Challenge Cup 2023 - Round of 16 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of Round of 16 of Challenge Cup, taking on Friday the 31st of March and Saturday the 1st of April 2023.

Lineup for Scarlets vs Brive, Friday, March 31, 2023, Kickoff 09:00PM

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SCARLETS : 1. K. MATHIAS 2. K. OWENS 3. J. SEBASTIAN 4. V. FIFITA 5. S. LOUSI 6. A. SHINGLER 7. J. MACLEOD 8. S. KALAMAFONI 9. G. DAVIES 10. S. COSTELOW 11. R. CONBEER 12. J. WILLIAMS 13. J. ROBERTS 14. S. EVANS 15. T. ROGERS
16. S. EVANS 17. W. JONES 18. S. WAINWRIGHT 19. M. JONES 20. C. TUIPULOTU 21. K. HARDY 22. R. PATCHELL 23. I. NICHOLAS

7 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

1. MATHIAS → JONES

7. MACLEOD → DAVIS

8. KALAMAFONI → TUIPULOTU

11. CONBEER → EVANS

12. WILLIAMS → DAVIES

14. EVANS → MCNICHOLL

15. ROGERS → HALFPENNY

BRIVE : 1. D. BRENNAN 2. L. DA SILVA 3. F. CORIA MARCHETTI 4. M. KUNAVULA 5. L. PAULOS 6. R. BRUNI 7. S. HIRÈCHE 8. R. MARAIS 9. V. LOBZHANIDZE 10. S. OLDING 11. K. FABIEN 12. S. ARNOLD 13. N. LEE 14. A. BONNEVAL 15. N. KRONE
16. M. MATU'U 17. N. FRAISSENON 18. W. TAPUELUELU 19. R. VAN EERTEN 20. S. GUÉ 21. P. ABADIE 22. T. RAFFY 23. S. TUICUVU

8 changes in CA Brive Corrèze Limousin starting XV :

2. DA SILVA → MATU'U

4. KUNAVULA → DELANNOY

6. BRUNI → RATUVA

9. LOBZHANIDZE → SANGA

10. OLDING → SANCHEZ

12. ARNOLD → BITUNIYATA

13. LEE → TUICUVU

15. KRONE → FERTÉ

→ Game sheet and stats for Scarlets - Brive

Lineup for Bristol vs Clermont, Friday, March 31, 2023, Kickoff 09:00PM

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BRISTOL : 1. E. GENGE 2. H. THACKER 3. K. SINCKLER 4. M. BRADBURY 5. C. VUI 6. S. LUATUA 7. S. JEFFRIES 8. F. HARDING 9. H. RANDALL 10. A. MACGINTY 11. G. IBITOYE 12. J. WILLIAMS 13. S. RADRADRA 14. R. NAULAGO 15. C. PIUTAU
16. W. CAPON 17. Y. THOMAS 18. G. KLOSKA 19. C. RICE 20. J. HEENAN 21. A. UREN 22. S. BEDLOW 23. I. LLOYD

6 changes in Bristol Bears starting XV :

4. BRADBURY → BATLEY

6. LUATUA → BRADBURY

7. JEFFRIES → THOMAS

11. IBITOYE → NAULAGO

14. NAULAGO → BAILEY

15. PIUTAU → LANE

CLERMONT : 1. E. FALGOUX 2. E. FOURCADE 3. C. OJOVAN 4. T. LANEN 5. T. LAVANINI 6. K. TIXERONT 7. L. DESSAIGNE 8. F. LEE 9. S. BÉZY 10. A. BELLEAU 11. B. DELGUY 12. G. MOALA 13. I. SIMONE 14. D. PENAUD 15. A. NEWSOME
16. J. JULES-ROSETTE 17. G. BERIA 18. R. SLIMANI 19. E. ANNANDALE 20. L. GODENER 21. B. JAUNEAU 22. J. PLISSON 23. A. RAKA

No change

→ Game sheet and stats for Bristol - Clermont

Lineup for Toulon vs Cheetahs, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 01:30PM

