United Rugby Championship 2023 - Round 8 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 8th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 25th, Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th of November 2022.

Lineup for Stormers vs Scarlets, Friday, November 25, 2022, Kickoff 06:00PM

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STORMERS : 1. A. VERMAAK 2. J. DWEBA 3. N. FOUCHÉ 4. E. VAN RHYN 5. G. PORTER 6. J. POKOMELA 7. M. THEUNISSEN 8. H. DAYIMANI 9. P. DE WET 10. K. WOLHUTER 11. L. ZAS 12. D. DU PLESSIS 13. C. SMIT 14. A. DAVIDS 15. C. BLOMMETJIES
16. A. VENTER 17. L. LYONS 18. S. SANDI 19. C. EVANS 20. B. DIXON 21. N. XABA 22. H. JANTJIES 23. J. DU PLESSIS

7 changes in Stormers starting XV :

1. VERMAAK → HARRIS

5. PORTER → ORIE

7. THEUNISSEN → DAYIMANI

8. DAYIMANI → ROOS

10. WOLHUTER → LIBBOK

12. DU PLESSIS → MNGOMEZULU

13. SMIT → DU PLESSIS

SCARLETS : 1. S. THOMAS 2. D. HUGHES 3. H. O'CONNOR 4. S. LOUSI 5. T. PRICE 6. A. SHINGLER 7. D. DAVIS 8. S. KALAMAFONI 9. G. DAVIES 10. D. JONES 11. R. CONBEER 12. S. WILLIAMS 13. J. DAVIES 14. T. ROGERS 15. J. MCNICHOLL
16. T. DAVIES 17. K. MATHIAS 18. W. JOHN 19. B. THOMSON 20. T. LEZANA 21. A. HUGHES 22. R. PATCHELL 23. S. EVANS

4 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

4. LOUSI → PRICE

7. DAVIS → THOMAS

12. WILLIAMS → DAVIES

13. DAVIES → EVANS

→ Game sheet and stats for Stormers - Scarlets

Lineup for Ulster vs Zebre, Friday, November 25, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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ULSTER : 1. C. REID 2. T. STEWART 3. M. MOORE 4. C. IZUCHUKWU 5. S. CARTER 6. M. REA 7. M. REA 8. D. VERMEULEN 9. N. DOAK 10. J. FLANNERY 11. J. STOCKDALE 12. L. MARSHALL 13. J. HUME 14. E. MCILROY 15. S. MOORE
16. J. ANDREW 17. A. WARWICK 18. J. TOOMAGA-ALLEN 19. I. HENDERSON 20. D. MCCANN 21. M. MCDONALD 22. A. CURTIS 23. B. MOXHAM

7 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

1. REID → WARWICK

4. IZUCHUKWU → O'CONNOR

6. REA → MCCANN

7. REA → MURPHY

10. FLANNERY → BURNS

11. STOCKDALE → MCILROY

14. MCILROY → MOXHAM

ZEBRE : 1. J. PITINARI 2. J. DU TOIT 3. M. NOCERA 4. J. UYS 5. A. ZAMBONIN 6. G. VOLPI 7. G. FERRARI 8. M. KVESIC 9. C. COOK 10. G. PRISCIANTELLI 11. S. GESI 12. E. LUCCHIN 13. R. KRIEL 14. J. TRULLA 15. L. PANI
16. M. MANFREDI 17. D. RIMPELLI 18. R. GENOVESE 19. L. KRUMOV 20. I. BIANCHI 21. R. JELIC 22. J. CAPUTO 23. E. CRONJÉ

11 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

4. UYS → ZAMBONIN

5. ZAMBONIN → KRUMOV

6. VOLPI → RUGGERI

7. FERRARI → BIANCHI

8. KVESIC → FOX-MATAMUA

10. PRISCIANTELLI → EDEN

11. GESI → TRULLA

12. LUCCHIN → MAZZA

13. KRIEL → BONI

14. TRULLA → LATUNIPULU

15. PANI → KRIEL

→ Game sheet and stats for Ulster - Zebre

Lineup for Benetton vs Edinburgh, Saturday, November 26, 2022, Kickoff 02:00PM

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BENETTON : 1. N. TETAZ CHAPARRO 2. G. LUCCHESI 3. S. FERRARI 4. N. CANNONE 5. F. RUZZA 6. S. NEGRI 7. M. ZULIANI 8. L. CANNONE 9. D. DUVENAGE 10. T. ALBORNOZ 11. M. MINOZZI 12. M. ZANON 13. I. BREX 14. M. WATSON 15. R. SMITH
16. G. NICOTERA 17. I. NEMER 18. T. PASQUALI 19. S. SCRAFTON 20. G. PETTINELLI 21. A. GARBISI 22. J. UMAGA 23. T. MENONCELLO

