Super Rugby 2012 Team of Round 5 has been named and there are plenty of new players in this team. Brumbies tearaway openside flanker Michael Hooper scored 575 points to be the highest scoring www.testrugby.com points scorer, not bad for someone worth under $600,000. Hooper's performance inspired the Brumbies to a win over the Highlanders.

While Hooper was a new inclusion, there are plenty of regulars in this team including Nathan Sharpe, Johan Goosen and Willie Le Roux. Goosen, Hooper, Le Roux, Beauden Barrett, Shaun Treeby and Jacques Potgieter are all amazing bargains who made the Super 15 Rugby Team of Round 5.

There isn't the usual domination by New Zealand players this week with six South Africans and two Australians joining the four New Zealand players.

Super Rugby 2012 Team of Round 5


1 Bismarck du Plessis FR SHK 1 470 470 $1,292,500
2 Corey Flynn FR CRU 1 430 430 $1,037,500
1 Andries Bekker LK STM 1 270 270 $1,172,500
2 Nathan Sharpe LK FOR 1 250 250 $1,295,000
1 Michael Hooper LF BRM 1 575 575 $582,500
2 Jacques Potgieter LF BUL 1 415 415 $467,500
1 Beauden Barrett HV HUR 1 405 405 $792,500
2 Johan Goosen HV CHE 1 390 390 $742,500
1 Shaun Treeby CT HGH 1 435 435 $722,500
2 Wynand Olivier CT BUL 1 420 420 $1,050,000
1 Israel Dagg OB CRU 1 380 380 $1,167,500
2 Willie Le Roux OB CHE 1 350 350 $587,500

What do you think of the www.testrugby.com Super Rugby team of round 5? Who would you put in this team?

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