With the Six Nations taking a short breather, the attention in the northern hemisphere switches to the United Rugby Championship (URC) and a full Round 11 schedule.
There are two games taking place on Friday night as Edinburgh host Zebre Parma and Ospreys take on Leinster while five play out on Saturday before one game on Sunday.
Several internationals bolster their respective clubs after being released from Six Nations duty while South Africa veteran Willie le Roux will continue at 10 for the Bulls.
Elsewhere, Springboks tighthead prop Frans Malherbe will claim his 150th cap for the Stormers in the Origin Round clash with the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Check on the full team news for the URC weekend, here.
Friday
Edinburgh v Zebre Parma
Edinburgh: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Emiliano Boffelli, 13 Matt Currie, 12 Mosese Tuipulotu, 11 Ross McCann, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ali Price, 8 Tom Currie, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Luke Crosbie (c), 5 Glen Young, 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 D’Arcy Rae, 2 Paddy Harrison, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Harri Morris, 17 Robin Hislop, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Sam Skinner, 20 Liam McConnell, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Ben Healy, 23 James Lang
Zebre Parma: 15 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 14 Jacopo Trulla, 13 Fetuli Paea, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Scott Gregory, 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Giacomo Licata, 7 Bautista Stavile, 6 Luca Andreani, 5 Leonard Krumov, 4 Matteo Canali, 3 Muhamed Hasa, 2 Luca Bigi (c), 1 Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements: 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 17 Luca Rizzoli, 18 Juan Pitinari, 19 Guido Volpi, 20 Giacomo Ferrari, 21 Alessandro Fusco, 22 Giovanni Montemauri, 23 Luca Morisi
Venue: Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Ian Kenny (SRU), Chelsea Gillespie (SRU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Ospreys v Leinster
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Daniel 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 Harri Deaves, 5 James Fender, 4 James Ratti, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Garyn Phillips
Replacements: 16 Ethan Lewis, 17 Cam Jones, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Will Spencer, 20 Morgan Morse, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Tom Florence, 23 Iestyn Hopkins
Leinster: 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Hugh Cooney, 12 Charlie Tector, 11 Jimmy O’Brien, 10 Ciarán Frawley, 9 Luke McGrath (c), 8 James Culhane, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Max Deegan, 5 Brian Deeny, 4 Diarmuid Mangan, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Gus McCarthy, 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements: 16 John McKee, 17 Paddy McCarthy, 18 Rory McGuire, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Alex Soroka, 21 Fintan Gunne, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Andrew Osborne
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Filipo Russo (FIR)
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse (WRU), Adam Jones (WRU)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Live on: BBC Wales, TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Saturday
Lions v Stormers
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schomean, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Jarroid Carins, 21 Nico Steyn, 22 Lubabalo Dobela, 23 Manuel Rass
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (c), 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Paul de Villiers, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Jonathan Roche
Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 14:30 local (12:30 GMT)
Referee: Griffin Colby (SARU)
Assistant Referees: Hanru Van Rooyen (SARU), Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Egon Seconds (SARU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Bulls v Sharks
Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sergeal Petersen, 10 Willie le Roux, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Reinhardt Ludwig (c), 6 Marco van Staden, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Celimpilo Gumede, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Aphiwe Dyantyi
Sharks: 15 Jordan Hendrikse, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Lukhanyo Am, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Vincent Tshituka (c), 6 Tinotenda Mavesere, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Corne Rahl, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 Ethan Bester, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Lappies Labuschagne, 20 Jannes Potgieter, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Francois Venter, 23 Jaco Williams
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 17:00 local (15:00 GMT)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Assistant Referees: Morne Ferreira (SARU), Sean Muller (SARU)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Benetton v Ulster
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 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Alessandro Izekor, 5 Eli Snyman (c), 4 Giulio Marini, 3 Giosué Zilocchi, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 Jadin Kingi, 21 Simon Koroiyadi, 22 Nicolò Casilio, 23 Leonardo Marin
Ulster: 15 Stewart Moore, 14 Michael Lowry, 13 James Hume, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Aidan Morgan, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 David McCann, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 Matty Rea, 5 Cormac Izuchukwu, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Tom O’Toole, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Jacob Boyd
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Bryan O’Connor, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Reuben Crothers, 21 Dave Shanahan, 22 Jake Flannery, 23 Jude Postlethwaite
Venue: Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Kick-off: 18:15 local (17:15 GMT)
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Alex Frasson (FIR), Derio Merli (FIR)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Live on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Munster v Scarlets
Munster: 15 Ben O’Connor, 14 Shane Daly, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Ethan Coughlan, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Jack O’Donoghue (c), 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Tom Ahern, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Josh Wycherley
Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Kieran Ryan, 18 John Ryan, 19 Brian Gleeson, 20 John Hodnett, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 Tony Butler, 23 Shay McCarthy
Scarlets: 15 Ioan Nicholas, 14 Ellis Mee, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Ioan Lloyd, 9 Gareth Davies (c), 8 Vaea Fifita, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Max Douglas, 3 Archer Holz, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Kemsley Mathias
Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Alec Hepburn, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Alec Craig, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Archie Hughes, 22 Charlie Titcombe, 23 Macs Page
Venue: Thomond Park, Limerick
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR)
Assistant Referees: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU), Paul Haycock (IRFU)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)
Live on: RTÉ, S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Connacht v Cardiff
Connacht: 15 Piers O’Conor, 14 Shayne Bolton, 13 Hugh Gavin, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 Chay Mullins, 10 Josh Ioane, 9 Ben Murphy, 8 Paul Boyle, 7 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 6 Cian Prendergast (c), 5 Joe Joyce, 4 Josh Murphy, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Peter Dooley
Replacements: 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Sam Illo, 19 Oisín Dowling, 20 Sean Jansen, 21 Matthew Devine, 22 JJ Hanrahan, 23 Santiago Cordero
Cardiff: 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Rory Jennings, 11 Harri Millard, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Alun Lawrence, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Seb Davies, 4 Josh McNally, 3 Rhys Litterick, 2 Liam Belcher (c), 1 Rhys Barratt
Replacements: 16 Efan Daniel, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Will Davies-King, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Ben Donnell, 21 Thomas Young, 22 Callum Braley, 23 Jacob Beetham
Venue: Dexcom Stadium, Galway
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
Assistant Referees: Keane Davison (IRFU), Tomas O’Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Live on: TG4, S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Sunday
Dragons v Glasgow Warriors
Dragons: 15 Huw Anderson, 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Harry Wilson, 12 Aneurin Owen (c), 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Lloyd Evans, 9 Dane Blacker, 8 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 7 George Young, 6 Ryan Woodman, 5 George Nott, 4 Joe Davies, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 James Benjamin, 1 Josh Reynolds
Replacements: 16 Brodie Coghlan, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Paula Latu, 19 Barny Langton-Cryer, 20 Evan Minto, 21 Che Hope, 22 Will Reed, 23 Scott Williams
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Ollie Smith, 12 Duncan Munn, 11 Facundo Cordero, 10 Duncan Weir (c), 9 George Horne, 8 Jack Mann, 7 Henco Venter, 6 Euan Ferrie, 5 Alex Samuel, 4 Jare Oguntibeju, 3 Fin Richardson, 2 Grant Stewart, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 Johnny Matthews, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Patrick Schickerling, 19 Ally Miller, 20 Angus Fraser, 21 Macenzzie Duncan, 22 Ben Afshar, 23 Kerr Johnston
Venue: Rodney Parade, Newport
Kick-off: 14:00 GMT
Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Adam Jones (WRU), Matthew Leon (WRU)
TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
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