URC 2023 - Round 5 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 5th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th of October 2022.

Lineup for Ospreys vs Stormers, Friday, October 14, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

9 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. SMITH → THOMAS

3. FRANCIS → BOTHA

4. BEARD → DAVIES

5. JONES → SUTTON

6. ROOTS → GRIFFITHS

8. MORRIS → LYDIATE

9. WEBB → MORGAN-WILLIAMS

10. MYLER → WALSH

14. NORTH → MORGAN

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

8 changes in Stormers starting XV :

5. ORIE → SMITH

6. XABA → POKOMELA

7. DAYIMANI → ENGELBRECHT

9. DE WET → JANTJIES

11. ZAS → DAVIDS

12. DU PLESSIS → MNGOMEZULU

14. DAVIDS → HARTZENBERG

15. BLOMMETJIES → WILLEMSE

→ Game sheet and stats for Ospreys - Stormers

Lineup for Connacht vs Leinster, Friday, October 14, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

7 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

1. DOOLEY → BUCKLEY

4. MURRAY → THORNBURY

5. THORNBURY → DOWLING

6. MURPHY → HURLEY-LANGTON

7. HURLEY-LANGTON → OLIVER

8. BOYLE → BUTLER

9. REILLY → MARMION

LEINSTER : 1. E. BYRNE 2. D. SHEEHAN 3. T. FURLONG 4. R. MOLONY 5. J. RYAN 6. C. DORIS 7. J. VAN DER FLIER 8. J. CONAN 9. C. FOLEY 10. R. BYRNE 11. R. RUSSELL 12. C. NGATAI 13. G. RINGROSE 14. L. TURNER 15. J. O'BRIEN
16. J. MCKEE 17. A. PORTER 18. M. ALAALATOA 19. J. MCCARTHY 20. M. MOLONEY 21. N. MCCARTHY 22. C. FRAWLEY 23. R. HENSHAW

10 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

1. BYRNE → PORTER

3. FURLONG → ALAALATOA

5. RYAN → JENKINS

6. DORIS → BAIRD

7. VAN DER FLIER → CONNORS

8. CONAN → RUDDOCK

9. FOLEY → MCGRATH

10. BYRNE → SEXTON

13. RINGROSE → HENSHAW

14. TURNER → LARMOUR

→ Game sheet and stats for Connacht - Leinster

Lineup for Lions vs Ulster, Saturday, October 15, 2022, Kickoff 02:00PM

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LIONS : 1. J. SMITH 2. J. VISAGIE 3. R. DREYER 4. W. ALBERTS 5. R. NOTHNAGEL 6. E. TSHITUKA 7. R. VENTER 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. P. BOTHA 17. S. SITHOLE 18. R. SMITH 19. P. JANSEN VAN VUREN 20. S. SANGWENI 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. J. HENDRIKSE 23. Z. DU PLESSIS

5 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

1. SMITH → SITHOLE

2. VISAGIE → BOTHA

4. ALBERTS → JANSEN VAN VUREN

6. TSHITUKA → SANGWENI

14. VAN DER MERWE → PIENAAR

ULSTER : 1. E. O'SULLIVAN 2. R. HERRING 3. G. MILASINOVICH 4. A. O'CONNOR 5. S. CARTER 6. D. MCCANN 7. M. REA 8. D. VERMEULEN 9. J. COONEY 10. B. BURNS 11. R. LYTTLE 12. S. MCCLOSKEY 13. L. MARSHALL 14. R. BALOUCOUNE 15. M. LOWRY
16. J. ANDREW 17. C. REID 18. T. O'TOOLE 19. C. IZUCHUKWU 20. N. TIMONEY 21. N. DOAK 22. S. MOORE 23. E. MCILROY