11 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

2. LUCCHESI → ZANI

3. FERRARI → PASQUALI

4. CANNONE → SCRAFTON

5. RUZZA → WEGNER

6. NEGRI → PETTINELLI

7. ZULIANI → NEGRI

8. CANNONE → STOWERS

10. ALBORNOZ → DA RE

11. MINOZZI → BELLINI

13. BREX → RIERA

14. WATSON → MENDY

EDINBURGH : 1. B. VENTER 2. S. MCINALLY 3. A. WILLIAMS 4. M. SYKES 5. J. HODGSON 6. N. HAINING 7. L. CROSBIE 8. B. MUNCASTER 9. H. PYRGOS 10. C. SAVALA 11. W. GOOSEN 12. J. LANG 13. M. CURRIE 14. D. HOYLAND 15. H. IMMELMAN
16. P. HARRISON 17. J. JACK 18. L. ATALIFO 19. G. YOUNG 20. C. BOYLE 21. B. VELLACOTT 22. J. VAN DER WALT 23. C. DEAN

9 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

2. MCINALLY → MCBURNEY

3. WILLIAMS → DE BRUIN

4. SYKES → PHILLIPS

6. HAINING → MUNCASTER

8. MUNCASTER → MATA

9. PYRGOS → SHIEL

12. LANG → DEAN

14. HOYLAND → BLAIN

15. IMMELMAN → BOFFELLI

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Edinburgh

Lineup for Bulls vs Ospreys, Saturday, November 26, 2022, Kickoff 02:30PM

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

8 changes in Bulls starting XV :

4. SWANEPOEL → STEENKAMP

6. CARR → COETZEE

7. STEENKAMP → VAN STADEN

8. LOUW → STEENKAMP

9. PAPIER → BURGER

11. JACOBS → NKOSI

13. MAPOE → HENDRICKS

15. SIMELANE → GOOSEN

OSPREYS : 1. G. PHILLIPS 2. S. BALDWIN 3. T. BOTHA 4. B. DAVIES 5. H. SUTTON 6. E. ROOTS 7. W. HICKEY 8. M. MORRIS 9. R. WEBB 10. J. WALSH 11. K. GILES 12. K. WILLIAMS 13. T. THOMAS-WHEELER 14. L. MORGAN 15. M. NAGY
16. S. PARRY 17. R. HENRY 18. B. WARREN 19. J. FENDER 20. J. REGAN 21. R. MORGAN-WILLIAMS 22. L. SCULLY 23. C. EVANS

4 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. PHILLIPS → HENRY

4. DAVIES → DAVIES

7. HICKEY → DEAVES-SMALL

9. WEBB → MORGAN-WILLIAMS

→ Game sheet and stats for Bulls - Ospreys

Lineup for Leinster vs Glasgow, Saturday, November 26, 2022, Kickoff 04:15PM

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LEINSTER : 1. E. BYRNE 2. R. KELLEHER 3. T. CLARKSON 4. R. MOLONY 5. J. MCCARTHY 6. R. RUDDOCK 7. S. PENNY 8. M. DEEGAN 9. L. MCGRATH 10. R. BYRNE 11. D. KEARNEY 12. C. NGATAI 13. L. TURNER 14. R. RUSSELL 15. J. OSBORNE
16. J. MCKEE 17. M. MILNE 18. V. ABDALADZE 19. J. JENKINS 20. R. BAIRD 21. C. FOLEY 22. H. BYRNE 23. C. COSGRAVE

3 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

2. KELLEHER → MCKEE

5. MCCARTHY → JENKINS

15. OSBORNE → COSGRAVE

GLASGOW : 1. O. KEBBLE 2. F. BROWN 3. M. WALKER 4. S. MANJEZI 5. A. SAMUEL 6. G. BROWN 7. S. VAILANU 8. J. DEMPSEY 9. G. HORNE 10. T. JORDAN 11. R. MCLEAN 12. S. MCDOWALL 13. K. STEYN 14. S. CANCELLIERE 15. J. MCKAY
16. J. MATTHEWS 17. J. BHATTI 18. S. BERGHAN 19. J. DU PREEZ 20. L. BEAN 21. E. FERRIE 22. J. DOBIE 23. R. THOMPSON

5 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

6. BROWN → WILSON

7. VAILANU → BROWN

8. DEMPSEY → VAILANU

9. HORNE → DOBIE

10. JORDAN → MIOTTI

→ Game sheet and stats for Leinster - Glasgow

Lineup for Munster vs Connacht, Saturday, November 26, 2022, Kickoff 08:35PM

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MUNSTER : 1. J. WYCHERLEY 2. D. BARRON 3. R. SALANOA 4. J. KLEYN 5. T. BEIRNE 6. P. O'MAHONY 7. J. HODNETT 8. A. KENDELLEN 9. C. CASEY 10. J. CARBERY 11. S. DALY 12. R. SCANNELL 13. A. FRISCH 14. C. NASH 15. M. HALEY
16. N. SCANNELL 17. J. LOUGHMAN 18. J. RYAN 19. E. EDOGBO 20. J. O'DONOGHUE 21. P. PATTERSON 22. J. CROWLEY 23. G. COOMBES

