URC 2023 - Round 13 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 13th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 27th, Saturday the 28th and Sunday the 29th of January 2023.

Lineup for Ulster vs Stormers, Friday, January 27, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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ULSTER : 1. E. O'SULLIVAN 2. T. STEWART 3. J. TOOMAGA-ALLEN 4. A. O'CONNOR 5. S. CARTER 6. H. SHERIDAN 7. N. TIMONEY 8. D. VERMEULEN 9. N. DOAK 10. B. BURNS 11. B. MOXHAM 12. S. MOORE 13. J. HUME 14. R. LYTTLE 15. M. LOWRY
16. J. ANDREW 17. R. SUTHERLAND 18. A. WARWICK 19. K. TREADWELL 20. J. MURPHY 21. J. COONEY 22. I. MADIGAN 23. E. MCILROY

10 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

2. STEWART → HERRING

4. O'CONNOR → TREADWELL

5. CARTER → HENDERSON

6. SHERIDAN → JONES

7. TIMONEY → REFFELL

8. VERMEULEN → TIMONEY

9. DOAK → COONEY

11. MOXHAM → STOCKDALE

12. MOORE → MCCLOSKEY

14. LYTTLE → BALOUCOUNE

STORMERS : 1. A. VERMAAK 2. J. KOTZÉ 3. B. HARRIS 4. B. DIXON 5. M. ORIE 6. M. THEUNISSEN 7. W. ENGELBRECHT 8. E. ROOS 9. S. UNGERER 10. J. DU PLESSIS 11. C. SMIT 12. S. MNGOMEZULU 13. R. NEL 14. S. HARTZENBERG 15. K. WOLHUTER
16. S. NTUBENI 17. K. BLOSE 18. S. SANDI 19. R. VAN HEERDEN 20. A. VENTER 21. H. JANTJIES 22. C. EVANS 23. J. DE JONGH

11 changes in Stormers starting XV :

1. VERMAAK → KITSHOFF

2. KOTZÉ → DWEBA

3. HARRIS → FOUCHÉ

6. THEUNISSEN → FOURIE

8. ROOS → DAYIMANI

9. UNGERER → DE WET

10. DU PLESSIS → LIBBOK

11. SMIT → ZAS

12. MNGOMEZULU → WILLEMSE

13. NEL → DU PLESSIS

15. WOLHUTER → BLOMMETJIES

→ Game sheet and stats for Ulster - Stormers

Lineup for Scarlets vs Bulls, Friday, January 27, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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SCARLETS : 1. K. MATHIAS 2. D. HUGHES 3. S. WAINWRIGHT 4. V. FIFITA 5. S. LOUSI 6. A. SHINGLER 7. D. DAVIS 8. S. KALAMAFONI 9. G. DAVIES 10. S. COSTELOW 11. R. CONBEER 12. I. NICHOLAS 13. J. ROBERTS 14. S. EVANS 15. J. MCNICHOLL
16. T. DAVIES 17. S. THOMAS 18. H. O'CONNOR 19. M. JONES 20. C. TUIPULOTU 21. D. BLACKER 22. D. JONES 23. E. JAMES

10 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

1. MATHIAS → THOMAS

2. HUGHES → OWENS

3. WAINWRIGHT → SEBASTIAN

8. KALAMAFONI → TUIPULOTU

9. DAVIES → BLACKER

10. COSTELOW → PATCHELL

11. CONBEER → EVANS

12. NICHOLAS → DAVIES

14. EVANS → MCNICHOLL

15. MCNICHOLL → HALFPENNY

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. S. JACOBS 12. H. VORSTER 13. L. MAPOE 14. D. KRIEL 15. J. GOOSEN
16. J. WESSELS 17. S. MATANZIMA 18. F. KLOPPER 19. J. SWANEPOEL 20. N. CARR 21. E. PAPIER 22. C. HENDRICKS 23. W. SIMELANE

5 changes in Bulls starting XV :

