Super Rugby Pacific 2023 - Round 9 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 9th round of Super Rugby Pacific, taking on Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd of April 2023.

Lineup for Chiefs vs Fijian Drua, Friday, April 21, 2023, Kickoff 09:05AM

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CHIEFS : 1. O. NORRIS 2. S. TAUKEI'AHO 3. J. RYAN 4. B. RETALLICK 5. M. SELBY-RICKIT 6. S. FINAU 7. K. BOSHIER 8. P. SOWAKULA 9. C. RATIMA 10. B. GATLAND 11. E. NANAI-SETURO 12. R. POIHIPI 13. D. RONA 14. S. STEVENSON 15. D. MCKENZIE
16. T. THOMPSON 17. J. PROFFIT 18. S. TUKUAFU 19. J. LORD 20. T. VAA'I 21. S. PARKER 22. T. TAHURIORANGI 23. G. WRAMPLING

10 changes in Chiefs starting XV :

1. NORRIS → ROSS

3. RYAN → DYER

5. SELBY-RICKIT → VAA'I

6. FINAU → SOWAKULA

7. BOSHIER → CANE

8. SOWAKULA → JACOBSON

9. RATIMA → WEBER

10. GATLAND → MCKENZIE

14. STEVENSON → NARAWA

15. MCKENZIE → STEVENSON

FIJIAN DRUA : 1. H. HETET 2. T. IKANIVERE 3. S. TAWAKE 4. I. NASILASILA 5. L. ROTUISOLIA 6. J. TAMANI 7. E. CANAKAIVATA 8. T. CIRIKIDAVETA 9. P. MATAWALU 10. T. TELA 11. T. SAMUSAMUVODRE 12. M. NAITOKANI 13. A. VOTA 14. I. DROASESE 15. S. RAVUTAUMADA
16. M. DOLOKOTO 17. L. NATAVE 18. J. TIKO 19. C. MINIMBI 20. R. NASOVE 21. L. NAWAI 22. K. NASOKO 23. K. TALIGA

9 changes in Fijian Drua starting XV :

1. HETET → NATAVE

2. IKANIVERE → TOGIATAMA

5. ROTUISOLIA → CIRIKIDAVETA

7. CANAKAIVATA → SALAWA JR

8. CIRIKIDAVETA → CANAKAIVATA

12. NAITOKANI → RAVOUVOU

13. VOTA → MASI

14. DROASESE → SAU

15. RAVUTAUMADA → TALIGA

→ Game sheet and stats for Chiefs - Fijian Drua

Lineup for Rebels vs Crusaders, Friday, April 21, 2023, Kickoff 11:35AM

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REBELS : 1. M. GIBBON 2. A. MAFI 3. S. TALAKAI 4. J. CANHAM 5. T. HOSEA 6. J. KEMENY 7. B. WILKIN 8. V. EKUASI 9. R. LOUWRENS 10. C. GORDON 11. M. IOANE 12. S. ILI 13. R. HODGE 14. L. ANDERSON 15. A. KELLAWAY
16. J. UELESE 17. C. ORR 18. P. FA'AMAUSILI 19. A. SMITH 20. D. MAIAVA 21. J. TUTTLE 22. L. RIPLEY 23. J. PINCUS

5 changes in Melbourne Rebels starting XV :

1. GIBBON → ELOFF

3. TALAKAI → FA'AMAUSILI

12. ILI → HODGE

13. HODGE → KELLAWAY

15. KELLAWAY → PINCUS

CRUSADERS : 1. J. MOODY 2. B. MCALISTER 3. T. WILLIAMS 4. S. BARRETT 5. S. WHITELOCK 6. D. GARDINER 7. T. CHRISTIE 8. C. LIO-WILLIE 9. M. DRUMMOND 10. R. MO'UNGA 11. M. SPRINGER 12. D. HAVILI 13. B. ENNOR 14. P. PATAFILO 15. F. BURKE
16. I. MOANANU 17. F. BREWIS 18. S. CALDER 19. Q. STRANGE 20. C. GRACE 21. W. HEINZ 22. J. GOODHUE 23. D. MCLEOD

8 changes in Crusaders starting XV :

