URC 2023 - Round 3 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the third round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 30th of September and Saturday the 1st of October 2022.

Lineup for Bulls vs Connacht, Friday, September 30, 2022, Kickoff 06:30PM

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

7 changes in Bulls starting XV :

3. KLOPPER → SMITH

7. VAN STADEN → VERMAAK

10. GOOSEN → SMITH

11. NKOSI → JACOBS

13. HENDRICKS → MAPOE

14. MOODIE → HENDRICKS

15. ARENDSE → GOOSEN

CONNACHT : 1. D. BUCKLEY 2. D. HEFFERNAN 3. F. BEALHAM 4. L. FIFITA 5. O. DOWLING 6. J. MURPHY 7. C. OLIVER 8. J. BUTLER 9. K. MARMION 10. D. HAWKSHAW 11. M. HANSEN 12. T. DALY 13. T. FARRELL 14. J. PORCH 15. O. MCNULTY
16. G. STEWART 17. P. DOOLEY 18. J. AUNGIER 19. G. THORNBURY 20. S. HURLEY-LANGTON 21. C. REILLY 22. B. RALSTON 23. C. BOOTH

10 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

2. HEFFERNAN → TIERNEY-MARTIN

4. FIFITA → MURPHY

5. DOWLING → MURRAY

6. MURPHY → PRENDERGAST

7. OLIVER → BUTLER

8. BUTLER → BOYLE

9. MARMION → BLADE

10. HAWKSHAW → FITZGERALD

12. DALY → FARRELL

13. FARRELL → RALSTON

→ Game sheet and stats for Bulls - Connacht

Lineup for Cardiff vs Lions, Friday, September 30, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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CARDIFF : 1. B. THYER 2. L. BELCHER 3. D. LEWIS 4. L. TIMANI 5. S. DAVIES 6. J. TURNBULL 7. J. BOTHAM 8. T. FALETAU 9. T. WILLIAMS 10. J. EVANS 11. T. CABANGO 12. M. LLEWELLYN 13. R. LEE-LO 14. A. SUMMERHILL 15. R. PRIESTLAND
16. K. MYHILL 17. C. DOMACHOWSKI 18. D. ARHIP 19. R. THORNTON 20. S. LEWIS-HUGHES 21. L. WILLIAMS 22. M. GRADY 23. W. HALAHOLO

9 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

1. THYER → CARRÉ

2. BELCHER → DACEY

4. TIMANI → TURNBULL

6. TURNBULL → BOTHAM

7. BOTHAM → YOUNG

8. FALETAU → RATTI

11. CABANGO → ADAMS

13. LEE-LO → GRADY

15. PRIESTLAND → MORGAN

LIONS : 1. S. SITHOLE 2. P. BOTHA 3. R. DREYER 4. P. JANSEN VAN VUREN 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. H. VAN WYK 14. E. VAN DER MERWE 15. A. COETZEE
16. J. VISAGIE 17. J. SMITH 18. R. SMITH 19. R. VENTER 20. R. STRAEULI 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. J. HENDRIKSE 23. Z. DU PLESSIS

2 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

4. JANSEN VAN VUREN → SCHOEMAN

13. VAN WYK → DU PLESSIS

→ Game sheet and stats for Cardiff - Lions

Lineup for Ulster vs Leinster, Friday, September 30, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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ULSTER : 1. A. WARWICK 2. R. HERRING 3. T. O'TOOLE 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. J. ANDREW 17. E. O'SULLIVAN 18. M. MOORE 19. S. CARTER 20. G. JONES 21. D. SHANAHAN 22. A. CURTIS 23. B. MOXHAM

1 change in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

3. O'TOOLE → MOORE

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. J. CONAN 9. L. MCGRATH 10. R. BYRNE 11. D. KEARNEY 12. R. HENSHAW 13. G. RINGROSE 14. J. LARMOUR 15. J. O'BRIEN
16. J. MCKEE 17. E. BYRNE 18. V. ABDALADZE 19. J. RYAN 20. W. CONNORS 21. N. MCCARTHY 22. J. SEXTON 23. C. NGATAI

2 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

8. CONAN → DORIS

10. BYRNE → FRAWLEY

→ Game sheet and stats for Ulster - Leinster

Lineup for Stormers vs Edinburgh, Saturday, October 1, 2022, Kickoff 02:00PM

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STORMERS : 1. A. VERMAAK 2. J. DWEBA 3. N. FOUCHÉ 4. S. MOERAT 5. M. ORIE 6. D. FOURIE 7. H. DAYIMANI 8. E. ROOS 9. P. DE WET 10. M. LIBBOK 11. A. DAVIDS 12. D. WILLEMSE 13. D. DU PLESSIS 14. S. HARTZENBERG 15. C. BLOMMETJIES
16. A. VENTER 17. B. HARRIS 18. S. SANDI 19. A. SMITH 20. E. VAN RHYN 21. J. POKOMELA 22. H. JANTJIES 23. S. MNGOMEZULU

8 changes in Stormers starting XV :