10. SMITH → GOOSEN

11. JACOBS → KRIEL

13. MAPOE → SIMELANE

14. KRIEL → MOODIE

15. GOOSEN → ARENDSE

→ Game sheet and stats for Scarlets - Bulls

Lineup for Benetton vs Munster, Saturday, January 28, 2023, Kickoff 03:30PM

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BENETTON : 1. N. TETAZ CHAPARRO 2. S. MAILE 3. T. PASQUALI 4. M. LAZZARONI 5. R. FAVRETTO 6. G. PETTINELLI 7. A. IZEKOR 8. H. STOWERS 9. D. DUVENAGE 10. J. UMAGA 11. M. BELLINI 12. F. DRAGO 13. M. ZANON 14. I. MENDY 15. R. SMITH
16. B. BERNASCONI 17. T. GALLO 18. F. ALONGI 19. N. PIANTELLA 20. C. WEGNER 21. B. STEYN 22. M. ALBANESE 23. M. WATSON

14 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

1. TETAZ CHAPARRO → ZANI

2. MAILE → NICOTERA

3. PASQUALI → FERRARI

4. LAZZARONI → CANNONE

5. FAVRETTO → RUZZA

6. PETTINELLI → NEGRI

7. IZEKOR → LAMARO

8. STOWERS → CANNONE

9. DUVENAGE → GARBISI

10. UMAGA → ALBORNOZ

11. BELLINI → RATAVE

12. DRAGO → MENONCELLO

13. ZANON → BREX

14. MENDY → PADOVANI

MUNSTER : 1. J. WYCHERLEY 2. N. SCANNELL 3. R. SALANOA 4. J. KLEYN 5. F. WYCHERLEY 6. J. O'SULLIVAN 7. J. HODNETT 8. A. KENDELLEN 9. P. PATTERSON 10. J. CARBERY 11. L. COOMBES 12. M. FEKITOA 13. A. FRISCH 14. C. NASH 15. S. DALY
16. D. BARRON 17. M. DONNELLY 18. S. ARCHER 19. C. HURLEY 20. R. QUINN 21. N. CRONIN 22. B. HEALY 23. R. SCANNELL

9 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

2. SCANNELL → BARRON

5. WYCHERLEY → COOMBES

6. O'SULLIVAN → O'DONOGHUE

10. CARBERY → HEALY

11. COOMBES → DALY

12. FEKITOA → SCANNELL

13. FRISCH → FEKITOA

14. NASH → COOMBES

15. DALY → HALEY

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Munster

Lineup for Dragons vs Glasgow, Saturday, January 28, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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DRAGONS : 1. R. JONES 2. B. COGHLAN 3. L. FAIRBROTHER 4. M. SCREECH 5. B. CARTER 6. G. NOTT 7. S. LONSDALE 8. T. BASHAM 9. R. WILLIAMS 10. J. HANRAHAN 11. A. HEWITT 12. J. DIXON 13. S. TOMKINSON 14. J. ROSSER 15. J. WILLIAMS
16. J. BENJAMIN 17. A. SEIULI 18. C. COLEMAN 19. H. TAYLOR 20. B. FRY 21. L. JONES 22. S. DAVIES 23. S. HUGHES

14 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

1. JONES → SEIULI

2. COGHLAN → ROBERTS

3. FAIRBROTHER → COLEMAN

4. SCREECH → DAVIES

5. CARTER → NOTT

6. NOTT → LONSDALE

7. LONSDALE → GRIFFITHS

8. BASHAM → MORIARTY

9. WILLIAMS → JONES

10. HANRAHAN → DAVIES

11. HEWITT → TOMKINSON

12. DIXON → CLARK

13. TOMKINSON → HUGHES

14. ROSSER → DYER

GLASGOW : 1. J. BHATTI 2. F. BROWN 3. S. BERGHAN 4. L. BEAN 5. J. DU PREEZ 6. T. GORDON 7. S. VAILANU 8. J. DEMPSEY 9. A. PRICE 10. D. WEIR 11. C. FORBES 12. S. JOHNSON 13. S. MCDOWALL 14. S. CANCELLIERE 15. J. MCKAY
16. J. MATTHEWS 17. N. MCBETH 18. L. SORDONI 19. A. SAMUEL 20. E. FERRIE 21. C. NEILD 22. J. DOBIE 23. T. JORDAN

