URC 2023 - Round 16 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 16th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th of March 2023.

Lineup for Zebre vs Cardiff, Friday, March 24, 2023, Kickoff 08:10PM

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ZEBRE : 1. P. BUONFIGLIO 2. J. DU TOIT 3. M. HASA 4. J. UYS 5. L. KRUMOV 6. L. ANDREANI 7. I. BIANCHI 8. G. LICATA 9. C. COOK 10. G. PRISCIANTELLI 11. S. GESI 12. E. LUCCHIN 13. F. SMITH 14. K. VAN WYK 15. R. KRIEL
16. G. RIBALDI 17. L. RIZZOLI 18. R. GENOVESE 19. D. SISI 20. M. KVESIC 21. A. FUSCO 22. N. TENEGGI 23. J. TRULLA

9 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

2. DU TOIT → RIBALDI

3. HASA → NOCERA

4. UYS → KRUMOV

5. KRUMOV → ZAMBONIN

7. BIANCHI → KVESIC

8. LICATA → RUGGERI

10. PRISCIANTELLI → EDEN

13. SMITH → BONI

14. VAN WYK → TRULLA

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

9 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

1. DOMACHOWSKI → CARRÉ

2. BELCHER → DACEY

3. ASSIRATTI → LEWIS

4. TURNBULL → TIMANI

5. WILLIAMS → DAVIES

6. LEWIS-HUGHES → TURNBULL

7. BOTHAM → JENKINS

10. PRIESTLAND → EVANS

13. GRADY → LEE-LO

→ Game sheet and stats for Zebre - Cardiff

Lineup for Leinster vs Stormers, Friday, March 24, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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LEINSTER : 1. M. MILNE 2. J. MCKEE 3. M. ALAALATOA 4. R. MOLONY 5. J. JENKINS 6. R. RUDDOCK 7. S. PENNY 8. M. DEEGAN 9. L. MCGRATH 10. H. BYRNE 11. D. KEARNEY 12. C. FRAWLEY 13. L. TURNER 14. R. RUSSELL 15. J. LARMOUR
16. L. BARRON 17. E. BYRNE 18. V. ABDALADZE 19. B. DEENY 20. W. CONNORS 21. N. MCCARTHY 22. C. TECTOR 23. B. BROWNLEE

3 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

12. FRAWLEY → OSBORNE

14. RUSSELL → LARMOUR

15. LARMOUR → FRAWLEY

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

8 changes in Stormers starting XV :

1. KITSHOFF → VERMAAK

3. MALHERBE → FOUCHÉ

4. VAN HEERDEN → VAN RHYN

5. ORIE → VAN HEERDEN

8. DAYIMANI → THEUNISSEN

12. WILLEMSE → MNGOMEZULU

13. DU PLESSIS → NEL

14. HARTZENBERG → DAVIDS

→ Game sheet and stats for Leinster - Stormers

Lineup for Benetton vs Lions, Saturday, March 25, 2023, Kickoff 02:00PM

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BENETTON : 1. N. TETAZ CHAPARRO 2. S. MAILE 3. S. FERRARI 4. N. CANNONE 5. R. FAVRETTO 6. G. PETTINELLI 7. M. ZULIANI 8. L. CANNONE 9. D. DUVENAGE 10. J. UMAGA 11. M. WATSON 12. F. DRAGO 13. J. RIERA 14. O. RATAVE 15. M. MINOZZI
16. B. BERNASCONI 17. T. GALLO 18. T. PASQUALI 19. F. RUZZA 20. H. STOWERS 21. A. GARBISI 22. G. DA RE 23. M. ZANON

8 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

2. MAILE → BERNASCONI

3. FERRARI → PASQUALI

4. CANNONE → LAZZARONI

5. FAVRETTO → WEGNER

7. ZULIANI → IZEKOR

8. CANNONE → FAVRETTO

14. RATAVE → MENDY

15. MINOZZI → SMITH

LIONS : 1. J. SMITH 2. P. BOTHA 3. A. NTLABAKANYE 4. W. ALBERTS 5. R. SCHOEMAN 6. E. TSHITUKA 7. R. VENTER 8. F. HORN 9. S. NOHAMBA 10. G. LOMBARD 11. E. VAN DER MERWE 12. M. LOUW 13. M. RASS 14. R. MAXWANE 15. Q. HORN
16. M. BRANDON 17. R. RIJNSBURGER 18. R. DREYER 19. R. NOTHNAGEL 20. T. GORDON 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. R. JONKER 23. A. COETZEE