6 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

2. HERRING → ANDREW

3. MILASINOVICH → MOORE

6. MCCANN → TIMONEY

7. REA → MURPHY

10. BURNS → MADIGAN

14. BALOUCOUNE → GILROY

→ Game sheet and stats for Lions - Ulster

Lineup for Sharks vs Glasgow, Saturday, October 15, 2022, Kickoff 04:05PM

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SHARKS : 1. N. MCHUNU 2. K. VAN VUUREN 3. T. DU TOIT 4. E. ETZEBETH 5. H. ANDREWS 6. D. RICHARDSON 7. V. TSHITUKA 8. P. BUTHELEZI 9. J. HENDRIKSE 10. B. CHAMBERLAIN 11. A. VOLMINK 12. B. TAPUAI 13. M. POTGIETER 14. W. KOK 15. A. FASSI
16. B. MBONAMBI 17. O. NCHÉ 18. C. SADIE 19. R. HUGO 20. S. KOLISI 21. S. NOTSHE 22. C. WRIGHT 23. M. MAPIMPI

7 changes in Sharks starting XV :

4. ETZEBETH → BASSON

6. RICHARDSON → VENTER

7. TSHITUKA → RICHARDSON

8. BUTHELEZI → NOTSHE

9. HENDRIKSE → WILLIAMS

11. VOLMINK → ABRAHAMS

13. POTGIETER → JANSE VAN RENSBURG

GLASGOW : 1. J. BHATTI 2. G. TURNER 3. Z. FAGERSON 4. S. MANJEZI 5. R. GRAY 6. S. CUMMINGS 7. T. GORDON 8. R. WILSON 9. A. PRICE 10. T. JORDAN 11. J. MCKAY 12. S. JOHNSON 13. S. TUIPULOTU 14. C. FORBES 15. O. SMITH
16. F. BROWN 17. O. KEBBLE 18. M. WALKER 19. J. DU PREEZ 20. S. VAILANU 21. G. BROWN 22. G. HORNE 23. R. THOMPSON

8 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

2. TURNER → BROWN

4. MANJEZI → CUMMINGS

6. CUMMINGS → BROWN

8. WILSON → FAGERSON

9. PRICE → HORNE

11. MCKAY → FORBES

14. FORBES → CANCELLIERE

15. SMITH → MCKAY

→ Game sheet and stats for Sharks - Glasgow

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

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EDINBURGH : 1. P. SCHOEMAN 2. D. CHERRY 3. W. NEL 4. S. SKINNER 5. G. GILCHRIST 6. N. HAINING 7. L. CROSBIE 8. V. MATA 9. H. PYRGOS 10. B. KINGHORN 11. D. VAN DER MERWE 12. J. LANG 13. M. BENNETT 14. D. GRAHAM 15. E. BOFFELLI
16. A. MCBURNEY 17. B. VENTER 18. L. DE BRUIN 19. J. HODGSON 20. B. MUNCASTER 21. C. SHIEL 22. C. SAVALA 23. C. DEAN

9 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

1. SCHOEMAN → VENTER

2. CHERRY → MCINALLY

3. NEL → DE BRUIN

4. SKINNER → YOUNG

6. HAINING → CROSBIE

7. CROSBIE → WATSON

11. VAN DER MERWE → BOFFELLI

13. BENNETT → CURRIE

15. BOFFELLI → IMMELMAN

BENETTON : 1. T. GALLO 2. G. LUCCHESI 3. N. TETAZ CHAPARRO 4. M. LAZZARONI 5. C. WEGNER 6. B. STEYN 7. T. HALAFIHI 8. H. STOWERS 9. M. ALBANESE 10. T. ALBORNOZ 11. I. TAVUYARA 12. M. ZANON 13. T. MENONCELLO 14. M. BELLINI 15. E. PADOVANI
16. M. ARROYO 17. F. ZANI 18. T. PASQUALI 19. N. PIANTELLA 20. A. IZEKOR 21. G. AVACA 22. F. DRAGO 23. D. PASSARELLA

