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Super Rugby Round 4 teams: Rebels smashed by two huge outs

20th February, 2020
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There may be three teams on a bye, but there’s still plenty of Super Rugby action on the calendar this weekend. Check out the full Round 4 teams for every side here.

The Melbourne Rebels have been hit with two massive injuries ahead of their clash with the Sharks, with groin injuries sidelining both five-eighth Matt Toomua and utility back Reece Hodge. Hodge is expected to miss six weeks with the injury, while Toomua’s prognosis is not yet known.

Replacing them in the XV are Andrew Deegan – who’ll don the no.10 jersey – and Andrew Kellaway.

The Brumbies have been forced to make a host of changes for their huge test against the Chiefs on Saturday, with Folau Fainga’a’s absence due to a toe injury the headline exclusion. Connal McInerney is his replacement at lock, while Irae Simone also returns from illness to resume his role at inside centre. Andy Muirhead shifts to the left wing at Tom Wright’s expense, while Cadeyrn Neville replaces Darcy Swain in the second row.

Junior Wallaby Lachlan Lonergan has been named on the bench as he gears up for a potential Super Rugby debut.

The Chiefs, for their part, have also made several changes. All Blacks Sam Cane, Luke Jacobson and Anton Lienert-Brown are among the inclusions.

Brad Thorn has named an unchanged line-up following the Reds’ controversial loss to the Jaguares last week, but has welcomed back three players from injury to return via the bench. Harry Hoopert, Fraser McReight and Scott Malolua are set to come on as finishers against the Sunwolves, while Ed Craig is also in line for a potential Super Rugby debut.

The Crusaders will be without captain Scott Barrett for their round-opening clash with the Highlanders, with a knee injury sidelining the skipper alongside Oli Jager (concussion). Luke Romano and Michael Alaalatoa are the replacements in the forwards. The Highlanders have made just two changes to their side. Kirisi Kuridrani comes in on the right wing to replace the suspended Sio Tomkinson, while Michael Collins moves to fullback, forcing Josh McKay to the bench.

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Keep this post bookmarked, as we’ll reveal every Super Rugby team for Round 4 as they’re announced.

Super Rugby Round 4 teams

All times listed are AEDT – Sydney/Melbourne time

Friday, 5:05pm; Crusaders vs Highlanders, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch

Crusaders
1. Joe Moody, 2. Codie Taylor, 3. Michael Alaalatoa, 4. Luke Romano, 5. Mitchell Dunshea, 6. Cullen Grace, 7. Tom Christie, 8. Tom Sanders, 9. Bryn Hall, 10. Richie Mo’unga, 11. George Bridge, 12. Jack Goodhue, 13. Braydon Ennor, 14. Sevu Reece, 15. David Havili (c)

Reserves
16. Andrew Makalio, 17. Isi Tuungafasi, 18. George Bower, 19. Ethan Roots, 20. Sione Havili, 21. Mitchell Drummond, 22. Brett Cameron, 23. Leicester Faingaanuku

Highlanders
1. Ayden Johnstone, 2. Liam Coltman, 3. Siate Tokolahi, 4. Jesse Parete, 5. Josh Dickson, 6. Shannon Frizell, 7. James Lentjes (c), 8. Marino Mikaele Tu’u, 9. Aaron Smith, 10. Mitch Hunt, 11. Jona Nareki, 12. Josh Ioane, 13. Rob Thompson, 14. Kirisi Kuridrani, 15. Michael Collins

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Reserves
16. Ash Dixon, 17. Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18. Conan O’Donnell, 19. Jack Whetton, 20. Teariki Ben-Nicholas, 21. Kayne Hammington, 22. Teihorangi Walden, 23. Josh McKay

Saturday, 2:45pm; Rebels vs Sharks, Mars Stadium, Ballarat

Rebels
1. Matt Gibbon, 2. Steve Misa, 3. Jermaine Ainsley, 4. Ross Haylett-Petty, 5. Matt Philip, 6. Michael Wells, 7. Richard Hardwick, 8. Isi Naisarani, 9. Ryan Louwrens, 10. Andrew Deegan, 11. Marika Koroibete, 12. Billy Meakes, 13. Campbell Magnay, 14. Andrew Kellaway, 15. Dane Haylett-Petty (c)

Reserves
16. Anaru Rangi, 17. Cameron Orr, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Gideon Koegelenberg, 20. Angus Cottrell, 21. Rob Leota, 22. Frank Lomani, 23. Tom English

Sharks
15. Aphelele Fassi, 14. Madosh Tambwe, 13. Jeremy Ward, 12. Andre Esterhuizen (c), 11. Makazole Mapimpi, 10. Curwin Bosch, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Sikumbuzo Notshe, 7. Tyler Paul, 6. James Venter, 5. Hyron Andrews, 4. Ruben van Heerden, 3. Thomas du Toit, 2. Kerron van Vuuren, 1. Ox Nche

Reserves
16. Craig Burden, 17. Mzamo Majola, 18. John-Hubert Meyer, 19. Le Roux Roets, 20. Henco Venter, 21. Louis Schreuder, 22. Marius Louw, 23. Lwazi Mvovo

Saturday, 5:05pm; Chiefs vs Brumbies, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

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Chiefs
1. Aidan Ross, 2. Bradley Slater, 3. Atu Moli, 4. Michael Allardice, 5. Mitchell Brown, 6. Luke Jacobson, 7. Sam Cane (c), 8. Pita Gus Sowakula, 9. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 10. Aaron Cruden, 11. Sam McNicol, 12. Alex Nankivell, 13. Anton Lienert-Brown, 14. Sean Wainui, 15. Damian McKenzie

