullback, he plays at his best on the wing.
I also like Salvi at 7 cause Smith hasn't been as effective these few years compared with when he burst onto the scene. It was time to give a new guy a go and heres hoping he comes through and becomes our Richie McCaw 
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Blues Line up against the Hurricanes
Blues: 15 Isa Nacewa, 14 Doug Howlett, 13 Ben Atiga, 12 Luke McAlister, 11 Joe Rokocoko, 10 Tasesa Lavea, 9 John Senio; 8 Angus Macdonald, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Nick Williams, 5 Greg Rawlinson, 4 Ali Williams, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu ©, 1 Tony Woodcock. Reserves: 16 Tim Dow, 17 Saimone Taumoepeau, 18 Kurtis Haiu, 19 Justin Collins, 20 Steve Devine, 21 Rua Tipoki, 22 Brent Ward.
some intresting selections here and there
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Hurricanes Squad
HURRICANES: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Lome Fa'atau, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Tana Umaga, 11 Ma'a Nonu, 10 Jimmy Gopperth, 9 Piri Weepu; 8 Rodney So'oialo © 7 Chris Masoe, 6 Jerry Collins, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Luke Andrews, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Joe McDonnell. Reserves: 16 Luke Mahoney, 17 Tim Fairbrother, 18 Paul Tito, 19 Thomas Waldrom, 30 Brendan Haami, 21 David Holwell, 22 Shannon Paku.
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oh blues team is bit interesting. nacewa at fullback and nick williams at 6. flavell no where to be seen. also senio ahead of devine interesting call. the rest as I thought it would be.
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This should be a good game... predictions are Hurricanes 24-18
Blues win up front
Hurricane loose forwards will dominate 2nd phase
Expect a huge game from both backlines, Hurricanes to have the edge.
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canes are f***n great team this yesr a
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Gopperth and Andrews the only non-internationals in the Hurricanes starting 15
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THE CHIROPRACTOR101
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flavell is still in japan and his season shud end about the 3-4 week of super 14
umm..where is tuitevake?..i guess when howlett leaves he will get a spot,gud lookin team
collins vs williams is gonna be an awesome match up
starting the new season wit a banger...piri weepu will test the ruck area mcdonald gotta play the conservative game and cant let braid do all the work..if that happens weepu and his loosies are gonna dominate the ruck
just let nick williams play his power game and the other 2 play support
shud be a very gud game...
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After looking at those line-ups for the Blues v Canes match im tempted to change my pick to the Canes
There team looks far better than the blues on paper
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here is the reds line-up
Reds: 15.Chris Latham, 14.Tim Atkinson, 13.Julian Huxley, 12.Elton Flatley, 11.Drew Mitchell, 10.Berrick Barnes, 9.Sam Cordingley, 8.John Roe , 7.David Croft, 6.Mitchell Chapman, 5.Hugh McMeniman, 4.Mark Connors, 3.Rodney Blake, 2.Sean Hardman, 1.Greg Holmes. Reserves: 16.Stephen Moore, 17.Tom Court, 18.James Horwill, 19.Tom McVerry, 20.Nic Berry, 21.Lloyd Johansson, 22.Henari Veratau.
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Originally posted by The TRUTH!!@Feb 7 2006, 11:09 PM
OK...post your team linups and latest team news for the opening round of the Super 14
from planetrugby.com
West Australians to 'break the record'
Monday February 06 2006
O'Meara sets the challenge
RugbyWA chief executive Peter O'Meara has thrown down the gauntlet to West Australian sports fans urging them to help break the Australian record for a Super 12/14 crowd attendance.
The Western Force will play the Brumbies in its long-awaited debut in the Super 14 competition on Friday night at Subiaco Oval.
The Perth-based team already boasts Australia's biggest membership base, with more than 21,000 paid-up supporters.
Now, O'Meara wants those local sports fans who haven't joined up or bought a ticket to Friday night's game to get on board and help break another Australian Super 12/14 record.
"The Australian Super 12 crowd record is 42,600 at a game between the Waratahs and the Reds in 2004," O'Meara said.
"Wouldn't it be fantastic, if - on our first Super 14 outing - we could break that record," he said.
"It would show the traditional rugby powerbases on the eastern seaboard that the new home of Australian rugby is in the west."
The Western Force/Brumbies clash on Friday night will kick off the new Super 14 competition, with the New South Wales Waratahs and the Queensland Reds set to do battle the following day in Brisbane in a match expected to draw a crowd of 40,000.
O'Meara said a crowd of 31,000 was already assured for the Western Force/Brumbies game but he urged the undecided to get along to help break the crowd record and show their support for WA's team, in its debut.
"And it's not just the rugby," he sad. "We'll have plenty of exciting pre-match entertainment, both in and outside the stadium, to really highlight this historical moment in WA sport."
Lucky I got my tickets a long time ago* *
If you do manage to break it you'll only have the record for one night.
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Originally posted by Wally+Feb 8 2006, 06:44 PM-->
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If anyone can find the Force Team line-up could you plz post it...
..doesn't look liked they have released it yet
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nevermind found it....
