Super Rugby - Saturday Afternoon Preview

The Sharks and Sunwolves face off for only the third time and the second time in Durban. The
South Africans won both encounters scoring no fewer than 38 points on each occasion.
The Sunwolves look a lot stronger this season under Jamie Joseph as they caused the
Brumbies some issues in the opening match and battled well against the Reds- considering all
their injuries in the match.
The Sharks will be look to improve on a slow starting having gone down to the Lions and
drawing to the Waratahs. The Sharks scrum has come under scrutiny recently and will be up
against a well organised Sunwolves pack that is one of only three sides not to lose a scrum on
their own feed.

Players to Watch: Ruan Botha, Lukhanyo Am, Michael Leitch and Hosea Saumaki

The Blues make the long trip to the Republic looking to claim their first win of the season without
a number of key players. The Lions on the other hand have been in fine form early form winning
their opening three matches of the season - two of which with bonus points.
Both sides have dangerous backlines heading into this clash with Sonny-Bill Williams and
George Moala combine in the midfield to face off against Rohan Janse van Rensburg and
Lionel Mapoe. Andries Coetzee and Melanie Nanai are two of the most in form fullbacks so far
this season.

Players to Watch: Aphiwe Dyantyi, Warren Whiteley, Akira Ioane and Bryn Gatland

The Waratahs are undefeated so far this season and have travelled to Buenos Aires to take on
the winless Jaguares.
The Jaguares will look to end a winless drought at home that has seen them lose four games in
a row, they had previously never lost more than two games in a row on home turf.
The Jaguares will want to sure-up their defence having missed 109 tackles in just 3 games,
while the Waratahs have missed 38 in their two matches.

Players to Watch: Michael Wells, Israel Folau, Pablo Matera and Emiliano Boffelli