Team of the Week: Handy spread

There is a handy spread in our famous weekly selection, with no team dominating after a weekend of upsets.

There is a handy spread in our famous weekly selection, with no team dominating after a weekend of upsets.

The Blues and Stormers are the best represented, both with three players in our starting XV.

The Brumbies, Reds and Bulls are next best with two each, while the Chiefs and Western Force make up the numbers.

Our back-up squad have an even bigger spread - the Bulls with three players topping the list.

The Cheetahs, Southern Kings, Brumbies and Crusaders each have two players Bubbling Under, while the Blues, Hurricanes, Force and Reds (one each) make up the numbers.

Not a single player returns from last week.

Team of the Week- Round Nine:

15 - Charles Piutau (Blues):
Showed why he is so highly rated and in demand - both in New Zealand and Tonga, having played for Tonga Under-20 in 2010 and then NZ U20 in their 2011 Junior World Championship winning campaign.Bubbling under: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)

14 - Henry Speight (Brumbies):
This Fijian-born flyer again showed why he is one of the Southern Hemisphere's most dangerous outside backs - not just powerful and lightning-quick off the mark, but also has a deadly right-to-left double step.Bubbling under: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)

13 - Richard Kahui (Chiefs):
Even in a losing cause he was more than a handful for the Chiefs. Now back to his best after the season-ending shoulder injury which kept him out of the All Blacks last year.Bubbling under: Conrad Smith