URC 2023 - Round 4 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 4th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 7th, Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of October 2022.

Lineup for Edinburgh vs Lions, Friday, October 7, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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EDINBURGH : 1. B. VENTER 2. S. MCINALLY 3. L. DE BRUIN 4. G. YOUNG 5. G. GILCHRIST 6. L. CROSBIE 7. H. WATSON 8. V. MATA 9. H. PYRGOS 10. B. KINGHORN 11. E. BOFFELLI 12. J. LANG 13. M. CURRIE 14. D. GRAHAM 15. H. IMMELMAN
16. D. CHERRY 17. P. SCHOEMAN 18. W. NEL 19. M. SYKES 20. B. MUNCASTER 21. C. SHIEL 22. C. SAVALA 23. C. DEAN

8 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

1. VENTER → SCHOEMAN

3. DE BRUIN → NEL

4. YOUNG → SKINNER

6. CROSBIE → RITCHIE

8. MATA → HAINING

9. PYRGOS → VELLACOTT

11. BOFFELLI → HOYLAND

13. CURRIE → BENNETT

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

2 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

7. VENTER → TSHITUKA

14. PIENAAR → VAN DER MERWE

→ Game sheet and stats for Edinburgh - Lions

Lineup for Connacht vs Munster, Friday, October 7, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

6 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

4. THORNBURY → FIFITA

6. HURLEY-LANGTON → MURPHY

10. CARTY → HAWKSHAW

12. HAWKSHAW → DALY

13. RALSTON → FARRELL

15. FITZGERALD → MCNULTY

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

4 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

4. KLEYN → WYCHERLEY

8. COOMBES → O'SULLIVAN

9. MURRAY → CASEY

15. CARBERY → HALEY

→ Game sheet and stats for Connacht - Munster

Lineup for Zebre vs Stormers, Saturday, October 8, 2022, Kickoff 04:00PM

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ZEBRE : 1. J. PITINARI 2. J. DU TOIT 3. I. NECULAI 4. D. SISI 5. A. ZAMBONIN 6. D. RUGGERI 7. I. BIANCHI 8. T. FOX-MATAMUA 9. C. COOK 10. T. EDEN 11. S. GESI 12. D. MAZZA 13. T. BONI 14. L. LATUNIPULU 15. J. TRULLA
16. L. BIGI 17. L. RIZZOLI 18. M. NOCERA 19. G. VENDITTI 20. L. ANDREANI 21. A. FUSCO 22. J. CAPUTO 23. L. PANI

10 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

2. DU TOIT → RIBALDI

4. SISI → VENDITTI

5. ZAMBONIN → KRUMOV

7. BIANCHI → PELSER

9. COOK → FUSCO

11. GESI → TRULLA

12. MAZZA → LUCCHIN

13. BONI → CRONJÉ

14. LATUNIPULU → BRUNO

15. TRULLA → KRIEL

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

8 changes in Stormers starting XV :

2. VENTER → DWEBA

5. SMITH → ORIE

6. POKOMELA → FOURIE

7. ENGELBRECHT → DAYIMANI

9. JANTJIES → DE WET

12. MNGOMEZULU → WILLEMSE

13. LEIUA → DU PLESSIS

15. WILLEMSE → BLOMMETJIES

→ Game sheet and stats for Zebre - Stormers

Lineup for Leinster vs Sharks, Saturday, October 8, 2022, Kickoff 06:05PM

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LEINSTER : 1. A. PORTER 2. D. SHEEHAN 3. M. ALAALATOA 4. R. MOLONY 5. J. JENKINS 6. R. BAIRD 7. W. CONNORS 8. R. RUDDOCK 9. L. MCGRATH 10. J. SEXTON 11. R. RUSSELL 12. C. NGATAI 13. R. HENSHAW 14. J. LARMOUR 15. J. O'BRIEN
16. J. MCKEE 17. C. HEALY 18. V. ABDALADZE 19. J. RYAN 20. M. MOLONEY 21. C. FOLEY 22. R. BYRNE 23. G. RINGROSE

6 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

7. CONNORS → VAN DER FLIER

8. RUDDOCK → CONAN

10. SEXTON → BYRNE

11. RUSSELL → KEARNEY

12. NGATAI → HENSHAW

13. HENSHAW → RINGROSE

SHARKS : 1. N. MCHUNU 2. K. VAN VUUREN 3. T. DU TOIT 4. J. BASSON 5. H. ANDREWS 6. J. VENTER 7. D. RICHARDSON 8. S. NOTSHE 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. R. HUGO 20. P. BUTHELEZI 21. C. WRIGHT 22. N. FLEURS 23. M. POTGIETER

