The groups for this weekend’s Spherical 15 fixtures of the BKT United Rugby Championship have been named with all particulars of match officers and broadcast info under.
After Spherical 14, simply three factors separate fifth – eleventh place, with solely 4 rounds remaining. This weekend, the Race To The Eight continues. Each recreation counts.
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#SCAvSHASecond row Morgan Jones comes into Scarlets beginning XVWerner Kok will make his fiftieth look for Hollywoodbets Sharks#ULSvBENUlster growth participant, Reuben Crothers, begins within the again rowMarco Zanon and Tommaso Menoncello make up Benetton’s’ centre pairing#ZEBvGLAMarco Manfredi to make his fiftieth look for Zebre ParmaJosh McKay returns for Glasgow Warriors beginning at full-back#BULvOSPJannes Kirsten set to make his BKT URC debut for the Vodacom Bulls if referred to as upon from the benchDewi Lake returns from damage for Ospreys to take up a spot on the bench#CARvEDIEllis Jenkins makes his closing look for Cardiff on the Arms Park earlier than his retirement on the finish of the seasonEmiliano Boffelli named in Edinburgh Rugby’s beginning XV on his return from damage and Chris Dean set to make his a hundred and fiftieth look if referred to as upon from the bench#LIOvMUNJordan Hendrikse makes his fiftieth look for the Emirates LionsSeán O’Brien makes his first begin at inside centre for Munster#STOvLEIBrok Harris turns into the primary participant to achieve 150 caps for the DHL Stormers with Marcel Theunissen and Evan Roos taking part in their fiftieth recreation for the clubGus McCarthy is in line to make his Leinster debut is known as upon from the bench#DRAvCONWales hooker Elliot Dee makes a hundred and fiftieth look for Dragons RFCConnacht’s Dylan Tierney-Martin named on the bench for first recreation again since a neck damage if referred to as upon from the bench
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Scarlets v Hollywoodbets SharksParc Y Scarlets, Llanelli – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SAReferee: Mike Adamson (SRU, eightieth league recreation)AR 1: Ben Breakspear (WRU) AR 2: Dewi Phillips (WRU)TMO: David Sutherland (SRU)Dwell on: BBC Wales, Premier Sports activities, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.television
Scarlets: Ioan Nicholas, Tom Rogers, Johnny Williams, Eddie James, Tomi Lewis, Sam Costelow, Gareth Davies, Kemsley Mathias, Ryan Elias (CAPT), Sam Wainwright, Morgan Jones, Sam Lousi, Taine Plumtree, Dan Davis, Vaea FifitaReplacements: Shaun Evans, Steff Thomas, Harri O’Connor, Jac Value, Carwyn Tuipulotu, Kieran Hardy, Dan Jones, Ryan Conbeer
Hollywoodbets Sharks: Aphelele Fassi, Werner Kok, Lukhanyo Am (CAPT), Ethan Hooker, Makazole Mapimpi, Siya Masuku, Grant Williams, Ox Nche, Fez Mbatha, Vincent Koch, Eben Etzebeth, Emile van Heerden, Phepsi Buthelezi, Lappies Labuschagne, Vincent TshitukaReplacements: Kerron van Vuuren, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Hanro Jacobs,Corne Rahl, Gerbrandt Grobler, Jaden Hendrikse, Boeta Chamberlain, Francois Venter
Scarlets Head Coach Dwayne Peel mentioned: “We have been clearly disillusioned by the lead to Edinburgh final weekend particularly after main the sport on the hour mark. We spoke about exhibiting combat and taking part in with a little bit of freedom and there have been parts of that in our recreation. We have to keep in that combat for 80 minutes. This week, now we have ready for the very best model of the Sharks, they will put out a Springbok pack if they need and that could be a huge problem and an thrilling one. Each time you play a South African aspect it will be bodily and it’s a must to step up.”