Reserves
16. Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17. Reuben O’Neill, 18. Ross Geldenhuys, 19. Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 20. Mitchell Karpik, 21. Lisati Milo-Harris, 22. Kaleb Trask, 23. Quinn Tupaea

Brumbies
1. James Slipper, 2. Connal McInerney, 3. Allan Alaalatoa (c), 4. Cadeyrn Neville, 5. Murray Douglas, 6. Rob Valetini, 7. Will Miller, 8. Pete Samu, 9. Joe Powell, 10. Noah Lolesio, 11. Andy Muirhead, 12. Irae Simone, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 14. Solomone Kata, 15. Tom Banks

Reserves
16. Lachlan Lonergan, 17. Scott Sio, 18. Tom Ross, 19. Nick Frost, 20. Lachlan McCaffrey, 21. Ryan Lonergan, 22. Bayley Kuenzle, 23. Toni Pulu

Saturday, 7:15pm; Reds vs Sunwolves, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Reds
1. JP Smith, 2. Alex Mafi, 3. Taniela Tupou, 4. Izack Rodda, 5. Angus Blyth, 6. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 7. Liam Wright (c), 8. Harry Wilson, 9. Tate McDermott, 10. James O’Connor, 11. Henry Speight, 12. Hamish Stewart, 13. Hunter Paisami, 14. Chris Feauai-Sautia, 15. Jock Campbell

Reserves
16. Ed Craig, 17. Harry Hoopert, 18. Josh Nasser, 19. Harry Hockings, 20. Fraser McReight, 21. Scott Malolua, 22. Isaac Lucas, 23. Bryce Hegarty

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Sunwolves
1. Chris Eves, 2. Jaba Bregvadze, 3. Conraad van Vuuren, 4. Corey Thomas, 5. Michael Stolberg, 6. Kyo Yoshida, 7. Mitch Jacobson, 8. Jake Schatz, 9. Naoto Saito, 10. Garth April, 11. James Dargaville, 12. Ben Te’o, 13. JJ Engelbrecht, 14. Siosaia Fifita, 15. Jordan Jackson-Hope

Reserves
16. Effie Ma’afu, 17. Nic Mayhew, 18. Hencus van Wyk, 19. Kotaro Yatabe, 20. Tevita Tupou, 21. Rudy Paige, 22. Keisuke Moriya, 23. Shogo Nakano

Sunday, 12:05am; Stormers vs Jaguares, DHL Newlands, Cape Town

Stormers
15. Dillyn Leyds, 14. Sergeal Petersen, 13. Ruhan Nel, 12. Jamie Roberts, 11. Seabelo Senatla, 10. Damian Willemse, 9. Herschel Jantjies, 8. Juarno Augustus, 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6. Jaco Coetzee, 5. JD Schickerling, 4. Salmaan Moerat, 3. Frans Malherbe, 2. Scarra Ntubeni, 1. Steven Kitshoff (c)

Reserves
16. Chad Solomon, 17. Ali Vermaak, 18. Wilco Louw, 19. Chris van Zyl, 20. Johan du Toit, 21. Ernst van Rhyn, 22. Godlen Masimla, 23. Jean-Luc du Plessis

Jaguares
15. Emiliano Boffelli, 14. Bautista Delguy, 13. Santiago Chocobares, 12. Juan Cruz Mallía, 11. Sebastien Cancelliere, 10. Domingo Miotti, 9. Tomás Cubelli (c) , 8. Rodrigo Bruni, 7. Tomás Lezana, 6. Francisco Gorrison, 5. Lucas Paulos, 4. Matías Alemanno, 3. Santiago Medrano, 2. Santiago Socino, 1. Nahuel Tetaz Chapparro

Reserves
16. Julián Montoya, 17. Mayco Vivas, 18. Joel Sclavi, 19. Guido Petti, 20. Marcos Kremer, 21. Gonzalo Bertranou, 22. Joaquin Diaz Bonilla, 23. Matias Moroni

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Sunday, 2:15am; Bulls vs Blues, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Bulls
15. Warrick Gelant, 14. Cornal Hendricks, 13. Johnny Kotze, 12. Burger Odendaal (c), 11. Rosko Specman, 10. Morne Steyn, 9. Ivan van Zyl, 8. Josh Strauss, 7. Wian Vosloo, 6. Jeandre Rudolph, 5. Juandre Kruger, 4. Andries Ferreira, 3. Trevor Nyakane, 2. Jaco Visagie, 1. Lizo Gqoboka

Reserves
16. Corniel Els, 17. Gerhard Steenkamp, 18. Wiehahn Herbst, 19. Ruan Nortje, 20. Ruan Steenkamp 21. Embrose Papier, 22. Manie Libbok, 23. Divan Rossouw

Blues
1. Karl Tu’inukuafe, 2. James Parsons, 3. Sione Mafileo, 4. Patrick Tuipulotu (c), 5. Jacob Pierce, 6. Tom Robinson, 7. Tony Lamborn, 8. Hoskins Sotutu, 9. Jonathan Ruru, 10. Otere Black, 11. Mark Telea, 12. Harry Plummer, 13. Joe Marchant, 14. Emoni Narawa, 15. Stephen Perofeta

Reserves
16. Kurt Eklund, 17. Ezekiel Lindenmuth, 18. Ofa Tuungafasi, 19. Aaron Carroll, 20. Dalton Papalii, 21. Sam Nock, 22. TJ Faiane, 23. Matt Duffie

Byes: Hurricanes, Lions and Waratahs

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