Challenge Cup 2024 - Round 4 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 4th round of Challenge Cup, taking on Friday the 19th, Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st of January 2024.

Lineup for Scarlets vs Edinburgh, Friday, January 19, 2024, Kickoff 09:00PM

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SCARLETS : 1. S. THOMAS 2. R. ELIAS 3. H. O'CONNOR 4. A. CRAIG 5. J. PRICE 6. B. WILLIAMS 7. D. DAVIS 8. V. FIFITA 9. K. HARDY 10. I. LLOYD 11. R. CONBEER 12. J. DAVIES 13. J. ROBERTS 14. S. EVANS 15. I. NICHOLAS
16. E. SWART 17. K. MATHIAS 18. S. WAINWRIGHT 19. M. JONES 20. S. EVANS 21. G. DAVIES 22. C. TITCOMBE 23. T. LEWIS

9 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

1. THOMAS → MATHIAS

3. O'CONNOR → WAINWRIGHT

6. WILLIAMS → MACLEOD

9. HARDY → HUGHES

10. LLOYD → COSTELOW

11. CONBEER → EVANS

12. DAVIES → WILLIAMS

14. EVANS → ROGERS

15. NICHOLAS → LLOYD

EDINBURGH : 1. P. SCHOEMAN 2. D. CHERRY 3. W. NEL 4. S. SKINNER 5. G. GILCHRIST 6. L. CROSBIE 7. H. WATSON 8. V. MATA 9. B. VELLACOTT 10. B. HEALY 11. D. VAN DER MERWE 12. J. LANG 13. M. CURRIE 14. C. DEAN 15. E. BOFFELLI
16. E. ASHMAN 17. B. VENTER 18. A. WILLIAMS 19. G. YOUNG 20. J. RITCHIE 21. T. DODD 22. A. PRICE 23. C. SCOTT

6 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

6. CROSBIE → YOUNG

9. VELLACOTT → PRICE

11. VAN DER MERWE → GOOSEN

12. LANG → CURRIE

13. CURRIE → BENNETT

14. DEAN → GRAHAM

→ Game sheet and stats for Scarlets - Edinburgh

Lineup for Gloucester vs Castres, Friday, January 19, 2024, Kickoff 09:00PM

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GLOUCESTER : 1. J. FORD-ROBINSON 2. G. MCGUIGAN 3. F. BALMAIN 4. F. CLARKE 5. M. ALEMANNO 6. R. ACKERMANN 7. J. CLEMENT 8. Z. MERCER 9. C. ENGLEFIELD 10. A. HASTINGS 11. O. THORLEY 12. S. ATKINSON 13. C. HARRIS 14. J. MAY 15. S. CARRERAS
16. S. BLAKE 17. H. ELRINGTON 18. C. KNIGHT 19. A. TUISUE 20. L. LUDLOW 21. S. VARNEY 22. M. LLEWELLYN 23. J. HATHAWAY

5 changes in Gloucester Rugby starting XV :

2. MCGUIGAN → BLAKE

3. BALMAIN → GOTOVTSEV

6. ACKERMANN → CLEMENT

7. CLEMENT → LUDLOW

15. CARRERAS → REES-ZAMMIT

CASTRES : 1. W. DE BENEDITTIS 2. G. BARLOT 3. A. AZAR 4. G. MARAVAT 5. T. STANIFORTH 6. M. BABILLOT 7. N. CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY 8. A. PAPALI'I 9. S. ARATA 10. P. POPELIN 11. N. HULLEU 12. A. COCAGI 13. A. SÉGURET 14. M. LAVEAU 15. G. PALIS
16. P. COLONNA 17. A. TICHIT 18. E. TALALUA 19. F. VANVERBERGHE 20. Y. PEYSSON 21. J. FERNANDEZ 22. V. BOTITU 23. J. RAISUQE

11 changes in Castres Olympique starting XV :

