Summer Tournament - Plate and Vase Semi Finals

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PLATE


Lions vs. Wasps

Lions
Manager – Johan Ackermann

01. Schalk van der Merwe	09. Francois de Klerk
02. Armand van der Merwe	10. Elton Jantjes
03. Julian Redelinghuys
04. Martin Muller	11. Courtnall Skosan
05. Franco Mostert	12. Alwyn Hollenbach
06. Jaco Kriel	13. Harold Vorster
07. Warwick Tecklenburg	14. Ruan Combrinck
08. Warren Whiteley	15. Andries Coetzee

Subs:
16 Malcolm Marx 17 Corne Fourie 18 Ruan Dreyer 19 Robert Kruger 20 Kwagga Smith 21 Dillon Smit 22 Marnitz Boshoff 23 Howard Mnisi

b]Wasps[/b]
Manager – CJ

01. Ben Arous	09. Rhodri Williams
02. Richardt Strauss	10.  Francois Trinh-Duc
03. Sekope Kepu
04. Luke Charteris	11. FRank Halai
05. Donnacha Ryan	12. Kyle Godwin
06. Chris Robshaw (c.)	13. George Moala
07. John Barclay	14. Manuel Montero
08. Victor Vito	15. Chris Pennell

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16. Nathan Catt, 17. Scott Spurling, 18. Tom West,  19.  George Skivington, 20 Tom Guest. , 21. Thierry Lacrampe , 22. George Lowe, 23. Jesse Mogg


Leicester Tigers vs. Stormers

Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Alex Corbisiero	09. Micky Young
02. Hika Ellliot	10. Freddie Burns (K)
03. Brian Mujati
04. Luke Jones	11. Matt Banahan
05. Steve Mafi	12. Billy Twelvetrees
06. Juan Smith (c)	13. Tamati Ellison
07. James Scaysbrook	14. Rene Ranger
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Cheslin Kolbe

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16. Christopher Tolofua 17. Max Lahiff 18. Riccardo Brugnara 19. Tom Price 20. Tom Johnson 21. Scott Steele 22. Brock James 23. Jaco Taute

Stormers
Manager – Allister Coetzee

01. Steven Kitshoff	09. Nic Groom
02. Scarra Ntubeni	10. Demetri Catrakilis
03. Frans Malherbe
04. Eben Etzebeth	11. Seabelo Senatla
05. Manuel Carizza	12. Damien de Allende
06. Siya Kolisi	13. Juan de Jongh
07. Schalk Burger	14. Cheslin Kolbe
08. Duane Vermeulen	15. Jaco Taute

Subs:
16 Bongi Mbonambi 17 Oli Kebble 18 Vincent Koch 19 Ruan Botha 20 Nizaam Carr 21 Louis Schreuder 22 Kurt Coleman 23 Kobus van Wyk

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VASE


Reds vs. Brumbies


Bulls vs. Rebels

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Leicester Tigers
Manager – LukeLovesLuka

01. Alex Corbisiero	09. Micky Young
02. Hika Ellliot	10. Freddie Burns (K)
03. Brian Mujati
04. Luke Jones	11. Matt Banahan
05. Steve Mafi	12. Billy Twelvetrees
06. Juan Smith (c)	13. Tamati Ellison
07. James Scaysbrook	14. Rene Ranger
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Cheslin Kolbe

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16. Christopher Tolofua 17. Max Lahiff 18. Riccardo Brugnara 19. Tom Price 20. Tom Johnson 21. Scott Steele 22. Brock James 23. Jaco Taute

b]Wasps[/b]
Manager – CJ

01. Ben Arous	09. Rhodri Williams
02. Richardt Strauss	10.  Francois Trinh-Duc
03. Sekope Kepu
04. Luke Charteris	11. FRank Halai
05. Donnacha Ryan	12. Kyle Godwin
06. Chris Robshaw (c.)	13. George Moala
07. John Barclay	14. Manuel Montero
08. Victor Vito	15. Chris Pennell

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16. Nathan Catt, 17. Scott Spurling, 18. Tom West,  19.  George Skivington, 20 Tom Guest. , 21. Thierry Lacrampe , 22. George Lowe, 23. Jesse Mogg

Predictions OPEN, predos to SJE please.

Lions 23 (T:2 C:2 P:3)
Wasps 32 (T:4 C:3 P:2)

Leicester Tigers 22 (T:1 C:1 P:5)
Stormers 25 (T:1 C:1 P:6)

Lions 26 - 33 Wasps

Wasps look far too strong in the front 5 technically, and can match the brute force of the SA side. Same in the back row, while FTD is the class at halfback. Not much of a contest in the back line, the Wasps trio of Halai, Moala and Montero have a bit too much class for me, and think Lions are just going to be outmatched here, Wasps win

Lions 24-30 Wasps

Lions 23-24 Wasps

Good pack match ups with front 5's pretty equal but Wasps getting the edge in the backrow bar Barclay. Wasps just shade the halfbacks and have enough in the backline to get a sneaky win.

Lions 23 - 30 Wasps

Wasps look stronger every time they name a team. They get a good win against a strong Lions outfit. A more controlling 9 takes Wasps to next level. Backs look very strong and well balanced between runners and play-makers.

Leicester 26 - 30 Stormers

Tigers gone with their RWC side, and its going to be a struggle against a big old Stormers pack. Think Leicester can get parity in the front 5, but there's too much quality in the Stormers back row and they'll run the game from there. Behind the scrum , even at halfback, while the Stormers centres and Leicester back 3 are the stronger units. Back row quality often decides games, and thats the case here

Tigers 20-23 Stormers

Tigers 22  - 25 Stormers

Stormers edge the front row, and with Etzebeth might take lineout too. Despite real life results, the Bok backrow for Stormers is a class above and they take that. HBs for Tigers could be dangerous. Tigers can't play Kolbe, and with a good backline, Stormers win 

Leicester 22-25 Stormers

Stormers with a scrum and front 5 edge with both Tigers props struggling for form. Similar story in the backrow with Stormers better man for man and having a good pack edge. Prefer the Tigers halfbacks but Stormer backs better bar Ranger.