URC 2024 - Round 7 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the 7th round of United Rugby Championship, taking on Friday the 1st and Saturday the 2nd of December 2023.

Lineup for Munster vs Glasgow, Friday, December 1, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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MUNSTER : 1. J. LOUGHMAN 2. D. BARRON 3. S. ARCHER 4. E. EDOGBO 5. T. BEIRNE 6. T. AHERN 7. J. HODNETT 8. G. COOMBES 9. C. CASEY 10. J. CROWLEY 11. S. O'BRIEN 12. A. NANKIVELL 13. A. FRISCH 14. C. NASH 15. S. DALY
16. S. BUCKLEY 17. D. KILCOYNE 18. O. JAGER 19. F. WYCHERLEY 20. B. GLEESON 21. C. MURRAY 22. R. SCANNELL 23. A. KENDELLEN

4 changes in Munster Rugby starting XV :

4. EDOGBO → KLEYN

11. O'BRIEN → DALY

12. NANKIVELL → SCANNELL

15. DALY → ZEBO

GLASGOW : 1. N. MCBETH 2. J. MATTHEWS 3. L. SORDONI 4. S. MANJEZI 5. S. CUMMINGS 6. S. VAILANU 7. R. DARGE 8. H. VENTER 9. S. KENNEDY 10. D. WEIR 11. O. SMITH 12. S. MCDOWALL 13. S. TUIPULOTU 14. K. ROWE 15. J. MCKAY
16. A. FRASER 17. O. KEBBLE 18. Z. FAGERSON 19. G. PETERSON 20. M. WILLIAMSON 21. T. GORDON 22. B. AFSHAR 23. T. JORDAN

9 changes in Glasgow Warriors starting XV :

1. MCBETH → BHATTI

2. MATTHEWS → TURNER

3. SORDONI → FAGERSON

4. MANJEZI → PETERSON

6. VAILANU → FAGERSON

8. VENTER → DEMPSEY

10. WEIR → JORDAN

11. SMITH → ROWE

14. ROWE → CANCELLIERE

→ Game sheet and stats for Munster - Glasgow

Lineup for Bulls vs Sharks, Saturday, December 2, 2023, Kickoff 02:00PM

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BULLS : 1. G. STEENEKAMP 2. A. VAN DER MERWE 3. W. LOUW 4. J. SWANEPOEL 5. R. LUDWIG 6. M. VAN STADEN 7. E. LOUW 8. C. HANEKOM 9. E. PAPIER 10. J. GOOSEN 11. K. ARENDSE 12. D. KRIEL 13. S. GANS 14. C. MOODIE 15. W. LE ROUX
16. J. WESSELS 17. S. MATANZIMA 18. M. SMITH 19. D. SLABBERT 20. N. CARR 21. Z. BURGER 22. J. VAN DER WALT 23. S. DE KLERK

7 changes in Bulls starting XV :

4. SWANEPOEL → LUDWIG

5. LUDWIG → NORTJÉ

8. HANEKOM → CARR

9. PAPIER → BURGER

10. GOOSEN → VAN DER WALT

11. ARENDSE → PETERSEN

14. MOODIE → DE KLERK

SHARKS : 1. N. MCHUNU 2. F. MBATHA 3. C. OOSTHUIZEN 4. E. ETZEBETH 5. J. LABUSCHAGNE 6. J. VENTER 7. P. BUTHELEZI 8. S. NOTSHE 9. J. HENDRIKSE 10. C. BOSCH 11. M. MAPIMPI 12. F. VENTER 13. L. AM 14. A. DYANTYI 15. A. FASSI
16. D. JOOSTE 17. O. NCHÉ 18. H. JACOBS 19. C. RAHL 20. M. DE WITT 21. G. WILLIAMS 22. B. CHAMBERLAIN 23. R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG

2 changes in Sharks starting XV :