2. MCALISTER → TAYLOR

4. BARRETT → STRANGE

5. WHITELOCK → GARDINER

6. GARDINER → HAVILI

7. CHRISTIE → KELLOW

12. HAVILI → MCLEOD

13. ENNOR → GOODHUE

14. PATAFILO → GUALTER

→ Game sheet and stats for Rebels - Crusaders

Lineup for Blues vs Waratahs, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Kickoff 09:05AM

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BLUES : 1. O. TU'UNGAFASI 2. R. RICCITELLI 3. N. LAULALA 4. P. TUIPULOTU 5. S. DARRY 6. A. SEGNER 7. A. CHOAT 8. H. SOTUTU 9. F. CHRISTIE 10. B. BARRETT 11. C. CLARKE 12. H. PLUMMER 13. R. IOANE 14. M. TELEA 15. S. PEROFETA
16. S. VIKENA 17. J. LAY 18. J. LAY 19. C. SUAFOA 20. A. IOANE 21. S. NOCK 22. B. HEEM 23. Z. SULLIVAN

5 changes in Blues starting XV :

1. TU'UNGAFASI → LAY

6. SEGNER → CHOAT

7. CHOAT → PAPALI'I

8. SOTUTU → SEGNER

15. PEROFETA → SULLIVAN

WARATAHS : 1. T. LAMBERT 2. M. VAILANU 3. H. JOHNSON-HOLMES 4. J. HOLLOWAY 5. Z. VON APPEN 6. T. SEU 7. H. WARD 8. W. HARRIS 9. J. GORDON 10. B. DONALDSON 11. D. PIETSCH 12. J. WALTON 13. I. PERESE 14. M. JORGENSEN 15. H. WILSON
16. T. LATU 17. N. LEATIGAGA 18. D. BOTHA 19. M. ICELY 20. C. GAMBLE 21. T. WILSON 22. J. BOWEN 23. B. DOWLING

8 changes in New South Wales Waratahs starting XV :

2. VAILANU → PORECKI

5. VON APPEN → HANIGAN

6. SEU → SWINTON

7. WARD → HOOPER

8. HARRIS → SEU

12. WALTON → FOKETI

14. JORGENSEN → NAWAQANITAWASE

15. WILSON → JORGENSEN

→ Game sheet and stats for Blues - Waratahs

Lineup for Western Force vs Highlanders, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Kickoff 11:35AM

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WESTERN FORCE : 1. T. ROBERTSON 2. T. HORTON 3. S. MEDRANO 4. F. KALAPU 5. J. WILLIAMS 6. T. ANSTEE 7. O. CALLAN 8. M. WELLS 9. I. FINES 10. B. HEGARTY 11. M. MATAELE 12. H. STEWART 13. S. SPINK 14. T. PULU 15. C. TIATIA
16. F. KAITU'U 17. M. PEARCE 18. S. AMONE 19. R. MCCAULEY 20. R. WARREN-VOSAYACO 21. I. PRIOR 22. B. KUENZLE 23. G. POOLMAN

5 changes in Western Force starting XV :

4. KALAPU → PUGH

8. WELLS → NORRIS

10. HEGARTY → STRACHAN

11. MATAELE → KIBIRIGE

14. PULU → MATAELE

HIGHLANDERS : 1. E. DE GROOT 2. A. MAKALIO 3. J. AINSLEY 4. P. PARKINSON 5. W. TUCKER 6. S. FRIZELL 7. B. HARMON 8. M. MIKAELE TU'U 9. J. ARSCOTT 10. M. HUNT 11. J. LOWE 12. T. UMAGA-JENSEN 13. F. PAEA 14. C. GARDEN-BACHOP 15. S. GILBERT
16. L. APISAI 17. D. LIENERT-BROWN 18. S. MA'U 19. F. HOLLAND 20. S. WITHY 21. N. HASTIE 22. F. BURNS 23. J. TIMU

5 changes in Highlanders starting XV :

5. TUCKER → DICKSON

8. MIKAELE TU'U → RENTON

9. ARSCOTT → FAKATAVA

10. HUNT → MILLAR

14. GARDEN-BACHOP → DAWAI

→ Game sheet and stats for Western Force - Highlanders

NB : changes in starting XV are determined from the last game in the same competition.