United Rugby Championship 2023 - Round 6 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 6th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 21st, Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of October 2022.

Lineup for Benetton vs Bulls, Friday, October 21, 2022, Kickoff 06:30PM

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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. M. BELLINI 12. M. ZANON 13. I. BREX 14. I. MENDY 15. G. DA RE
16. G. LUCCHESI 17. T. GALLO 18. T. PASQUALI 19. N. CANNONE 20. T. HALAFIHI 21. M. ALBANESE 22. T. MENONCELLO 23. M. WATSON

13 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

1. NEMER → GALLO

2. NICOTERA → LUCCHESI

3. FERRARI → TETAZ CHAPARRO

4. SCRAFTON → LAZZARONI

5. RUZZA → WEGNER

6. ZULIANI → STEYN

7. LAMARO → HALAFIHI

8. CANNONE → STOWERS

9. DUVENAGE → ALBANESE

11. BELLINI → TAVUYARA

13. BREX → MENONCELLO

14. MENDY → BELLINI

15. DA RE → PADOVANI

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

8 changes in Bulls starting XV :

1. STEENEKAMP → MATANZIMA

2. DU PLESSIS → WESSELS

3. KLOPPER → SMITH

4. SWANEPOEL → STEENKAMP

7. VAN STADEN → STEENKAMP

10. SMITH → GOOSEN

13. GANS → MAPOE

14. KRIEL → HENDRICKS

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Bulls

Lineup for Connacht vs Scarlets, Friday, October 21, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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CONNACHT : 1. D. BUCKLEY 2. D. HEFFERNAN 3. F. BEALHAM 4. N. MURRAY 5. L. FIFITA 6. C. PRENDERGAST 7. C. OLIVER 8. P. BOYLE 9. K. MARMION 10. J. CARTY 11. M. HANSEN 12. D. HAWKSHAW 13. B. RALSTON 14. J. PORCH 15. T. O'HALLORAN
16. D. TIERNEY-MARTIN 17. J. DUGGAN 18. J. AUNGIER 19. O. DOWLING 20. J. BUTLER 21. C. REILLY 22. C. FORDE 23. A. WOOTTON

6 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

1. BUCKLEY → DOOLEY

5. FIFITA → THORNBURY

6. PRENDERGAST → MURPHY

7. OLIVER → HURLEY-LANGTON

9. MARMION → REILLY

15. O'HALLORAN → FITZGERALD

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

7 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

1. THOMAS → JONES

6. MACLEOD → LOUSI

7. THOMAS → MACLEOD

12. DAVIES → WILLIAMS

13. EVANS → DAVIES

14. BALDWIN → MCNICHOLL

15. MCNICHOLL → HALFPENNY

→ Game sheet and stats for Connacht - Scarlets

Lineup for Zebre vs Edinburgh, Saturday, October 22, 2022, Kickoff 02:00PM

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ZEBRE : 1. J. PITINARI 2. M. MANFREDI 3. I. NECULAI 4. D. SISI 5. L. KRUMOV 6. L. ANDREANI 7. M. PELSER 8. T. FOX-MATAMUA 9. A. FUSCO 10. T. EDEN 11. J. TRULLA 12. D. MAZZA 13. T. BONI 14. P. BRUNO 15. L. PANI
16. G. RIBALDI 17. L. RIZZOLI 18. M. HASA 19. A. ZAMBONIN 20. G. VENDITTI 21. C. COOK 22. G. PRISCIANTELLI 23. R. KRIEL

9 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

1. PITINARI → RIZZOLI

3. NECULAI → NOCERA

6. ANDREANI → BIANCHI

8. FOX-MATAMUA → RUGGERI

9. FUSCO → COOK

10. EDEN → PRISCIANTELLI

11. TRULLA → LATUNIPULU

12. MAZZA → BONI

13. BONI → SMITH

EDINBURGH : 1. B. VENTER 2. A. MCBURNEY 3. L. DE BRUIN 4. J. HODGSON 5. S. SKINNER 6. N. HAINING 7. L. CROSBIE 8. V. MATA 9. C. SHIEL 10. J. VAN DER WALT 11. E. BOFFELLI 12. C. DEAN 13. M. CURRIE 14. W. GOOSEN 15. H. IMMELMAN
16. P. HARRISON 17. N. AUTERAC 18. A. WILLIAMS 19. P. PHILLIPS 20. B. MUNCASTER 21. H. PYRGOS 22. C. SAVALA 23. D. HOYLAND

