URC 2023 - Round 2 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the second round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 23rd, Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th of September 2022.

Lineup for Zebre vs Sharks, Friday, September 23, 2022, Kickoff 06:30PM

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ZEBRE : 1. P. BUONFIGLIO 2. L. BIGI 3. I. NECULAI 4. D. SISI 5. L. KRUMOV 6. L. ANDREANI 7. M. PELSER 8. T. FOX-MATAMUA 9. C. COOK 10. T. EDEN 11. S. GESI 12. E. LUCCHIN 13. E. CRONJÉ 14. P. BRUNO 15. R. KRIEL
16. G. RIBALDI 17. J. PITINARI 18. M. HASA 19. J. FURNO 20. G. VENDITTI 21. A. FUSCO 22. F. SMITH 23. J. TRULLA

2 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

2. BIGI → DU TOIT

3. NECULAI → NOCERA

SHARKS : 1. N. MCHUNU 2. K. VAN VUUREN 3. T. DU TOIT 4. G. GROBLER 5. R. HUGO 6. J. VENTER 7. D. RICHARDSON 8. P. BUTHELEZI 9. G. WILLIAMS 10. B. CHAMBERLAIN 11. T. ABRAHAMS 12. B. TAPUAI 13. R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG 14. W. KOK 15. A. FASSI
16. D. JOOSTE 17. D. BLEULER 18. C. SADIE 19. J. BASSON 20. S. NOTSHE 21. C. WRIGHT 22. F. ZEILINGA 23. M. POTGIETER

9 changes in Sharks starting XV :

3. DU TOIT → SADIE

4. GROBLER → ANDREWS

5. HUGO → GROBLER

7. RICHARDSON → VENTER

9. WILLIAMS → WRIGHT

10. CHAMBERLAIN → BOSCH

12. TAPUAI → JANSE VAN RENSBURG

13. JANSE VAN RENSBURG → TAPUAI

14. KOK → POTGIETER

→ Game sheet and stats for Zebre - Sharks

Lineup for Glasgow vs Cardiff, Friday, September 23, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

5 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

2. BROWN → MATTHEWS

3. FAGERSON → SORDONI

4. CUMMINGS → BEAN

6. FAGERSON → MANJEZI

7. DARGE → FAGERSON

CARDIFF : 1. R. CARRÉ 2. K. DACEY 3. D. LEWIS 4. J. TURNBULL 5. S. DAVIES 6. J. BOTHAM 7. T. YOUNG 8. J. RATTI 9. T. WILLIAMS 10. J. EVANS 11. J. ADAMS 12. M. LLEWELLYN 13. M. GRADY 14. A. SUMMERHILL 15. M. MORGAN
16. L. BELCHER 17. B. THYER 18. K. ASSIRATTI 19. M. SCREECH 20. L. TIMANI 21. L. WILLIAMS 22. R. PRIESTLAND 23. W. HALAHOLO

3 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

8. RATTI → FALETAU

13. GRADY → LEE-LO

15. MORGAN → WILLIAMS

→ Game sheet and stats for Glasgow - Cardiff

Lineup for Leinster vs Benetton, Friday, September 23, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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LEINSTER : 1. A. PORTER 2. D. SHEEHAN 3. M. ALAALATOA 4. R. MOLONY 5. J. JENKINS 6. R. BAIRD 7. J. VAN DER FLIER 8. C. DORIS 9. L. MCGRATH 10. C. FRAWLEY 11. D. KEARNEY 12. R. HENSHAW 13. G. RINGROSE 14. J. LARMOUR 15. J. O'BRIEN
16. R. KELLEHER 17. E. BYRNE 18. C. HEALY 19. J. MCCARTHY 20. W. CONNORS 21. C. FOLEY 22. R. BYRNE 23. C. NGATAI

10 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

1. PORTER → BYRNE

2. SHEEHAN → KELLEHER

6. BAIRD → RUDDOCK

7. VAN DER FLIER → PENNY

8. DORIS → DEEGAN

10. FRAWLEY → BYRNE

12. HENSHAW → NGATAI

13. RINGROSE → OSBORNE

14. LARMOUR → RUSSELL

15. O'BRIEN → O'REILLY

BENETTON : 1. I. NEMER 2. G. NICOTERA 3. S. FERRARI 4. N. CANNONE 5. S. SCRAFTON 6. G. PETTINELLI 7. M. LAMARO 8. T. HALAFIHI 9. S. HIDALGO-CLYNE 10. G. DA RE 11. O. RATAVE 12. M. ZANON 13. J. RIERA 14. M. BELLINI 15. I. MENDY
16. G. LUCCHESI 17. F. ZANI 18. F. ALONGI 19. C. WEGNER 20. H. STOWERS 21. M. ALBANESE 22. T. MENONCELLO 23. I. TAVUYARA

