United Rugby Championship Team Announcements Round 6
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The teams for this weekend's Round 6 fixtures of the BKT United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below. |
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Ulster Rugby v Benetton Affidea Stadium, Belfast – KO 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA / 21.45 SA Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 56th league game) AR 1: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU) AR 2: Max Weston (IRFU) TMO: David Sutherland (SRU) Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv Ulster Rugby: Jacob Stockdale, Rob Baloucoune, James Hume, Jude Postlethwaite, Werner Kok, Jack Murphy, Nathan Doak, Sam Crean, Tom Stewart, Scott Wilson, Harry Sheridan, Iain Henderson, David McCann, Nick Timoney Juarno Augustus Replacements: Rob Herring, Callum Reid, Tom O’Toole , Matthew Dalton, Bryn Ward, David Shanahan, Jake Flannery, Stewart Moore
Benetton: Rhyno Smith, Onisi Ratave, Paolo Odogwu, Filippo Drago, Ignacio Mendy, Jacob Umaga, Andy Uren, Destiny Aminu, Bautista Bernasconi, Giosuè Zilocchi, Federico Ruzza, Eli Snyman, Jadin Kingi, Michele Lamaro (CAPT), So’otala Fa’aso’o Replacements: Nicholas Gasperini, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Marcos Gallorini, Giulio Marini, Alessandro Izekor, John Bryant, Louis Werchon, Leonardo Marin Benetton Head Coach Calum MacRae said: “It'll be an extremely physical match against Ulster, and we'll need to start strong from the first minute. We'll need to be consistent and clinical, capitalizing on our opportunities and conceding little to our opponents” Dragons RFC v Leinster Rugby Rodney Parade, Newport – KO 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA / 21.45 SA Referee: Morne Ferreira (SARU, 19th league game) AR 1: Craig Evans (WRU) AR 2: Lucas Yendle (WRU) TMO: Chris Allison (SARU) Live on: Premier Sports, TG4, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Dragons RFC: Angus O’Brien (CAPT), Cai Evans, David Richards, Aneurin Owen, Huw Anderson, Tinus de Beer, Rhodri Williams; Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, Oli Burrows, Robert Hunt, Seb Davies, Matthew Screech, Ryan Woodman, Thomas Young, Mackenzie Martin Replacements: Will Austin, Wyn Jones, Owain James, Levi Douglas, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Niall Armstrong, Joe Westwood, Ewan Rosser
Leinster Rugby: Jimmy O’Brien, Joshua Kenny, Hugh Cooney, Ciarán Frawley, Jordan Larmour, Harry Byrne, Fintan Gunne; Jack Boyle, Gus McCarthy, Thomas Clarkson, Brian Deeny, Diarmuid Mangan, Alex Soroka, Scott Penny, Max Deegan (CAPT) Replacements: John McKee, Jerry Cahir, Rabah Slimani, RG Snyman, Josh Ericson, Luke McGrath, Charlie Tector, Ruben Moloney Dragons RFC Head Coach Filo Tiatia said: “Leinster have a good coaching group and a very good squad that they can rely on - with a lot of Ireland international players.
“Whatever team they bring over, they will be very good.
“I am sure there will be good numbers at Rodney Parade to support us and we know that Leinster are a very talented side. It’s a challenge we need to embrace.” Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen said: "A lot of the lads are raring to go for the next block of games, especially the ones that didn’t play last week, and there are loads of young lads itching to play on the flip side that haven’t played for the last number of weeks.
"That’s what we want, guys that are hungry and wanting to play for Leinster and making sure they want to give everything of themselves every opportunity they get to put on a Leinster jersey, because it has to mean something, it has to be special. That’s the beauty of that last game against Zebre, and you can see how cool it was for the group, because the wider group wants to make it special for all those players making their debut. "I’d love to be picking guys making a debut every week, you know, because you can see how everyone rallies around that." |
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 12.00 IRE & UK / 13.00 ITA / 14.00 SA Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU, 12th league game) AR 1: Griffin Colby (SARU) AR 2: Sean Muller (SARU) TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU) Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, TG4, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Vodacom Bulls : Willie le Roux, Sebastian de Klerk, David Kriel, Jan Serfontein, Stravino Jacobs, Keagan Johannes, Embrose Papier; Alu Tshakweni, Akker van der Merwe, Francois Klopper, Jaco Grobbelaar, JF van Heerden, Jeandre Rudolph, Reinhardt Ludwig (CAPT), JJ Theron Replacements : Jean Else, Sti Sithole, Mornay Smith, Cobus Wiese, Elrigh Louw, Paul de Wet, Stedman Gans, Cheswill Jooste
Lions : Quan Horn, Kelly Mpeku, Henco van Wyk, Bronson Mills, Eduan Keyter, Chris Smith, Nico Steyn, SJ Kotze, Franco Marais, RF Schoeman, Etienne Oosthuizen, Reinhard Nothnagel, Jarod Cairns, Ruan Venter, Francke Horn (CAPT) Replacements : Morne Brandon, Edward Davids, Conrad van Vuuren, Darrien Landsberg, Renzo du Plessis, Sibabalo Qoma, Haashim Pead, Gianni Lombard Lions Head Coach Ivan van Rooyen said: “Last year, a large part of the group didn’t get a rest. This time, we feel a lot better prepared for the second block, which traditionally we haven’t been that strong in.”