13 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

1. GALLO → NEMER

2. LUCCHESI → NICOTERA

3. TETAZ CHAPARRO → FERRARI

4. LAZZARONI → SCRAFTON

5. WEGNER → RUZZA

6. STEYN → ZULIANI

7. HALAFIHI → LAMARO

8. STOWERS → CANNONE

9. ALBANESE → DUVENAGE

11. TAVUYARA → MENDY

12. ZANON → MENONCELLO

13. MENONCELLO → BREX

14. BELLINI → WATSON

→ Game sheet and stats for Edinburgh - Benetton

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

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

4 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

4. TURNBULL → TIMANI

6. LEWIS-HUGHES → TURNBULL

11. ADAMS → CABANGO

13. LLEWELLYN → LEE-LO

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

9 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

1. SEIULI → EVANS

2. ROBERTS → DEE

3. FAIRBROTHER → COLEMAN

4. CARTER → DAVIES

5. ROWLANDS → CARTER

7. BASHAM → FRY

8. MORIARTY → WAINWRIGHT

9. WILLIAMS → JONES

13. TOMKINSON → CLARK

→ Game sheet and stats for Cardiff - Dragons

Lineup for Munster vs Bulls, Saturday, October 15, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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MUNSTER : 1. J. LOUGHMAN 2. N. SCANNELL 3. S. ARCHER 4. J. KLEYN 5. E. EDOGBO 6. T. BEIRNE 7. P. O'MAHONY 8. G. COOMBES 9. C. CASEY 10. J. CARBERY 11. L. COOMBES 12. D. GOGGIN 13. M. FEKITOA 14. C. NASH 15. S. DALY
16. D. BARRON 17. D. KILCOYNE 18. R. SALANOA 19. T. AHERN 20. J. O'DONOGHUE 21. C. MURRAY 22. J. CROWLEY 23. J. HODNETT

9 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

1. LOUGHMAN → KILCOYNE

3. ARCHER → KNOX

5. EDOGBO → BEIRNE

6. BEIRNE → O'DONOGHUE

9. CASEY → MURRAY

10. CARBERY → HEALY

11. COOMBES → CAMPBELL

14. NASH → PHILLIPS

15. DALY → CARBERY

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

7 changes in Bulls starting XV :

1. MATANZIMA → STEENEKAMP

3. SMITH → KLOPPER

7. STEENKAMP → VAN STADEN

9. PAPIER → BURGER

10. GOOSEN → SMITH

11. SIMELANE → GANS

12. VORSTER → KRIEL

→ Game sheet and stats for Munster - Bulls

Lineup for Scarlets vs Zebre, Saturday, October 15, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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

10 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

1. JONES → THOMAS

2. OWENS → ELIAS

3. O'CONNOR → SEBASTIAN

4. PRICE → PRICE

5. PRICE → LOUSI

6. LOUSI → FIFITA

7. MACLEOD → THOMSON

9. HARDY → DAVIES

12. WILLIAMS → DAVIES

13. DAVIES → BALDWIN

ZEBRE : 1. L. RIZZOLI 2. M. MANFREDI 3. M. NOCERA 4. D. SISI 5. L. KRUMOV 6. I. BIANCHI 7. M. PELSER 8. D. RUGGERI 9. C. COOK 10. G. PRISCIANTELLI 11. L. LATUNIPULU 12. T. BONI 13. F. SMITH 14. P. BRUNO 15. L. PANI
16. J. DU TOIT 17. A. SANAVIA 18. M. HASA 19. A. ZAMBONIN 20. G. VOLPI 21. N. CASILIO 22. J. CAPUTO 23. N. TENEGGI

13 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

1. RIZZOLI → PITINARI

2. MANFREDI → DU TOIT

3. NOCERA → NECULAI

5. KRUMOV → ZAMBONIN

6. BIANCHI → RUGGERI

7. PELSER → BIANCHI

8. RUGGERI → FOX-MATAMUA

10. PRISCIANTELLI → EDEN

11. LATUNIPULU → GESI

12. BONI → MAZZA

13. SMITH → BONI

14. BRUNO → LATUNIPULU

15. PANI → TRULLA

→ Game sheet and stats for Scarlets - Zebre

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