Friday, March 7

Hurricanes v Brumbies, Westpac Stadium, Wellington

19:35 local, 06:35 GMT, 17:35 EDT, 17:05 CDT, 14:35 WST

Greg Growden's team-by-team preview

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• Blues | Brumbies | Bulls | Cheetahs | Chiefs | Crusaders | Force | Highlanders | Hurricanes | Lions | Rebels | Reds | Sharks | Stormers | Waratahs

Hurricanes: James Marshall; Cory Jane, Conrad Smith (captain), Julian Savea; Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara; Blade Thomson, Jack Lam, Adam Hill; Mark Reddish, Jeremy Thrush; John Schwalger, Dane Coles, Ben Franks. Replacements: Motu Matu'u, Chris Eves, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, James Broadhurst, Ardie Savea, Chris Smylie, Alapati Leiua, Marty Banks.

Brumbies: Jesse Mogg; Henry Speight, Tevita Kuridrani, Andrew Smith, Robbie Coleman; Matt Toomua, Nic White; Ben Mowen (captain), Jarrad Butler, Scott Fardy; Sam Carter, Leon Power; Ben Alexander, Stephen Moore, Scott Sio. Replacements: Josh Mann-Rea, Ruan-Henry Smith, Jean-Pierre Smith, Jordan Smiler, Locky McCaffrey, Conrad Hoffmann, Pat McCabe, Lionel Cronje.

Queensland Reds v Cheetahs, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

18:40 local, 08:40 GMT, 19:40 EDT, 19:10 CDT, 16:40 WST

Reds: Aidan Toua; Rod Davies, Chris Feauai-Sautia, Mike Harris, Dom Shipperley; Quade Cooper, Will Genia; Jake Schatz, Liam Gill, Eddie Quirk; James Horwill (captain), Rob Simmons; Greg Holmes, James Hanson, Ben Daley. Replacements: Saia Fainga'a, James Slipper, Jono Owen, Ed O'Donoghue, Beau Robinson, Nick Frisby, Anthony Fainga'a, Ben Tapuai.

Cheetahs: Hennie Daniller; Rayno Benjamin, Johann Sadie, Francois Venter, Willie Le Roux; Johan Goosen, Shaun Venter; Philip Van der Walt, Pieter Labuschagne, Boom Prinsloo; Francois Jakobus Uys, Lodewyk de Jager; Maks Van Dyk, Adriaan Strauss (captain), Caylib Oosthuizen. Replacements: Ryno Barnes, Trevor Nyakane, Rossouw De Klerk, Rynard Landman, Jean Cook, Sarel Pretorius, Elgar Watts, Cornal Hendricks.

Saturday, March 8

Crusaders v Stormers, AMI Stadium, Christchurch

19:35 local, 06:35 GMT, 17:35 EDT, 17:05 CDT, 14:35 WST

Crusaders: Colin Slade; Johnny McNicholl, Reynold Lee-Lo, Ryan Crotty, Israel Dagg; Tom Taylor, Willi Heinz; Kieran Read (captain), Matt Todd, Luke Whitelock; Sam Whitelock, Luke Romano; Owen Franks, Corey Flynn, Wyatt Crockett. Replacements: Ben Funnell, Tim Perry, Nepo Laulala, Dominic Bird, Jordan Taufua, Andy Ellis, Tyler Bleyendaal, Kieron Fonotia

Stormers: Jaco Taute; Kobus van Wyk, Jean de Villiers (captain), Damian de Allende, Gio Aplon; Demetri Catrakilis, Nick Groom; Duane Vermeulen, Schalk Burger, Deon Fourie; De Kock Steenkamp, Michael Rhodes; Frans Malherbe, Siyabonga Ntubeni, Steven Kitshoff. Replacements: Tiaan Liebenberg, Oliver Kebble, Pat Cilliers, Ruan Botha, Nizaam Carr, Louis Schreuder, Peter Grant, Sailosi Tagicakibau.

Western Force v Melbourne Rebels, nib Stadium, Perth

16:40 local, 08:40 GMT, 19:40 EDT, 19:10 CDT, 16:40 WST

Force: Jayden Hayward; Luke Morahan, Junior Rasolea, Kyle Godwin, Nick Cummins; Sias Ebersohn, Alby Mathewson; Ben McCalman, Matthew Hodgson (captain), Angus Cottrell; Wilhelm Steenkamp, Sam Wykes; Kieran Longbottom, Nathan Charles, Pekahou Cowan. Replacements: Heath Tessmann, Tetera Faulkner, Oli Hoskins, Adam Coleman, Brynard Stander, Ian Prior, Zack Holmes, Marcel Brache.

Rebels: Jason Woodward; Tom Kingston, Tamati Ellison, Mitch Inman, Tom English; Angus Roberts, Luke Burgess, Scott Higginbotham (captain); Colby Fainga'a, Sean McMahon; Cadeyrn Neville, Hugh Pyle; Paul Alo-Emile, Pat Leafa, Max Lahiff. Replacements: Shota Horie, Toby Smith, Laurie Weeks, Luke Jones, Lopeti Timani, Ben Meehan, Bryce Hegarty, Lachlan Mitchell.

Bulls v Blues, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

17:05 local, 15:05 GMT, 02:05 EDT +1d, 01:35 CDT +1d, 23:05 WST

Bulls: Jurgen Visser,; Akona Ndungane, JJ Engelbrecht, Jan Serfontein, Bjorn Basson; Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Francois Hougaard; Jono Ross, Jacques Du Plessis, Deon Stegmann,; Victor Matfield, Flip van der Merwe (captain); Werner Kruger, Callie Visagie, Dean Greyling. Replacements: Mbongeni Mbonambi, Morné Mellett, Paul Willemse, Jacques Engelbrecht, Piet van Zyl, Handre Pollard, Ulrich Beyers, Marcel Van Der Merwe.

Blues: Charles Piutau; Frank Halai, George Moala, Jackson Willison, Tevita Li; Simon Hickey, Piri Weepu; Peter Saili, Luke Braid (captain), Steven Luatua; Tom Donnelly, Liaki Moli; Charlie Faumuina, Keven Mealamu, Tony Woodcock. Replacements: James Parsons, Sam Prattley, Angus Ta'avao, Patrick Tuipulotu, Brendon O'Connor, Bryn Hall, Chris Noakes, Pita Ahki.

Sharks v Lions, Kings Park Stadium, Durban

19:10 local, 17:10 GMT, 04:10 EDT +1d, 03:40 CDT +1d, 01:10 WST +1d

Sharks: SP Marais; Odwa Ndungane, Paul Jordaan, Francois Steyn, Lwazi Mvovo; Patrick Lambie, Cobus Reinach; Ryan Kankowski, Willem Alberts, Marcell Coetzee; Pieter-Steph du Toit, Anton Bresler; Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis (captain), Tendai Mtawarira. Replacements: Kyle Cooper, Dale Chadwick, Lourens Adriaanse, Stephan Lewies, Jean Deysel, Charl McLeod, Heimar Williams, Sibusiso Sithola.

Lions: Marnitz Boshoff; Ruan Combrinck, Deon van Rensburg, Stefan Watermeyer, Chrysander Botha; Elton Jantjies, Francois de Klerk; Warren Whiteley (captain), Warwick Tecklenburg, Jaco Kriel; Franco van der Merwe, Franco Mostert; Julian Redelinghuys, Willie Wepener, Schalk (FS) van der Merwe. Replacements: Robbie Coetzee, Corne Fourie, Ruan Dreyer, Luvuyiso Lusaseni, Willie Britz, Ross Cronje, JW Jonker, Coenie van Wyk.

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