Super Rugby's Team of the Week - Round 11

The Super Rugby team of round 11 has a real Hurricanes flavour with four players making the cut; while the Stormers, Cheetahs and Reds also contributed more than one player to the team which is calculated using statistics from the weekend’s games.

Hurricanes outside backs seem to be hot property in Super Rugby 2014, with Julian Savea being one of the best outside backs of the year; while Cory Jane and Andre Taylor really thrived in Round 11 courtesy of a Jane hat-trick and a strong Hurricanes performance under departing coach Mark Hammett. Cory Jane is one of several experienced All Blacks who are starting to hit their straps in Super Rugby 2014…

About half of the fantasy managers out there would have been hurt by the late withdrawal of top hooker Bismarck du Plessis and, with a shortage of trades due to multiple teams having byes in recent weeks and several injuries, then there will be plenty of people sweating on his fitness. 

There will also be some players at their cheapest coming off the bye from the Lions, Crusaders and Rebels. This means players like Kieran Read, Scott Higganbotham, Sam Whitelock and Jason Woodward are options, while the Force have the bye in Super Rugby Round 12.  Managers need to be careful to look ahead at the draw so they get at least four or five games out of each of their players.

There were also some bargain priced players who made the Team of Round 11, including Bulls lock Paul Willemse and Stormers loose-forward Nizaam Carr.

There was a real mix of players from different countries to make the cut, which is in some ways surprising, given that only one South African team won in the round – yet they had the most players.

Super 15 Rugby Round 11 Team of the Round by nationality -
New Zealand 5
Australia 4
South Africa 6

 

 

Super 15 Rugby Round 11 - Team of the Round

This squad is picked based entirely on TESTRUGBY.com fantasy points earned from the Round.
The results are limited to the actual starting 15 of each side, and spots are based on the jersey
number worn in the game.

Player		Team		Country	Position	Fantasy Avg	Fantasy Total	Actual Points
	Pauliasi- Manu		CHF	New Zealand	1 - Prop - Loose	275	275	0
	Dane Coles		HUR	New Zealand	2 - Hooker	300	300	0
	James Slipper		RED	Australia	3 - Prop -Tight	280	280	0
	Paul willemse		BUL	South Africa	4 - Lock	260	260	0
	Michael Rhodes		STM	South Africa	5 - Lock	230	230	0
	Nizaam Carr		STM	South Africa	6 - Loose Blindside	430	430	5
	Beau Robinson		RED	Australia	7 - Loose Openside	370	370	0
	Duane- Vermeulen		STM	South Africa	8 - Loose Number 8	275	275	0
	TJ Perenara		HUR	New Zealand	9 - Halfback	285	285	5
	Sias Ebersohn		FOR	Australia	10 - Fly-half	315	315	15
	Willie Le-Roux		CHE	South Africa	11 - Wing Left	390	390	5
	Rayno Benjamin		CHE	South Africa	12 - Centre Inside	325	325	5
	Tevita Kuridrani		BRM	Australia	13 - Centre Outside	430	430	10
	Cory Jane		HUR	New Zealand	14 - Wing Right	480	480	15
	Andre Taylor		HUR	New Zealand	15 - Fullback	480	480	0