11 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

2. BROWN → TURNER

3. BERGHAN → SORDONI

4. BEAN → DU PREEZ

5. DU PREEZ → BEAN

6. GORDON → FAGERSON

9. PRICE → HORNE

10. WEIR → JORDAN

11. FORBES → STEYN

12. JOHNSON → JONES

13. MCDOWALL → TUIPULOTU

15. MCKAY → SMITH

→ Game sheet and stats for Dragons - Glasgow

Lineup for Leinster vs Cardiff, Saturday, January 28, 2023, Kickoff 06:05PM

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LEINSTER : 1. M. MILNE 2. J. MCKEE 3. M. ALAALATOA 4. R. MOLONY 5. B. DEENY 6. R. RUDDOCK 7. S. PENNY 8. M. DEEGAN 9. L. MCGRATH 10. H. BYRNE 11. D. KEARNEY 12. B. BROWNLEE 13. L. TURNER 14. M. O'REILLY 15. C. COSGRAVE
16. T. MCELROY 17. M. HANNAN 18. T. CLARKSON 19. J. CULHANE 20. W. CONNORS 21. N. MCCARTHY 22. C. TECTOR 23. A. KING

9 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

1. MILNE → HEALY

2. MCKEE → SHEEHAN

8. DEEGAN → CONAN

9. MCGRATH → FOLEY

11. KEARNEY → O'BRIEN

12. BROWNLEE → NGATAI

13. TURNER → OSBORNE

14. O'REILLY → LARMOUR

15. COSGRAVE → KEENAN

CARDIFF : 1. B. THYER 2. K. MYHILL 3. K. ASSIRATTI 4. L. TIMANI 5. S. DAVIES 6. J. TURNBULL 7. J. BOTHAM 8. J. RATTI 9. L. WILLIAMS 10. J. EVANS 11. J. HARRIES 12. B. THOMAS 13. R. LEE-LO 14. O. LANE 15. R. PRIESTLAND
16. K. DACEY 17. C. DOMACHOWSKI 18. W. DAVIES-KING 19. R. THORNTON 20. S. LEWIS-HUGHES 21. E. BEVAN 22. A. SUMMERHILL 23. M. MORGAN

7 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

1. THYER → CARRÉ

3. ASSIRATTI → ARHIP

7. BOTHAM → YOUNG

8. RATTI → FALETAU

9. WILLIAMS → WILLIAMS

11. HARRIES → ADAMS

15. PRIESTLAND → WILLIAMS

→ Game sheet and stats for Leinster - Cardiff

Lineup for Edinburgh vs Sharks, Saturday, January 28, 2023, Kickoff 06:15PM

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EDINBURGH : 1. B. VENTER 2. A. MCBURNEY 3. M. MCCALLUM 4. M. SYKES 5. G. YOUNG 6. N. HAINING 7. H. WATSON 8. V. MATA 9. B. VELLACOTT 10. C. SAVALA 11. J. BLAIN 12. J. LANG 13. M. BENNETT 14. W. GOOSEN 15. H. IMMELMAN
16. D. CHERRY 17. L. DE BRUIN 18. L. ATALIFO 19. J. HODGSON 20. B. MUNCASTER 21. C. SHIEL 22. J. VAN DER WALT 23. C. HUTCHISON

12 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

2. MCBURNEY → CHERRY

3. MCCALLUM → WILLIAMS

4. SYKES → SKINNER

5. YOUNG → HODGSON

6. HAINING → CROSBIE

7. WATSON → BOYLE

8. MATA → HAINING

9. VELLACOTT → SHIEL

11. BLAIN → KINGHORN

12. LANG → HUTCHISON

14. GOOSEN → BLAIN

15. IMMELMAN → PATERSON

SHARKS : 1. O. NCHÉ 2. K. VAN VUUREN 3. T. DU TOIT 4. H. ANDREWS 5. G. GROBLER 6. J. VENTER 7. H. VENTER 8. P. BUTHELEZI 9. G. WILLIAMS 10. C. BOSCH 11. T. ABRAHAMS 12. B. TAPUAI 13. F. VENTER 14. M. POTGIETER 15. A. FASSI
16. D. JOOSTE 17. N. MCHUNU 18. C. SADIE 19. R. HUGO 20. S. NOTSHE 21. C. WRIGHT 22. L. CRONJÉ 23. Y. PENXE

13 changes in Sharks starting XV :