2. BARLOT → ZARANTONELLO

4. MARAVAT → NAKARAWA

5. STANIFORTH → VANVERBERGHE

6. BABILLOT → DELAPORTE

7. CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY → PEYSSON

9. ARATA → DOUBRÈRE

10. POPELIN → LE BRUN

11. HULLEU → BOUZERAND

13. SÉGURET → GOODHUE

14. LAVEAU → RAISUQE

15. PALIS → CHABOUNI

→ Game sheet and stats for Gloucester - Castres

Lineup for Pau vs Zebre, Saturday, January 20, 2024, Kickoff 02:00PM

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PAU : 1. F. GIGENA 2. R. RUFFENACH 3. N. CORATO 4. G. DUCAT 5. F. METZ 6. L. TAGITAGIVALU 7. M. PUECH 8. P. TAUILIILI-PELESASA 9. T. DAUBAGNA 10. J. SIMMONDS 11. A. TUIMABA 12. N. DECRON 13. S. EZEALA 14. T. CAROL 15. T. ATTISSOGBÉ
16. L. REY 17. G. PAPIDZE 18. S. TOKOLAHI 19. S. WHITELOCK 20. T. HAMONOU 21. R. HEWAT 22. T. SOUVERBIE 23. A. DESPÉRÈS

8 changes in Section Paloise starting XV :

3. CORATO → PAPIDZE

6. TAGITAGIVALU → PUECH

7. PUECH → TLILI

8. TAUILIILI-PELESASA → HEWAT

9. DAUBAGNA → ROBSON

10. SIMMONDS → DESPÉRÈS

13. EZEALA → GAILLETON

15. ATTISSOGBÉ → MADDOCKS

ZEBRE : 1. L. RIZZOLI 2. M. MANFREDI 3. M. NOCERA 4. L. KRUMOV 5. A. ZAMBONIN 6. G. VOLPI 7. I. BIANCHI 8. D. RUGGERI 9. G. GARCIA 10. G. MONTEMAURI 11. S. GESI 12. E. LUCCHIN 13. L. MORISI 14. P. BRUNO 15. L. PANI
16. G. RIBALDI 17. D. FISCHETTI 18. J. PITINARI 19. M. CANALI 20. B. STAVILE 21. T. DOMINGUEZ 22. G. PRISCIANTELLI 23. S. GREGORY

1 change in Zebre Parma starting XV :

1. RIZZOLI → FISCHETTI

→ Game sheet and stats for Pau - Zebre

Lineup for Black Lion vs Clermont, Saturday, January 20, 2024, Kickoff 02:00PM

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BLACK LION : 1. D. ABDUSHELISHVILI 2. T. ZAMTARADZE 3. G. CHKHARTISHVILI 4. D. EPREMIDZE 5. M. BABUNASHVILI 6. L. IVANISHVILI 7. S. MAMAMTAVRISHVILI 8. I. SPANDERASHVILI 9. G. MARGALITADZE 10. L. MATKAVA 11. A. TODUA 12. M. SHARIKADZE 13. G. KVESELADZE 14. A. TABUTSADZE 15. M. MODEBADZE
16. I. KVATADZE 17. N. KHATIASHVILI 18. B. TCHUMBADZE 19. N. CHEISHVILI 20. G. KERVALISHVILI 21. A. JIGAURI 22. T. KAKHOIDZE 23. L. TSIREKIDZE

4 changes in Black Lion starting XV :

2. ZAMTARADZE → KVATADZE

4. EPREMIDZE → CHEISHVILI

5. BABUNASHVILI → KERDIKOSHVILI

6. IVANISHVILI → KERVALISHVILI

CLERMONT : 1. E. FALGOUX 2. F. FAINGA'A 3. C. OJOVAN 4. T. LANEN 5. T. LAVANINI 6. L. DESSAIGNE 7. M. KREMER 8. P. SOWAKULA 9. B. JAUNEAU 10. A. BELLEAU 11. J. JURAND 12. G. MOALA 13. L. DARRICARRÈRE 14. B. DELGUY 15. A. NEWSOME
16. R. COULY 17. G. BERIA 18. R. SLIMANI 19. R. SIMMONS 20. K. TIXERONT 21. S. BÉZY 22. T. GIRAL 23. P. FOUYSSAC

11 changes in ASM Clermont Auvergne starting XV :

1. FALGOUX → BERIA

2. FAINGA'A → FOURCADE

3. OJOVAN → SLIMANI

4. LANEN → SIMMONS

6. DESSAIGNE → TIXERONT

7. KREMER → SOWAKULA

8. SOWAKULA → LEE

11. JURAND → RAKA

12. MOALA → DARRICARRÈRE

13. DARRICARRÈRE → HÉRITEAU

14. DELGUY → JURAND

→ Game sheet and stats for Black Lion - Clermont

Lineup for Benetton vs Montpellier, Saturday, January 20, 2024, Kickoff 04:15PM

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BENETTON : 1. T. GALLO 2. B. BERNASCONI 3. G. ZILOCCHI 4. E. IACHIZZI 5. E. SNYMAN 6. A. IZEKOR 7. M. ZULIANI 8. L. CANNONE 9. A. GARBISI 10. T. ALBORNOZ 11. O. RATAVE 12. M. FEKITOA 13. T. MENONCELLO 14. I. MENDY 15. R. SMITH
16. G. LUCCHESI 17. M. SPAGNOLO 18. T. PASQUALI 19. F. RUZZA 20. S. NEGRI 21. M. LAMARO 22. A. UREN 23. J. UMAGA

