Champions Cup 2023 - Round of 16 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of round of 16 of Champions Cup, taking on Friday the 31st of March, Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of April 2023.

Lineup for Leicester vs Edinburgh, Friday, March 31, 2023, Kickoff 09:00PM

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LEICESTER : 1. J. CRONIN 2. J. MONTOYA 3. D. COLE 4. G. MARTIN 5. C. HENDERSON 6. H. LIEBENBERG 7. T. REFFELL 8. O. CRACKNELL 9. J. VAN POORTVLIET 10. H. POLLARD 11. H. POTTER 12. J. GOPPERTH 13. G. PORTER 14. A. WATSON 15. F. STEWARD
16. C. CLARE 17. T. WEST 18. J. HEYES 19. E. SNYMAN 20. J. WIESE 21. S. WOLSTENHOLME 22. C. ATKINSON 23. D. KELLY

7 changes in Leicester Tigers starting XV :

1. CRONIN → WHITCOMBE

2. MONTOYA → CLARE

4. MARTIN → CHESSUM

11. POTTER → SIMMONS

12. GOPPERTH → KELLY

13. PORTER → SCOTT

14. WATSON → POTTER

EDINBURGH : 1. P. SCHOEMAN 2. S. MCINALLY 3. W. NEL 4. S. SKINNER 5. G. GILCHRIST 6. J. RITCHIE 7. H. WATSON 8. V. MATA 9. H. PYRGOS 10. B. KINGHORN 11. D. VAN DER MERWE 12. J. LANG 13. M. BENNETT 14. D. GRAHAM 15. E. BOFFELLI
16. D. CHERRY 17. B. VENTER 18. L. DE BRUIN 19. M. SYKES 20. L. CROSBIE 21. B. VELLACOTT 22. C. HUTCHISON 23. D. HOYLAND

7 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

2. MCINALLY → CHERRY

7. WATSON → CROSBIE

9. PYRGOS → VELLACOTT

10. KINGHORN → SAVALA

11. VAN DER MERWE → KINGHORN

14. GRAHAM → BLAIN

15. BOFFELLI → IMMELMAN

→ Game sheet and stats for Leicester - Edinburgh

Lineup for Sharks vs Munster, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 01:30PM

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SHARKS : 1. O. NCHÉ 2. B. MBONAMBI 3. T. DU TOIT 4. E. ETZEBETH 5. G. GROBLER 6. S. KOLISI 7. V. TSHITUKA 8. S. NOTSHE 9. J. HENDRIKSE 10. C. BOSCH 11. M. MAPIMPI 12. R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG 13. L. AM 14. W. KOK 15. B. CHAMBERLAIN
16. K. VAN VUUREN 17. N. MCHUNU 18. C. SADIE 19. E. VAN HEERDEN 20. P. BUTHELEZI 21. G. WILLIAMS 22. B. TAPUAI 23. T. ABRAHAMS

6 changes in Sharks starting XV :

2. MBONAMBI → VAN VUUREN

8. NOTSHE → BUTHELEZI

11. MAPIMPI → ABRAHAMS

12. JANSE VAN RENSBURG → TAPUAI

14. KOK → POTGIETER

15. CHAMBERLAIN → FASSI

MUNSTER : 1. D. KILCOYNE 2. N. SCANNELL 3. R. SALANOA 4. J. KLEYN 5. R. SNYMAN 6. P. O'MAHONY 7. J. HODNETT 8. G. COOMBES 9. C. CASEY 10. J. CROWLEY 11. S. DALY 12. M. FEKITOA 13. A. FRISCH 14. C. NASH 15. M. HALEY
16. D. BARRON 17. J. WYCHERLEY 18. S. ARCHER 19. F. WYCHERLEY 20. J. O'DONOGHUE 21. C. MURRAY 22. J. CARBERY 23. A. KENDELLEN