12 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

1. VENTER → SCHOEMAN

2. MCBURNEY → CHERRY

3. DE BRUIN → NEL

4. HODGSON → SKINNER

5. SKINNER → GILCHRIST

9. SHIEL → PYRGOS

10. VAN DER WALT → KINGHORN

11. BOFFELLI → VAN DER MERWE

12. DEAN → LANG

13. CURRIE → BENNETT

14. GOOSEN → GRAHAM

15. IMMELMAN → BOFFELLI

→ Game sheet and stats for Zebre - Edinburgh

Lineup for Leinster vs Munster, Saturday, October 22, 2022, Kickoff 06:15PM

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LEINSTER : 1. C. HEALY 2. D. SHEEHAN 3. M. ALAALATOA 4. J. JENKINS 5. J. RYAN 6. M. DEEGAN 7. S. PENNY 8. C. DORIS 9. L. MCGRATH 10. J. SEXTON 11. J. OSBORNE 12. R. HENSHAW 13. G. RINGROSE 14. J. O'BRIEN 15. C. FRAWLEY
16. J. MCKEE 17. A. PORTER 18. T. CLARKSON 19. R. MOLONY 20. J. CONAN 21. N. MCCARTHY 22. R. BYRNE 23. R. RUSSELL

12 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

1. HEALY → BYRNE

3. ALAALATOA → FURLONG

4. JENKINS → MOLONY

6. DEEGAN → DORIS

7. PENNY → VAN DER FLIER

8. DORIS → CONAN

9. MCGRATH → FOLEY

10. SEXTON → BYRNE

11. OSBORNE → RUSSELL

12. HENSHAW → NGATAI

14. O'BRIEN → TURNER

15. FRAWLEY → O'BRIEN

MUNSTER : 1. J. LOUGHMAN 2. D. BARRON 3. K. KNOX 4. J. KLEYN 5. T. AHERN 6. J. O'DONOGHUE 7. J. HODNETT 8. G. COOMBES 9. C. MURRAY 10. J. CARBERY 11. L. COOMBES 12. R. SCANNELL 13. D. GOGGIN 14. S. DALY 15. J. CROWLEY
16. S. BUCKLEY 17. D. KILCOYNE 18. J. FRENCH 19. J. O'SULLIVAN 20. R. QUINN 21. P. PATTERSON 22. B. HEALY 23. P. CAMPBELL

10 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

2. BARRON → SCANNELL

3. KNOX → ARCHER

5. AHERN → EDOGBO

6. O'DONOGHUE → BEIRNE

7. HODNETT → O'MAHONY

9. MURRAY → CASEY

12. SCANNELL → GOGGIN

13. GOGGIN → FEKITOA

14. DALY → NASH

15. CROWLEY → DALY

→ Game sheet and stats for Leinster - Munster

Lineup for Cardiff vs Stormers, Saturday, October 22, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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CARDIFF : 1. R. CARRÉ 2. K. DACEY 3. D. LEWIS 4. J. TURNBULL 5. R. THORNTON 6. J. BOTHAM 7. T. YOUNG 8. J. RATTI 9. T. WILLIAMS 10. R. PRIESTLAND 11. T. CABANGO 12. W. HALAHOLO 13. M. LLEWELLYN 14. J. HARRIES 15. B. THOMAS
16. K. MYHILL 17. C. DOMACHOWSKI 18. D. ARHIP 19. T. WILLIAMS 20. L. TIMANI 21. G. BRADLEY 22. L. WILLIAMS 23. M. GRADY

7 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

3. LEWIS → ARHIP

5. THORNTON → DAVIES

6. BOTHAM → LEWIS-HUGHES

8. RATTI → FALETAU

10. PRIESTLAND → EVANS

11. CABANGO → ADAMS

15. THOMAS → PRIESTLAND

STORMERS : 1. S. KITSHOFF 2. J. DWEBA 3. F. MALHERBE 4. A. SMITH 5. M. ORIE 6. N. XABA 7. E. VAN RHYN 8. H. DAYIMANI 9. G. MASIMLA 10. M. LIBBOK 11. L. ZAS 12. D. DU PLESSIS 13. A. LEIUA 14. S. HARTZENBERG 15. C. BLOMMETJIES
16. J. KOTZÉ 17. K. BLOSE 18. B. HARRIS 19. B. DIXON 20. W. ENGELBRECHT 21. J. POKOMELA 22. P. DE WET 23. S. MNGOMEZULU

8 changes in Stormers starting XV :

1. KITSHOFF → VERMAAK

2. DWEBA → VENTER

3. MALHERBE → FOUCHÉ

4. SMITH → MOERAT

7. VAN RHYN → DAYIMANI

8. DAYIMANI → ROOS

9. MASIMLA → DE WET

14. HARTZENBERG → DAVIDS

→ Game sheet and stats for Cardiff - Stormers

Lineup for Dragons vs Ospreys, Sunday, October 23, 2022, Kickoff 04:00PM

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DRAGONS : 1. R. JONES 2. B. ROBERTS 3. L. FAIRBROTHER 4. B. CARTER 5. W. ROWLANDS 6. A. WAINWRIGHT 7. H. KEDDIE 8. R. MORIARTY 9. G. BERTRANOU 10. J. HANRAHAN 11. J. ROSSER 12. J. DIXON 13. S. HUGHES 14. R. DYER 15. S. DAVIES
16. E. DEE 17. A. SEIULI 18. C. COLEMAN 19. J. DAVIES 20. S. LONSDALE 21. R. WILLIAMS 22. A. OWEN 23. M. CLARK