5 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

2. BERNASCONI → LUCCHESI

4. IACHIZZI → CANNONE

6. IZEKOR → NEGRI

9. GARBISI → UREN

12. FEKITOA → BREX

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

12 changes in Montpellier Hérault Rugby starting XV :

1. ERDOCIO → FICHTEN

2. PAENGA-AMOSA → KARKADZE

3. LAMOSITELE → MACHARASHVILI

4. CHALUREAU → DUGUID

5. WILLEMSE → CHALUREAU

6. VERHAEGHE → JANSE VAN RENSBURG

8. TAULEIGNE → PERRIN

9. COLY → REINACH

11. LAM → DAKUWAQA

12. CADOT → SERFONTEIN

13. DARMON → DOUMAYROU

14. LUCAS → BRIDGE

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Montpellier

Lineup for Oyonnax vs Cheetahs, Saturday, January 20, 2024, Kickoff 04:15PM

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OYONNAX : 1. R. SUTHERLAND 2. M. LEIATAUA 3. I. MIRTSKHULAVA 4. E. JOHNSON 5. H. FABRÈGUE 6. F. TAOFIFENUA 7. H. HERMET 8. L. GODENER 9. C. CASSANG 10. D. MIOTTI 11. J. RAVOUVOU 12. L. MENSA 13. L. TREILLES 14. D. IKPEFAN 15. M. SALLES
16. J. RATAJCZAK 17. A. BORDENAVE 18. T. BERTHAUD 19. S. MAFI 20. I. EL KHATTABI 21. J. SOULAN 22. S. COULIBALY 23. D. ODIASE

9 changes in Oyonnax Rugby starting XV :

1. SUTHERLAND → BORDENAVE

2. LEIATAUA → GÉLÉDAN

3. MIRTSKHULAVA → BERTHAUD

4. JOHNSON → MAFI

5. FABRÈGUE → JOHNSON

10. MIOTTI → SOULAN

12. MENSA → BETTENCOURT

14. IKPEFAN → SALLES

15. SALLES → BOURAUX

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

3 changes in Central Cheetahs starting XV :

2. VAN DER MERWE → VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

11. HARTZENBERG → JASPER

14. KASENDE → HARTZENBERG

→ Game sheet and stats for Oyonnax - Cheetahs

Lineup for Lions vs Ospreys, Sunday, January 21, 2024, Kickoff 02:00PM

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LIONS : 1. J. SMITH 2. P. BOTHA 3. A. NTLABAKANYE 4. R. SCHOEMAN 5. R. NOTHNAGEL 6. J. PRETORIUS 7. E. TSHITUKA 8. F. HORN 9. S. NOHAMBA 10. G. LOMBARD 11. E. VAN DER MERWE 12. M. LOUW 13. H. VAN WYK 14. R. KRIEL 15. Q. HORN
16. J. VISAGIE 17. M. NAUDÉ 18. R. DREYER 19. D. LANDSBERG 20. H. SIRGEL 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. K. WOLHUTER 23. E. CRONJÉ

14 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

1. SMITH → NAUDÉ

2. BOTHA → VISAGIE

3. NTLABAKANYE → VAN VUUREN

4. SCHOEMAN → OOSTHUIZEN

5. NOTHNAGEL → LANDSBERG

7. TSHITUKA → ESTERHUIZEN

8. HORN → SIRGEL

9. NOHAMBA → STEYN

10. LOMBARD → HENDRIKSE

11. VAN DER MERWE → HANSEN

12. LOUW → JONKER

13. VAN WYK → CRONJÉ

14. KRIEL → PIENAAR

15. HORN → COETZEE

OSPREYS : 1. R. HENRY 2. S. PARRY 3. T. BOTHA 4. J. RATTI 5. A. BEARD 6. W. HICKEY 7. H. DEAVES-SMALL 8. M. MORSE 9. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 10. D. EDWARDS 11. K. GILES 12. O. WATKIN 13. G. NORTH 14. M. PROTHEROE 15. I. HOPKINS
16. E. LEWIS 17. C. JONES 18. B. WARREN 19. L. JONES 20. T. DAVIES 21. C. JONES 22. J. WALSH 23. K. WILLIAMS