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TOULON : 1. B. DEVAUX 2. T. BAUBIGNY 3. K. BROOKES 4. S. REBBADJ 5. A. WARION 6. J. COULON 7. F. ISA 8. S. PARISSE 9. B. PAILLAUGUE 10. D. BIGGAR 11. A. LUC 12. W. NAYACALEVU 13. J. SINZELLE 14. J. WAINIQOLO 15. T. SALLES
16. C. TOLOFUA 17. D. PRISO 18. B. GIGASHVILI 19. M. HALAGAHU 20. M. BASTAREAUD 21. J. DANGLOT 22. M. RABUT 23. I. WEST

11 changes in Rugby Club Toulonnais starting XV :

1. DEVAUX → PRISO

3. BROOKES → GIGASHVILI

6. COULON → LE CORVEC

7. ISA → COULON

9. PAILLAUGUE → SERIN

10. BIGGAR → WEST

11. LUC → WAINIQOLO

12. NAYACALEVU → PAIA'AUA

13. SINZELLE → NAYACALEVU

14. WAINIQOLO → KOLBE

15. SALLES → DOMON

CHEETAHS : 1. S. FERREIRA 2. M. VAN DER MERWE 3. H. VAN WYK 4. R. BERNARDO 5. V. SEKEKETE 6. G. VAN DER MERWE 7. O. MOHOJÉ 8. J. RUDOLPH 9. R. PIENAAR 10. R. FORTUIN 11. M. HARTZENBERG 12. R. EBERSOHN 13. D. BRITS 14. D. KASENDE 15. T. MAFURA
16. M. JANSE VAN RENSBURG 17. A. TSHAKWENI 18. N. MXOLI 19. M. ZITO 20. D. MAARTENS 21. S. QOMA 22. R. KRUGER 23. C. JASPER

6 changes in Central Cheetahs starting XV :

2. VAN DER MERWE → VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

3. VAN WYK → COETZEE

6. VAN DER MERWE → MAARTENS

7. MOHOJÉ → OLIVIER

9. PIENAAR → KRUGER

10. FORTUIN → MASUKU

→ Game sheet and stats for Toulon - Cheetahs

Lineup for Benetton vs Connacht, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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BENETTON : 1. N. TETAZ CHAPARRO 2. G. NICOTERA 3. T. PASQUALI 4. N. CANNONE 5. F. RUZZA 6. S. NEGRI 7. M. LAMARO 8. H. STOWERS 9. D. DUVENAGE 10. J. UMAGA 11. M. WATSON 12. T. MENONCELLO 13. I. BREX 14. E. PADOVANI 15. R. SMITH
16. S. MAILE 17. T. GALLO 18. F. ALONGI 19. R. FAVRETTO 20. M. ZULIANI 21. A. IZEKOR 22. A. GARBISI 23. T. ALBORNOZ

7 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

1. TETAZ CHAPARRO → ZANI

3. PASQUALI → FERRARI

7. LAMARO → ZULIANI

8. STOWERS → LAMARO

9. DUVENAGE → GARBISI

10. UMAGA → ALBORNOZ

11. WATSON → BELLINI

CONNACHT : 1. P. DOOLEY 2. D. HEFFERNAN 3. J. AUNGIER 4. L. FIFITA 5. N. MURRAY 6. C. PRENDERGAST 7. C. OLIVER 8. P. BOYLE 9. C. BLADE 10. D. HAWKSHAW 11. M. HANSEN 12. B. AKI 13. T. FARRELL 14. J. PORCH 15. T. O'HALLORAN
16. D. TIERNEY-MARTIN 17. J. DUGGAN 18. S. ILLO 19. O. DOWLING 20. S. HURLEY-LANGTON 21. K. MARMION 22. C. FORDE 23. S. JENNINGS