11 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

2. NICOTERA → LUCCHESI

4. CANNONE → SCRAFTON

5. SCRAFTON → RUZZA

7. LAMARO → ZULIANI

8. HALAFIHI → CANNONE

9. HIDALGO-CLYNE → DUVENAGE

11. RATAVE → MENDY

12. ZANON → RIERA

13. RIERA → BREX

14. BELLINI → PADOVANI

15. MENDY → SMITH

→ Game sheet and stats for Leinster - Benetton

Lineup for Scarlets vs Ulster, Saturday, September 24, 2022, Kickoff 02:00PM

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SCARLETS : 1. S. THOMAS 2. R. ELIAS 3. J. SEBASTIAN 4. V. FIFITA 5. S. LOUSI 6. B. THOMSON 7. J. MACLEOD 8. S. KALAMAFONI 9. G. DAVIES 10. S. COSTELOW 11. R. CONBEER 12. J. WILLIAMS 13. J. DAVIES 14. C. BALDWIN 15. I. NICHOLAS
16. D. HUGHES 17. S. O'CONNOR 18. H. O'CONNOR 19. T. PRICE 20. L. GIANNINI 21. K. HARDY 22. D. JONES 23. R. PATCHELL

3 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

7. MACLEOD → LEZANA

14. BALDWIN → ROGERS

15. NICHOLAS → MCNICHOLL

ULSTER : 1. A. WARWICK 2. R. HERRING 3. M. MOORE 4. A. O'CONNOR 5. K. TREADWELL 6. M. REA 7. M. REA 8. N. TIMONEY 9. J. COONEY 10. B. BURNS 11. J. STOCKDALE 12. S. MCCLOSKEY 13. L. MARSHALL 14. A. SEXTON 15. M. LOWRY
16. D. MOORE 17. E. O'SULLIVAN 18. T. O'TOOLE 19. S. CARTER 20. S. REFFELL 21. D. SHANAHAN 22. A. CURTIS 23. C. GILROY

7 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

1. WARWICK → O'SULLIVAN

2. HERRING → STEWART

5. TREADWELL → CARTER

8. TIMONEY → MCCANN

9. COONEY → DOAK

14. SEXTON → BALOUCOUNE

15. LOWRY → MOORE

→ Game sheet and stats for Scarlets - Ulster

Lineup for Bulls vs Edinburgh, Saturday, September 24, 2022, Kickoff 02:30PM

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BULLS : 1. G. STEENEKAMP 2. J. GROBBELAAR 3. M. SMITH 4. W. STEENKAMP 5. R. NORTJÉ 6. M. COETZEE 7. R. VERMAAK 8. E. LOUW 9. Z. BURGER 10. C. SMITH 11. S. JACOBS 12. D. KRIEL 13. L. MAPOE 14. C. HENDRICKS 15. J. GOOSEN
16. J. WESSELS 17. S. MATANZIMA 18. F. KLOPPER 19. J. SWANEPOEL 20. M. VAN STADEN 21. E. PAPIER 22. M. STEYN 23. S. GANS

4 changes in Bulls starting XV :

8. LOUW → MOSI

9. BURGER → PAPIER

11. JACOBS → NKOSI

15. GOOSEN → SIMELANE

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

9 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

1. SCHOEMAN → VENTER

3. NEL → WILLIAMS

4. SKINNER → SYKES

5. GILCHRIST → YOUNG

6. CROSBIE → RITCHIE

7. RITCHIE → CROSBIE

9. PYRGOS → VELLACOTT

10. VAN DER WALT → SAVALA

12. LANG → DEAN

→ Game sheet and stats for Bulls - Edinburgh

Lineup for Stormers vs Connacht, Saturday, September 24, 2022, Kickoff 02:30PM

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STORMERS : 1. A. VERMAAK 2. A. VENTER 3. B. HARRIS 4. E. VAN RHYN 5. M. ORIE 6. J. POKOMELA 7. H. DAYIMANI 8. E. ROOS 9. P. DE WET 10. M. LIBBOK 11. S. SENATLA 12. D. DU PLESSIS 13. S. HARTZENBERG 14. A. DAVIDS 15. C. BLOMMETJIES
16. C. SOLOMON 17. K. BLOSE 18. N. FOUCHÉ 19. A. SMITH 20. M. THEUNISSEN 21. W. ENGELBRECHT 22. G. MASIMLA 23. S. MNGOMEZULU

11 changes in Stormers starting XV :

