Super Rugby: SA teams

South African rugby fans will enjoy two morning and two evening games when Super Rugby Saturday kicks off this weekend.

Hurricanes v Kings

The Kings are up first against the Hurricanes in Wellington. The Kings have surprised a few of their critics with a first round win over the Western Force 22 - 10, narrow losses against the Sharks 21 - 12, 35 - 24 against the Chiefs and a 55 - 20 lose against Crusaders in their first tour game. Kings are currently 5th in the South African conference and 14th overall.

Kick off: 5:35 am (SA time)

It will be the first time these two teams meet in Super Rugby.

Venue : Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Southern Kings

Schalk Ferreira , Bandise Maku , Kevin Buys , Steven Sykes (VC) , David Bulbring , Devin Oosthuizen , Wimpie van der Walt , Jacques Engelbrecht , Shaun Venter , Demetri Catrakilis , Marcello Sampson , Andries Strauss (C) , Ronnie Cooke , Sergeal Petersen , George Whitehead

Replacements : Hannes Franklin, Grant Kemp, Rynier Bernardo , Daniel Adongo , Nicolas Vergallo , Waylon Murray , Hadleigh Parkes

Brumbies v Bulls

The second game of the morning will be between the Bulls and the Brumbies in Canberra. The Bulls enjoyed two home wins against the Stormers 25 - 17 and a 36 - 26 win against the Force. They recorded an away win against the Blues in their first tour game 28 - 21, but went down 41 - 19 against Crusaders and a narrow 21 - 18 lose against the Reds. The Bulls are currently 2nd in the South African conference and 7th overall.

Kick off: 10:40 am (SA time)

Average score: Brumbies 32 Bulls 27

Previous results
2012 Brumbies v Bulls 34-36 Pretoria
2010 Brumbies v Bulls 32-50 Pretoria
2009 Brumbies v Bulls 32-31 Canberra
2008 Brumbies v Bulls 17-28 Pretoria
2007 Brumbies v Bulls 7-19 Canberra

Bulls and Brumbies have played each other 14 times, Bulls have won 6 and lost 8.

Venue : Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Bulls

Morné Mellet, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Werner Kruger, Paul Willemse, Juandre Kruger, Deon Stegmann, Dewald Potgieter, Pierre Spies Jano Vermaak, Morne Steyn, Jurgen Visser, Jan Serfontein, JJ Engelbrecht, Lionel Mapoe, Zane Kirchner.

Replacements : Willie Wepener, Frik Kirsten, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Arno Botha, Ruan Snyman, Louis Fouche, Francois Venter.

Cheetahs v Rebels

The first game on South African soil will be between the Cheetahs and the Rebels in Bloemfontein. The Cheetahs went down against the Sharks in their first game at home 22 - 29. They left for their away leg the following day and faced the defending champions in their first tour game the following Saturday. The Chiefs were just to strong and the Cheetahs went down 45 - 3, but they turned it around with 3 wins from 4 games. They managed a 36 - 19 win against the Highlanders, 27 - 26 win against the Waratahs and finished of their tour with a 19 - 10 win against the Force. The Cheetahs are currently 4th in the South African conference and 9th overall.

Kick off: 5:05 pm (SA time)

Average score: Cheetahs 37 Rebels 24

Previous results
2012 Cheetahs v Rebels 33-26 Melbourne
2011 Cheetahs v Rebels 41-21 Bloemfontein

The Cheetahs and Rebels have played each other twice, Cheetahs winning both.

Venue : Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Cheetahs

Hennie Daniller, Willie le Roux, Johan Sadie, Robert Ebersohn, Raymond Rhule, Riaan Smit, Sarel Pretorius, Phillip van der Walt, Lappies Labuschagne, Heinrich Brussow, Francois Uys, Lood de Jager, Lourens Adriaanse, Adriaan Strauss (captain), Trevor Nyakane.

Replacements: Ryno Barnes, Coenie Oosthuisen, Rynhard Landman, Boom Prinsloo, Piet van Zyl, Burton Francis, Ryno Benjamin.

Stormers v Crusaders

The Stormers will round off Saturdays action when they face the Crusaders in Cape Town. The Stormers went down 25 - 17 against the Bulls at Loftus in their first game. In their second game they lost to last years runners up the Sharks at Kings Park, 12 - 6. Two home victories followed, a 36 - 34 win against the Chiefs and a 35 - 22 win against the Brumbies. The Stormers are currently 3rd in the South African conference and 8th overall.

Kick off : 7:05 pm (SA time)

Average score: Stormers 21 Crusaders 30

Previous results
2012 Stormers v Crusaders 24-31 Christchurch
2011 (Semi-final) Stormers v Crusaders 10-29 Cape Town
2011 Stormers v Crusaders 14-20 Cape Town
2010 Stormers v Crusaders 42-14 Cape Town
2009 Stormers v Crusaders 7-11 Christchurch

The Stormers and Crusaders have played each other 17 times, Stormers have won 4 and lost 13.

Venue : Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

Stormers

15. Joe Pietersen , 14. Gio Aplon , 13. Juan de Jongh , 12. Jean de Villiers (captain) , 11. Gerhard van den Heever , 10. Elton Jantjies , 9. Dewaldt Duvenage , 8. Duane Vermeulen (vice-captain) , 7. Rynhardt Elstadt , 6. Siya Kolisi , 5. Andries Bekker , 4. De Kock Steenkamp , 3. Frans Malherbe , 2. Deon Fourie , 1. Pat Cilliers

Reserves: , 16. Martin Bezuidenhout , 17. Brok Harris , 18. Don Armand , 19. Nizaam Carr , 20. Nic Groom , 21. Damian de Allende , 22. Jaco Taute