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After two-game opening weekend gave us a small taste of Super Rugby action, Round 2 is set to give fans a full feast of action, with seven matches taking place between Friday evening and Sunday morning.
The Reds and Rebels will be the first two Australian teams to taste Super Rugby action in 2018 when they clash in Melbourne tonight, before the Brumbies get their season underway in Japan against the Sunwolves on Saturday afternoon. The Waratahs will be the fourth and final Australian team to play this round when they host the Stormers on Saturday night.
Here are the full team lists for each match taking place in Round 2.
Date: Friday, February 23
Kick-off: 5:35pm (AEDT)
Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Highlanders team: 1. Daniel Lienert-Brown, 2. Ash Dixon (cc), 3. Siate Tokolahi, 4. Jackson Hemopo, 5. Tom Franklin, 6. Liam Squire, 7. Dillon Hunt, 8. Luke Whitelock, 9. Aaron Smith, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 11. Tevita Li, 12. Teihorangi Walden, 13. Rob Thompson, 14. Waisake Naholo, 15. Ben Smith (cc), 16. Liam Coltman, 17. Aki Seiuli, 18. Tyrel Lomax, 19. Dan Pryor, 20. Elliot Dixon, 21. Kayne Hammington, 22. Fletcher Smith, 23. Matt Feddes
Blues team: 1. Alex Hodgman, 2. James Parsons, 3. Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 4. Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 5. Scott Scrafton, 6. Glenn Preston, 7. Murphy Taramai, 8. Akira Ioane, 9. Augustine Pulu (c), 10. Bryn Gatland, 11. Rieko Ioane, 12. Sonny Bill Williams, 13. George Moala, 14. Matt Duffie, 15. Michael Collins, 16. Leni Apisai, 17. Pauliasi Manu, 18. Michael Tamoaieta, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Sione Havili, 21. Jonathan Ruru, 22. Daniel Kirkpatrick, 23. Melani Nanai
Date: Friday, February 23
Kick-off: 7:45pm (AEDT)
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Rebels team: 1. Tetera Faulkner, 2. Jordan Uelese, 3. Jermaine Ainsley, 4. Matt Phillip, 5. Adam Coleman (c), 6. Lopeti Timani, 7. Angus Cottrell, 8. Amanaki Mafi, 9. Will Genia, 10. Jack Debreczeni, 11. Sefa Naivalu, 12. Reece Hodge, 13. Tom English, 14. Jack Maddocks, 15. Dane Haylett-Perry, 16. Anaru Rangi, 17. Fereti Sa’aga, 18. Sam Talakai, 19. Sam Jeffries, 20. Ross Haylett-Petty, 21. Michael Ruru, 22. Semisi Tupou, 23. Billy Meakes
Reds team: 1. James Slipper, 2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 3. Taniela Tupou, 4. Izack Rodda, 5. Lukhan Tui, 6. Caleb Timu, 7. Adam Korczyk, 8. Scott Higginbotham (c), 9. James Tuttle, 10. Jono Lance, 11. Eto Nabuli, 12. Duncan Paia’aua, 13. Samu Kerevi, 14. Chris Feauai-Sautia, 15. Aidan Toua, 16. Alex Mafi, 17. JP Smith, 18. Sef Fa’agase, 19. Kane Douglas, 20. Liam Wright, 21. Tate McDermott, 22. Hamish Stewart, 23. Filipo Daugunu
Date: Saturday, February 24
Kick-off: 3:15pm (AEDT)
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
Sunwolves team: 1. Keita Inagaki, 2. Shota Horie, 3. Jiwon Koo, 4. Sam Wykes, 5. Grant Hattingh, 6. Kazuki Himeno, 7. Peter Lappies Labuschagne, 8. Willie Britz, 9. Yutaka Nagare, 10. Robbie Robinson, 11. Hosea Saumaki, 12. Ryota Nakamura, 13. Timothy Lafaele, 14. Lomano Lemeki, 15. Jason Emery, 16. Java Bregvadze, 17. Craig Miller, 18. Asaeli Ai Valu, 19. James Moore, 20. Ed Quirk, 21. Fumiaki Tanaka, 22. Hayden Parker, 23. Sione Teaupa
Brumbies team: 1. Ben Alexander, 2. Josh Mann-Rea, 3. Alan Alaalatoa, 4. Richie Arnold, 5. Sam Carter, 6. Rob Valetini, 7. Tom Cusack, 8. Isi Naisarani, 9. Joe Powell, 10. Christian Lealiifano (cc), 11. Chance Peni, 12. Kyle Godwin, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 14. Henry Speight, 15. Tom Banks, 16. Robbie Abel, 17. Faalelei Sione, 18. Leslie Leuluaialii-Makin, 19. Rory Arnold, 20. Lachlan McCaffrey, 21. Matt Lucas, 22. Wharenui Hawera, 23. Lausii Taliauli
Date: Saturday, February 24
Kick-off: 5:35pm (AEDT)
