URC 2023 - Round 11 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 11th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 30th, Saturday the 31st of December and Sunday the 1st of January 2023.

Lineup for Edinburgh vs Glasgow, Friday, December 30, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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EDINBURGH : 1. B. VENTER 2. T. CRUSE 3. W. NEL 4. S. SKINNER 5. G. GILCHRIST 6. J. RITCHIE 7. L. CROSBIE 8. V. MATA 9. H. PYRGOS 10. B. KINGHORN 11. D. VAN DER MERWE 12. J. LANG 13. M. BENNETT 14. E. BOFFELLI 15. H. PATERSON
16. P. HARRISON 17. P. SCHOEMAN 18. A. WILLIAMS 19. M. SYKES 20. C. BOYLE 21. C. SHIEL 22. C. SAVALA 23. C. HUTCHISON

7 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

1. VENTER → SCHOEMAN

4. SKINNER → YOUNG

7. CROSBIE → BOYLE

9. PYRGOS → VELLACOTT

10. KINGHORN → SAVALA

12. LANG → DEAN

13. BENNETT → LANG

GLASGOW : 1. J. BHATTI 2. F. BROWN 3. L. SORDONI 4. S. MANJEZI 5. R. GRAY 6. M. FAGERSON 7. S. VAILANU 8. J. DEMPSEY 9. A. PRICE 10. T. JORDAN 11. K. STEYN 12. S. MCDOWALL 13. S. TUIPULOTU 14. S. CANCELLIERE 15. O. SMITH
16. G. TURNER 17. N. MCBETH 18. S. BERGHAN 19. J. DU PREEZ 20. L. BEAN 21. C. NEILD 22. G. HORNE 23. D. MIOTTI

2 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

9. PRICE → HORNE

15. SMITH → MCKAY

→ Game sheet and stats for Edinburgh - Glasgow

Lineup for Zebre vs Benetton, Saturday, December 31, 2022, Kickoff 01:30PM

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ZEBRE : 1. J. PITINARI 2. L. BIGI 3. M. HASA 4. J. UYS 5. J. FURNO 6. G. FERRARI 7. I. BIANCHI 8. T. FOX-MATAMUA 9. A. FUSCO 10. T. EDEN 11. J. TRULLA 12. E. LUCCHIN 13. E. CRONJÉ 14. K. VAN WYK 15. L. PANI
16. M. MANFREDI 17. P. BUONFIGLIO 18. R. GENOVESE 19. A. ZAMBONIN 20. L. ANDREANI 21. R. JELIC 22. N. TENEGGI 23. M. MOSCARDI

10 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

1. PITINARI → RIZZOLI

2. BIGI → MANFREDI

3. HASA → NOCERA

5. FURNO → ZAMBONIN

6. FERRARI → ANDREANI

7. BIANCHI → KVESIC

9. FUSCO → COOK

10. EDEN → PRISCIANTELLI

11. TRULLA → GESI

14. VAN WYK → BRUNO

BENETTON : 1. C. TRAORÉ 2. G. NICOTERA 3. T. PASQUALI 4. S. SCRAFTON 5. F. RUZZA 6. S. NEGRI 7. M. ZULIANI 8. H. STOWERS 9. A. GARBISI 10. J. UMAGA 11. O. RATAVE 12. I. BREX 13. T. MENONCELLO 14. E. PADOVANI 15. M. MINOZZI
16. S. MAILE 17. F. ZANI 18. F. ALONGI 19. R. FAVRETTO 20. A. IZEKOR 21. M. ALBANESE 22. T. ALBORNOZ 23. F. DRAGO