6 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. HENRY → THOMAS

4. RATTI → FENDER

6. HICKEY → RATTI

7. DEAVES-SMALL → LAKE

9. MORGAN-WILLIAMS → DAVIES

13. NORTH → WILLIAMS

→ Game sheet and stats for Lions - Ospreys

Lineup for Perpignan vs Newcastle, Sunday, January 21, 2024, Kickoff 02:00PM

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PERPIGNAN : 1. X. CHIOCCI 2. V. MONTGAILLARD 3. N. ROELOFSE 4. B. CHINARRO 5. P. TUILAGI 6. S. M'FOUDI 7. K. GALLETIER 8. V. MORO 9. S. DEGHMACHE 10. M. RODOR 11. L. DUBOIS 12. A. NAQALEVU 13. J. POULET 14. M. GRANELL 15. L. DUPICHOT
16. V. JINTCHARADZE 17. S. LOTRIAN 18. P. CECCARELLI 19. T. LABOUTELEY 20. M. ORIE 21. M. UGENA 22. J. BARRAQUE 23. A. DUGUIVALU

9 changes in USA Perpignan starting XV :

1. CHIOCCI → FAKATIKA

2. MONTGAILLARD → RUIZ

4. CHINARRO → LABOUTELEY

5. TUILAGI → ERU

6. M'FOUDI → BACHELIER

8. MORO → FA'ASO'O

10. RODOR → MCINTYRE

13. POULET → SAWAILAU

14. GRANELL → GOUTARD

NEWCASTLE : 1. A. BROCKLEBANK 2. B. BYRNE 3. M. MCCALLUM 4. J. HAWKINS 5. S. DE CHAVES 6. P. RUBIOLO 7. S. CROSS 8. F. LOCKWOOD 9. J. BARTON 10. L. JOHNSON 11. B. STEVENSON 12. C. HUTCHISON 13. M. MORONI 14. B. REDSHAW 15. E. OBATOYINBO
16. M. VAN VUUREN 17. M. DORMER 18. E. BELLO 19. J. KELLY 20. J. BAINBRIDGE 21. H. O'SULLIVAN 22. R. JENNINGS 23. O. SPENCER

8 changes in Newcastle Falcons starting XV :

2. BYRNE → BLAMIRE

3. MCCALLUM → BELLO

7. CROSS → PEPPER

8. LOCKWOOD → CHICK

10. JOHNSON → CONNON

11. STEVENSON → STEPHENS

13. MORONI → WACOKECOKE

14. REDSHAW → RADWAN

→ Game sheet and stats for Perpignan - Newcastle

Lineup for Dragons vs Sharks, Sunday, January 21, 2024, Kickoff 06:30PM

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DRAGONS : 1. R. JONES 2. B. ROBERTS 3. L. BROWN 4. J. DAVIES 5. M. SCREECH 6. R. WOODMAN 7. O. GRIFFITHS 8. A. WAINWRIGHT 9. D. BLACKER 10. W. REED 11. J. ROSSER 12. H. ACKERMAN 13. S. HUGHES 14. R. DYER 15. C. EVANS
16. J. BENJAMIN 17. R. MARTINEZ 18. L. YENDLE 19. G. YOUNG 20. T. BASHAM 21. R. WILLIAMS 22. J. WESTWOOD 23. E. ROSSER

8 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

2. ROBERTS → BENJAMIN

3. BROWN → YENDLE

4. DAVIES → LONSDALE

5. SCREECH → NOTT

6. WOODMAN → LYDIATE

7. GRIFFITHS → KEDDIE

9. BLACKER → WILLIAMS

13. HUGHES → OWEN

SHARKS : 1. O. NCHÉ 2. F. MBATHA 3. H. JACOBS 4. C. RAHL 5. G. GROBLER 6. J. VENTER 7. J. LABUSCHAGNE 8. P. BUTHELEZI 9. J. HENDRIKSE 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. C. OOSTHUIZEN 19. L. ROETS 20. T. MAVESERE 21. G. WILLIAMS 22. L. CRONJÉ 23. R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG

2 changes in Sharks starting XV :

6. VENTER → MAVESERE

9. HENDRIKSE → WILLIAMS

→ Game sheet and stats for Dragons - Sharks

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