Challenge Cup 2024 - Round 2 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the second round of Challenge Cup, taking on Friday the 15th, Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of December 2023.

Lineup for Gloucester vs Clermont, Friday, December 15, 2023, Kickoff 09:00PM

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GLOUCESTER : 1. H. ELRINGTON 2. S. SOCINO 3. F. BALMAIN 4. F. CLARKE 5. M. ALEMANNO 6. J. CLEMENT 7. L. LUDLOW 8. Z. MERCER 9. S. VARNEY 10. S. CARRERAS 11. O. THORLEY 12. M. LLEWELLYN 13. C. HARRIS 14. J. MAY 15. L. REES-ZAMMIT
16. G. MCGUIGAN 17. J. FORD-ROBINSON 18. K. GOTOVTSEV 19. C. JORDAN 20. B. DONNELL 21. C. CHAPMAN 22. S. ATKINSON 23. L. EVANS

14 changes in Gloucester Rugby starting XV :

1. ELRINGTON → FORD-ROBINSON

2. SOCINO → BLAKE

3. BALMAIN → GOTOVTSEV

5. ALEMANNO → JORDAN

6. CLEMENT → THOMAS

7. LUDLOW → TAYLOR

8. MERCER → DONNELL

9. VARNEY → YOUNG

10. CARRERAS → BARTON

11. THORLEY → MAY

12. LLEWELLYN → ATKINSON

13. HARRIS → HILLMAN-COOPER

14. MAY → HEARLE

15. REES-ZAMMIT → MORRIS

CLERMONT : 1. D. BIBI BIZIWU 2. Y. BEHEREGARAY 3. R. SLIMANI 4. T. LANEN 5. T. LAVANINI 6. P. SOWAKULA 7. M. KREMER 8. F. LEE 9. B. JAUNEAU 10. J. PLISSON 11. T. ROZIÈRE 12. L. DARRICARRÈRE 13. P. FOUYSSAC 14. B. DELGUY 15. A. NEWSOME
16. E. FOURCADE 17. E. FALGOUX 18. H. KITEAU 19. R. SIMMONS 20. K. TIXERONT 21. S. BÉZY 22. A. BELLEAU 23. G. MOALA

11 changes in ASM Clermont Auvergne starting XV :

1. BIBI BIZIWU → FALGOUX

2. BEHEREGARAY → FAINGA'A

3. SLIMANI → OJOVAN

4. LANEN → SIMMONS

6. SOWAKULA → DESSAIGNE

7. KREMER → YATO

8. LEE → SOWAKULA

9. JAUNEAU → BÉZY

10. PLISSON → BELLEAU

12. DARRICARRÈRE → MOALA

13. FOUYSSAC → HÉRITEAU

→ Game sheet and stats for Gloucester - Clermont

Lineup for Scarlets vs Black Lion, Friday, December 15, 2023, Kickoff 09:00PM

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SCARLETS : 1. S. THOMAS 2. S. EVANS 3. J. JONES 4. A. CRAIG 5. J. PRICE 6. B. WILLIAMS 7. T. LEATHERBARROW 8. V. FIFITA 9. G. DAVIES 10. I. LLOYD 11. R. CONBEER 12. E. JAMES 13. J. WILLIAMS 14. S. EVANS 15. T. ROGERS
16. E. SWART 17. S. O'CONNOR 18. H. O'CONNOR 19. E. SCRAGG 20. M. JONES 21. A. HUGHES 22. C. TITCOMBE 23. I. NICHOLAS

6 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

2. EVANS → ELIAS

4. CRAIG → JONES

8. FIFITA → TUIPULOTU

9. DAVIES → HARDY

12. JAMES → WILLIAMS

13. WILLIAMS → DAVIES

BLACK LION : 1. D. ABDUSHELISHVILI 2. B. MAMRIKISHVILI 3. G. CHKHARTISHVILI 4. N. CHEISHVILI 5. G. KERDIKOSHVILI 6. G. KERVALISHVILI 7. S. MAMAMTAVRISHVILI 8. L. IVANISHVILI 9. T. PERANIDZE 10. L. MATKAVA 11. O. LASHKHI 12. M. SHARIKADZE 13. T. KAKHOIDZE 14. A. TABUTSADZE 15. M. MODEBADZE
16. G. MAKHARASHVILI 17. A. SHAMILISHVILI 18. B. TCHUMBADZE 19. D. EPREMIDZE 20. S. KURTANIDZE 21. G. MARGALITADZE 22. G. JOBAVA 23. L. TSIREKIDZE