Ulster v BenettonKingspan Stadium, Belfast – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SAReferee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, forty second league recreation)AR 1: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU) AR 2: Padraig Reidy (IRFU)TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU)Dwell on: BBC NI, RTÉ, Premier Sports activities, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.television
Ulster: Mike Lowry, Rob Baloucoune, Will Addison, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Billy Burns, John Cooney, Eric O’Sullivan, Tom Stewart, Scott Wilson, Harry Sheridan, Alan O’Connor (CAPT), Dave Ewers, Reuben Crothers, David McCannReplacements: John Andrew, Andrew Warwick, James French, Cormac Izuchukwu, Greg Jones, Dave Shanahan, Luke Marshall, Ethan McIlroy
Benetton: Jacob Umaga, Leonardo Marin, Tommaso Menoncello, Marco Zanon, Rhyno Smith, Tomas Albornoz, Andy Uren, Thomas Gallo, Giacomo Nicotera, Simione Ferrari, Scott Scrafton, Edoardo Iachizzi, Alessandro Izekor, Michele Lamaro (CAPT), Lorenzo CannoneReplacements: Gianmarco Lucchesi, Ivan Nemer, Tiziano Pasquali, Niccolò Cannone, Riccardo Favretto, Toa Halafihi, Alessandro Garbisi, Filippo Drago
Ulster Defence Coach Jonny Bell mentioned: “This recreation is vastly necessary. It’s such a aggressive league. You possibly can shortly bounce up or bounce down the desk, a win this weekend could be nice for us.”
Benetton Head Coach Marco Bortolami mentioned: “Within the lineup now we have some returns from final week, however sadly Ratave has additionally joined the injured checklist. The beginning XV has been chosen to deal with the qualities of Ulster, tomorrow’s opponents, whereas additionally taking into consideration changes in some roles. Ulster is a really high-performance group that works rather a lot with the forwards: for that reason I selected to deliver six forwards and two midfielders on the bench; to be aggressive on a bodily stage for all the 80 minutes.”
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
Zebre Parma v Glasgow WarriorsStadio Lanfranchi, Parma – KO 13.00 IRE & UK / 14.00 ITA & SAReferee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, seventeenth league recreation)AR 1: Filipo Russo (FIR) AR 2: Manuel Bottino (FIR)TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)Dwell on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports activities, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.television
Zebre Parma: Lorenzo Pani, Jacopo Trulla, Franco Smith Jr, Enrico Lucchin, Scott Gregory, Geronimo Prisciantelli (CAPT), Thomas Dominguez, Danilo Fischetti, Marco Manfredi, Muhamed Hasa, Leonard Krumov, Dylan De Leeuw, Guido Volpi, Iacopo Bianchi, Giacomo FerrariReplacements: Giampietro Ribaldi, Samuele Taddei, Juan Pitinari, Matteo Canali, David Sisi, Ratko Jelic, Fetuli Paea, Taina Fox-Matamua
Glasgow Warriors: Josh McKay, Kyle Steyn (CAPT), Stafford McDowall, Sione Tuipulotu, Kyle Rowe, Ross Thompson, Jamie Dobie, Allan Dell, Gregor Hiddleston, Lucio Sordoni, Sintu Manjezi, Max Williamson, Ally Miller, Thomas Gordon, Henco VenterReplacements: Grant Stewart, Nathan McBeth, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Euan Ferrie, Gregor Brown, George Horne, Tom Jordan
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Franco Smith mentioned: “We all know that we might want to carry out at our greatest in Parma tomorrow to get the higher of a harmful Zebre aspect. They’re a a lot improved squad this season and have the power to pose a problem to any aspect, particularly at dwelling. Coaching has been aggressive all week and we stay up for the check tomorrow afternoon.”
