With the 2011 Super 15 set to kick off in a week’s time, we thought we’d do a round-up of some of the popular Super 15 prediction games out there. Get your picks in now!

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» Click HERE to download the 2011 Super 15 fixtures for Outlook

1. Superbru
Probably the most popular rugby prediction game. Register and play for free, run your own pool of friends, colleagues, customers or family, and predict match results and margins.

2. Sports Illustrated Fantasy League
More team management than prediction, you select 15 starting players and 7 subs from the participating Super 15 teams for your fantasy team. Each round you can update your team and transfer out under-performing players. The object of the game is to score maximum points by selecting the best players throughout the season.

3. Investec Super Rugby Tipping Challenge
Register and play for free, predict match results and margins in a sophisticated scoring model, win weekly and grand prizes.

4. Sports Pool Club
The Sports Pool Club has been created as a means to provide a platform, to bring sports fans together facilitating honest sports prediction and communication. Started off as a few mates, we have now grown into a wide community of friends spanning the globe from Australia to Kuwait! Our aim is to provide you with a medium to take your sports passion to your friends. Win weekly and grand prizes.

5. Supersport Super Rugby Prediction Game
Make the world’s best Rugby Union league even more of a thriller by proving your prowess as a match predictor. Win monthly and grand prizes.

The first round of games is:
001 | 02/18 Hurricanes vs Highlanders (08:35SA 17:35AU 19:35NZ)
002 | 02/18 Rebels vs Waratahs (10:40SA 19:40AU 21:40NZ)
003 | 02/19 Blues vs Crusaders (08:35SA 17:35AU 19:35NZ)
004 | 02/19 Brumbies vs Chiefs (10:40SA 19:40AU 21:40NZ)
005 | 02/19 Sharks vs Cheetahs (17:05SA 02:05AU 04:05NZ)
006 | 02/19 Lions vs Bulls (19:10SA 04:10AU 06:10NZ)
007 | 02/20 Reds vs Force (08:40SA 16:40AU 19:40NZ)

» Click HERE to download the 2011 Super 15 fixtures for Outlook

Irish winger Tommy Bowe will miss the 6 Nations clash against France in Dublin due to a knee injury which also forced him to miss the 13-11 win against Italy on Saturday. The Osprey’s man is unlikely to feature after damaging his knee and has now been omitted from an extended squad to continue his rehabilitation elsewhere.
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Wales have been forced to re-jig their back line with just days to go until their opening Six Nations match against England. Leigh Halfpenny has aggravated his ankle injury and the winger will miss his side’s first two games of the tournament as he recovers from his latest set-back. It looks as though the injury will only sideline the Cardiff winger for two weeks but that does rule him out of both the England and Scotland matches.
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The Indian Premier League 2011 season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, will be the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament will be hosted by India and the opening ceremony will be held in Chepauk Stadium, Chennai, the home venue for 2010 Champions the Chennai Super Kings. The season will run from 8 April to 22 May 2011 and will consist of 70 games. The season saw the addition of new teams the Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi. With ten teams set to take part the BCCI has decided to limit each franchises schedule to just 14 group games with 7 at home and 7 away games. Each franchise will play 5 teams at home and away, another two just at home and the final two teams away from home.

Download the fixtures for your Outlook calendar HERE

Top 10 most expensive players for the 2011 IPL (USD)

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