1. NCHÉ → MCHUNU

2. VAN VUUREN → MBATHA

3. DU TOIT → SADIE

4. ANDREWS → BHOLI

5. GROBLER → HUGO

8. BUTHELEZI → GUMEDE

9. WILLIAMS → WRIGHT

10. BOSCH → FLEURS

11. ABRAHAMS → POTGIETER

12. TAPUAI → JANSE VAN RENSBURG

13. VENTER → KOSTER

14. POTGIETER → PENXE

15. FASSI → VOLMINK

→ Game sheet and stats for Edinburgh - Sharks

Lineup for Connacht vs Lions, Saturday, January 28, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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CONNACHT : 1. P. DOOLEY 2. S. DELAHUNT 3. J. AUNGIER 4. D. MURRAY 5. N. MURRAY 6. J. MURPHY 7. C. OLIVER 8. J. BUTLER 9. C. BLADE 10. J. CARTY 11. J. PORCH 12. C. FORDE 13. T. FARRELL 14. D. KILGALLEN 15. T. O'HALLORAN
16. D. TIERNEY-MARTIN 17. J. DUGGAN 18. D. ROBERTSON-MCCOY 19. L. FIFITA 20. S. HURLEY-LANGTON 21. K. MARMION 22. T. DALY 23. O. MCNULTY

8 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

1. DOOLEY → BUCKLEY

3. AUNGIER → BEALHAM

4. MURRAY → DOWLING

5. MURRAY → MURRAY

8. BUTLER → HURLEY-LANGTON

9. BLADE → MARMION

11. PORCH → HANSEN

14. KILGALLEN → PORCH

LIONS : 1. J. SMITH 2. P. BOTHA 3. A. NTLABAKANYE 4. W. ALBERTS 5. D. LANDSBERG 6. S. SANGWENI 7. R. STRAEULI 8. E. TSHITUKA 9. A. WARNER 10. J. HENDRIKSE 11. S. PIENAAR 12. M. LOUW 13. H. VAN WYK 14. E. VAN DER MERWE 15. Q. HORN
16. M. VAN VUUREN 17. M. NAUDÉ 18. R. SMITH 19. P. JANSEN VAN VUREN 20. J. KRIEL 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. M. RASS 23. A. COETZEE

6 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

4. ALBERTS → VENTER

6. SANGWENI → CAIRNS

7. STRAEULI → VAN HEERDEN

9. WARNER → VAN DEN BERG

11. PIENAAR → VAN DER MERWE

14. VAN DER MERWE → PIENAAR

→ Game sheet and stats for Connacht - Lions

Lineup for Zebre vs Ospreys, Sunday, January 29, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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ZEBRE : 1. P. BUONFIGLIO 2. G. RIBALDI 3. I. NECULAI 4. L. KRUMOV 5. J. FURNO 6. L. ANDREANI 7. M. KVESIC 8. T. FOX-MATAMUA 9. C. COOK 10. T. EDEN 11. J. TRULLA 12. T. BONI 13. F. SMITH 14. K. VAN WYK 15. L. PANI
16. J. DU TOIT 17. A. SANAVIA 18. R. GENOVESE 19. J. UYS 20. G. LICATA 21. R. JELIC 22. D. MAZZA 23. G. PRISCIANTELLI

12 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

2. RIBALDI → BIGI

3. NECULAI → NOCERA

4. KRUMOV → VISSER

6. ANDREANI → FERRARI

7. KVESIC → PELSER

8. FOX-MATAMUA → KVESIC

9. COOK → FUSCO

11. TRULLA → GESI

12. BONI → LUCCHIN

13. SMITH → BONI

14. VAN WYK → BRUNO

15. PANI → TRULLA

OSPREYS : 1. N. SMITH 2. E. TAIONE 3. T. BOTHA 4. B. DAVIES 5. H. SUTTON 6. J. REGAN 7. H. DEAVES-SMALL 8. M. MORRIS 9. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 10. J. WALSH 11. K. GILES 12. T. THOMAS-WHEELER 13. M. COLLINS 14. L. MORGAN 15. M. NAGY
16. T. COWAN-DICKIE 17. G. PHILLIPS 18. R. HENRY 19. J. FENDER 20. T. DAVIES 21. M. AUBREY 22. S. MYLER 23. I. HOPKINS

9 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

2. TAIONE → LAKE

3. BOTHA → FRANCIS

4. DAVIES → DAVIES

5. SUTTON → JONES

6. REGAN → ROOTS

7. DEAVES-SMALL → TIPURIC

12. THOMAS-WHEELER → WILLIAMS

14. MORGAN → PROTHEROE

15. NAGY → EVANS

→ Game sheet and stats for Zebre - Ospreys

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