12 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

3. PASQUALI → FERRARI

4. SCRAFTON → LAZZARONI

5. RUZZA → CANNONE

6. NEGRI → PETTINELLI

7. ZULIANI → LAMARO

8. STOWERS → CANNONE

10. UMAGA → ALBORNOZ

11. RATAVE → BELLINI

12. BREX → RIERA

13. MENONCELLO → BREX

14. PADOVANI → RATAVE

15. MINOZZI → SMITH

→ Game sheet and stats for Zebre - Benetton

Lineup for Sharks vs Bulls, Saturday, December 31, 2022, Kickoff 03:45PM

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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. H. VENTER 8. S. NOTSHE 9. G. WILLIAMS 10. C. BOSCH 11. M. MAPIMPI 12. R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG 13. L. AM 14. M. POTGIETER 15. B. CHAMBERLAIN
16. K. VAN VUUREN 17. D. BLEULER 18. C. SADIE 19. H. ANDREWS 20. P. BUTHELEZI 21. J. HENDRIKSE 22. L. CRONJÉ 23. Y. PENXE

9 changes in Sharks starting XV :

1. NCHÉ → DU TOIT

2. MBONAMBI → JOOSTE

3. DU TOIT → SADIE

4. ETZEBETH → GROBLER

5. GROBLER → ANDREWS

6. KOLISI → NOTSHE

7. VENTER → LABUSCHAGNE

8. NOTSHE → BUTHELEZI

14. POTGIETER → KOK

BULLS : 1. S. MATANZIMA 2. J. GROBBELAAR 3. M. SMITH 4. R. VERMAAK 5. R. NORTJÉ 6. M. VAN STADEN 7. C. BRINK 8. E. LOUW 9. B. VAN DER LINDE 10. C. SMITH 11. K. ARENDSE 12. H. VORSTER 13. C. HENDRICKS 14. C. MOODIE 15. J. GOOSEN
16. J. WESSELS 17. G. STEENEKAMP 18. S. LOMBARD 19. J. SWANEPOEL 20. N. CARR 21. E. PAPIER 22. L. MAPOE 23. D. KRIEL

7 changes in Bulls starting XV :

1. MATANZIMA → STEENEKAMP

9. VAN DER LINDE → PAPIER

10. SMITH → GOOSEN

11. ARENDSE → MOODIE

13. HENDRICKS → MAPOE

14. MOODIE → HENDRICKS

15. GOOSEN → ARENDSE

→ Game sheet and stats for Sharks - Bulls

Lineup for Stormers vs Lions, Saturday, December 31, 2022, Kickoff 06:00PM

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STORMERS : 1. S. KITSHOFF 2. J. DWEBA 3. N. FOUCHÉ 4. B. DIXON 5. M. ORIE 6. D. FOURIE 7. W. ENGELBRECHT 8. H. DAYIMANI 9. P. DE WET 10. M. LIBBOK 11. L. ZAS 12. D. DU PLESSIS 13. S. HARTZENBERG 14. A. DAVIDS 15. D. WILLEMSE
16. A. VENTER 17. B. HARRIS 18. S. SANDI 19. C. EVANS 20. J. POKOMELA 21. M. THEUNISSEN 22. G. MASIMLA 23. C. BLOMMETJIES

1 change in Stormers starting XV :

3. FOUCHÉ → MALHERBE

LIONS : 1. J. SMITH 2. P. BOTHA 3. A. NTLABAKANYE 4. W. ALBERTS 5. P. JANSEN VAN VUREN 6. J. CAIRNS 7. R. VENTER 8. E. TSHITUKA 9. S. NOHAMBA 10. J. HENDRIKSE 11. E. VAN DER MERWE 12. M. LOUW 13. H. VAN WYK 14. R. MAXWANE 15. Q. HORN
16. J. VISAGIE 17. M. NAUDÉ 18. R. SMITH 19. R. SCHOEMAN 20. S. SANGWENI 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. G. LOMBARD 23. M. RASS