2. DWEBA → VENTER

3. FOUCHÉ → HARRIS

4. MOERAT → VAN RHYN

6. FOURIE → POKOMELA

11. DAVIDS → SENATLA

12. WILLEMSE → DU PLESSIS

13. DU PLESSIS → HARTZENBERG

14. HARTZENBERG → DAVIDS

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

6 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

2. MCINALLY → CHERRY

6. RITCHIE → CROSBIE

7. WATSON → RITCHIE

8. HAINING → MATA

9. VELLACOTT → PYRGOS

10. KINGHORN → VAN DER WALT

→ Game sheet and stats for Stormers - Edinburgh

Lineup for Ospreys vs Glasgow, Saturday, October 1, 2022, Kickoff 04:05PM

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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. MORGAN 8. E. ROOTS 9. R. WEBB 10. G. ANSCOMBE 11. K. GILES 12. M. COLLINS 13. O. WATKIN 14. G. NORTH 15. M. NAGY
16. D. LAKE 17. R. HENRY 18. T. BOTHA 19. R. DAVIES 20. W. GRIFFITHS 21. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 22. J. WALSH 23. L. MORGAN

5 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

7. MORGAN → TIPURIC

8. ROOTS → MORRIS

10. ANSCOMBE → WALSH

13. WATKIN → NORTH

14. NORTH → MORGAN

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

5 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

6. BROWN → FAGERSON

7. GORDON → DARGE

9. PRICE → HORNE

11. MCLEAN → STEYN

12. JOHNSON → MCDOWALL

→ Game sheet and stats for Ospreys - Glasgow

Lineup for Munster vs Zebre, Saturday, October 1, 2022, Kickoff 06:05PM

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

7 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

3. KNOX → ARCHER

4. WYCHERLEY → KLEYN

5. BEIRNE → WYCHERLEY

11. CAMPBELL → ZEBO

12. GOGGIN → FEKITOA

13. FEKITOA → GOGGIN

14. PHILLIPS → EARLS

ZEBRE : 1. J. PITINARI 2. G. RIBALDI 3. I. NECULAI 4. G. VENDITTI 5. L. KRUMOV 6. D. RUGGERI 7. M. PELSER 8. T. FOX-MATAMUA 9. A. FUSCO 10. T. EDEN 11. J. TRULLA 12. E. LUCCHIN 13. E. CRONJÉ 14. P. BRUNO 15. R. KRIEL
16. L. BIGI 17. L. RIZZOLI 18. M. NOCERA 19. J. FURNO 20. I. BIANCHI 21. N. CASILIO 22. F. SMITH 23. L. PANI

6 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

1. PITINARI → BUONFIGLIO

2. RIBALDI → BIGI

4. VENDITTI → SISI

6. RUGGERI → ANDREANI

9. FUSCO → COOK

11. TRULLA → GESI

→ Game sheet and stats for Munster - Zebre

Lineup for Benetton vs Scarlets, Saturday, October 1, 2022, Kickoff 06:15PM

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BENETTON : 1. I. NEMER 2. G. LUCCHESI 3. S. FERRARI 4. S. SCRAFTON 5. F. RUZZA 6. M. ZULIANI 7. M. LAMARO 8. L. CANNONE 9. D. DUVENAGE 10. T. ALBORNOZ 11. I. MENDY 12. J. RIERA 13. I. BREX 14. E. PADOVANI 15. R. SMITH
16. G. NICOTERA 17. F. ZANI 18. T. PASQUALI 19. N. CANNONE 20. T. HALAFIHI 21. S. HIDALGO-CLYNE 22. M. WATSON 23. T. MENONCELLO

12 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

2. LUCCHESI → NICOTERA

4. SCRAFTON → CANNONE

5. RUZZA → SCRAFTON

6. ZULIANI → PETTINELLI

8. CANNONE → HALAFIHI

9. DUVENAGE → HIDALGO-CLYNE

10. ALBORNOZ → DA RE

11. MENDY → RATAVE

12. RIERA → ZANON

13. BREX → RIERA

14. PADOVANI → BELLINI

15. SMITH → MENDY

SCARLETS : 1. S. THOMAS 2. S. EVANS 3. J. SEBASTIAN 4. S. LOUSI 5. T. PRICE 6. V. FIFITA 7. J. MACLEOD 8. S. KALAMAFONI 9. K. HARDY 10. D. JONES 11. R. CONBEER 12. J. WILLIAMS 13. J. DAVIES 14. S. EVANS 15. L. HALFPENNY
16. K. OWENS 17. W. JONES 18. H. O'CONNOR 19. M. JONES 20. B. THOMSON 21. D. BLACKER 22. R. PATCHELL 23. J. MCNICHOLL

8 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

2. EVANS → ELIAS

4. LOUSI → FIFITA

5. PRICE → LOUSI

6. FIFITA → THOMSON

9. HARDY → DAVIES

10. JONES → COSTELOW

14. EVANS → BALDWIN

15. HALFPENNY → NICHOLAS

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Scarlets

Lineup for Dragons vs Sharks, Saturday, October 1, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

4 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

2. DEE → ROBERTS

4. CARTER → NOTT

6. NOTT → LONSDALE

10. REED → HANRAHAN

SHARKS : 1. N. MCHUNU 2. K. VAN VUUREN 3. T. DU TOIT 4. J. BASSON 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. H. ANDREWS 20. S. NOTSHE 21. C. WRIGHT 22. M. POTGIETER 23. A. VOLMINK

1 change in Sharks starting XV :

4. BASSON → GROBLER

→ Game sheet and stats for Dragons - Sharks

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