4 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

3. SALANOA → RYAN

5. SNYMAN → BEIRNE

10. CROWLEY → CARBERY

12. FEKITOA → CROWLEY

→ Game sheet and stats for Sharks - Munster

Lineup for Stormers vs Harlequins, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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STORMERS : 1. S. KITSHOFF 2. J. DWEBA 3. F. MALHERBE 4. E. VAN RHYN 5. M. ORIE 6. D. FOURIE 7. B. DIXON 8. H. DAYIMANI 9. H. JANTJIES 10. M. LIBBOK 11. S. SENATLA 12. D. DU PLESSIS 13. R. NEL 14. S. HARTZENBERG 15. D. WILLEMSE
16. J. KOTZÉ 17. B. HARRIS 18. N. FOUCHÉ 19. G. PORTER 20. W. ENGELBRECHT 21. M. THEUNISSEN 22. P. DE WET 23. C. BLOMMETJIES

6 changes in Stormers starting XV :

3. MALHERBE → FOUCHÉ

4. VAN RHYN → EVANS

7. DIXON → ENGELBRECHT

9. JANTJIES → UNGERER

10. LIBBOK → WOLHUTER

11. SENATLA → DAVIDS

HARLEQUINS : 1. J. MARLER 2. J. WALKER 3. W. LOUW 4. D. LAMB 5. I. HERBST 6. J. KENNINGHAM 7. W. EVANS 8. A. DOMBRANDT 9. D. CARE 10. M. SMITH 11. C. MURLEY 12. A. ESTERHUIZEN 13. L. NORTHMORE 14. J. MARCHANT 15. N. DAVID
16. S. RILEY 17. F. BAXTER 18. W. COLLIER 19. G. HAMMOND 20. T. LAWDAY 21. L. GJALTEMA 22. T. ALLAN 23. O. BEARD

5 changes in Harlequins starting XV :

4. LAMB → LEWIES

6. KENNINGHAM → LAMB

11. MURLEY → BASSETT

13. NORTHMORE → MARCHANT

14. MARCHANT → MURLEY

→ Game sheet and stats for Stormers - Harlequins

Lineup for La Rochelle vs Gloucester, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 06:30PM

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LA ROCHELLE : 1. J. SCLAVI 2. P. BOURGARIT 3. U. ATONIO 4. T. LAVAULT 5. W. SKELTON 6. U. DILLANE 7. L. BOTIA 8. G. ALLDRITT 9. T. KERR-BARLOW 10. A. HASTOY 11. J. FAVRE 12. J. DANTY 13. R. RHULE 14. T. THOMAS 15. B. DULIN
16. Q. LESPIAUCQ 17. R. WARDI 18. G. COLOMBE 19. R. SAZY 20. Y. TANGA 21. P. BOUDEHENT 22. T. BERJON 23. H. REUS

10 changes in Stade Rochelais starting XV :

1. SCLAVI → WARDI

2. BOURGARIT → LAGRANGE

4. LAVAULT → SAZY

5. SKELTON → PICQUETTE

6. DILLANE → BOTIA

7. BOTIA → BOURDEAU

11. FAVRE → RHULE

12. DANTY → FAVRE

13. RHULE → SEUTENI

14. THOMAS → LEYDS

GLOUCESTER : 1. M. VIVAS 2. S. BLAKE 3. K. GOTOVTSEV 4. F. CLARKE 5. M. ALEMANNO 6. R. ACKERMANN 7. L. LUDLOW 8. J. CLEMENT 9. S. VARNEY 10. B. TWELVETREES 11. O. THORLEY 12. S. ATKINSON 13. C. HARRIS 14. L. REES-ZAMMIT 15. S. CARRERAS
16. H. WALKER 17. H. ELRINGTON 18. J. FORD-ROBINSON 19. C. JORDAN 20. F. THOMAS 21. B. MORGAN 22. C. CHAPMAN 23. J. MAY

8 changes in Gloucester Rugby starting XV :

