URC 2023 - Round 18 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 18th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd of April 2023.

Lineup for Stormers vs Benetton, Friday, April 21, 2023, Kickoff 06:30PM

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

8 changes in Stormers starting XV :

2. KOTZÉ → DWEBA

3. FOUCHÉ → MALHERBE

7. DAYIMANI → DIXON

8. ROOS → DAYIMANI

12. WILLEMSE → DU PLESSIS

13. DU PLESSIS → NEL

14. DAVIDS → HARTZENBERG

15. BLOMMETJIES → WILLEMSE

BENETTON : 1. T. GALLO 2. S. MAILE 3. F. ALONGI 4. M. LAZZARONI 5. R. FAVRETTO 6. A. IZEKOR 7. M. ZULIANI 8. H. STOWERS 9. D. DUVENAGE 10. T. ALBORNOZ 11. M. WATSON 12. M. ZANON 13. J. RIERA 14. E. PADOVANI 15. M. MINOZZI
16. B. BERNASCONI 17. F. ZANI 18. N. TETAZ CHAPARRO 19. N. CANNONE 20. L. CANNONE 21. A. GARBISI 22. J. UMAGA 23. T. MENONCELLO

11 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

1. GALLO → TETAZ CHAPARRO

2. MAILE → NICOTERA

3. ALONGI → PASQUALI

4. LAZZARONI → CANNONE

5. FAVRETTO → RUZZA

6. IZEKOR → NEGRI

7. ZULIANI → LAMARO

8. STOWERS → CANNONE

12. ZANON → RIERA

13. RIERA → BREX

15. MINOZZI → SMITH

→ Game sheet and stats for Stormers - Benetton

Lineup for Ulster vs Edinburgh, Friday, April 21, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

7 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

1. WARWICK → O'SULLIVAN

2. HERRING → STEWART

3. TOOMAGA-ALLEN → O'TOOLE

5. TREADWELL → CARTER

7. TIMONEY → REA

12. MOORE → MCCLOSKEY

14. BALOUCOUNE → GILROY

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

5 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

3. DE BRUIN → NEL

4. YOUNG → SYKES

9. PYRGOS → VELLACOTT

11. VAN DER MERWE → HOYLAND

12. HUTCHISON → LANG

→ Game sheet and stats for Ulster - Edinburgh

Lineup for Lions vs Zebre, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Kickoff 01:00PM

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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. 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. M. NAUDÉ 18. R. DREYER 19. R. DELPORT 20. E. TSHITUKA 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. R. JONKER 23. A. COETZEE

2 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

7. VENTER → DELPORT

14. MAXWANE → PIENAAR

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

8 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

2. BIGI → DU TOIT

4. KRUMOV → SISI

5. ZAMBONIN → KRUMOV

7. ANDREANI → BIANCHI

8. FERRARI → RUGGERI

9. COOK → FUSCO

10. EDEN → PRISCIANTELLI

15. TRULLA → KRIEL

→ Game sheet and stats for Lions - Zebre

Lineup for Dragons vs Scarlets, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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DRAGONS : 1. R. JONES 2. E. DEE 3. L. FAIRBROTHER 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. S. HUGHES 13. S. TOMKINSON 14. R. DYER 15. J. WILLIAMS
16. B. ROBERTS 17. R. EVANS 18. C. COLEMAN 19. H. TAYLOR 20. S. LONSDALE 21. L. JONES 22. W. REED 23. A. OWEN

3 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

3. FAIRBROTHER → BROWN

12. HUGHES → CLARK

13. TOMKINSON → ROSSER

SCARLETS : 1. K. MATHIAS 2. K. OWENS 3. J. SEBASTIAN 4. V. FIFITA 5. M. JONES 6. I. SHENTON 7. J. MACLEOD 8. C. TUIPULOTU 9. K. HARDY 10. S. COSTELOW 11. R. CONBEER 12. J. WILLIAMS 13. J. ROBERTS 14. S. EVANS 15. T. ROGERS
16. D. HUGHES 17. W. JONES 18. S. WAINWRIGHT 19. I. REES 20. S. EVANS 21. G. DAVIES 22. D. JONES 23. J. MCNICHOLL