1. VERMAAK → HARRIS

2. VENTER → DWEBA

3. HARRIS → FOUCHÉ

4. VAN RHYN → VAN HEERDEN

5. ORIE → PORTER

6. POKOMELA → FOURIE

7. DAYIMANI → POKOMELA

8. ROOS → THEUNISSEN

9. DE WET → JANTJIES

13. HARTZENBERG → NEL

14. DAVIDS → HARTZENBERG

CONNACHT : 1. D. BUCKLEY 2. D. TIERNEY-MARTIN 3. F. BEALHAM 4. J. MURPHY 5. N. MURRAY 6. C. PRENDERGAST 7. J. BUTLER 8. P. BOYLE 9. C. BLADE 10. C. FITZGERALD 11. M. HANSEN 12. T. FARRELL 13. B. RALSTON 14. J. PORCH 15. O. MCNULTY
16. D. HEFFERNAN 17. P. DOOLEY 18. J. AUNGIER 19. O. DOWLING 20. S. HURLEY-LANGTON 21. K. MARMION 22. D. HAWKSHAW 23. B. AKI

13 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

1. BUCKLEY → DOOLEY

2. TIERNEY-MARTIN → HEFFERNAN

3. BEALHAM → AUNGIER

4. MURPHY → THORNBURY

5. MURRAY → FIFITA

6. PRENDERGAST → MURPHY

7. BUTLER → OLIVER

9. BLADE → MARMION

11. HANSEN → PORCH

12. FARRELL → DALY

13. RALSTON → FARRELL

14. PORCH → RALSTON

15. MCNULTY → O'HALLORAN

→ Game sheet and stats for Stormers - Connacht

Lineup for Ospreys vs Lions, Saturday, September 24, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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OSPREYS : 1. N. SMITH 2. S. BALDWIN 3. T. FRANCIS 4. A. BEARD 5. A. JONES 6. D. LYDIATE 7. J. TIPURIC 8. M. MORRIS 9. R. WEBB 10. J. WALSH 11. K. GILES 12. M. COLLINS 13. G. NORTH 14. L. MORGAN 15. M. NAGY
16. D. LAKE 17. G. PHILLIPS 18. T. BOTHA 19. R. DAVIES 20. W. GRIFFITHS 21. J. MORGAN 22. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 23. J. HAWKINS

6 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

6. LYDIATE → MORGAN

10. WALSH → ANSCOMBE

12. COLLINS → HAWKINS

13. NORTH → WATKIN

14. MORGAN → NORTH

15. NAGY → COLLINS

LIONS : 1. S. SITHOLE 2. P. BOTHA 3. R. DREYER 4. R. SCHOEMAN 5. R. NOTHNAGEL 6. S. SANGWENI 7. E. TSHITUKA 8. F. HORN 9. S. NOHAMBA 10. G. LOMBARD 11. Q. HORN 12. M. LOUW 13. Z. DU PLESSIS 14. E. VAN DER MERWE 15. A. COETZEE
16. J. VISAGIE 17. J. SMITH 18. R. SMITH 19. P. JANSEN VAN VUREN 20. R. STRAEULI 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. J. HENDRIKSE 23. S. XAMLASHE

5 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

4. SCHOEMAN → VENTER

7. TSHITUKA → STRAEULI

9. NOHAMBA → VAN DEN BERG

10. LOMBARD → HENDRIKSE

13. DU PLESSIS → VAN WYK

→ Game sheet and stats for Ospreys - Lions

Lineup for Dragons vs Munster, Sunday, September 25, 2022, Kickoff 04:00PM

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

3 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

4. NOTT → CARTER

7. BASHAM → FRY

11. HEWITT → ROSSER

MUNSTER : 1. D. KILCOYNE 2. N. SCANNELL 3. S. ARCHER 4. J. KLEYN 5. F. WYCHERLEY 6. J. O'DONOGHUE 7. P. O'MAHONY 8. J. O'SULLIVAN 9. C. CASEY 10. B. HEALY 11. S. ZEBO 12. M. FEKITOA 13. D. GOGGIN 14. K. EARLS 15. M. HALEY
16. S. BUCKLEY 17. L. O'CONNOR 18. K. KNOX 19. E. EDOGBO 20. T. BEIRNE 21. P. PATTERSON 22. J. CARBERY 23. L. COOMBES

8 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

1. KILCOYNE → WYCHERLEY

3. ARCHER → KNOX

7. O'MAHONY → KENDELLEN

9. CASEY → PATTERSON

11. ZEBO → COOMBES

13. GOGGIN → FARRELL

14. EARLS → NASH

15. HALEY → DALY

→ Game sheet and stats for Dragons - Munster

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