13 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

1. DOOLEY → BUCKLEY

2. HEFFERNAN → DELAHUNT

3. AUNGIER → BEALHAM

5. MURRAY → MURPHY

6. PRENDERGAST → HURLEY-LANGTON

8. BOYLE → BUTLER

9. BLADE → REILLY

10. HAWKSHAW → FITZGERALD

11. HANSEN → WOOTTON

12. AKI → FORDE

13. FARRELL → RALSTON

14. PORCH → BYRNE

15. O'HALLORAN → HANSEN

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Connacht

Lineup for Paris vs Lyon, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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PARIS : 1. V. KAKOVIN 2. L. PANIS 3. V. KOCH 4. B. PESENTI 5. P. AZAGOH 6. R. CHAPUIS 7. M. HIRIGOYEN 8. G. HABEL-KUEFFNER 9. A. COVILLE 10. J. SEGONDS 11. P. DAKUWAQA 12. T. DACHARY 13. P. ODOGWU 14. S. AHMED 15. K. HAMDAOUI
16. M. IVALDI 17. N. ROELOFSE 18. G. MELIKIDZE 19. P. GABRILLAGUES 20. J. VAN DER MESCHT 21. J. HALL 22. J. SCELZO 23. A. ARRATÉ

12 changes in Stade Français Paris starting XV :

1. KAKOVIN → ABRAMISHVILI

3. KOCH → ALO-EMILE

4. PESENTI → HUGUEN

5. AZAGOH → VAN DER MESCHT

6. CHAPUIS → TSUTSKIRIDZE

7. HIRIGOYEN → MACALOU

8. HABEL-KUEFFNER → SCELZO

10. SEGONDS → BARRÉ

11. DAKUWAQA → AHMED

12. DACHARY → ARRATÉ

13. ODOGWU → DELBOUIS

14. AHMED → TUI

LYON : 1. J. REY 2. L. COLTMAN 3. F. GOMEZ KODELA 4. K. GÉRACI 5. L. GOUJON 6. F. LAMBEY 7. L. ALLEN 8. A. BOTHA 9. B. COUILLOUD 10. L. SOPOAGA 11. D. NINIASHVILI 12. J. TUISOVA 13. T. VEREDAMU 14. E. DUMORTIER 15. F. SMITH
16. G. MARCHAND 17. F. FOTUAIKA 18. D. BAMBA 19. J. KPOKU 20. B. SAGHINADZE 21. J. PÉLISSIÉ 22. K. GODWIN 23. N. NAKAITACI

No change

→ Game sheet and stats for Paris - Lyon

Lineup for Lions vs Racing 92, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 06:30PM

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LIONS : 1. J. SMITH 2. P. BOTHA 3. A. NTLABAKANYE 4. W. ALBERTS 5. R. NOTHNAGEL 6. E. TSHITUKA 7. R. VENTER 8. F. HORN 9. S. NOHAMBA 10. G. LOMBARD 11. E. VAN DER MERWE 12. M. LOUW 13. M. RASS 14. R. MAXWANE 15. Q. HORN
16. M. BRANDON 17. R. RIJNSBURGER 18. R. DREYER 19. R. SCHOEMAN 20. T. GORDON 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. R. JONKER 23. A. COETZEE

10 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

2. BOTHA → VAN VUUREN

5. NOTHNAGEL → LANDSBERG

6. TSHITUKA → KRIEL

7. VENTER → VAN HEERDEN

8. HORN → TSHITUKA

9. NOHAMBA → WARNER

10. LOMBARD → HENDRIKSE

13. RASS → VAN WYK

14. MAXWANE → HORN

15. HORN → COETZEE

RACING 92 : 1. T. MOUKORO 2. P. NARISIA 3. A. OZ 4. A. HEMERY 5. A. BRESLER 6. W. LAURET 7. M. BAUDONNE 8. C. WOKI 9. N. LE GARREC 10. B. VOLAVOLA 11. J. IMHOFF 12. O. KLEMENCZAK 13. W. GELANT 14. D. TAOFIFENUA 15. L. DUPICHOT
16. J. MAÏAU 17. G. GOGICHASHVILI 18. B. ALO 19. B. CHOUZENOUX 20. I. DIALLO 21. M. MÉLIANDE 22. M. SPRING 23. A. TUIVUAKA

