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11 April 2011 by The Swede Eaters
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The Super Rugby Team of Round Eight is out and there are plenty of new faces and six New Zealand players despite only have three teams playing this week.
The Super Rugby Team of Round Eight based on www.testrugby.com points threw up more new names than old names. Adam Thomson and Sonny Bill Williams are two of the mainstays of the Team of the Round, but there were plenty of less familiar players. The Cheetahs frontrowers joined countryman Willem Alberts and JP Pietersen in the team. There were a sprinkling of Australians in Peter Kimlin and Drew Mitchell. Despite having two teams not playing with the bye, there was still room for Chris Jack, Kenny Lynn, Colin Slade and Aaron Cruden who only played 40 minutes. There were plenty of bargains available with eight of the team worth under $1 million, this could be in part due to some of the big scoring players being injured or having the bye like Keven Mealamu and Dan Carter.
What do you think of the Team of Round Eight? Do you agree that the Highlanders deserved the most in this team? Should the Crusaders have more players after they were the most dominant team of the weekend?
Players by country
New Zealand 6
South Africa 4
Australia 2
Players by team
Highlanders 3
Cheetahs 2
Sharks 2
Crusaders 2
Waratahs 1
Brumbies 1
Hurricanes 1
Super Rugby - Team of Round Eight
1 Coenie Oosthuizen FR CHE 1 350 350 $530,000
2 WP Nel FR CHE 1 330 330 $552,500
1 Chris Jack LK CRU 1 330 330 $995,000
2 Peter Kimlin LK BRM 1 330 330 $905,000
1 Adam Thomson LF HGH 1 620 620 $1,377,500
2 Willem Alberts LF SHK 1 515 515 $942,500
1 Colin Slade HV HGH 1 475 475 $1,145,000
2 Aaron Cruden HV HUR 1 450 450 $917,500
1 Kenny Lynn CT HGH 1 490 490 $722,500
2 Sonny Bill Williams CT CRU 1 460 460 $1,465,000
1 JP Pietersen OB SHK 1 490 490 $947,500
2 Drew Mitchell OB WAR 1 440 440 $1,192,500
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