Vodacom Bulls v OspreysLoftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 14.00 IRE & UK / 15.00 ITA & SAReferee: Chris Busby (IRFU, fortieth league recreation)AR 1: Cwengile Jadzweni (SARU) AR 2: Hanru van Rooyen (SARU)TMO: Andrew Brace (IRFU)Dwell on: SuperSport, S4C, Premier Sports activities, Flo Rugby & URC.television
Vodacom Bulls: Willie Le Roux, Canan Moodie, David Kriel, Harold Vorster, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Chris Smith, Embrose Papier, Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar, Wilco Louw, Ruan Vermaak, Reinhardt Ludwig, Nizaam Carr, Elrigh Louw (CAPT), Cameron HanekomReplacements: Akker van der Merwe, Simphiwe Matanzima, Mornay Smith, Janko Swanepoel, Jannes Kirsten, Zak Burger, Jaco van der Valt, Devon Williams
Ospreys: Max Nagy, Luke Morgan, Owen Watkin, Keiran Williams, Keelan Giles, Jack Walsh, Luke Davies, Gareth Thomas, Sam Parry, Rhys Henry, Adam Beard, Huw Sutton, Morgan Morse, Justin Tipuric (CAPT), Morgan MorrisReplacements: Dewi Lake, Nicky Smith, Ben Warren, James Ratti, Harri Deaves, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Owen Williams, Evardi Boshoff
Cardiff Rugby v Edinburgh RugbyCardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – KO 15.05 IRE & UK / 16.05 ITA & SAReferee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 84th league recreation)AR 1: Maickel English (WRU) AR 2: Elgan Williams (WRU)TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)Dwell on: Premier Sports activities, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.television
Cardiff Rugby: Cam Winnett, Harri Millard, Mason Grady, Ben Thomas, Theo Cabango, Tinus de Beer, Gonzalo Bertranou, Rhys Carré, Liam Belcher (CAPT), Keiron Assiratti, Ben Donnell, Teddy Williams, Alex Mann, Ellis Jenkins, Mackenzie MartinReplacements: Evan Lloyd, Corey Domachowski, Ciaran Parker, Rory Thornton, Thomas Younger, James Botham, Ellis Bevan, Jacob Beetham
Edinburgh Rugby: Wes Goosen, Emiliano Boffelli, Matt Currie, James Lang, Duhan van der Merwe, Ben Healy, Ali Value, Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, WP Nel, Sam Skinner, Grant Gilchrist (CAPT), Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Luke CrosbieReplacements: Boan Venter, Dave Cherry, Javan Sebastian, Marshall Sykes, Viliame Mata, Ben Vellacott, Mark Bennett, Chris Dean
Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach Sean Everitt mentioned: “It’s nice to welcome Boff [Emiliano Boffelli] again to the beginning group. As everyone knows, he’s a real competitor and he’s been itching to get again match and again into motion. He returns to a very thrilling and skilled back-three unit. We journey to Cardiff with loads of momentum after that second-half efficiency in opposition to Scarlets. It’s now about sustaining these ranges for 80 minutes. It’s crucial we begin robust in opposition to a Cardiff aspect who’re at all times harmful at dwelling.”
Emirates Lions v MunsterEmirates Airline Park, Johannesburg – KO 16.00 IRE & UK / 17.00 ITA & SAReferee: Craig Evans (WRU, fifty fifth league recreation)AR 1: AJ Jacobs (SARU) AR 2: Dylen November (SARU)TMO: Adam Jones (WRU)Dwell on: SuperSport, TG4, Premier Sports activities, Flo Rugby & URC.television
Emirates Lions: Jordan Hendrikse, Richard Kriel, Erich Cronje, Marius Louw (CAPT), Edwill van der Merwe, Sanele Nohamba, Morne van den Berg, Morgan Naude, Jaco Visagie, Ruan Dreyer, Willem Alberts, Ruan Delport, JC Pretorius, Emmanuel Tshituka, Francke HornReplacements: PJ Botha, JP Smith, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Reinhard Nothnagel, Ruan Venter, Sibusiso Sangweni, Nico Steyn, Gianni Lombard
Munster: Simon Zebo, Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Seán O’Brien, Shane Daly, Jack Crowley, Conor Murray, Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer, RG Snyman, Tadhg Beirne (CAPT), Peter O’Mahony, Alex Kendellen, Jack O’DonoghueReplacements: Eoghan Clarke, Josh Wycherley, Oli Jager, Tom Ahern, Gavin Coombes, Craig Casey, Joey Carbery, Mike Haley