1. VIVAS → RAPAVA-RUSKIN

2. BLAKE → MCGUIGAN

4. CLARKE → JORDAN

6. ACKERMANN → CLEMENT

8. CLEMENT → TUISUE

13. HARRIS → KVESELADZE

14. REES-ZAMMIT → MAY

15. CARRERAS → BARTON

→ Game sheet and stats for La Rochelle - Gloucester

Lineup for Leinster vs Ulster, Saturday, April 1, 2023, Kickoff 06:30PM

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LEINSTER : 1. A. PORTER 2. D. SHEEHAN 3. T. FURLONG 4. R. MOLONY 5. J. RYAN 6. R. BAIRD 7. J. VAN DER FLIER 8. J. CONAN 9. J. GIBSON-PARK 10. R. BYRNE 11. J. LOWE 12. R. HENSHAW 13. J. O'BRIEN 14. J. LARMOUR 15. H. KEENAN
16. J. MCKEE 17. C. HEALY 18. M. ALAALATOA 19. J. JENKINS 20. S. PENNY 21. L. MCGRATH 22. H. BYRNE 23. C. FRAWLEY

7 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

2. SHEEHAN → KELLEHER

3. FURLONG → ALAALATOA

4. MOLONY → MCCARTHY

6. BAIRD → DORIS

11. LOWE → O'BRIEN

12. HENSHAW → OSBORNE

13. O'BRIEN → RINGROSE

ULSTER : 1. R. SUTHERLAND 2. R. HERRING 3. T. O'TOOLE 4. A. O'CONNOR 5. K. TREADWELL 6. D. MCCANN 7. N. TIMONEY 8. D. VERMEULEN 9. N. DOAK 10. B. BURNS 11. J. STOCKDALE 12. S. MCCLOSKEY 13. J. HUME 14. R. BALOUCOUNE 15. M. LOWRY
16. T. STEWART 17. E. O'SULLIVAN 18. J. TOOMAGA-ALLEN 19. H. SHERIDAN 20. M. REA 21. J. COONEY 22. S. MOORE 23. B. MOXHAM

6 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

1. SUTHERLAND → WARWICK

2. HERRING → STEWART

3. O'TOOLE → TOOMAGA-ALLEN

5. TREADWELL → CARTER

6. MCCANN → SHERIDAN

14. BALOUCOUNE → LYTTLE

→ Game sheet and stats for Leinster - Ulster

Lineup for Exeter vs Montpellier, Sunday, April 2, 2023, Kickoff 01:30PM

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EXETER : 1. S. SIO 2. D. FROST 3. M. STREET 4. J. GRAY 5. D. JENKINS 6. J. KIRSTEN 7. C. TSHIUNZA 8. S. SIMMONDS 9. W. BECCONSALL 10. J. SIMMONDS 11. R. O'LOUGHLIN 12. S. O'BRIEN 13. H. SLADE 14. J. NOWELL 15. T. WYATT
16. J. YEANDLE 17. N. ABULADZE 18. J. IOSEFA-SCOTT 19. A. DAVIS 20. D. EWERS 21. T. CAIRNS 22. H. SKINNER 23. J. HODGE

10 changes in Exeter Chiefs starting XV :

1. SIO → KENNY

2. FROST → INNARD

3. STREET → IOSEFA-SCOTT

4. GRAY → KIRSTEN

6. KIRSTEN → EWERS

9. BECCONSALL → MAUNDER

10. SIMMONDS → SKINNER

11. O'LOUGHLIN → WOODBURN

12. O'BRIEN → O'LOUGHLIN

15. WYATT → HODGE

MONTPELLIER : 1. E. FORLETTA 2. B. PAENGA-AMOSA 3. H. THOMAS 4. E. STOOKE 5. T. DUGUID 6. N. JANSE VAN RENSBURG 7. M. DAKUWAQA 8. Z. MERCER 9. C. REINACH 10. P. GARBISI 11. V. RATTEZ 12. J. SERFONTEIN 13. T. DARMON 14. B. LAM 15. A. BOUTHIER
16. C. LANGDON 17. T. LAMOSITELE 18. M. HAOUAS 19. L. NOUCHI 20. L. COLY 21. L. CARBONEL 22. G. BRIDGE 23. M. TAULEIGNE

9 changes in Montpellier Hérault Rugby starting XV :