5. LABUSCHAGNE → VAN HEERDEN

14. DYANTYI → KOK

→ Game sheet and stats for Bulls - Sharks

Lineup for Cardiff vs Scarlets, Saturday, December 2, 2023, Kickoff 04:00PM

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CARDIFF : 1. C. DOMACHOWSKI 2. L. BELCHER 3. K. ASSIRATTI 4. S. DAVIES 5. T. WILLIAMS 6. A. MANN 7. E. JENKINS 8. M. MARTIN 9. T. WILLIAMS 10. T. DE BEER 11. M. GRADY 12. W. HALAHOLO 13. R. LEE-LO 14. J. ADAMS 15. C. WINNETT
16. E. LLOYD 17. R. CARRÉ 18. R. LITTERICK 19. S. LEWIS-HUGHES 20. J. TURNBULL 21. E. BEVAN 22. J. BEETHAM 23. G. HAMER-WEBB

7 changes in Cardiff Rugby starting XV :

3. ASSIRATTI → DAVIES-KING

5. WILLIAMS → THORNTON

8. MARTIN → TIMANI

9. WILLIAMS → BEVAN

12. HALAHOLO → THOMAS

13. LEE-LO → HALAHOLO

14. ADAMS → MILLARD

SCARLETS : 1. W. JONES 2. R. ELIAS 3. H. O'CONNOR 4. A. CRAIG 5. J. PRICE 6. V. FIFITA 7. D. DAVIS 8. C. TUIPULOTU 9. G. DAVIES 10. I. LLOYD 11. S. EVANS 12. E. JAMES 13. J. WILLIAMS 14. T. ROGERS 15. J. MCNICHOLL
16. S. EVANS 17. S. THOMAS 18. J. JONES 19. M. JONES 20. T. LEATHERBARROW 21. K. HARDY 22. C. TITCOMBE 23. I. NICHOLAS

3 changes in Scarlets starting XV :

7. DAVIS → LEATHERBARROW

12. JAMES → WILLIAMS

13. WILLIAMS → ROBERTS

→ Game sheet and stats for Cardiff - Scarlets

Lineup for Lions vs Dragons, Saturday, December 2, 2023, Kickoff 04:05PM

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LIONS : 1. J. SMITH 2. P. BOTHA 3. A. NTLABAKANYE 4. R. SCHOEMAN 5. R. DELPORT 6. M. TSHITUKA 7. R. VENTER 8. F. HORN 9. M. VAN DEN BERG 10. S. NOHAMBA 11. E. VAN DER MERWE 12. M. LOUW 13. H. VAN WYK 14. R. KRIEL 15. Q. HORN
16. J. VISAGIE 17. C. FOURIE 18. R. SMITH 19. W. ALBERTS 20. H. SIRGEL 21. J. PRETORIUS 22. J. HENDRIKSE 23. R. MAXWANE

2 changes in Lions Rugby starting XV :

4. SCHOEMAN → DELPORT

5. DELPORT → SCHOEMAN

DRAGONS : 1. R. JONES 2. B. ROBERTS 3. L. FAIRBROTHER 4. M. SCREECH 5. G. NOTT 6. S. LONSDALE 7. H. KEDDIE 8. A. WAINWRIGHT 9. R. WILLIAMS 10. W. REED 11. A. HEWITT 12. A. OWEN 13. S. HUGHES 14. R. DYER 15. J. WILLIAMS
16. J. BENJAMIN 17. A. SEIULI 18. L. YENDLE 19. J. DAVIES 20. R. WOODMAN 21. D. BLACKER 22. C. BALDWIN 23. E. ROSSER

7 changes in Dragons RFC starting XV :

1. JONES → SEIULI

3. FAIRBROTHER → COLEMAN

7. KEDDIE → GRIFFITHS

9. WILLIAMS → BLACKER

11. HEWITT → ROSSER

13. HUGHES → TOMKINSON

15. WILLIAMS → EVANS

→ Game sheet and stats for Lions - Dragons

Lineup for Stormers vs Zebre, Saturday, December 2, 2023, Kickoff 06:15PM

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STORMERS : 1. K. BLOSE 2. J. DWEBA 3. N. FOUCHÉ 4. A. SMITH 5. R. VAN HEERDEN 6. D. FOURIE 7. H. DAYIMANI 8. E. ROOS 9. H. JANTJIES 10. M. LIBBOK 11. L. ZAS 12. D. WILLEMSE 13. R. NEL 14. C. SKOSAN 15. W. GELANT
16. A. VENTER 17. A. VERMAAK 18. B. HARRIS 19. C. EVANS 20. M. THEUNISSEN 21. P. DE WET 22. C. BLOMMETJIES 23. S. HARTZENBERG