“We spoke about it quite a bit. We need to be a lot more consistent in the second block. There’s travel, rotation, all the local derbies – we were open and honest about it, and we need to be better.”
Zebre Parma v Cardiff Rugby Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma – KO 13.00 IRE & UK / 14.00 ITA / 15.00 SA Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU, 27th league game) AR 1: Russo Filippo (FIR) AR 2: Riccardo Angelucci (FIR) TMO: Colin Brett (SRU) Live on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Zebre Parma: Lorenzo Pani, Mirko Belloni, Giulio Bertaccini, Marco Zanon, Simone Gesi, Thomas Roger Farias, Alessandro Fusco, Muhamed Hasa, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, Matteo Nocera, Alessandro Ortombina, Leonard Krumov, Davide Ruggeri, Samuele Locatelli, Giovanni Licata (CAPT) Replacements: Giampiero Ribaldi, Paolo Buonfiglio, Juan Pitinari, Giacomo Ferrari, David Odiase, Migael Prinsloo, Giacomo Da Re, Damiano Mazza
Cardiff Rugby: Cam Winnett, Mason Grady, Harri Millard, Steff Emanuel, Tom Bowen, Ioan Lloyd, Aled Davies, Rhys Barratt, Daf Hughes, Javan Sebastian, Josh McNally (CAPT), George Nott, Ben Donnell, Dan Thomas, Alun Lawrence Replacements: Max Pearce, Ioan Emanuel, Sam Wainwright, James Botham, Taine Basham, Ellis Bevan, Harri Wilde, Cornel Smit Zebre Parma Head Coach Massimo Brunello said: “It will do us good to restart at home for the next two rounds,”
“We look forward to feeling the warmth of our fans again. It will be a tough challenge against a team currently fourth in the standings. The boys are ready and fired up. Those returning from international duty performed very well. We expect a high-intensity match.”
Munster Rugby v DHL Stormers Thomond Park, Limerick – KO 17.30 IRE & UK / 18.30 ITA / 19.30 SA Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR, 58th league game) AR 1: Andrew Cole (IRFU) AR 2: Andrew Fogarty (IRFU) TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR) Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv Munster Rugby: Shane Daly, Diarmuid Kilgallen, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Thaakir Abrahams, Jack Crowley, Craig Casey, Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron, John Ryan, Tom Ahern, Fineen Wycherley, Tadhg Beirne (CAPT), Jack O’Donoghue, Gavin Coombes Replacements: Niall Scannell, Michael Milne, Ronan Foxe, Edwin Edogbo, John Hodnett, Ethan Coughlan, Tony Butler, Dan Kelly DHL Stormers: Warrick Gelant, Dylan Maart, Wandisile Simelane, Ruhan Nel, Leolin Zas, Jurie Matthee, Stefan Ungerer, Vernon Matongo, André-Hugo Venter, Neethling Fouché, Salmaan Moerat (CAPT), Connor Evans, Paul de Villiers, Marcel Theunissen, Evan Roos Replacements: JJ Kotzé, Oli Kebble, Sazi Sandi, Adré Smith, JD Schickerling, Ruan Ackermann, Dewaldt Duvenage, Clinton Swart DHL Stormers Director of Rugby John Dobson said: "We have had the benefit of good preparation at home and we know it will take a big effort to win our first match at Thomond Park.
"We need to be on our game for the full 80 minutes against a good Munster side and hopefully we will be able to rise to the challenge to continue our winning start to the season,"
Edinburgh Rugby v Ospreys Hive Stadium, Edinburgh – KO 17.30 IRE & UK / 18.30 ITA / 19.30 SA Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU, 9th league game) AR 1: Finlay Brown (SRU) AR 2: Ciaran Stark (SRU) TMO: Brian McNeice (IRFU) Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv Edinburgh Rugby: Wes Goosen, Lewis Wells, Piers O’Conor, Findlay Thomson, Duhan van der Merwe, Ross Thompson, Ben Vellacott, Pierre Schoeman, Harri Morris, Paul Hill, Callum Hunter-Hill, Grant Gilchrist (CAPT), Liam McConnell, Ben Muncaster, Tom Currie Replacements: Dylan Richardson, Boan Venter, Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, Marshall Sykes, Magnus Bradbury, Conor McAlpine, Cammy Scott, Harry Paterson
Ospreys: Max Nagy, Daniel Kasende, Evardi Boshoff, Phil Cokanasiga, Iestyn Hopkins, Jack Walsh (C.CAPT), Luke Davies, Cameron Jones, Sam Parry (C.CAPT), Tom Botha, Ryan Smith, Huw Sutton, Lewis Lloyd, Gwilym Evans, Ross Moriarty Replacements: Efan Daniel, Steffan Thomas, Kian Hire, Lewis Jones, Will Greatbanks, Scott Whitlock, Luke Morgan, Harri Houston Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach Sean Everitt said: “There is a good balance between youth and experience for the squad for this weekend, with a few of our younger guys getting an opportunity to shine in front of a big home crowd alongside our more experienced campaigners.