6 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

1. JONES → SEIULI

6. WAINWRIGHT → LONSDALE

7. KEDDIE → BASHAM

9. BERTRANOU → WILLIAMS

13. HUGHES → TOMKINSON

15. DAVIES → O'BRIEN

OSPREYS : 1. G. THOMAS 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. J. WALSH 11. L. MORGAN 12. M. COLLINS 13. O. WATKIN 14. G. NORTH 15. M. NAGY
16. S. BALDWIN 17. N. SMITH 18. T. BOTHA 19. R. DAVIES 20. D. LYDIATE 21. J. TIPURIC 22. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 23. J. HAWKINS

3 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. THOMAS → SMITH

10. WALSH → MYLER

11. MORGAN → GILES

→ Game sheet and stats for Dragons - Ospreys

Lineup for Sharks vs Ulster, Saturday, February 25, 2023, Kickoff 01:00PM

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SHARKS : 1. N. MCHUNU 2. D. JOOSTE 3. H. JACOBS 4. R. HUGO 5. G. GROBLER 6. D. RICHARDSON 7. V. TSHITUKA 8. P. BUTHELEZI 9. G. WILLIAMS 10. C. BOSCH 11. T. ABRAHAMS 12. R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG 13. F. VENTER 14. W. KOK 15. B. CHAMBERLAIN
16. F. MBATHA 17. D. BLEULER 18. K. MONA 19. E. VAN HEERDEN 20. S. NOTSHE 21. C. WRIGHT 22. L. CRONJÉ 23. Y. PENXE

10 changes in Sharks starting XV :

2. JOOSTE → VAN VUUREN

3. JACOBS → DU TOIT

4. HUGO → ETZEBETH

5. GROBLER → ANDREWS

9. WILLIAMS → HENDRIKSE

10. BOSCH → CHAMBERLAIN

11. ABRAHAMS → VOLMINK

12. JANSE VAN RENSBURG → TAPUAI

13. VENTER → POTGIETER

15. CHAMBERLAIN → FASSI

ULSTER : 1. R. SUTHERLAND 2. J. ANDREW 3. J. TOOMAGA-ALLEN 4. A. O'CONNOR 5. H. SHERIDAN 6. J. MURPHY 7. N. TIMONEY 8. D. VERMEULEN 9. J. COONEY 10. J. FLANNERY 11. A. SEXTON 12. S. MOORE 13. L. MARSHALL 14. C. GILROY 15. M. LOWRY
16. T. STEWART 17. A. WARWICK 18. G. MILASINOVICH 19. C. IZUCHUKWU 20. D. MCCANN 21. D. SHANAHAN 22. I. MADIGAN 23. E. MCILROY

10 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

1. SUTHERLAND → O'SULLIVAN

2. ANDREW → HERRING

3. TOOMAGA-ALLEN → MILASINOVICH

5. SHERIDAN → CARTER

6. MURPHY → MCCANN

7. TIMONEY → REA

10. FLANNERY → BURNS

11. SEXTON → LYTTLE

12. MOORE → MCCLOSKEY

14. GILROY → BALOUCOUNE

→ Game sheet and stats for Sharks - Ulster

Lineup for Lions vs Glasgow, Saturday, February 25, 2023, Kickoff 03:15PM

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LIONS : 1. J. SMITH 2. P. BOTHA 3. A. NTLABAKANYE 4. R. VENTER 5. R. SCHOEMAN 6. J. KRIEL 7. E. TSHITUKA 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. R. RIJNSBURGER 18. R. DREYER 19. R. DELPORT 20. R. STRAEULI 21. M. VAN DEN BERG 22. R. JONKER 23. A. COETZEE

10 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

2. BOTHA → VISAGIE

3. NTLABAKANYE → DREYER

4. VENTER → ALBERTS

5. SCHOEMAN → NOTHNAGEL

6. KRIEL → TSHITUKA

7. TSHITUKA → VENTER

11. VAN DER MERWE → HORN

13. RASS → VAN WYK

14. MAXWANE → VAN DER MERWE

15. HORN → COETZEE

GLASGOW : 1. N. MCBETH 2. J. MATTHEWS 3. L. SORDONI 4. L. BEAN 5. S. CUMMINGS 6. A. MILLER 7. R. DARGE 8. S. VAILANU 9. J. DOBIE 10. T. JORDAN 11. E. CAVEN 12. S. JOHNSON 13. S. MCDOWALL 14. C. FORBES 15. J. MCKAY
16. A. FRASER 17. A. DELL 18. S. BERGHAN 19. J. DU PREEZ 20. E. FERRIE 21. T. GORDON 22. S. KENNEDY 23. D. WEIR

12 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

1. MCBETH → BHATTI

2. MATTHEWS → TURNER

3. SORDONI → FAGERSON

4. BEAN → MANJEZI

5. CUMMINGS → GRAY

6. MILLER → CUMMINGS

7. DARGE → GORDON

8. VAILANU → WILSON

9. DOBIE → PRICE

11. CAVEN → MCKAY

13. MCDOWALL → TUIPULOTU

15. MCKAY → SMITH

→ Game sheet and stats for Lions - Glasgow

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