The United Rugby Championship (URC) returns this weekend with a full schedule as Round 10 kicks off with one match on Friday, five on Saturday and two on Sunday.
The weekend’s action gets underway on Friday evening with the Ospreys tackling Benetton.
The Jukskei derby kicks off Saturday’s action with a Springboks-laden Bulls team crossing the river to tackle their rivals the Lions at the iconic Ellis Park.
Simon Easterby will be watching Leinster’s clash against a full-hog Stormers outfit with Dan Sheehan making his first appearance in over six months as he captains a side that includes the return of winger James Lowe.
The Sharks will be without Siya Kolisi for their meeting against Cardiff but have been boosted by the return of Makazole Mapimpi while the Dragons and Munster close out Saturday’s gameday action.
Glasgow Warriors and Connacht’s URC clash has been moved to Sunday with the fixture taking place before the weekend’s matches are wrapped up with Ulster hosting Zebre Parma.
Check on the URC team news, here.
Friday
Ospreys v Benetton
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Dan Kasende, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Owen Williams, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Justin Tipuric (c), 6 James Ratti, 5 James Fender, 4 Will Spencer, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Lewis Lloyd, 1 Garyn Phillips
Replacements: 16 Ethan Lewis, 17 Cam Jones, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Harri Deaves, 20 Morgan Morse, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Tom Florence, 23 Iestyn Hopkins
Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Matt Gallagher, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Andy Uren, 8 Toa Halafihi, 7 Siua Maile, 6 Alessandro Izekor, 5 Eli Snyman (c), 4 Giulio Marini, 3 Enzo Avaca, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18 Giosué Zilocchi, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 Simon Koroiyadi, 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22 Giuliano Avaca, 23 Federico Zananadrea
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Ian Kenny (SRU)
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse (WRU), Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)
Saturday
Lions v Bulls
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Rynhardt Jonker, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Sam Francis, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Ruan Delport, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Raynard Roets, 20 WJ Steenkamp, 21 Nico Steyn, 22 Gianni Lombard, 23 Manuel Rass
Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sergeal Petersen, 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Elrigh Louw, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Ruan Nortje (c), 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johann Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Canan Moodie, 23 Willie le Roux
Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 14:45 local (12:45 GMT)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Assistant Referees: Griffin Colby (SARU), JD Jadezweni (SARU)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
Scarlets v Edinburgh
Scarlets: 15 Ioan Nicholas; 14 Jac Davies, 13 Macs Page, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Steff Evans; 10 Ioan Lloyd, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Vaea Fifita, 7 Josh Macleod (c), 6 Max Douglas, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Archer Holz, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Alec Hepburn
Replacements: 16 Shaun Evans, 17 Sam O’Connor, 18 Gabe Hawley, 19 Jac Price, 20 Taine Plumtree, 21 Efan Jones, 22 Charlie Titcombe, 23 Jarrod Taylor
Edinburgh Rugby: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Harry Paterson, 13 Matt Currie, 12 James Lang, 11 Lewis Wells, 10 Ben Healy, 9 Ali Price, 8 Tom Dodd, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Liam McConnell, 5 Sam Skinner (c), 4 Glen Young, 3 Paul Hill, 2 Paddy Harrison, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Harri Morris, 17 Robin Hislop, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Rob Carmichael, 20 Tom Currie, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Ross Thompson, 23 Mosese Tuipulotu
Venue: Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referees: Craig Evans (WRU), Aaron Parry (WRU)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Leinster v Stormers
Leinster: 15 Henry McErlean, 14 Andrew Osborne, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 James Lowe, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Alex Soroka, 5 Brian Deeny, 4 RG Snyman, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Dan Sheehan (c), 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements: 16 John McKee, 17 Paddy McCarthy, 18 Rory McGuire, 19 Diarmuid Mangan, 20 James Culhane, 21 Will Connors, 22 Cormac Foley, 23 Charlie Tector
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Jonathan Roche, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Deon Fourie (c), 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Neethling Fouché, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Replacements: 16 André-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Paul de Villiers, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Wandisile Simelane.
