URC 2023 - Round 17 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 17th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th of April 2023.

Lineup for Sharks vs Benetton, Friday, April 14, 2023, Kickoff 06:30PM

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

5 changes in Sharks starting XV :

4. ANDREWS → ETZEBETH

5. GROBLER → VAN HEERDEN

8. NOTSHE → BUTHELEZI

9. WILLIAMS → HENDRIKSE

12. TAPUAI → JANSE VAN RENSBURG

BENETTON : 1. N. TETAZ CHAPARRO 2. G. NICOTERA 3. T. PASQUALI 4. N. CANNONE 5. F. RUZZA 6. S. NEGRI 7. M. LAMARO 8. L. CANNONE 9. D. DUVENAGE 10. T. ALBORNOZ 11. M. WATSON 12. J. RIERA 13. I. BREX 14. E. PADOVANI 15. R. SMITH
16. S. MAILE 17. T. GALLO 18. F. ALONGI 19. R. FAVRETTO 20. M. ZULIANI 21. A. GARBISI 22. J. UMAGA 23. M. ZANON

10 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

2. NICOTERA → MAILE

3. PASQUALI → FERRARI

5. RUZZA → FAVRETTO

6. NEGRI → PETTINELLI

7. LAMARO → ZULIANI

10. ALBORNOZ → UMAGA

12. RIERA → DRAGO

13. BREX → RIERA

14. PADOVANI → RATAVE

15. SMITH → MINOZZI

→ Game sheet and stats for Sharks - Benetton

Lineup for Glasgow vs Scarlets, Friday, April 14, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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GLASGOW : 1. J. BHATTI 2. J. MATTHEWS 3. Z. FAGERSON 4. L. BEAN 5. J. DU PREEZ 6. R. WILSON 7. M. FAGERSON 8. S. VAILANU 9. A. PRICE 10. T. JORDAN 11. C. FORBES 12. S. JOHNSON 13. S. MCDOWALL 14. K. STEYN 15. H. JONES
16. F. BROWN 17. N. MCBETH 18. S. BERGHAN 19. R. GRAY 20. S. CUMMINGS 21. R. DARGE 22. J. DOBIE 23. D. MIOTTI

10 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

1. BHATTI → MCBETH

2. MATTHEWS → BROWN

4. BEAN → DU PREEZ

5. DU PREEZ → CUMMINGS

6. WILSON → FAGERSON

7. FAGERSON → DARGE

10. JORDAN → MIOTTI

11. FORBES → DOBIE

14. STEYN → FORBES

15. JONES → SMITH

SCARLETS : 1. W. JONES 2. S. EVANS 3. S. WAINWRIGHT 4. V. FIFITA 5. M. JONES 6. I. SHENTON 7. J. MACLEOD 8. C. TUIPULOTU 9. K. HARDY 10. D. JONES 11. R. CONBEER 12. E. JAMES 13. I. NICHOLAS 14. S. EVANS 15. T. ROGERS
16. D. HUGHES 17. S. THOMAS 18. J. SEBASTIAN 19. A. SHINGLER 20. I. REES 21. D. BLACKER 22. R. PATCHELL 23. J. ROBERTS

10 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

1. JONES → MATHIAS

3. WAINWRIGHT → SEBASTIAN

5. JONES → LOUSI

6. SHENTON → MACLEOD

7. MACLEOD → DAVIS

8. TUIPULOTU → KALAMAFONI

9. HARDY → DAVIES

10. JONES → COSTELOW

12. JAMES → WILLIAMS

13. NICHOLAS → ROBERTS

→ Game sheet and stats for Glasgow - Scarlets

Lineup for Ulster vs Dragons, Friday, April 14, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

7 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

1. O'SULLIVAN → WARWICK

3. O'TOOLE → TOOMAGA-ALLEN

4. O'CONNOR → TREADWELL

7. REA → TIMONEY

9. COONEY → DOAK

12. MCCLOSKEY → MOORE

14. GILROY → BALOUCOUNE

DRAGONS : 1. R. JONES 2. E. DEE 3. L. BROWN 4. B. CARTER 5. M. SCREECH 6. G. NOTT 7. T. BASHAM 8. A. WAINWRIGHT 9. R. WILLIAMS 10. A. O'BRIEN 11. A. HEWITT 12. M. CLARK 13. J. ROSSER 14. R. DYER 15. J. WILLIAMS
16. B. COGHLAN 17. J. REYNOLDS 18. L. FAIRBROTHER 19. S. LONSDALE 20. G. YOUNG 21. L. JONES 22. W. REED 23. A. OWEN

11 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

3. BROWN → FAIRBROTHER

4. CARTER → LONSDALE

5. SCREECH → NOTT

6. NOTT → MORIARTY

7. BASHAM → KEDDIE

8. WAINWRIGHT → GRIFFITHS

10. O'BRIEN → REED

12. CLARK → HUGHES

13. ROSSER → TOMKINSON

14. DYER → WILLIAMS

15. WILLIAMS → O'BRIEN

→ Game sheet and stats for Ulster - Dragons

Lineup for Bulls vs Zebre, Saturday, April 15, 2023, Kickoff 01:00PM

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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. E. PAPIER 10. J. GOOSEN 11. D. KRIEL 12. H. VORSTER 13. S. GANS 14. C. MOODIE 15. K. ARENDSE
16. B. DU PLESSIS 17. D. SMITH 18. F. KLOPPER 19. J. SWANEPOEL 20. W. STEENKAMP 21. K. JOHANNES 22. C. SMITH 23. C. HENDRICKS