No change

→ Game sheet and stats for Lions - Racing 92

Lineup for Glasgow vs Dragons, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 06:30PM

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GLASGOW : 1. A. DELL 2. J. MATTHEWS 3. L. SORDONI 4. S. CUMMINGS 5. R. GRAY 6. R. DARGE 7. S. VAILANU 8. J. DEMPSEY 9. G. HORNE 10. D. MIOTTI 11. C. FORBES 12. S. TUIPULOTU 13. H. JONES 14. K. STEYN 15. O. SMITH
16. G. TURNER 17. N. MCBETH 18. S. BERGHAN 19. J. DU PREEZ 20. L. BEAN 21. R. WILSON 22. J. DOBIE 23. T. GORDON

11 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

1. DELL → BHATTI

4. CUMMINGS → SAMUEL

6. DARGE → FERRIE

8. DEMPSEY → FAGERSON

9. HORNE → PRICE

10. MIOTTI → JORDAN

11. FORBES → STEYN

12. TUIPULOTU → JONES

13. JONES → TUIPULOTU

14. STEYN → CANCELLIERE

15. SMITH → MCKAY

DRAGONS : 1. A. SEIULI 2. B. ROBERTS 3. C. COLEMAN 4. B. CARTER 5. G. NOTT 6. R. MORIARTY 7. T. BASHAM 8. A. WAINWRIGHT 9. R. WILLIAMS 10. W. REED 11. J. ROSSER 12. M. CLARK 13. S. HUGHES 14. R. DYER 15. J. WILLIAMS
16. E. DEE 17. R. JONES 18. L. BROWN 19. H. TAYLOR 20. S. LONSDALE 21. B. FRY 22. L. JONES 23. I. DAVIES

8 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

1. SEIULI → EVANS

3. COLEMAN → FAIRBROTHER

4. CARTER → DAVIES

5. NOTT → CARTER

6. MORIARTY → NOTT

8. WAINWRIGHT → MORIARTY

9. WILLIAMS → JONES

11. ROSSER → HEWITT

→ Game sheet and stats for Glasgow - Dragons

Lineup for Cardiff vs Sale, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 09:00PM

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CARDIFF : 1. C. DOMACHOWSKI 2. L. BELCHER 3. K. ASSIRATTI 4. L. TIMANI 5. T. WILLIAMS 6. J. TURNBULL 7. J. BOTHAM 8. T. FALETAU 9. T. WILLIAMS 10. J. EVANS 11. J. ADAMS 12. M. LLEWELLYN 13. M. GRADY 14. O. LANE 15. R. PRIESTLAND
16. K. DACEY 17. R. CARRÉ 18. D. LEWIS 19. S. DAVIES 20. T. YOUNG 21. J. RATTI 22. L. WILLIAMS 23. B. THOMAS

10 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

1. DOMACHOWSKI → CARRÉ

2. BELCHER → MYHILL

6. TURNBULL → BOTHAM

7. BOTHAM → JENKINS

8. FALETAU → RATTI

10. EVANS → PRIESTLAND

11. ADAMS → HARRIES

12. LLEWELLYN → THOMAS

14. LANE → SUMMERHILL

15. PRIESTLAND → WILLIAMS

SALE : 1. B. RODD 2. A. VAN DER MERWE 3. N. SCHONERT 4. J. DU PREEZ 5. J. HILL 6. J. ROSS 7. B. CURRY 8. D. DU PREEZ 9. G. WARR 10. G. FORD 11. T. O'FLAHERTY 12. M. TUILAGI 13. R. DU PREEZ 14. T. ROEBUCK 15. J. CARPENTER
16. E. ASHMAN 17. S. MCINTYRE 18. C. OOSTHUIZEN 19. J. BEAUMONT 20. S. DUGDALE 21. R. QUIRKE 22. S. JAMES 23. A. REED

No change

→ Game sheet and stats for Cardiff - Sale

NB : changes in starting XV are determined from the last game in the same competition.