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 17:00 GMT
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Chris Busby (IRFU), Jonathan Erskine (IRFU)
TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)
Cardiff v Sharks
Cardiff: 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Rory Jennings, 11 Tom Bowen, 10 Tom Bowen, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Alun Lawrence, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Seb Davies, 4 Josh McNally (c), 3 Rhys Litterick, 2 Daf Hughes, 1 Rhys Barratt
Replacements: 16 Efan Daniel, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Will Davies-King, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Mackenzie Martin, 21 Ethan Lloyd, 22 Jacob Beetham, 23 Regan Grace
Sharks: 15 Jordan Hendrikse, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Ethan Hooker, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Nick Hatton, 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Vincent Tshituka (c), 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 Ethan Bester, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Deon Slabbert, 20 Lappies Labuschagne, 21 Jaden Hendrikse, 22 Francois Venter, 23 Lukhanyo Am
Venue: Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Assistant Referees: Mike English (WRU), Gwyn Morris (WRU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi absent for Sharks as rising stars take centre stage
Dragons v Munster
Dragons: 15 Huw Anderson, 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Aneurin Owen (c), 12 Harri Ackerman, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Lloyd Evans, 9 Morgan Lloyd, 8 Taine Basham, 7 Dan Lydiate, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 5 Ryan Woodman, 4 Joe Davies, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rodrigo Martinez
Replacements: 16 James Benjamin, 17 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, 18 Paula Latu, 19 Barny Langton-Cryer, 20 George Young, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Will Reed, 23 Harry Wilson
Munster: 15 Ben O’Connor, 14 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Shane Daly, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Ethan Coughlan, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Jack O’Donoghue (c), 5 Tom Ahern, 4 Fineen Wycherley, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Dian Bleuler
Replacements: 16 Danny Sheahan, 17 Kieran Ryan, 18 John Ryan, 19 Evan O’Connell, 20 Brian Gleeson, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 Tony Butler, 23 John Hodnett
Venue: Rodney Parade, Newport
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
Assistant Referees: Ben Connor (WRU), Matthew Leon (WRU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Sunday
Glasgow Warriors v Connacht
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Ollie Smith, 12 Duncan Munn, 11 Facundo Cordero, 10 Duncan Weir (c), 9 Ben Afshar, 8 Jack Mann, 7 Henco Venter, 6 Ally Miller, 5 Alex Samuel, 4 Euan Ferrie, 3 Fin Richardson, 2 Johnny Matthews, 1 Patrick Schickerling
Replacements: 16 Grant Stewart, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Macenzzie Duncan, 20 Joe Roberts, 21 Angus Fraser, 22 Sean Kennedy, 23 Kerr Johnston
Connacht: 15 Santiago Cordero, 14 Chay Mullins, 13 Piers O’Conor, 12 David Hakwshaw, 11 Byron Ralston, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Sean Jansen, 7 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 6 Josh Murphy, 5 Joe Joyce, 4 David O’Connor, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Peter Dooley
Replacements: 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Sam Illo, 19 Oisin Dowling, 20 Paul Boyle, 21 Matthew Devine, 22 Jack Carty, 23 Finn Treacy
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Kick-off: 15:30 GMT
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Sam Grove-White (SRU), Ru Campbell (SRU)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)
Ulster v Zebre Parma
Ulster: 15 Stewart Moore, 14 Michael Lowry, 13 Ben Carson, 12 Jude Postlethwaite, 11 Zac Ward, 10 Jack Murphy, 9 John Cooney, 8 David McCann, 7 Nick Timoney (c), 6 Lorcan McLoughlin, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Harry Sheridan, 3 Scott Wilson, 2 Tom Stewart, 1 Eric O’Sullivan
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Callum Reid, 18 Corrie Barrett, 19 Alan O’Connor, 20 Matty Rea, 21 Nathan Doak, 22 Jake Flannery, 23 Rob Lyttle
Zebre Parma: 15 Giacomo Da Re; 14 Alessandro Gesi, 13 Fetuli Paea, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Scott Gregory, 10 Giovanni Montemauri, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Giovani Licata, 7 Bautista Stavile, 6 Rusiate Nasove, 5 Leonard Krumov, 4 Matteo Canali, 3 Muhamed HasaHolz, 2 Luca Bigi (c), 1 Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements: 16 Giovanni Quattrini, 17 Luca Franceschetto, 18 Juan Pitinari, 19 Giacomo Ferrari, 20 Luca Andreani, 21 Thomas Dominguez, 22 Luca Morisi, 23 Simone Brisighella
Venue: Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Ben Breakspear (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU), Tomas O’Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO: Tom Spurrier (WRU)
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