It’s the Challenge Cup quarter-finals this weekend as three games take place on Saturday before Bath host Gloucester on Sunday in an exciting West Country derby.
Edinburgh play host to the Bulls first up on Saturday before Ospreys tackle Lyon and then Connacht meet Racing 92 in the final fixture of the day in the late kick-off.
The quarter-final action will wrap up with a blockbuster meeting at the Recreation Ground as bitter rivals Bath and Gloucester face off to win the last semi-final spot.
Check on all the Challenge Cup team news below.
Saturday
Edinburgh v Bulls
Edinburgh: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Matt Currie, 12 James Lang, 11 Ross McCann, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ben Vellacott (cc), 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Grant Gilchrist (cc), 4 Sam Skinner, 3 Javan Sebastian, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Dave Cherry, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 D’arcy Rae, 19 Rob Carmichael, 20 Ben Muncaster, 21 Ali Price, 22 Cammy Scott, 23 Mosese Tuipulotu
Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Keagan Johannes, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Ruan Nortje (c), 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima
Replacements: 16 Johann Grobbelaar, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Johan Goosen, 23 Canan Moodie
Venue: Hive Stadium
Kick-off: 12:30 BST (11:30 GMT)
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Assistant Referees: Luc Ramos (France), Kevin Bralley (France)
TMO: Tual Trainini (France)
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Ospreys v Lyon
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Jac Morgan (c), 5 Adam Beard, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 George McGuigan, 17 Garyn Phillips, 18 Ben Warren, 19 James Fender, 20 Morgan Morse, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Iestyn Hopkins
Lyon: 15 Alexandre Tchaptchet, 14 Vincent Rattez, 13 Josiah Maraku, 12 Theo Millet, 11 Ethan Dumortier, 10 Léo Berdeu, 9 Charlie Cassang, 8 Maxime Gouzou, 7 Beka Shvangiradze, 6 Steeve Blanc-Mappaz, 5 Alban Roussel, 4 Félix Lambey (c), 3 Hamza Kaabeche, 2 Sam Matavesi, 1 Wayan de Benedittis
Replacements: 16 Guillaume Marchand, 17 Sébastien Taofifenua, 18 Valentin Simutoga, 19 Mickael Guillard, 20 Theo William, 21 Dylan Cretin, 22 Baptiste Couilloud, 23 Alfred Parisien
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Peter Martin (Ireland), Andrew Cole (Ireland)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Connacht v Racing 92
Connacht: 15 Mack Hansen, 14 Shane Jennings, 13 Hugh Gavin, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Finn Treacy, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Ben Murphy, 8 Sean Jansen, 7 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 6 Cian Prendergast (c), 5 Joe Joyce, 4 Josh Murphy, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17 Peter Dooley, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Oisin Dowling, 20 Paul Boyle, 21 Matthew Devine, 22 Josh Ioane, 23 Cathal Forde
Racing 92: 15 Sam James, 14 Wame Naituvi, 13 Vinaya Habosi, 12 Josua Tuisova, 11 Max Spring (c), 10 Dan Lancaster, 9 Nolann le Garrec, 8 Jordan Joseph, 7 Junior Kpoku, 6 Maxime Baudonne, 5 Will Rowlands, 4 Boris Palu, 3 Demba Bamba, 2 Diego Escobar, 1 Eddy Ben Arous
Replacements: 16 Robin Couly, 17 Guram Gogichashvili, 18 Lehopoame Leota, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Shingi Manyarara, 21 Donovan Taofifenua, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Henry Chavancy
Venue: Dexcom Stadium
Kick-off: 20:00 BST (19:00 GMT)
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant Referees: Jack Makepeace (England), George Selwood (England)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (Wales)
Sunday
Bath v Gloucester
Bath: 15 Ciaran Donoghue, 14 Tom de Glanville, 13 Cameron Redpath, 12 Will Butt, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Ethan Staddon, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Ross Molony, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Archie Griffin, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Niall Annett, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Josh Bayliss, 20 Miles Reid, 21 Tom Carr-Smith, 22 Max Ojomoh, 23 Jaco Coetzee
Glouceste: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Chris Harris (c), 12 Will Butler, 11 Jacob Morris, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Harry Taylor, 6 Deian Gwynne, 5 Cameron Jordan, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Kirill Gotovtsev, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Ciaran Knight
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Val Rapava Ruskin, 18 Afolabi Fasogbon, 19 Freddie Thomas, 20 Lewis Ludlow, 21 Jack Clement, 22 Tomos Williams, 23 Charlie Atkinson
Venue: Recreation Ground
Kick-off: 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Hollie Davidson (Scotland), Ludovic Cayre (France)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
Src: Planetrugby.com - https://www.planetrugby.com/news/challenge-cup-teams-owen-farrell-dropped-as-bulls-gets-double-springboks-boost-for-quarter-final-showdown