6 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

1. MATHIAS → JONES

2. OWENS → EVANS

3. SEBASTIAN → WAINWRIGHT

10. COSTELOW → JONES

12. WILLIAMS → JAMES

13. ROBERTS → NICHOLAS

→ Game sheet and stats for Dragons - Scarlets

Lineup for Bulls vs Leinster, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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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. S. MATANZIMA 18. F. KLOPPER 19. J. SWANEPOEL 20. W. STEENKAMP 21. K. JOHANNES 22. C. SMITH 23. C. HENDRICKS

No change

LEINSTER : 1. E. BYRNE 2. T. MCELROY 3. T. CLARKSON 4. A. SOROKA 5. B. DEENY 6. J. CULHANE 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. L. BARRON 17. M. MILNE 18. T. LASISI 19. C. O'TIGHEARNAIGH 20. L. MOLONY 21. B. MURPHY 22. C. TECTOR 23. R. RUSSELL

6 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

1. BYRNE → MILNE

2. MCELROY → BARRON

3. CLARKSON → ABDALADZE

4. SOROKA → DEENY

5. DEENY → JENKINS

6. CULHANE → RUDDOCK

→ Game sheet and stats for Bulls - Leinster

Lineup for Ospreys vs Cardiff, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Kickoff 06:15PM

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

7 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. SMITH → THOMAS

2. PARRY → LAKE

3. FRANCIS → BOTHA

10. ANSCOMBE → WILLIAMS

12. WILLIAMS → WILLIAMS

13. WILLIAMS → COLLINS

15. COLLINS → HOPKINS

CARDIFF : 1. C. DOMACHOWSKI 2. L. BELCHER 3. K. ASSIRATTI 4. J. RATTI 5. S. DAVIES 6. J. TURNBULL 7. T. YOUNG 8. T. FALETAU 9. T. WILLIAMS 10. J. EVANS 11. J. HARRIES 12. M. LLEWELLYN 13. R. LEE-LO 14. M. GRADY 15. R. PRIESTLAND
16. K. DACEY 17. R. CARRÉ 18. D. LEWIS 19. T. WILLIAMS 20. J. BOTHAM 21. L. WILLIAMS 22. B. THOMAS 23. H. MILLARD

6 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

4. RATTI → TIMANI

6. TURNBULL → BOTHAM

10. EVANS → PRIESTLAND

13. LEE-LO → GRADY

14. GRADY → LANE

15. PRIESTLAND → THOMAS

→ Game sheet and stats for Ospreys - Cardiff

Lineup for Sharks vs Munster, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Kickoff 06:15PM

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SHARKS : 1. O. NCHÉ 2. B. MBONAMBI 3. T. DU TOIT 4. J. LABUSCHAGNE 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. R. HUGO 20. P. BUTHELEZI 21. C. WRIGHT 22. R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG 23. A. FASSI

1 change in Sharks starting XV :

4. LABUSCHAGNE → ANDREWS

MUNSTER : 1. J. LOUGHMAN 2. D. BARRON 3. S. ARCHER 4. J. KLEYN 5. F. WYCHERLEY 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. E. EDOGBO 20. J. O'DONOGHUE 21. C. CASEY 22. B. HEALY 23. K. EARLS

1 change in Munster Rugby starting XV :

5. WYCHERLEY → SNYMAN

→ Game sheet and stats for Sharks - Munster

Lineup for Glasgow vs Connacht, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

10 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

1. DELL → BHATTI

2. BROWN → MATTHEWS

3. SORDONI → FAGERSON

4. CUMMINGS → BEAN

5. GRAY → DU PREEZ

6. DARGE → WILSON

7. VAILANU → FAGERSON

8. DEMPSEY → VAILANU

11. DOBIE → FORBES

14. FORBES → STEYN

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

6 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

4. DOWLING → MURPHY

6. MURPHY → PRENDERGAST

8. PRENDERGAST → BUTLER

11. RALSTON → HANSEN

12. FORDE → AKI

14. PORCH → KILGALLEN

→ Game sheet and stats for Glasgow - Connacht

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