The United Rugby Championship (URC) reaches Round 17 this weekend and there’s two games on Friday night, five on Saturday and one on Sunday.
Leinster have named a fully-loaded team for their home clash with Zebre Parma and that sees Jordie Barrett come into the side alongside Sam Prendergast.
Elsewhere, versatile Springboks star Damian Willemse will rack up his 100th match for the Stormers in their clash with the Dragons in Cape Town on Saturday.
Check on all the weekend’s URC team news, here.
Friday
Sharks v Ospreys
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Eben Etzebeth (c), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Dian Bleuler
Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Emmanuel Tshituka, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Francois Venter, 23 Yaw Penxe
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Morgan Morse, 7 Jac Morgan (c), 6 James Ratti, 5 Adam Beard, 4 Will Spencer, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Steffan Thomas, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Will Griffiths, 20 Harri Deaves, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Iestyn Hopkins
Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 19:00 local (18:00 BST, 17:00 GMT)
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
Assistant Referees: Morne Ferreira (SARU), Hanru van Rooyen (SARU)
TMO: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Live on: SuperSport, BBC Wales, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Munster v Ulster
Munster: 15 Thaakir Abrahams, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Stephen Archer, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Michael Milne
Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Josh Wycherley, 18 John Ryan, 19 Fineen Wycherley, 20 Tom Ahern, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Seán O’Brien, 23 Alex Kendellen
Ulster: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Rob Baloucoune, 13 Jude Postlethwaite, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jack Stockdale, 10 Jack Murphy, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 James McNabney, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 Matty Rea, 5 Cormac Izuchukwu, 4 Iain Henderson (c), 3 Scott Wilson, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Andrew Warwick
Replacements: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Callum Reid, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Alan O’Connor, 20 David McCann, 21 Dave Shanahan, 22 Stewart Moore, 23 Werner Kok
Venue: Thomond Park, Limerick
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Cole (IRFU), Andrew Fogarty (IRFU)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Live on: RTÉ, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Saturday
Bulls v Cardiff
Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Ruan Nortje (c), 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johann Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Devon Williams, 23 Stedman Gans
Cardiff Rugby: 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Josh Adams, 13 Harri Millard, 12 Ben Thomas (c), 11 Gabe Hamer-Webb, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Alun Lawrence, 7 James Botham, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Josh McNally, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Evan Lloyd, 1 Corey Domachowski
Replacements: 16 Liam Belcher, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Rhys Litterick, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Taulupe Faletau, 22 Aled Davies, 23 Rory Jennings
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Griffin Colby (SARU), Dylen November (SARU)
TMO: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Live on: SuperSport, S4C, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Exclusive: Sharks raid Bulls to sign highly-rated forward to fill Springboks front-rower’s void
Benetton v Glasgow
Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Ignacio Brex, 11 Paolo Odogwu, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Riccardo Favretto, 5 Federico Ruzza (c), 4 Scott Scrafton, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Giosuè Zilocchi, 19 Niccolò Cannone, 20 Sebastian Negri, 21 Nicolò Casilio, 22 Leonardo Marin, 23 Malakai Fekitoa
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Ollie Smith, 14 Jamie Dobie, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Kyle Steyn (c), 10 Tom Jordan, 9 George Horne, 8 Sione Vailanu, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Scott Cummings, 5 Alex Samuel, 4 Max Williamson, 3 Fin Richardson, 2 Johnny Matthews, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 Gregor Hiddleston, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Murphy Walker, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Euan Ferrie, 21 Ben Afshar, 22 Adam Hastings, 23 Kyle Rowe
Venue: Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Kick-off: 18:15 local (17:15 BST, 16:15 GMT)
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Federico Vedovelli (FIR), Dario Merli (FIR)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)
Live on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Leinster v Zebre Parma
Leinster: 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Jimmy O’Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 James Lowe, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Jack Conan (c), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Ryan Baird, 5 Diarmuid Mangan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 Rónan Kelleher, 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements: 16 John McKee, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Rabah Slimani, 19 James Ryan, 20 James Culhane, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Ciarán Frawley, 23 Robbie Henshaw
Zebre Parma: 15 Jacopo Trulla, 14 Scott Gregory, 13 Fetuli Paea, 12 Enrico Lucchin, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Giovanni Montemauri, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Davide Ruggeri (c), 7 Iacopo Bianchi, 6 Bautista Stavile, 5 Leonard Krumov, 4 Rusiate Nasove, 3 Juan Pitinari, 2 Giampietro Ribaldi, 1 Luca Franceschetto
Replacements: 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 17 Muhamed Hasa, 18 Ion Neculai, 19 Matteo Canali, 20 Giacomo Ferrari, 21 Alessandro Fusco, 22 Giacomo Da Re, 23 Filippo Drago
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 17:15 BST (16:15 GMT)
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Assistant Referees: Keane Davison (IRFU), Dan Carson (IRFU)
TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)
Live on: RTÉ, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Stormers v Dragons
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (c), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Vernon Matongo
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Louw Nel, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Dan du Plessis, 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg
Dragons: 15 Huw Anderson, 14 Harry Rees-Weldon, 13 Harry Wilson, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Angus O’Brien (cc), 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Dan Lydiate, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 5 Ryan Woodman, 4 Ben Carter (cc), 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rhodri Jones
Replacements: 16 James Benjamin, 17 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, 18 Paula Latu, 19 Joe Davies, 20 Barny Langton-Cryer, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Lloyd Evans, 23 Ashton Hewitt
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 18:15 local (17:15 BST, 16:15 GMT)
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referees: AJ Jacobs (SARU), Hanru van Rooyen (SARU)
TMO: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
Live on: SuperSport, S4C, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Connacht v Edinburgh
Connacht: 15 Santiago Cordero, 14 Shayne Bolton, 13 Hugh Gavin, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Finn Treacy, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Ben Murphy, 8 Sean Jansen, 7 Conor Oliver, 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 Paul Boyle, 21 Caolin Blade, 22 Cathal Forde, 23 David Hawkshaw
Edinburgh: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Matt Currie, 12 Mosese Tuipulotu, 11 Jack Brown, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ali Price, 8 Magnus Bradbury (c), 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Ben Muncaster, 5 Sam Skinner, 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 D’arcy Rae, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Paddy Harrison, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Glen Young, 20 Liam McConnell, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Ben Healy, 23 James Lang
Venue: Dexcom Stadium, Galway
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Ben Breakspear (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU), Padraic Reidy (IRFU)
TMO: Tom Spurrier (WRU)
Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Sunday
Lions v Scarlets
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Bronson Mills, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Kade Wolhuter, 9 Nico Steyn, 8 Jarod Cairns, 7 Renzo du Plessis, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Ruan Delport, 4 Ruan Venter, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Jaco Visagie (c), 1 Morgan Naude
Replacements: 16 PJ Botha, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Darrien Landsberg, 20 Sibabalo Qoma, 21 Layton Horn, 22 Lubabalo Dobela, 23 Rynhardt Jonker
Scarlets: 15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Ellis Mee, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Taine Plumtree, 7 Josh Macleod (c), 6 Vaea Fifita, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Henry Thomas, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Alec Hepburn
Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Kemsley Mathias, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Dan Davis, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Archie Hughes, 22 Ioan Lloyd, 23 Macs Page
Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 BST, 13:00 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Griffin Colby (SARU), Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
Live on: SuperSport, S4C, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
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