The United Rugby Championship (URC) continues with Round Nine being split over three days, with one clash on Friday, four on Saturday and the remaining two on Wednesday.
Munster and Leinster kick things off on Friday night with a mouth-watering clash at Thomond Park as Ireland duo Tadhg Beirne and Caelan Doris skipper their respective side.
On Saturday the Sharks and Stormers face off with Siya Kolisi returning to action to lead the former while Zebre Parma and Benetton collide. Also at the same time, Edinburgh and Glasgow meet in the 1872 Cup second leg as Dave Cherry hits 100 games for the hosts.
The day’s action concludes with Connacht hosting Ulster.
Check on all the URC team news, here.
Friday
Munster v Leinster
Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Shane Daly, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Ethan Coughlan, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Fineen Wycherley, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Dian Bleuler
Replacements: 16 Diarmuid Barron, 17 Kieran Ryan, 18 John Ryan, 19 Brian Gleeson, 20 John Hodnett, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 Tony Butler, 23 Ben O’Connor
Leinster: 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Jimmy O’Brien, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Caelan Doris (c), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Ryan Baird, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Rónan Kelleher, 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Cian Healy, 19 Brian Deeny, 20 Scott Penny, 21 Fintan Gunne, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Jordan Larmour
Venue: Thomond Park
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Keane Davison (Ireland) and Chris Lough (Ireland)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Saturday
Stormers v Sharks
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Marcel Theunissen, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Deon Fourie (c), 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Neethling Fouché, 19 Ruben van Heerden, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Paul de Villiers, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Jean-Luc du Plessis
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi (c), 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Dylan Richardson, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Bryce Calvert, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Nicholas Hatton, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Francois Venter
Venue: DHL Stadium
Kick-off: 17:00 local (15:00 GMT)
Referee: Aimee Barret-Theron (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa) and Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Zebre Parma v Benetton
Zebre: 15 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 14 Scott Gregory, 13 Giulio Bertaccini, 12 Fetuli Paea, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Giovanni Licata, 7 Bautista Stávile, 6 Giacomo Ferrari, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Leonard Krumov, 3 Ion Neculai, 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 1 Danilo Fischetti (c)
Replacements: 16 Giampietro Ribaldi, 17 Luca Rizzoli, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Matteo Canali, 20 Samuele Locatelli, 21 Thomas Dominguez, 22 Filippo Drago, 23 Giovanni Montemauri
Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Onisi Ratave, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Michele Lamaro (c), 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Alessandro Izekor, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Giosué Zilocchi, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Simone Ferrari, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 Lorenzo Cannone, 21 Andy Uren, 22 Leonardo Marin, 23 Ignacio Brex
Venue: Stadio Lanfranchi
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 GMT)
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Assistant Referees: Fillipo Russo (Italy) and Franco Rosella (Italy)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Italy)
Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors
Edinburgh: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Matt Currie, 12 Mosese Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ali Price, 8 Ben Muncaster, 7 Luke Crosbie, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Sam Skinner, 3 D’arcy Rae, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Paddy Harrison, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Hamish Watson, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Ben Healy, 23 James Lang
Glasgow: 15 Kyle Rowe, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Kyle Steyn (C), 10 Tom Jordan, 9 George Horne, 8 Jack Mann, 7 Matt Fagerson, 6 Ally Miller, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Gregor Brown, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Johnny Matthews, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 Gregor Hiddleston, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Patrick Schickerling, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Grant Stewart, 21 Angus Fraser, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Duncan Weir
Venue: Edinburgh Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) and Jonny Perriam (Scotland)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Connacht v Ulster
Connacht: 15 Piers O’Conor, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Cathal Forde, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Santiago Cordero, 10 Jack Carty, 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Paul Boyle, 7 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 6 Cian Prendergast (c), 5 Darragh Murray, 4 Josh Murphy, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17 Peter Dooley, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Oisín Dowling, 20 Sean Jansen, 21 Ben Murphy, 22 Shane Jennings, 23 Conor Oliver
Ulster: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Ben Carson, 12 Jude Postlethwaite, 11 Rory Telfer, 10 Jack Murphy, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 James McNabney, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 Matty Rea, 5 Cormac Izuchukwu, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Scott Wilson, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Eric O’Sullivan
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Andrew Warwick, 18 Corrie Barrett 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 David McCann, 21 John Cooney, 22 Aidan Morgan, 23 Wilhelm De Klerk
Venue: Sportsground
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Robbie Jenkinson (Ireland) and Tomas O’Sullivan (Ireland)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Wednesday
Cardiff v Ospreys
Cardiff: TBC
Ospreys: TBC
Venue: Arms Park
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Ben Connor (Wales) and Adam Jones (Wales)
TMO: Tom Spurrier (Wales)
Scarlets v Dragons RFC
Scarlets: TBC
Dragons: TBC
Venue: Parc Y Scarlets
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Craig Evans (Wales) and Mike English (Wales)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (Wales)
Src: Planetrugby.com - https://www.planetrugby.com/news/urc-team-news-siya-kolisi-captains-sharks-in-coastal-derby-against-stormers-while-100-up-for-edinburgh-man-in-1872-cup
