The United Rugby Championship continues this weekend as all eight matches take place, including the South African derbies, with the Stormers hosting the Sharks and the Bulls facing the Lions.
Friday
Munster v Scarlets
Prediction: Munster by 10
The teams:
Munster: 15 Patrick Campbell, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Shane Daly, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Paddy Patterson, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Jack O’Donoghue (c), 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Roman Salanoa, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Josh Wycherley
Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Mark Donnelly, 18 Keynan Knox, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Alex Kendellen, 21 Ethan Coughlan, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 Jack O’Sullivan
Scarlets: 15 Johnny McNicholl, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Ioan Nicholas, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Dane Blacker, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Josh Macleod (c), 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Vaea Fifita, 3 Sam Wainwright, 2 Shaun Evans, 1 Kemsley Mathias
Replacements: 16 Taylor Davies, 17 Steff Thomas, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Morgan Jones, 20 Carwyn Tuipulotu, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Johnny Williams
Venue: Musgrave Park, Cork
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Cole (Ireland), Sam Holt (Ireland)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Glasgow Warriors v Zebre Parma
Prediction: Glasgow by 15
The teams:
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Ollie Smith, 14 Cole Forbes, 13 Stafford McDowall (c), 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Josh McKay, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 George Horne, 8 Sione Vailanu, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Scott Cummings, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Lewis Bean, 3 Simon Berghan, 2 Johnny Matthews, 1 Allan Dell
Replacements: 16 Fraser Brown, 17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 Oli Kebble, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Gregor Brown, 21 Thomas Gordon, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Duncan Weir
Zebre Parma: 15 Richard Kriel, 14 Jacopo Trulla, 13 Tommaso Boni, 12 Enrico Lucchin (c), 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Tiff Eden, 9 Chris Cook, 8 Davide Ruggeri, 7 Matt Kvesic, 6 Luca Andreani, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Leonard Krumov, 3 Matteo Nocera, 2 Giampietro Ribaldi, 1 Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements: 16 Marco Manfredi, 17 Luca Rizzoli, 18 Ion Neculai, 19 Jan Uys, 20 Giovanni Licata, 21 Ratko Jelic, 22 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 23 Damiano Mazza
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Jonny Perriam (Scotland), Sam O’Neil (Scotland)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Saturday
Stormers v Sharks
Prediction: Stormers by 7
The teams:
Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Marcel Theunissen, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Deon Fourie (c), 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg
Sharks: 15 Boeta Chamberlain, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Marnus Potgieter, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Aphelele Fassi, 10 Curwin Bosch (c), 9 Grant Williams, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Henco Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Emile van Heerden, 3 Hanro Jacobs, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Dian Bleuler
Replacements: 16 Kerron van Vuuren, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Carlü Sadie, 19 Jeandre Labuschagne, 20 James Venter, 21 Phepsi Buthelezi, 22 Cameron Wright, 23 Yaw Penxe
Venue: DHL Stadium
Kick-off: 14:30 local (12:30 GMT)
Referee: AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Bulls v Lions
Prediction: Bulls by 15
The teams:
Bulls: 15 Wandisile Simelane, 14 Sibongile Novuka, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 David Kriel, 11 Sbu Nkosi, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 WJ Steenkamp, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje (c), 4 Jacques du Plessis, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Dylan Smith
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Cyle Brink, 21 Bernard van der Linde, 22 Chris Smith, 23 Harold Vorster
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Rabz Maxwane, 13 Manny Rass, 12 Marius Louw (c), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Emmanuel Tshituka, 5 Ruben Schoeman, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith
Replacements: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 Rynhardt Rijnsburger, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Jarod Cairns, 21 Morne van de Berg, 22 Rynhardt Jonker, 23 Andries Coetzee
Venue: Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Kick-off: 16:45 local (14:45 GMT)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa), Griffon Colby (South Africa)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
📥𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦!