3 changes in Bulls starting XV :

9. PAPIER → BURGER

10. GOOSEN → SMITH

13. GANS → HENDRICKS

ZEBRE : 1. P. BUONFIGLIO 2. J. DU TOIT 3. M. NOCERA 4. D. SISI 5. L. KRUMOV 6. G. VOLPI 7. I. BIANCHI 8. D. RUGGERI 9. A. FUSCO 10. G. PRISCIANTELLI 11. S. GESI 12. E. LUCCHIN 13. E. CRONJÉ 14. K. VAN WYK 15. R. KRIEL
16. L. BIGI 17. A. SANAVIA 18. M. HASA 19. A. ZAMBONIN 20. G. FERRARI 21. C. COOK 22. T. EDEN 23. J. TRULLA

6 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

3. NOCERA → HASA

4. SISI → UYS

6. VOLPI → ANDREANI

8. RUGGERI → LICATA

9. FUSCO → COOK

13. CRONJÉ → SMITH

→ Game sheet and stats for Bulls - Zebre

Lineup for Lions vs Leinster, Saturday, April 15, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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

4 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

1. RIJNSBURGER → SMITH

6. KRIEL → TSHITUKA

7. DELPORT → VENTER

14. PIENAAR → MAXWANE

LEINSTER : 1. M. MILNE 2. L. BARRON 3. V. ABDALADZE 4. B. DEENY 5. J. JENKINS 6. R. RUDDOCK 7. W. CONNORS 8. M. DEEGAN 9. N. MCCARTHY 10. S. PRENDERGAST 11. D. KEARNEY 12. B. BROWNLEE 13. L. TURNER 14. T. O'BRIEN 15. C. COSGRAVE
16. T. MCELROY 17. E. BYRNE 18. T. CLARKSON 19. A. SOROKA 20. J. CULHANE 21. B. MURPHY 22. C. TECTOR 23. R. RUSSELL

9 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

2. BARRON → MCKEE

3. ABDALADZE → ALAALATOA

4. DEENY → MOLONY

7. CONNORS → PENNY

9. MCCARTHY → MCGRATH

10. PRENDERGAST → BYRNE

12. BROWNLEE → FRAWLEY

14. O'BRIEN → RUSSELL

15. COSGRAVE → LARMOUR

→ Game sheet and stats for Lions - Leinster

Lineup for Stormers vs Munster, Saturday, April 15, 2023, Kickoff 06:15PM

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

4 changes in Stormers starting XV :

6. ENGELBRECHT → FOURIE

12. DU PLESSIS → WILLEMSE

13. NEL → DU PLESSIS

15. WILLEMSE → BLOMMETJIES

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

9 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

1. LOUGHMAN → KILCOYNE

3. ARCHER → SALANOA

5. SNYMAN → WYCHERLEY

6. O'MAHONY → O'DONOGHUE

7. KENDELLEN → HODNETT

9. MURRAY → PATTERSON

10. CROWLEY → CARBERY

12. FEKITOA → CROWLEY

13. FRISCH → FEKITOA

→ Game sheet and stats for Stormers - Munster

Lineup for Connacht vs Cardiff, Saturday, April 15, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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CONNACHT : 1. D. BUCKLEY 2. D. TIERNEY-MARTIN 3. F. BEALHAM 4. J. MURPHY 5. N. MURRAY 6. C. PRENDERGAST 7. C. OLIVER 8. J. BUTLER 9. C. BLADE 10. J. CARTY 11. M. HANSEN 12. B. AKI 13. T. FARRELL 14. D. KILGALLEN 15. T. O'HALLORAN
16. E. DE BUITLÉAR 17. P. DOOLEY 18. D. ROBERTSON-MCCOY 19. O. DOWLING 20. S. HURLEY-LANGTON 21. K. MARMION 22. T. DALY 23. S. JENNINGS

7 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

1. BUCKLEY → DOOLEY

3. BEALHAM → AUNGIER

4. MURPHY → DOWLING

10. CARTY → HAWKSHAW

11. HANSEN → PORCH

12. AKI → FORDE

15. O'HALLORAN → MCNULTY

CARDIFF : 1. C. DOMACHOWSKI 2. L. BELCHER 3. K. ASSIRATTI 4. L. TIMANI 5. S. DAVIES 6. J. BOTHAM 7. T. YOUNG 8. T. FALETAU 9. T. 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. D. LEWIS 19. R. THORNTON 20. J. TURNBULL 21. J. RATTI 22. L. WILLIAMS 23. H. MILLARD

6 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

4. TIMANI → TURNBULL

5. DAVIES → WILLIAMS

6. BOTHAM → LEWIS-HUGHES

7. YOUNG → BOTHAM

8. FALETAU → RATTI

9. WILLIAMS → WILLIAMS

→ Game sheet and stats for Connacht - Cardiff

Lineup for Edinburgh vs Ospreys, Saturday, April 15, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

8 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

1. SCHOEMAN → VENTER

2. CHERRY → MCINALLY

3. NEL → ATALIFO

4. SYKES → SKINNER

5. SKINNER → GILCHRIST

6. RITCHIE → MUNCASTER

7. WATSON → BOYLE

9. VELLACOTT → PYRGOS

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

8 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. THOMAS → SMITH

2. LAKE → PARRY

4. BEARD → SUTTON

6. DAVIES → LYDIATE

7. LYDIATE → ROOTS

9. WEBB → MORGAN-WILLIAMS

10. WILLIAMS → WALSH

13. COLLINS → WATKIN

→ Game sheet and stats for Edinburgh - Ospreys

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