11 changes in Stormers starting XV :

1. BLOSE → HARRIS

2. DWEBA → VENTER

3. FOUCHÉ → MAZIBUKO

6. FOURIE → XABA

7. DAYIMANI → ENGELBRECHT

8. ROOS → THEUNISSEN

9. JANTJIES → UNGERER

10. LIBBOK → DU PLESSIS

11. ZAS → LOADER

12. WILLEMSE → MNGOMEZULU

15. GELANT → BLOMMETJIES

ZEBRE : 1. D. FISCHETTI 2. L. BIGI 3. M. NOCERA 4. M. CANALI 5. A. ZAMBONIN 6. G. VOLPI 7. B. STAVILE 8. T. FOX-MATAMUA 9. A. FUSCO 10. G. MONTEMAURI 11. S. GESI 12. F. SMITH 13. L. MORISI 14. J. TRULLA 15. G. PRISCIANTELLI
16. G. RIBALDI 17. L. RIZZOLI 18. M. HASA 19. L. KRUMOV 20. G. LICATA 21. T. DOMINGUEZ 22. G. GARCIA 23. S. GREGORY

9 changes in Zebre Parma starting XV :

2. BIGI → MANFREDI

3. NOCERA → PITINARI

4. CANALI → KRUMOV

6. VOLPI → FERRARI

7. STAVILE → BIANCHI

8. FOX-MATAMUA → LICATA

9. FUSCO → GARCIA

14. TRULLA → GREGORY

15. PRISCIANTELLI → PANI

→ Game sheet and stats for Stormers - Zebre

Lineup for Ulster vs Edinburgh, Saturday, December 2, 2023, Kickoff 06:15PM

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ULSTER : 1. S. KITSHOFF 2. T. STEWART 3. T. O'TOOLE 4. A. O'CONNOR 5. K. TREADWELL 6. M. REA 7. N. TIMONEY 8. J. MCNABNEY 9. J. COONEY 10. B. BURNS 11. J. STOCKDALE 12. S. MCCLOSKEY 13. J. HUME 14. R. BALOUCOUNE 15. W. ADDISON
16. J. ANDREW 17. A. WARWICK 18. M. MOORE 19. C. IZUCHUKWU 20. D. EWERS 21. N. DOAK 22. S. MOORE 23. B. MOXHAM

6 changes in Ulster Rugby starting XV :

1. KITSHOFF → O'SULLIVAN

4. O'CONNOR → TREADWELL

5. TREADWELL → HENDERSON

6. REA → SHERIDAN

7. TIMONEY → CROTHERS

12. MCCLOSKEY → MARSHALL

EDINBURGH : 1. P. SCHOEMAN 2. E. ASHMAN 3. W. NEL 4. M. SYKES 5. J. HODGSON 6. L. CROSBIE 7. J. RITCHIE 8. V. MATA 9. B. VELLACOTT 10. B. HEALY 11. W. GOOSEN 12. J. LANG 13. M. CURRIE 14. H. PATERSON 15. T. SWIEL
16. A. MCBURNEY 17. R. HISLOP 18. J. SEBASTIAN 19. G. YOUNG 20. H. WATSON 21. A. PRICE 22. C. SCOTT 23. M. BENNETT

10 changes in Edinburgh Rugby starting XV :

2. ASHMAN → CHERRY

4. SYKES → YOUNG

5. HODGSON → GILCHRIST

6. CROSBIE → RITCHIE

7. RITCHIE → BOYLE

8. MATA → CROSBIE

9. VELLACOTT → PRICE

11. GOOSEN → VAN DER MERWE

14. PATERSON → GOOSEN

15. SWIEL → KINGHORN

→ Game sheet and stats for Ulster - Edinburgh

Lineup for Connacht vs Leinster, Saturday, December 2, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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CONNACHT : 1. P. DOOLEY 2. D. HEFFERNAN 3. J. AUNGIER 4. D. MURRAY 5. O. DOWLING 6. C. PRENDERGAST 7. S. HURLEY-LANGTON 8. S. JANSEN 9. C. BLADE 10. J. HANRAHAN 11. D. KILGALLEN 12. C. FORDE 13. B. RALSTON 14. M. HANSEN 15. T. O'HALLORAN
16. D. TIERNEY-MARTIN 17. D. BUCKLEY 18. F. BEALHAM 19. N. MURRAY 20. P. BOYLE 21. M. MCDONALD 22. D. HAWKSHAW 23. C. OLIVER