“Ospreys are a side that fight for everything, so we’ll need to bring a huge amount of energy to the game on Saturday night. Someone that always does that for us is Ben Muncaster, and I’m excited to see him run out for his 50th appearance for the club.” Connacht Rugby v Hollywoodbets Sharks Dexcom Stadium, Galway – KO 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA / 21.45 SA Referee: Ben Breakspear (WRU, 14th league game) AR 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) AR 2: Jack MacNeice (IRFU) TMO: Keith David (WRU) Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv Connacht Rugby: Sean Naughton, Chay Mullins, Hugh Gavin, Cathal Forde, Shayne Bolton, Josh Ioane, Ben Murphy, Jordan Duggan, Dave Heffernan, Jack Aungier, Niall Murray, Darragh Murray, Josh Murphy, Paul Boyle (CAPT), Sean Jansen Replacements: Eoin de Buitlear, Denis Buckley, Sam Illo, David O’Connor, Sean O’Brien, Matthew Devine, Bundee Aki, Sam Gilbert
Hollywoodbets Sharks: Jordan Hendrikse, Edwill van der Merwe, Jurenzo Julius, Francois Venter, Makazole Mapimpi, George Whitehead, Jaden Hendrikse, Phatu Ganyane, Fez Mbatha, Hanro Jacobs, Jason Jenkins, Marvin Orie, Matt Romao, Vincent Tshituka (CAPT), Emmanuel Tshituka Replacements: Eduan Swart, Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, Mawande Mdanda, Emile van Heerden, Phepsi Buthelezi, Grant Williams, Le Roux Malan, Hakeem Kunene
Connacht Rugby Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “Tomorrow’s the start of a really important block for us, as we build on the first four games and aim to set ourselves up for success come the end of the season. Like any South African side the Sharks have a good mix of power up front and skill out wide, so we have to trust the processes we’ve worked on in the last few weeks, and feed off the support of the home crowd. We’ve a few injuries to content with, but on the flipside we can bring Sam Gilbert into the matchday squad for the first time. He has settled in well since his arrival and his skillset and versatility in the backline will be a big asset for us.” Scarlets v Glasgow Warriors Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli – KO 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA / 21.45 SA Referee: Chris Allison (SARU, 5th league game) AR 1: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) AR 2: Adam Jones (WRU) TMO: Morne Ferreira (SARU) Live on: S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Scarlets: Jac Davies, Iori Badham, Macs Page, Eddie James, Tomi Lewis, Sam Costelow, Gareth Davies, Kemsley Mathias, Ryan Elias, Archer Holz, Jake Ball, Sam Lousi, Max Douglas, Josh Macleod (CAPT), Fletcher Anderson Replacements: Marnus van der Merwe, Sam O’Connor, Henry Thomas, Harvey Cuckson, Dan Davis, Dane Blacker, Carwyn Leggatt-Jones, Gabe McDonald
Glasgow Warriors: Josh McKay, Kyle Rowe, Ollie Smith, Stafford McDowall (CAPT), Kerr Johnston, Dan Lancaster, Ben Afshar, Jamie Bhatti, Johnny Matthews, Patrick Schickerling, Alex Craig, Jare Oguntibeju, Gregor Brown, Angus Fraser, Macenzzie Duncan Replacements: Gregor Hiddleston, Nathan McBeth, Sam Talakai, Max Williamson, Alex Samuel, Ally Miller, George Horne, Adam Hastings Scarlets Head Coach Dwayne Peel said: “It is the start of a massive block of matches for us and it is important we start picking up points. We are obviously disappointed with four losses from four, but I thought we took a step forward in South Africa and we need to keep building momentum.
“Having leaders like Josh (Macleod) and Ryan (Elias) back is massive for us and although we are missing a few backs, it gives an opportunity to some exciting young home-grown players in the squad. I’m excited to see how they go.”
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Franco Smith said: “We are looking forward to return to BKT URC action this weekend as we kick off an important block of fixtures over the next 10 weeks.
“The whole squad has worked hard over the last couple of weeks to put ourselves in the best possible position, as we know that the way we apply ourselves will be extremely important.
“We expect the Scarlets to be a tough test in front of a passionate home crowd, and we know that we must be at our best to overcome a challenging opponent.” |