8 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

5. JANSEN VAN VUREN → NOTHNAGEL

6. CAIRNS → TSHITUKA

7. VENTER → LANDSBERG

8. TSHITUKA → VENTER

11. VAN DER MERWE → HORN

13. VAN WYK → JONKER

14. MAXWANE → VAN DER MERWE

15. HORN → COETZEE

→ Game sheet and stats for Stormers - Lions

Lineup for Cardiff vs Ospreys, Sunday, January 1, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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CARDIFF : 1. R. CARRÉ 2. L. BELCHER 3. W. DAVIES-KING 4. L. TIMANI 5. S. DAVIES 6. J. TURNBULL 7. T. YOUNG 8. T. FALETAU 9. T. WILLIAMS 10. J. EVANS 11. J. ADAMS 12. B. THOMAS 13. R. LEE-LO 14. O. LANE 15. L. WILLIAMS
16. K. MYHILL 17. C. DOMACHOWSKI 18. K. ASSIRATTI 19. T. WILLIAMS 20. E. JENKINS 21. J. RATTI 22. L. WILLIAMS 23. M. GRADY

5 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

3. DAVIES-KING → ARHIP

5. DAVIES → THORNTON

10. EVANS → PRIESTLAND

11. ADAMS → CABANGO

15. WILLIAMS → ADAMS

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

10 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. THOMAS → SMITH

2. PARRY → BALDWIN

3. BOTHA → FRANCIS

4. BEARD → DAVIES

5. JONES → BEARD

6. MORGAN → ROOTS

7. TIPURIC → MORGAN

8. ROOTS → MORRIS

11. GILES → MORGAN

15. WALSH → NAGY

→ Game sheet and stats for Cardiff - Ospreys

Lineup for Scarlets vs Dragons, Sunday, January 1, 2023, Kickoff 06:15PM

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SCARLETS : 1. K. MATHIAS 2. K. OWENS 3. W. JOHN 4. V. FIFITA 5. S. LOUSI 6. A. SHINGLER 7. D. DAVIS 8. S. KALAMAFONI 9. D. BLACKER 10. R. PATCHELL 11. S. EVANS 12. S. WILLIAMS 13. J. ROBERTS 14. J. MCNICHOLL 15. L. HALFPENNY
16. S. EVANS 17. S. THOMAS 18. S. WAINWRIGHT 19. M. JONES 20. C. TUIPULOTU 21. K. HARDY 22. D. JONES 23. J. DAVIES

10 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

2. OWENS → ELIAS

5. LOUSI → KALAMAFONI

7. DAVIS → LEZANA

8. KALAMAFONI → MACLEOD

10. PATCHELL → COSTELOW

11. EVANS → CONBEER

12. WILLIAMS → DAVIES

13. ROBERTS → NICHOLAS

14. MCNICHOLL → EVANS

15. HALFPENNY → MCNICHOLL

DRAGONS : 1. A. SEIULI 2. B. ROBERTS 3. C. COLEMAN 4. J. DAVIES 5. G. NOTT 6. A. WAINWRIGHT 7. T. BASHAM 8. R. MORIARTY 9. L. JONES 10. J. HANRAHAN 11. A. HEWITT 12. S. TOMKINSON 13. S. HUGHES 14. R. DYER 15. A. O'BRIEN
16. B. COGHLAN 17. R. EVANS 18. L. YENDLE 19. M. SCREECH 20. B. FRY 21. C. HOPE 22. S. DAVIES 23. M. CLARK

4 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

1. SEIULI → JONES

7. BASHAM → KEDDIE

9. JONES → WILLIAMS

12. TOMKINSON → DIXON

→ Game sheet and stats for Scarlets - Dragons

Lineup for Ulster vs Munster, Sunday, January 1, 2023, Kickoff 06:15PM

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ULSTER : 1. R. SUTHERLAND 2. T. STEWART 3. M. MOORE 4. K. TREADWELL 5. I. HENDERSON 6. G. JONES 7. S. REFFELL 8. D. VERMEULEN 9. J. COONEY 10. B. BURNS 11. J. STOCKDALE 12. S. MCCLOSKEY 13. J. HUME 14. R. BALOUCOUNE 15. S. MOORE
16. J. ANDREW 17. E. O'SULLIVAN 18. G. MILASINOVICH 19. S. CARTER 20. J. MURPHY 21. N. DOAK 22. J. FLANNERY 23. E. MCILROY