1. FORLETTA → CHAUVAC

3. THOMAS → HAOUAS

4. STOOKE → CHALUREAU

5. DUGUID → WILLEMSE

7. DAKUWAQA → CAMARA

9. REINACH → COLY

10. GARBISI → CARBONEL

12. SERFONTEIN → DOUMAYROU

14. LAM → N'GANDEBE

→ Game sheet and stats for Exeter - Montpellier

Lineup for Toulouse vs Bulls, Sunday, April 2, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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TOULOUSE : 1. C. BAILLE 2. J. MARCHAND 3. D. ALDEGHERI 4. R. ARNOLD 5. E. MEAFOU 6. J. WILLIS 7. F. CROS 8. A. ROUMAT 9. A. DUPONT 10. R. NTAMACK 11. M. LEBEL 12. P. AHKI 13. S. CHOCOBARES 14. J. MALLÍA 15. T. RAMOS
16. P. MAUVAKA 17. R. NETI 18. D. AINU'U 19. T. FLAMENT 20. A. PLACINES 21. J. BRENNAN 22. P. GRAOU 23. D. DELIBES

5 changes in Stade Toulousain starting XV :

6. WILLIS → JELONCH

7. CROS → WILLIS

11. LEBEL → DELIBES

13. CHOCOBARES → BARASSI

15. RAMOS → JAMINET

BULLS : 1. G. STEENEKAMP 2. J. GROBBELAAR 3. M. SMITH 4. R. VERMAAK 5. R. NORTJÉ 6. M. VAN STADEN 7. C. BRINK 8. E. LOUW 9. Z. BURGER 10. C. SMITH 11. D. KRIEL 12. H. VORSTER 13. C. HENDRICKS 14. C. MOODIE 15. K. ARENDSE
16. B. DU PLESSIS 17. D. SMITH 18. F. KLOPPER 19. J. SWANEPOEL 20. W. STEENKAMP 21. E. PAPIER 22. M. STEYN 23. S. GANS

9 changes in Bulls starting XV :

1. STEENEKAMP → MATANZIMA

2. GROBBELAAR → DU PLESSIS

3. SMITH → KLOPPER

5. NORTJÉ → SWANEPOEL

8. LOUW → CARR

9. BURGER → PAPIER

10. SMITH → GOOSEN

12. VORSTER → HENDRICKS

13. HENDRICKS → SIMELANE

→ Game sheet and stats for Toulouse - Bulls

Lineup for Saracens vs Ospreys, Sunday, April 2, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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SARACENS : 1. M. VUNIPOLA 2. J. GEORGE 3. M. RICCIONI 4. M. ITOJE 5. H. TIZARD 6. A. CHRISTIE 7. B. EARL 8. B. VUNIPOLA 9. I. VAN ZYL 10. O. FARRELL 11. S. MAITLAND 12. N. TOMPKINS 13. A. LOZOWSKI 14. M. MALINS 15. A. GOODE
16. T. WOOLSTENCROFT 17. E. MAWI 18. A. CLAREY 19. N. ISIEKWE 20. J. WRAY 21. A. DAVIES 22. D. TAYLOR 23. A. LEWINGTON

3 changes in Saracens starting XV :

1. VUNIPOLA → HISLOP

10. FARRELL → GOODE

15. GOODE → DALY

OSPREYS : 1. N. SMITH 2. S. PARRY 3. T. FRANCIS 4. A. BEARD 5. A. JONES 6. E. ROOTS 7. J. TIPURIC 8. M. MORRIS 9. R. WEBB 10. O. WILLIAMS 11. L. MORGAN 12. K. WILLIAMS 13. O. WATKIN 14. K. GILES 15. M. COLLINS
16. D. LAKE 17. G. THOMAS 18. T. BOTHA 19. R. DAVIES 20. D. LYDIATE 21. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 22. G. ANSCOMBE 23. I. HOPKINS

10 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

2. PARRY → LAKE

3. FRANCIS → BOTHA

6. ROOTS → DAVIES

8. MORRIS → MORGAN

9. WEBB → MORGAN-WILLIAMS

11. MORGAN → GILES

12. WILLIAMS → HAWKINS

13. WATKIN → COLLINS

14. GILES → CUTHBERT

15. COLLINS → EVANS

→ Game sheet and stats for Saracens - Ospreys

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