9 changes in Connacht Rugby starting XV :

1. DOOLEY → BUCKLEY

2. HEFFERNAN → MCELROY

3. AUNGIER → BEALHAM

5. DOWLING → JOYCE

6. PRENDERGAST → DOWLING

9. BLADE → REILLY

10. HANRAHAN → CARTY

13. RALSTON → HAWKSHAW

14. HANSEN → RALSTON

LEINSTER : 1. E. BYRNE 2. R. KELLEHER 3. M. ALAALATOA 4. R. BAIRD 5. J. JENKINS 6. M. DEEGAN 7. S. PENNY 8. J. CULHANE 9. B. MURPHY 10. H. BYRNE 11. J. OSBORNE 12. C. NGATAI 13. R. HENSHAW 14. R. RUSSELL 15. C. FRAWLEY
16. L. BARRON 17. C. HEALY 18. T. FURLONG 19. R. MOLONY 20. J. CONAN 21. C. FOLEY 22. L. TURNER 23. W. CONNORS

15 changes in Leinster Rugby starting XV :

1. BYRNE → PORTER

2. KELLEHER → SHEEHAN

3. ALAALATOA → FURLONG

4. BAIRD → MCCARTHY

5. JENKINS → RYAN

6. DEEGAN → CONAN

7. PENNY → VAN DER FLIER

8. CULHANE → DORIS

9. MURPHY → GIBSON-PARK

10. BYRNE → BYRNE

11. OSBORNE → O'BRIEN

12. NGATAI → HENSHAW

13. HENSHAW → RINGROSE

14. RUSSELL → LARMOUR

15. FRAWLEY → KEENAN

→ Game sheet and stats for Connacht - Leinster

Lineup for Benetton vs Ospreys, Saturday, December 2, 2023, Kickoff 08:35PM

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BENETTON : 1. T. GALLO 2. B. BERNASCONI 3. G. ZILOCCHI 4. E. IACHIZZI 5. F. RUZZA 6. A. IZEKOR 7. M. LAMARO 8. T. HALAFIHI 9. A. UREN 10. J. UMAGA 11. E. PADOVANI 12. M. ZANON 13. M. FEKITOA 14. P. ODOGWU 15. R. SMITH
16. G. LUCCHESI 17. M. SPAGNOLO 18. T. PASQUALI 19. R. FAVRETTO 20. M. ZULIANI 21. L. CANNONE 22. D. DUVENAGE 23. G. DA RE

4 changes in Benetton Rugby starting XV :

2. BERNASCONI → NICOTERA

5. RUZZA → SNYMAN

8. HALAFIHI → CANNONE

11. PADOVANI → MENDY

OSPREYS : 1. G. THOMAS 2. M. VAN DER MERWE 3. R. HENRY 4. R. DAVIES 5. J. FENDER 6. T. DAVIES 7. H. DEAVES-SMALL 8. M. MORRIS 9. L. DAVIES 10. D. EDWARDS 11. L. MORGAN 12. K. WILLIAMS 13. L. SCULLY 14. I. HOPKINS 15. M. NAGY
16. E. LEWIS 17. G. PHILLIPS 18. B. WARREN 19. L. JONES 20. M. MORSE 21. R. KRUGER 22. O. WILLIAMS 23. H. HOUSTON

11 changes in Ospreys starting XV :

1. THOMAS → SMITH

2. VAN DER MERWE → LAKE

3. HENRY → BOTHA

4. DAVIES → FENDER

5. FENDER → BEARD

6. DAVIES → DAVIES

7. DEAVES-SMALL → MORGAN

9. DAVIES → MORGAN-WILLIAMS

10. EDWARDS → WALSH

13. SCULLY → WATKIN

14. HOPKINS → KASENDE

→ Game sheet and stats for Benetton - Ospreys

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