10 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

1. WYCHERLEY → KILCOYNE

3. SALANOA → RYAN

4. KLEYN → EDOGBO

5. BEIRNE → O'CONNOR

6. O'MAHONY → O'DONOGHUE

9. CASEY → PATTERSON

10. CARBERY → CROWLEY

11. DALY → CAMPBELL

13. FRISCH → FEKITOA

14. NASH → DALY

CONNACHT : 1. D. BUCKLEY 2. D. HEFFERNAN 3. F. BEALHAM 4. J. MURPHY 5. G. THORNBURY 6. C. PRENDERGAST 7. C. OLIVER 8. J. BUTLER 9. C. BLADE 10. J. CARTY 11. A. WOOTTON 12. B. AKI 13. T. FARRELL 14. B. RALSTON 15. J. PORCH
16. S. DELAHUNT 17. P. DOOLEY 18. J. AUNGIER 19. N. MURRAY 20. O. DOWLING 21. K. MARMION 22. C. FITZGERALD 23. P. BOYLE

8 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

2. HEFFERNAN → TIERNEY-MARTIN

3. BEALHAM → AUNGIER

4. MURPHY → DOWLING

6. PRENDERGAST → HURLEY-LANGTON

11. WOOTTON → PORCH

12. AKI → HAWKSHAW

14. RALSTON → WOOTTON

15. PORCH → O'HALLORAN

→ Game sheet and stats for Munster - Connacht

Lineup for Lions vs Dragons, Sunday, November 27, 2022, Kickoff 03:00PM

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

6 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

1. SITHOLE → SMITH

4. SCHOEMAN → ALBERTS

7. STRAEULI → VENTER

11. VAN DER MERWE → HORN

14. MAXWANE → VAN DER MERWE

15. HORN → COETZEE

DRAGONS : 1. A. SEIULI 2. J. BENJAMIN 3. L. FAIRBROTHER 4. J. DAVIES 5. S. LONSDALE 6. A. WAINWRIGHT 7. B. FRY 8. R. MORIARTY 9. L. JONES 10. S. DAVIES 11. S. TOMKINSON 12. J. DIXON 13. S. HUGHES 14. D. RICHARDS 15. A. O'BRIEN
16. E. SHIPP 17. J. REYNOLDS 18. C. COLEMAN 19. M. SCREECH 20. H. TAYLOR 21. C. HOPE 22. J. HANRAHAN 23. J. WILLIAMS

5 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

2. BENJAMIN → DEE

7. FRY → KEDDIE

9. JONES → WILLIAMS

11. TOMKINSON → ROSSER

12. DIXON → CLARK

→ Game sheet and stats for Lions - Dragons

Lineup for Sharks vs Cardiff, Sunday, November 27, 2022, Kickoff 05:10PM

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SHARKS : 1. D. BLEULER 2. K. VAN VUUREN 3. C. SADIE 4. J. BASSON 5. G. GROBLER 6. J. VENTER 7. V. TSHITUKA 8. S. NOTSHE 9. C. WRIGHT 10. B. CHAMBERLAIN 11. W. KOK 12. R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG 13. F. VENTER 14. M. POTGIETER 15. A. VOLMINK
16. D. JOOSTE 17. K. MONA 18. K. MCHUNU 19. H. ANDREWS 20. P. BUTHELEZI 21. B. DAVIDS 22. L. CRONJÉ 23. B. TAPUAI

10 changes in Sharks starting XV :

1. BLEULER → MCHUNU

3. SADIE → DU TOIT

4. BASSON → GROBLER

5. GROBLER → ANDREWS

6. VENTER → RICHARDSON

8. NOTSHE → BUTHELEZI

11. KOK → ABRAHAMS

12. JANSE VAN RENSBURG → TAPUAI

14. POTGIETER → KOK

15. VOLMINK → FASSI

CARDIFF : 1. R. CARRÉ 2. L. BELCHER 3. D. ARHIP 4. L. TIMANI 5. R. THORNTON 6. J. TURNBULL 7. T. YOUNG 8. J. BOTHAM 9. L. WILLIAMS 10. J. EVANS 11. T. CABANGO 12. M. LLEWELLYN 13. R. LEE-LO 14. J. HARRIES 15. B. THOMAS
16. K. DACEY 17. C. DOMACHOWSKI 18. W. DAVIES-KING 19. S. DAVIES 20. G. BRADLEY 21. J. RATTI 22. E. BEVAN 23. M. GRADY

5 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

2. BELCHER → MYHILL

4. TIMANI → TURNBULL

6. TURNBULL → BOTHAM

8. BOTHAM → RATTI

13. LEE-LO → GRADY

→ Game sheet and stats for Sharks - Cardiff

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