DHL Stormers v LeinsterDHL Stadium, Cape City – KO 18.05 IRE & UK / 19.05 ITA & SAReferee: Andrea Piardi (FIR, forty second league recreation)AR 1: Marius vd Westhuizen (SARU) AR 2: Christopher Allison (SARU)TMO: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)Dwell on: SuperSport, TG4, Premier Sports activities, Flo Rugby & URC.television
DHL Stormers: Warrick Gelant, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Dan du Plessis, Damian Willemse, Ben Loader, Manie Libbok, Herschel Jantjies, Brok Harris, Joseph Dweba, Neethling Fouche, Salmaan Moerat (CAPT), Ruben van Heerden, Marcel Theunissen, Ben-Jason Dixon, Evan RoosReplacements : Andre-Hugo Venter, Kwenzo Blose, Frans Malherbe, Connor Evans, Willie Engelbrecht, Hacjivah Dayimani, Stefan Ungerer, Wandisile Simelane
Leinster : Henry McErlean, Liam Turner, Ben Brownlee, Charlie Ngatai, Rob Russell, Sam Prendergast, Cormac Foley, Michael Milne, John McKee, Michael Ala’alatoa, Brian Deeny, Jason Jenkins, Rhys Ruddock, Scott Penny (CAPT), Max DeeganReplacements : Gus McCarthy, Ed Byrne, Thomas Clarkson, Conor O’Tighearnaigh, Diarmuid Mangan, Fintan Gunne, Charlie Tector, Martin Moloney
DHL Stormers Director of Rugby John Dobson mentioned: “Internet hosting Leinster at DHL Stadium is an enormous recreation regardless of the circumstances, however with each groups seeking to bounce again from defeat final week and the play-offs quick approaching we predict an epic duel.No person has performed extra occasions for the DHL Stormers than Brok Harris. It is a exceptional achievement and we couldn’t be happier for him. He’s a high rugby man in each sense.Evan and Marcel have hit the 50 mark early of their careers and whereas they’ve rather a lot to be pleased with, we all know that there’s far more to come back from each of them.”
Dragons RFC v ConnachtRodney Parade, Newport – KO 20.00 IRE & UK / 21.00 ITA & SAReferee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR, eighth league recreation)AR 1: Ben Breakspear (WRU) AR 2: Gareth Newman (WRU)TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)Dwell on: S4C, RTÉ, Premier Sports activities, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.television
Dragons RFC: Jordan Williams, Rio Dyer, Steff Hughes (CAPT), Aneurin Owen, Ewan Rosser, Cai Evans, Rhodri Williams, Rhodri Jones, Elliot Dee, Chris Coleman, Ben Carter, Matthew Screech, Harri Keddie, Taine Basham, Aaron WainwrightReplacements : James Benjamin, Rodrigo Martinez, Luke Yendle, George Nott, Sean Lonsdale, Che Hope, Will Reed, Joe Westwood
Connacht : Tiernan O’Halloran, Shane Jennings, Tom Farrell, Bundee Aki, John Porch, JJ Hanrahan, Matthew Devine, Denis Buckley, Dave Heffernan (CAPT), Finlay Bealham, Joe Joyce, Gavin Thornbury, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Conor Oliver, Cian PrendergastReplacements : Dylan Tierney-Martin, Peter Dooley, Sam Illo, Oisín Dowling, Jarrad Butler, Caolin Blade, Cathal Forde, Paul Boyle
Dragons RFC Head Coach Dai Flanagan mentioned: “This four-game block is essential to us, and that is the primary of them. This is among the most enjoyable occasions since I’ve been on the membership, this run of video games, and we have to benefit from it. Connacht goal sure video games and we might be a recreation that I think about they’ll try to goal for 5 factors. It’s on us to show folks flawed and carry out,”
Connacht Head Coach Pete Wilkins mentioned: “We’ve had a terrific coaching week so everybody’s totally ready and able to go. Rodney Parade is at all times a troublesome place for visiting groups and we’re totally conscious of the significance of us getting a win within the context of the general season.With Denis, Gavin, Cian and Tiernan coming in, they create added expertise and management which is required in these kind of video games. Mixed with a constant choice throughout the remainder of the 23 I’m assured now we have a squad able to coming dwelling with the win.”