FORCE team
The squad is:
1. Gareth Hardy
2. Brendan Cannon
3. David Fitter
4. John Welborn
5. Nathan Sharpe ©.
6. Luke Doherty
7. Matt Hodgson
8. Scott Fava (vc)
9. Matt Henjak
10. Scott Daruda
11. Digby Ioane
12. Lachlan MacKay
13. Junior Pelesasa
14. Scott Staniforth
15. James Hilgendorf
subs
16. Tai McIsaac 17. David Te Moana 18. David Pusey 19. Richard Brown 20. Chris O'Young 21. Josh Graham 22. Cameron Shepherd
suprised to see Sheperd on the bench although Hilgendorf really impressed me in the first trial...
..also MacKay at 12 is a bit of a shock
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I went to school with old mate Scotty Daruda. Great bloke, hope he goes nuts.
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Originally posted by mark_shaw@Feb 8 2006, 02:16 PM
canes are f***n great team this yesr a
All our teams lookg bloody good this year, even the Chiefs will be bloody hard to beat. Highlanders look the weakest on paper imo.
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Originally posted by umosay+Feb 8 2006, 11:38 PM-->
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Sorry Wally but the Kiwi's are looking good this year.
There's an extremely good division of quality players in all NZ teams, on paper all NZ teams are looking solid (maybe the Highlanders are the underdogs of all NZ sides but still they have Anton and Nick Evans and if you missed it Nick looked pretty solid in the Northern tour).
Australia has a new franchise, which I believe is going to shake up the Australian Union. Regardless of a forward pack consisting Nathan Sharpe and Brendan Cannon (do not underestimate these two guys - if you do you they'll win out). The Force has the next Australian Half back in Matt Henjak, and the Force is so far away from anywhere in Australia that they'll do what Western Aus does and do their own thing, ie other sportsman like Gillchrest and Langer).
I think that the biggest asset they have the at the moment though is John Mitchell (and I reckon if there's any Safa's reading remember Mitchell? he's the guy that brought the All Blacks over and put 50 Points on you - yes that guy. OK the World Cup was a bit of a screw up, but no Tana at 13... ).
I'm ranting... Australia has 2 teams in the competition thus far (due to pretty much everyone I talk to thinking that WA is poked before they even start - I predict that leave this to John Mitchell to fix).
NSW and Qld... what ever... the old ways are changing, Wobblies to start looking like a different team after the S14 has been closed. WARNING NH (Aussies are dogs - don't wake sleeping dogs).
And South Africa...
look forward to seeing the results of what they have to offer... thank god for the Southern Hemisphere, thank god for Rugby.
Oh and go the Chiefs!
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...Anyway this is the sharks team:
Sharks:
15 JP Pietersen
14 Dusty Noble
13 Gcobani Bobo
12 Andries Strauss
11 Henno Mentz
10 Percy Montgomery (WTF)
9 Ruan Pienaar
8 Jacques Botes
7 AJ Venter (captain)
6 Warren Britz
5 Johann Muller
4 Johan Ackermann
3 Brendon Botha
2 Skipper Badenhorst
1 Heinke van der Merwe
SUBS:
16 Jody Jenneker
17 Brent Moyle
18 Albert van den Berg
19 Daniel Farani
20 Sandile Nxumalo
21 Bradley Barritt
22 Brent Russell (WTF)
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Crusaders squad to face the Highlanders on saturday
Crusaders: 15. Leon MacDonald, 14. Rico Gear, 13. Caleb Ralph, 12. Aaron Mauger, 11. Scott Hamilton, 10. Daniel Carter, 9. Kevin Senio, 8. Mose Tuiali'i, 7. Richard McCaw (capt), 6. Reuben Thorne, 5. Ross Filipo, 4. Chris Jack, 3. Campbell Johnstone, 2. Corey Flynn, 1. Greg Somerville. Res: 16. Tone Kopelani, 17. Wyatt Crockett, 18. Kevin O'Neill, 19. Johnny Leo'o, 20. Andrew Ellis, 21. Cameron McIntyre, 22. Casey Laulala.
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very good looking crusaders team as always. the countdown is defintely now on until the start of the super 14.
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yes of course it is - it starts on friday
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whats the highlanders line up?
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Highlanders: 15. Ben Blair, 14. Vilimoni Delasau, 13. Neil Brew, 12. Seilala Mapusua, 11. Roy Kinikinilau, 10. Nick Evans, 9. Jimmy Cowan, 8. Filipo Levi, 7. Josh Blackie, 6. Craig Newby, 5. James Ryan, 4. Tom Donnelly, 3. Carl Hayman, 2. Anton Oliver (capt), 1. Clarke Dermody. Res: 16.Jason Macdonald, 17.Nick White, 18.Hoani MacDonald, 19.Hale T Pole, 20.Chris Smylie, 21.Callum Bruce, 22.Richard Kahui.
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blowers unavailable due to getting a head knock in pre-season. they defintely have the forwards pack to be competitve but the backs I am not so sure.
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Originally posted by esoj@Feb 9 2006, 01:59 PM
blowers unavailable due to getting a head knock in pre-season. they defintely have the forwards pack to be competitve but the backs I am not so sure.
TBH...the starting backline is quite solid compared to the last 2-3 years...they how have alot of pace and power out wide...but im not too sure about backup players...i mean who will replace nick evans if he gets injured?
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