No change

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Lions

Lineup for Ospreys vs Dragons, Saturday, March 25, 2023, Kickoff 02:00PM

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OSPREYS : 1. N. SMITH 2. S. PARRY 3. T. BOTHA 4. H. SUTTON 5. A. JONES 6. D. LYDIATE 7. E. ROOTS 8. M. MORRIS 9. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 10. J. WALSH 11. L. MORGAN 12. K. WILLIAMS 13. O. WATKIN 14. G. NORTH 15. I. HOPKINS
16. D. LAKE 17. G. THOMAS 18. B. WARREN 19. R. DAVIES 20. H. DEAVES-SMALL 21. M. AUBREY 22. L. SCULLY 23. M. COLLINS

5 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

4. SUTTON → DAVIES

5. JONES → SUTTON

10. WALSH → MYLER

11. MORGAN → GILES

14. NORTH → MORGAN

DRAGONS : 1. R. JONES 2. E. DEE 3. L. FAIRBROTHER 4. S. LONSDALE 5. G. NOTT 6. R. MORIARTY 7. H. KEDDIE 8. O. GRIFFITHS 9. R. WILLIAMS 10. W. REED 11. A. HEWITT 12. S. HUGHES 13. S. TOMKINSON 14. J. WILLIAMS 15. A. O'BRIEN
16. B. ROBERTS 17. A. SEIULI 18. C. COLEMAN 19. H. TAYLOR 20. A. WAINWRIGHT 21. T. BASHAM 22. L. JONES 23. M. CLARK

10 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

2. DEE → ROBERTS

3. FAIRBROTHER → BROWN

4. LONSDALE → SCREECH

5. NOTT → CARTER

6. MORIARTY → WAINWRIGHT

7. KEDDIE → BASHAM

8. GRIFFITHS → MORIARTY

12. HUGHES → CLARK

13. TOMKINSON → HUGHES

14. WILLIAMS → ROSSER

→ Game sheet and stats for Ospreys - Dragons

Lineup for Connacht vs Edinburgh, Saturday, March 25, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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CONNACHT : 1. P. DOOLEY 2. D. TIERNEY-MARTIN 3. J. AUNGIER 4. O. DOWLING 5. N. MURRAY 6. C. PRENDERGAST 7. C. OLIVER 8. J. BUTLER 9. C. BLADE 10. D. HAWKSHAW 11. J. PORCH 12. C. FORDE 13. T. FARRELL 14. D. KILGALLEN 15. O. MCNULTY
16. D. HEFFERNAN 17. J. DUGGAN 18. D. ROBERTSON-MCCOY 19. D. MURRAY 20. S. HURLEY-LANGTON 21. K. MARMION 22. T. DALY 23. S. JENNINGS

5 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

1. DOOLEY → BUCKLEY

4. DOWLING → MURPHY

8. BUTLER → BOYLE

14. KILGALLEN → BOLTON

15. MCNULTY → O'HALLORAN

EDINBURGH : 1. B. VENTER 2. S. MCINALLY 3. L. ATALIFO 4. S. SKINNER 5. G. GILCHRIST 6. B. MUNCASTER 7. C. BOYLE 8. V. MATA 9. H. PYRGOS 10. B. KINGHORN 11. D. HOYLAND 12. J. LANG 13. M. BENNETT 14. D. GRAHAM 15. E. BOFFELLI
16. D. CHERRY 17. L. DE BRUIN 18. W. NEL 19. M. SYKES 20. G. YOUNG 21. B. VELLACOTT 22. C. DEAN 23. N. SWEENEY