7 changes in Black Lion starting XV :

2. MAMRIKISHVILI → KVATADZE

5. KERDIKOSHVILI → BABUNASHVILI

6. KERVALISHVILI → IVANISHVILI

8. IVANISHVILI → SPANDERASHVILI

11. LASHKHI → TODUA

13. KAKHOIDZE → KVESELADZE

15. MODEBADZE → TSIREKIDZE

→ Game sheet and stats for Scarlets - Black Lion

Lineup for Edinburgh vs Castres, Saturday, December 16, 2023, Kickoff 02:00PM

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EDINBURGH : 1. P. SCHOEMAN 2. E. ASHMAN 3. J. SEBASTIAN 4. G. YOUNG 5. G. GILCHRIST 6. J. RITCHIE 7. H. WATSON 8. V. MATA 9. A. PRICE 10. B. HEALY 11. D. VAN DER MERWE 12. J. LANG 13. M. CURRIE 14. W. GOOSEN 15. H. PATERSON
16. D. CHERRY 17. R. HISLOP 18. D. RAE 19. M. SYKES 20. L. CROSBIE 21. B. VELLACOTT 22. M. BENNETT 23. D. GRAHAM

10 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

1. SCHOEMAN → HISLOP

4. YOUNG → SYKES

5. GILCHRIST → HODGSON

6. RITCHIE → CROSBIE

9. PRICE → VELLACOTT

10. HEALY → SCOTT

12. LANG → DEAN

13. CURRIE → BENNETT

14. GOOSEN → PATERSON

15. PATERSON → SWIEL

CASTRES : 1. L. GUÉROIS-GALISSON 2. P. COLONNA 3. A. AZAR 4. G. MARAVAT 5. F. VANVERBERGHE 6. M. BABILLOT 7. B. COPE 8. A. PAPALI'I 9. G. DOUBRÈRE 10. P. POPELIN 11. A. BOUZERAND 12. A. COCAGI 13. A. SÉGURET 14. N. HULLEU 15. G. PALIS
16. L. ZARANTONELLO 17. W. DE BENEDITTIS 18. W. HOUNKPATIN 19. L. NAKARAWA 20. B. DELAPORTE 21. J. FERNANDEZ 22. V. BOTITU 23. T. CHABOUNI

10 changes in Castres Olympique starting XV :

1. GUÉROIS-GALISSON → DE BENEDITTIS

2. COLONNA → BARLOT

4. MARAVAT → VANVERBERGHE

5. VANVERBERGHE → STANIFORTH

6. BABILLOT → MACURDY

9. DOUBRÈRE → FERNANDEZ

10. POPELIN → LE BRUN

12. COCAGI → BOTITU

14. HULLEU → RAISUQE

15. PALIS → DUMORA

→ Game sheet and stats for Edinburgh - Castres

Lineup for Oyonnax vs Zebre, Saturday, December 16, 2023, Kickoff 02:00PM

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OYONNAX : 1. R. SUTHERLAND 2. T. DURAND 3. A. OZ 4. E. JOHNSON 5. H. FABRÈGUE 6. K. LEBRETON 7. H. HERMET 8. R. GRICE 9. I. EL KHATTABI 10. J. BOURAUX 11. D. IKPEFAN 12. T. MILLET 13. L. TREILLES 14. G. STARK 15. D. SWEETNAM
16. B. GÉLÉDAN 17. A. ABRAHAM 18. C. VAOTOA 19. S. MAFI 20. L. CRÉDOZ 21. Y. DAVID 22. D. MIOTTI 23. M. SALLES

12 changes in Oyonnax Rugby starting XV :