9 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

4. TREADWELL → O'CONNOR

6. JONES → MCCANN

7. REFFELL → REA

8. VERMEULEN → TIMONEY

10. BURNS → DOAK

11. STOCKDALE → LYTTLE

13. HUME → MARSHALL

14. BALOUCOUNE → MCILROY

15. MOORE → LOWRY

MUNSTER : 1. D. KILCOYNE 2. N. SCANNELL 3. R. SALANOA 4. J. KLEYN 5. K. MCDONALD 6. J. O'DONOGHUE 7. A. KENDELLEN 8. G. COOMBES 9. P. PATTERSON 10. J. CROWLEY 11. K. EARLS 12. M. FEKITOA 13. A. FRISCH 14. S. DALY 15. M. HALEY
16. S. BUCKLEY 17. J. WYCHERLEY 18. S. ARCHER 19. C. HURLEY 20. J. O'SULLIVAN 21. C. MURRAY 22. B. HEALY 23. P. CAMPBELL

8 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

3. SALANOA → RYAN

5. MCDONALD → BEIRNE

7. KENDELLEN → O'MAHONY

9. PATTERSON → MURRAY

10. CROWLEY → CARBERY

12. FEKITOA → CROWLEY

14. DALY → NASH

15. HALEY → DALY

→ Game sheet and stats for Ulster - Munster

Lineup for Leinster vs Connacht, Sunday, January 1, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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LEINSTER : 1. M. MILNE 2. R. KELLEHER 3. M. ALAALATOA 4. B. DEENY 5. J. RYAN 6. R. BAIRD 7. J. VAN DER FLIER 8. C. DORIS 9. J. GIBSON-PARK 10. J. SEXTON 11. R. RUSSELL 12. C. NGATAI 13. L. TURNER 14. J. LARMOUR 15. J. O'BRIEN
16. J. MCKEE 17. A. PORTER 18. V. ABDALADZE 19. A. SOROKA 20. S. PENNY 21. C. FOLEY 22. H. BYRNE 23. J. OSBORNE

14 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

1. MILNE → PORTER

2. KELLEHER → SHEEHAN

3. ALAALATOA → HEALY

4. DEENY → BAIRD

5. RYAN → MCCARTHY

6. BAIRD → RUDDOCK

7. VAN DER FLIER → PENNY

8. DORIS → DEEGAN

9. GIBSON-PARK → MCCARTHY

10. SEXTON → BYRNE

11. RUSSELL → LOWE

12. NGATAI → OSBORNE

13. TURNER → RINGROSE

15. O'BRIEN → KEENAN

CONNACHT : 1. P. DOOLEY 2. D. HEFFERNAN 3. D. ROBERTSON-MCCOY 4. D. MURRAY 5. N. MURRAY 6. C. PRENDERGAST 7. S. HURLEY-LANGTON 8. J. BUTLER 9. C. BLADE 10. J. CARTY 11. J. PORCH 12. D. HAWKSHAW 13. T. FARRELL 14. D. KILGALLEN 15. T. O'HALLORAN
16. S. DELAHUNT 17. D. BUCKLEY 18. S. ILLO 19. O. DOWLING 20. C. OLIVER 21. K. MARMION 22. T. DALY 23. B. RALSTON

10 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

1. DOOLEY → BUCKLEY

2. HEFFERNAN → DELAHUNT

3. ROBERTSON-MCCOY → BEALHAM

4. MURRAY → MURPHY

6. PRENDERGAST → DOWLING

7. HURLEY-LANGTON → OLIVER

8. BUTLER → PRENDERGAST

11. PORCH → HANSEN

12. HAWKSHAW → AKI

14. KILGALLEN → PORCH

→ Game sheet and stats for Leinster - Connacht

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