8 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

4. SKINNER → SYKES

5. GILCHRIST → SKINNER

6. MUNCASTER → CROSBIE

7. BOYLE → WATSON

9. PYRGOS → VELLACOTT

10. KINGHORN → SAVALA

11. HOYLAND → GOOSEN

14. GRAHAM → HOYLAND

→ Game sheet and stats for Connacht - Edinburgh

Lineup for Scarlets vs Sharks, Saturday, March 25, 2023, Kickoff 06:00PM

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SCARLETS : 1. K. MATHIAS 2. S. EVANS 3. J. SEBASTIAN 4. V. FIFITA 5. S. LOUSI 6. J. MACLEOD 7. D. DAVIS 8. S. KALAMAFONI 9. G. DAVIES 10. S. COSTELOW 11. R. CONBEER 12. J. WILLIAMS 13. J. ROBERTS 14. S. EVANS 15. T. ROGERS
16. T. DAVIES 17. S. THOMAS 18. S. WAINWRIGHT 19. M. JONES 20. A. SHINGLER 21. K. HARDY 22. D. JONES 23. I. NICHOLAS

6 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

3. SEBASTIAN → WAINWRIGHT

9. DAVIES → BLACKER

11. CONBEER → EVANS

12. WILLIAMS → NICHOLAS

14. EVANS → ROGERS

15. ROGERS → MCNICHOLL

SHARKS : 1. O. NCHÉ 2. B. MBONAMBI 3. T. DU TOIT 4. E. ETZEBETH 5. E. VAN HEERDEN 6. S. KOLISI 7. V. TSHITUKA 8. P. BUTHELEZI 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. G. GROBLER 20. S. NOTSHE 21. G. WILLIAMS 22. B. TAPUAI 23. T. ABRAHAMS

10 changes in Sharks starting XV :

1. NCHÉ → BLEULER

2. MBONAMBI → MBATHA

3. DU TOIT → JACOBS

4. ETZEBETH → VAN HEERDEN

5. VAN HEERDEN → GROBLER

6. KOLISI → VENTER

8. BUTHELEZI → NOTSHE

9. HENDRIKSE → WILLIAMS

11. MAPIMPI → FASSI

13. AM → POTGIETER

→ Game sheet and stats for Scarlets - Sharks

Lineup for Munster vs Glasgow, Saturday, March 25, 2023, Kickoff 06:15PM

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

4 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

1. KILCOYNE → WYCHERLEY

12. CROWLEY → FEKITOA

13. FEKITOA → FRISCH

15. HALEY → CAMPBELL

GLASGOW : 1. N. MCBETH 2. F. BROWN 3. Z. FAGERSON 4. J. DU PREEZ 5. S. CUMMINGS 6. M. FAGERSON 7. R. DARGE 8. S. VAILANU 9. A. PRICE 10. D. MIOTTI 11. J. DOBIE 12. S. JOHNSON 13. S. MCDOWALL 14. C. FORBES 15. O. SMITH
16. J. MATTHEWS 17. A. DELL 18. L. SORDONI 19. L. BEAN 20. A. SAMUEL 21. T. GORDON 22. G. HORNE 23. T. JORDAN

10 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

1. MCBETH → DELL

2. BROWN → MATTHEWS

3. FAGERSON → BERGHAN

4. DU PREEZ → BEAN

5. CUMMINGS → DU PREEZ

6. FAGERSON → CUMMINGS

9. PRICE → HORNE

10. MIOTTI → JORDAN

11. DOBIE → FORBES

14. FORBES → MCKAY

→ Game sheet and stats for Munster - Glasgow

Lineup for Ulster vs Bulls, Saturday, March 25, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

5 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

1. WARWICK → SUTHERLAND

2. STEWART → HERRING

7. TIMONEY → REA

8. VERMEULEN → TIMONEY

14. BALOUCOUNE → MOXHAM

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. S. MATANZIMA 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 → SMITH

4. VERMAAK → DU PLESSIS

7. BRINK → STEENKAMP

9. BURGER → PAPIER

10. SMITH → STEYN

11. KRIEL → NKOSI

12. VORSTER → KRIEL

14. MOODIE → NOVUKA

15. ARENDSE → SIMELANE

→ Game sheet and stats for Ulster - Bulls

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