2. DURAND → LEIATAUA

3. OZ → BERTHAUD

4. JOHNSON → LEBAS

5. FABRÈGUE → JOHNSON

6. LEBRETON → TAOFIFENUA

8. GRICE → GODENER

9. EL KHATTABI → CASSANG

10. BOURAUX → SOULAN

11. IKPEFAN → RAVOUVOU

12. MILLET → BETTENCOURT

14. STARK → COULIBALY

15. SWEETNAM → SALLES

ZEBRE : 1. L. RIZZOLI 2. M. MANFREDI 3. J. PITINARI 4. M. CANALI 5. L. KRUMOV 6. G. VOLPI 7. T. FOX-MATAMUA 8. J. POLLEDRI 9. G. GARCIA 10. G. PRISCIANTELLI 11. J. TRULLA 12. E. LUCCHIN 13. F. PAEA 14. P. BRUNO 15. L. PANI
16. L. BIGI 17. A. SANAVIA 18. M. NOCERA 19. D. DE LEEUW 20. G. FERRARI 21. T. DOMINGUEZ 22. G. MONTEMAURI 23. G. LICATA

14 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

1. RIZZOLI → FISCHETTI

2. MANFREDI → BIGI

4. CANALI → SISI

5. KRUMOV → ZAMBONIN

6. VOLPI → FERRARI

7. FOX-MATAMUA → BIANCHI

8. POLLEDRI → LICATA

9. GARCIA → FUSCO

10. PRISCIANTELLI → EDEN

11. TRULLA → GESI

12. LUCCHIN → SMITH

13. PAEA → MORISI

14. BRUNO → TRULLA

15. PANI → PRISCIANTELLI

→ Game sheet and stats for Oyonnax - Zebre

Lineup for Lions vs Newcastle, Saturday, December 16, 2023, Kickoff 04:15PM

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LIONS : 1. J. SMITH 2. P. BOTHA 3. A. NTLABAKANYE 4. W. ALBERTS 5. D. LANDSBERG 6. E. TSHITUKA 7. R. VENTER 8. F. HORN 9. M. VAN DEN BERG 10. S. NOHAMBA 11. R. MAXWANE 12. M. LOUW 13. R. JONKER 14. R. KRIEL 15. Q. HORN
16. J. VISAGIE 17. M. NAUDÉ 18. R. SMITH 19. R. ROETS 20. I. ESTERHUIZEN 21. J. PRETORIUS 22. J. HENDRIKSE 23. G. LOMBARD

15 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

1. SMITH → FOURIE

2. BOTHA → VISAGIE

3. NTLABAKANYE → SMITH

4. ALBERTS → OOSTHUIZEN

5. LANDSBERG → ROETS

6. TSHITUKA → PRETORIUS

7. VENTER → STRAEULI

8. HORN → SIRGEL

9. VAN DEN BERG → STEYN

10. NOHAMBA → HENDRIKSE

11. MAXWANE → HANSEN

12. LOUW → DU PLESSIS

13. JONKER → CRONJÉ

14. KRIEL → MAXWANE

15. HORN → COETZEE

NEWCASTLE : 1. A. BROCKLEBANK 2. C. MADDISON 3. M. TAMPIN 4. T. CARDALL 5. K. MCDONALD 6. P. VAN DER WALT 7. J. BAINBRIDGE 8. J. KELLY 9. J. BARTON 10. B. CONNON 11. L. BROWN 12. C. HUTCHISON 13. B. STEVENSON 14. N. GREENWOOD 15. E. OBATOYINBO
16. M. VAN VUUREN 17. M. DORMER 18. M. MCCALLUM 19. A. SCOTT 20. F. LOCKWOOD 21. B. DOUGLAS 22. J. THOMAS 23. G. WACOKECOKE

15 changes in Newcastle Falcons starting XV :