Venue: AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Crusaders team: 1. Wyatt Crockett, 2. Codie Taylor, 3. Mike Alaalatoa, 4. Luke Romano, 5. Sam Whitelock (c), 6. Pete Samu, 7. Matt Todd, 8. Jordan Taufua, 9. Bryn Hall, 10. Richie Mo’unga, 11. George Bridge, 12. Ryan Crotty, 13. Jack Goodhue, 14. Seta Tamanivalu, 15. David Havili, 16. Ben Funnell, 17. Chris King, 18. Oliver Jager, 19. Scott Barrett, 20. Billy Harmon, 21. Mitchell Drummond, 22. Mitchell Hunt, 23. Manasa Mataele
Chiefs team: 1. Aidan Ross, 2. Nathan Harris, 3. Nepo Laulala, 4. Brodie Retallick, 5. Dominic Bird, 6. Mitchell Brown, 7. Sam Cane (cc), 8. Taleni Seu, 9. Brad Weber, 10. Damian McKenzie, 11. Solomon Alaimalo, 12. Johnny Fa’auli, 13. Anton Lienert-Brown, 14. Shaun Stevenson, 15. Charlie Ngatai (cc), 16. Liam Polwart, 17. Atu Moli, 18. Angus Ta’avo, 19. Liam Messam, 20. Lachlan Boshier, 21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22. Marty McKenzie, 23. Sean Wainui
Date: Saturday, February 24
Kick-off: 7:45pm (AEDT)
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Waratahs team: 1. Tom Robertson, 2. Damien Fitzpatrick, 3. Paddy Ryan, 4. Tom Staniforth, 5. Rob Simmons, 6. Ned Hanigan, 7. Michael Hooper (c), 8. Michael Wells, 9. Jake Gordon, 10. Bernard Foley (vc), 11. Curtis Rona, 12. Kurtley Beale, 13. Lalakai Foketi, 14. Andrew Kellaway, 15. Israel Folau, 16. Hugh Roach, 17. Harry Johnson-Holmes, 18. Shambeckler Vui, 19. Nick Palmer, 20. Jed Holloway, 21. Mitchell Short, 22. Bryce Hegarty, 23. Alex Newsome
Stormers team: 1 Steven Kitshoff, 2 Ramone Samuels, 3 Wilco Louw, 4 JD Schickerling, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 Kobus van Dyk, 8 Nizaam Carr, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 10 Damian Willemse, 11 Raymond Rhule, 12 Damian de Allende, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 14 Dillyn Leyds, 15 SP Marais, 16 Dean Muir, 17 JC Janse ven Rensburg, 18 Carlu Sadie, 19 Chris van Zyl, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Justin Phillips, 22 George Whitehead, 23 EW Viljoen
Date: Sunday, February 25
Kick-off: 12:05am (AEDT)
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Lions team: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Sylvian Mahuza, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Warren Whiteley (captain), 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Kwagga Smith, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen, 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Jacobie Adriaanse, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Hacjivah Dayimani, 21 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 22 Howard Mnisi, 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg
Jaguares team: 15 Joaquin Tuculet, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Matias Orlando, 12 Bautista Ezcurra, 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Tomas Lezana, 7 Javier Ortega, 6 Pablo Matera (captain), 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Felipe Arregui, 16 Julian Montoya, 17 Javier Manuel, 18 Juan Pablo Zeiss, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Marcos Kremer, 21 Martin Landajo, 22 Leonardo Senatore, 23 Ramiro Moyano
Date: Sunday, February 25
Kick-off: 2:15am (AEDT)
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Bulls team: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Travis Ismaiel, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Burger Odendaal (captain), 11 Johnny Kotze, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Andre Warner, 8 Hanro Liebenberg, 7 Thembelani Bholi, 6 Roelof Smit, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 RG Snyman, 3 Frans van Wyk, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 Pierre Schoeman, 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Nic de Jager, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Marnitz Boshoff, 23 Divan Rossouw
Hurricanes team: 1. Toby Smith, 2. Ricky Riccitelli, 3. Ben May, 4. Vaea Fifita, 5. Sam Lousi, 6. Brad Shields (c), 7. Ardie Savea, 8. Gareth Evans, 9. TJ Perenara, 10. Ihaia West, 11. Wes Goosen, 12. Ngani Laumape, 13. Vince Aso, 14. Julian Savea, 15. Matt Proctor, 16. James O’Reilly, 17. Chris Eves, 18. Alex Fidow, 19. Murray Douglas, 20. Blade Thomson, 21. Jamie Booth, 22. Beauden Barrett, 23. Ben Lam
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