2 changes in Sharks starting XV :

5. ANDREWS → HUGO

8. NOTSHE → BUTHELEZI

→ Game sheet and stats for Leinster - Sharks

Lineup for Scarlets vs Cardiff, Saturday, October 8, 2022, Kickoff 06:15PM

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

9 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

2. ELIAS → EVANS

4. PRICE → LOUSI

5. LOUSI → PRICE

7. THOMSON → MACLEOD

9. DAVIES → HARDY

10. COSTELOW → JONES

12. DAVIES → WILLIAMS

13. BALDWIN → DAVIES

14. MCNICHOLL → EVANS

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

6 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

1. CARRÉ → THYER

2. DACEY → BELCHER

3. ARHIP → LEWIS

7. YOUNG → BOTHAM

12. HALAHOLO → LLEWELLYN

14. HARRIES → SUMMERHILL

→ Game sheet and stats for Scarlets - Cardiff

Lineup for Glasgow vs Bulls, Saturday, October 8, 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. G. BROWN 7. T. GORDON 8. M. FAGERSON 9. G. HORNE 10. T. JORDAN 11. C. FORBES 12. S. JOHNSON 13. S. TUIPULOTU 14. S. CANCELLIERE 15. J. MCKAY
16. G. TURNER 17. N. MCBETH 18. L. SORDONI 19. J. DU PREEZ 20. S. MANJEZI 21. R. WILSON 22. A. PRICE 23. D. MIOTTI

4 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

8. FAGERSON → DEMPSEY

9. HORNE → PRICE

11. FORBES → MCLEAN

15. MCKAY → FORBES

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

5 changes in Bulls starting XV :

2. WESSELS → GROBBELAAR

10. SMITH → GOOSEN

11. GANS → NKOSI

13. MAPOE → HENDRICKS

14. HENDRICKS → MOODIE

→ Game sheet and stats for Glasgow - Bulls

Lineup for Ulster vs Ospreys, Saturday, October 8, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

10 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

1. O'SULLIVAN → WARWICK

2. ANDREW → HERRING

3. MOORE → O'TOOLE

5. CARTER → TREADWELL

6. TIMONEY → REA

7. MURPHY → REA

8. VERMEULEN → TIMONEY

10. MADIGAN → BURNS

11. LYTTLE → STOCKDALE

14. GILROY → SEXTON

OSPREYS : 1. G. THOMAS 2. D. LAKE 3. T. BOTHA 4. R. DAVIES 5. H. SUTTON 6. W. GRIFFITHS 7. J. MORGAN 8. D. LYDIATE 9. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 10. J. WALSH 11. K. GILES 12. M. COLLINS 13. O. WATKIN 14. L. MORGAN 15. M. NAGY
16. S. BALDWIN 17. N. SMITH 18. R. HENRY 19. J. REGAN 20. M. MORRIS 21. R. WEBB 22. C. EVANS 23. J. HAWKINS

10 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. THOMAS → SMITH

2. LAKE → BALDWIN

3. BOTHA → FRANCIS

4. DAVIES → BEARD

5. SUTTON → JONES

6. GRIFFITHS → LYDIATE

8. LYDIATE → ROOTS

9. MORGAN-WILLIAMS → WEBB

10. WALSH → ANSCOMBE

14. MORGAN → NORTH

→ Game sheet and stats for Ulster - Ospreys

Lineup for Benetton vs Dragons, Sunday, October 9, 2022, Kickoff 03:45PM

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BENETTON : 1. I. NEMER 2. G. NICOTERA 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. T. MENONCELLO 13. I. BREX 14. M. WATSON 15. E. PADOVANI
16. M. ARROYO 17. T. GALLO 18. T. PASQUALI 19. N. CANNONE 20. T. HALAFIHI 21. S. HIDALGO-CLYNE 22. M. ZANON 23. M. BELLINI

4 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

2. NICOTERA → LUCCHESI

12. MENONCELLO → RIERA

14. WATSON → PADOVANI

15. PADOVANI → SMITH

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

11 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

1. EVANS → SEIULI

3. COLEMAN → FAIRBROTHER

4. DAVIES → CARTER

5. CARTER → ROWLANDS

6. LONSDALE → NOTT

7. FRY → BASHAM

8. WAINWRIGHT → MORIARTY

9. JONES → WILLIAMS

10. HANRAHAN → REED

11. ROSSER → HEWITT

13. CLARK → TOMKINSON

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Dragons

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