1. BROCKLEBANK → BRANTINGHAM

2. MADDISON → BYRNE

3. TAMPIN → MCCALLUM

4. CARDALL → HAWKINS

5. MCDONALD → DE CHAVES

6. VAN DER WALT → LOCKWOOD

7. BAINBRIDGE → CROSS

8. KELLY → CHICK

9. BARTON → ELLIOTT

10. CONNON → JENNINGS

11. BROWN → STEPHENS

12. HUTCHISON → ORLANDO

13. STEVENSON → SPENCER

14. GREENWOOD → RADWAN

15. OBATOYINBO → REDSHAW

→ Game sheet and stats for Lions - Newcastle

Lineup for Benetton vs Perpignan, Saturday, December 16, 2023, Kickoff 04:15PM

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BENETTON : 1. M. SPAGNOLO 2. B. BERNASCONI 3. T. PASQUALI 4. E. IACHIZZI 5. E. SNYMAN 6. A. IZEKOR 7. S. NEGRI 8. L. CANNONE 9. A. UREN 10. J. UMAGA 11. O. RATAVE 12. P. ODOGWU 13. I. BREX 14. E. PADOVANI 15. R. SMITH
16. S. MAILE 17. F. ZANI 18. F. ALONGI 19. N. CANNONE 20. R. FAVRETTO 21. H. STOWERS 22. N. CASILIO 23. L. MARIN

10 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

1. SPAGNOLO → GALLO

2. BERNASCONI → LUCCHESI

3. PASQUALI → ZILOCCHI

4. IACHIZZI → CANNONE

5. SNYMAN → RUZZA

6. IZEKOR → NEGRI

7. NEGRI → LAMARO

12. ODOGWU → FEKITOA

14. PADOVANI → ODOGWU

15. SMITH → PADOVANI

PERPIGNAN : 1. A. FAKATIKA 2. V. JINTCHARADZE 3. A. JOLY 4. T. LABOUTELEY 5. S. ERU 6. L. BACHELIER 7. A. BRAZO 8. V. MORO 9. M. RODOR 10. J. BARRAQUE 11. M. ACÉBÈS 12. E. SAWAILAU 13. A. TAUMOEPEAU 14. L. DUPICHOT 15. B. GOUTARD
16. V. MONTGAILLARD 17. X. CHIOCCI 18. N. ROELOFSE 19. M. ORIE 20. M. TANGUY 21. E. BERTHEAU 22. L. VIOLA 23. N. BOZZO

10 changes in USA Perpignan starting XV :

1. FAKATIKA → LOTRIAN

2. JINTCHARADZE → MONTGAILLARD

3. JOLY → ROELOFSE

6. BACHELIER → VAN TONDER

8. MORO → BERTHEAU

10. BARRAQUE → PEREZ

11. ACÉBÈS → DUPICHOT

12. SAWAILAU → DUGUIVALU

14. DUPICHOT → DUBOIS

15. GOUTARD → BARRAQUE

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Perpignan

Lineup for Pau vs Dragons, Saturday, December 16, 2023, Kickoff 06:30PM

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PAU : 1. F. GIGENA 2. R. RUFFENACH 3. N. CORATO 4. H. AURADOU 5. M. CAPELLI 6. M. TLILI 7. M. PUECH 8. T. HAMONOU 9. D. ROBSON 10. T. DEBAËS 11. T. CAROL 12. J. VATUBUA 13. N. DECRON 14. A. TUIMABA 15. A. DESPÉRÈS
16. L. REY 17. P. TAILHADES 18. S. TOKOLAHI 19. V. TEMPLIER 20. J. BOUHIER 21. T. SOUVERBIE 22. É. GAILLETON 23. T. ATTISSOGBÉ

8 changes in Section Paloise starting XV :

1. GIGENA → TAILHADES

4. AURADOU → DUCAT

5. CAPELLI → METZ

9. ROBSON → DAUBAGNA

10. DEBAËS → DESPÉRÈS

11. CAROL → ARFEUIL

13. DECRON → EZEALA

15. DESPÉRÈS → CAROL

DRAGONS : 1. A. SEIULI 2. J. BENJAMIN 3. C. COLEMAN 4. J. DAVIES 5. M. SCREECH 6. R. WOODMAN 7. H. KEDDIE 8. T. BASHAM 9. G. BERTRANOU 10. C. EVANS 11. A. HEWITT 12. A. OWEN 13. S. HUGHES 14. J. ROSSER 15. J. WILLIAMS
16. B. COGHLAN 17. R. MARTINEZ 18. L. YENDLE 19. S. LONSDALE 20. G. YOUNG 21. L. JONES 22. C. BALDWIN 23. E. ROSSER