Here is the #LeinsterRugby team to face @EdinburghRugby tomorrow evening in the Scottish capital#BKTURC #EDIvLEI pic.twitter.com/lNitujXzwt
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) March 3, 2023
Edinburgh v Leinster
Prediction: Leinster by 12
The teams:
Edinburgh: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Damien Hoyland, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 James Lang, 11 Wes Goosen, 10 Charlie Savala, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Luke Crosbie (c), 5 Sam Skinner, 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 Lee-Roy Atalifo, 2 Stuart McInally, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Dave Cherry, 17 Jamie Jack, 18 Elliot Millar-Mills, 19 Jamie Hodgson, 20 Nick Haining, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 Chris Dean
Leinster: 15 Ciarán Frawley, 14 Jordan Larmour, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Jamie Osborne, 11 Dave Kearney, 10 Harry Byrne, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Rhys Ruddock (c), 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Michael Ala’alatoa, 2 John McKee, 1 Michael Milne
Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Jack Boyle, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Brian Deeny, 20 Will Connors, 21 Nick McCarthy, 22 Charlie Tector, 23 Rob Russell
Venue: The DAM Health Stadium
Kick-off: 17:05 GMT
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Ian Kenny (Scotland)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)
Ospreys v Benetton
Prediction: Ospreys by 5
The teams:
Ospreys: 15 Iestyn Hopkins, 14 Luke Morgan, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morris 7 Ethan Roots, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Huw Sutton, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Nicky Smith (c)
Replacements: 16 Tom Cowan-Dickie, 17 Garyn Phillips, 18 Rhys Henry, 19 James Fender, 20 Harri Deaves, 21 Matthew Aubrey, 22 Jack Walsh, 23 Michael Collins
Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Joaquin Riera, 12 Filippo Drago, 11 Marcus Watson, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage (c), 8 Riccardo Favretto, 7 Alessandro Izekor, 6 Giovanni Pettinelli, 5 Carl Wegner, 4 Marco Lazzaroni, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 2 Bautista Bernasconi, 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
Replacements: 16 Lapo Frangini, 17 Cherif Traoré, 18 Filippo Alongi, 19 Henry Time-Stowers, 20 Matteo Meggiato, 21 Alessandro Garbisi, 22 Giacomo Da Re, 23 Marco Zanon
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Mike English (Wales), Carwyn Williams (Wales)
TMO: Mark Patton (Ireland)
Cardiff v Ulster
Prediction: Ulster by 7
The teams:
Cardiff: 15 Ben Thomas, 14 Owen Lane, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Max Llewellyn, 11 Jason Harries, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 James Ratti, 7 Ellis Jenkins, 6 Josh Turnbull (c), 5 Seb Davies, 4 Lopeti Timani, 3 Dillon Lewis, 2 Kristian Dacey, 1 Rhys Carré
Replacements: 16 Liam Belcher, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Keiron Assiratti, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 21 Ellis Bevan, 22 Aled Summerhill, 23 Matthew Morgan
Ulster: 15 Mike Lowry, 14 Ben Moxham, 13 James Hume, 12 Stewart Moore, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Nick Timoney, 7 Marcus Rea, 6 Dave McCann, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Kieran Treadwell, 3 Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 2 Rob Herring (c), 1 Rory Sutherland
Replacements: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Callum Reid, 18 Gareth Milasinovich, 19 Alan O’Connor, 20 Harry Sheridan, 21 John Cooney, 22 Jude Postlethwaite, 23 Ethan McIlroy
Venue: Cardiff Arms Park
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Simon Rees (Wales)
TMO: Dave Sutherland (Scotland)
🟢 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 🟢
Here's the Connacht 23 for tomorrow's clash with @dragonsrugby 🏉
Full story: https://t.co/EMaQ39xw2s#DRAvCON | #BKTURC pic.twitter.com/sDWJpMYUKw
— Connacht Rugby (@connachtrugby) March 3, 2023
Dragons v Connacht
Prediction: Connacht by 10
The teams:
Dragons: 15 Angus O’Brien, 14 Jared Rosser, 13 Steff Hughes, 12 Max Clark, 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 Will Reed, 9 Rhodri Williams (c), 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Taine Basham, 6 Aaron Wainwright, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Matthew Screech, 3 Leon Brown, 2 Bradley Roberts, 1 Rhodri Jones
Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Lloyd Fairbrother, 19 George Nott, 20 Harrison Keddie, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Sam Davies, 23 Jordan Williams
Connacht: 15 Tiernan O’Halloran, 14 Shayne Bolton, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 John Porch, 10 Jack Carty (c), 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Paul Boyle, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 Niall Murray, 4 Josh Murphy, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Dave Heffernan, 17 Peter Dooley, 18 Sam Illo, 19 Oisin Dowling, 20 Jarrad Butler, 21 Colm Reilly, 22 David Hawkshaw, 23 Shane Jennings
Venue: Rodney Parade
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant Referees: Jason Bessant (Wales), Mark Butcher (Wales)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Italy)
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