10 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

1. SEIULI → JONES

2. BENJAMIN → DEE

3. COLEMAN → FAIRBROTHER

5. SCREECH → NOTT

8. BASHAM → WAINWRIGHT

9. BERTRANOU → WILLIAMS

10. EVANS → REED

12. OWEN → HUGHES

13. HUGHES → TOMKINSON

14. ROSSER → DYER

→ Game sheet and stats for Pau - Dragons

Lineup for Montpellier vs Ospreys, Sunday, December 17, 2023, Kickoff 02:00PM

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MONTPELLIER : 1. B. ERDOCIO 2. B. PAENGA-AMOSA 3. H. WILLIAMS 4. M. TAULEIGNE 5. T. DUGUID 6. Y. CAMARA 7. C. DOUMENC 8. S. SIMMONDS 9. L. COLY 10. P. GARBISI 11. B. LAM 12. J. SERFONTEIN 13. P. LUCAS 14. G. BRIDGE 15. A. BOUTHIER
16. V. KARKADZE 17. E. FORLETTA 18. T. LAMOSITELE 19. P. WILLEMSE 20. M. DAKUWAQA 21. C. REINACH 22. L. FOURSANS-BOURDETTE 23. A. CADOT

7 changes in Montpellier Hérault Rugby starting XV :

1. ERDOCIO → FICHTEN

2. PAENGA-AMOSA → KARKADZE

6. CAMARA → DOUMENC

7. DOUMENC → BÉCOGNÉE

10. GARBISI → CARBONEL

12. SERFONTEIN → CADOT

13. LUCAS → DARMON

OSPREYS : 1. N. SMITH 2. D. LAKE 3. T. BOTHA 4. J. FENDER 5. A. BEARD 6. T. DAVIES 7. H. DEAVES-SMALL 8. M. MORSE 9. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 10. O. WILLIAMS 11. H. HOUSTON 12. O. WATKIN 13. G. NORTH 14. M. PROTHEROE 15. J. WALSH
16. S. PARRY 17. G. THOMAS 18. R. HENRY 19. L. JONES 20. L. LLOYD 21. L. DAVIES 22. D. EDWARDS 23. L. SCULLY

7 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. SMITH → THOMAS

6. DAVIES → DAVIES

7. DEAVES-SMALL → MORGAN

8. MORSE → MORRIS

11. HOUSTON → GILES

14. PROTHEROE → MORGAN

15. WALSH → HOPKINS

→ Game sheet and stats for Montpellier - Ospreys

Lineup for Cheetahs vs Sharks, Sunday, December 17, 2023, Kickoff 02:00PM

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CHEETAHS : 1. C. DAWSON 2. M. VAN DER MERWE 3. H. VAN WYK 4. R. BERNARDO 5. V. SEKEKETE 6. G. VAN DER MERWE 7. F. OLIVIER 8. J. RUDOLPH 9. R. PIENAAR 10. G. LOURENS 11. C. JASPER 12. R. FORTUIN 13. E. BOSHOFF 14. D. KASENDE 15. T. MAFURA
16. L. VAN DER WESTHUIZEN 17. A. TSHAKWENI 18. L. VICTOR 19. C. WEGNER 20. D. MAARTENS 21. S. QOMA 22. R. KRUGER 23. A. MGIJIMA

3 changes in Central Cheetahs starting XV :

1. DAWSON → FERREIRA

3. VAN WYK → VICTOR

14. KASENDE → XAMLASHE

SHARKS : 1. O. NCHÉ 2. K. VAN VUUREN 3. C. OOSTHUIZEN 4. E. ETZEBETH 5. L. ROETS 6. J. VENTER 7. P. BUTHELEZI 8. S. NOTSHE 9. G. WILLIAMS 10. C. BOSCH 11. M. MAPIMPI 12. F. VENTER 13. L. AM 14. W. KOK 15. A. FASSI
16. D. JOOSTE 17. N. MCHUNU 18. H. JACOBS 19. C. RAHL 20. J. LABUSCHAGNE 21. J. HENDRIKSE 22. L. CRONJÉ 23. E. HOOKER

2 changes in Sharks starting XV :

5. ROETS → RAHL

14. KOK → POTGIETER

→ Game sheet and stats for Cheetahs - Sharks

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