All teams have now been names for Round 2 of the Guinness PRO14 which kicks off tonight in Glasgow and Dublin where all teams involved are former Championship winners - Leinster, Ospreys, Glasgow Warriors and Scarlets.
The team sheets for all seven games, match official appointments and broadcasters are listed below.
Friday, October 4
Leinster Rugby v Ospreys Rugby – KO 19:35 RDS Arena, Dublin Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU, 25th Championship appearance) AR1: Stuart Gaffigan (IRFU) AR2: Mark Patton (IRFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) Live on eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 2, DAZN, SuperSport 2, TG4 Deferred: S4C – Sunday, 16:10
Leinster: Hugo Keenan, Fergus McFadden, Rory O’Loughlin, Joe Tomane, James Lowe, Ross Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park; Peter Dooley, Rónan Kelleher, Michael Bent, Devin Toner, Scott Fardy (CAPT), Josh Murphy, Will Connors, Caelan Doris. Replacements: James Tracy, Michael Milne, Vakh Abdaladze, Ross Molony, Max Deegan, Rowan Osborne, Harry Byrne, Conor O'Brien.
Ospreys: Cai Evans, Luke Morgan, Scott Williams, Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, Keelan Giles, Luke Price, Shaun Venter; Rhodri Jones, Sam Parry, Tom Botha, Dan Lydiate (CAPT), Lloyd Ashley, Olly Cracknell, Sam Cross, Dan Baker. Replacements: Scott Otten, Gareth Thomas, Gheorghe Gajion, Ben Glynn, Gareth Evans, Matthew Aubrey, Tom Williams, Hanno Dirksen.
Glasgow Warriors v Scarlets – KO 19:35 Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow Referee: George Clancy (IRFU, 116th Championship appearance) AR1: Ben Blain (SRU) AR2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Simon MacDowell (IRFU) Live on eir Sport 2, Premier Sports 1, DAZN Deferred: S4C – Monday, 22:05
Glasgow Warriors: Ruaridh Jackson, Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Stafford McDowall, Rory Hughes, Brandon Thompson, Nick Frisby; Oli Kebble, Grant Stewart, D’arcy Rae, Kiran McDonald, Tim Swinson, Rob Harley, Callum Gibbins (CAPT), Matt Fagerson. Replacements: Johnny Matthews, Alex Allan, Adam Nicol, Tom Gordon, Chris Fusaro, Jamie Dobie, Paddy Kelly, Glenn Bryce.
Scarlets: Johnny McNicholl, Tom James, Steff Hughes (CAPT), Paul Asquith, Steff Evans; Dan Jones, Kieran Hardy; Rob Evans, Marc Jones, Samson Lee, Lewis Rawlins, Steve Cummins, Tom Phillips, Josh Macleod, Uzair Cassiem. Replacements: Taylor Davies, Phil Price, Werner Kruger, Josh Helps, Dan Davis, Dane Blacker, Angus O'Brien, Corey Baldwin.
Saturday, October 5 Isuzu Southern Kings v Munster Rugby – KO 15:00 (UK) / 16:00 (SA) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Referee: Dan Jones (WRU, 26th Championship appearance) AR1: Mike Adamson (SRU) AR2: Paul Mente (SARU) TMO: Christie Du Preez (SARU) Live on SuperSport 2, eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 2, DAZN
Isuzu Southern Kings: Masixole Banda, Andell Loubser, Tertius Kruger, John-Thomas Jackson, Courtney Winnaar, Demetri Catrakilis, Stefan Ungerer; Juan Schoeman, Alandre van Rooyen, Pieter Scholtz, Jerry Sexton, Aston Fortuin, Lusanda Badiyana (CAPT), Martinus Burger, Ruaan Lerm. Replacements: Jacques du Toit, Alulutho Tshakweni, Rossouw de Klerk, Bobby de Wee, Elrigh Louw, Josh Allderman, Sibusiso Sithole, Josiah Twum-Boafo.
Munster: Mike Haley; Darren Sweetnam, Dan Goggin, Rory Scannell, Shane Daly; JJ Hanrahan, Alby Mathewson; Liam O'Connor, Kevin O'Byrne, Stephen Archer; Darren O'Shea, Fineen Wycherley; Jack O'Donoghue, Tommy O'Donnell (CAPT), Arno Botha. Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, James Cronin, Jeremy Loughman, Jed Holloway, Billy Holland, Neil Cronin, Tyler Bleyendaal, Chris Cloete.
Zebre Rugby Club v Dragons – KO 17:00 (UK) / 18:00 (ITA) Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU, 15th Championship appearance) AR1: Andrea Piardi (FIR) AR2: Johnny Erskine (IRFU) TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU) Live on DAZN, eir Sport 2, FreeSports
Zebre: Massimo Cioffi, Charlie Walker, James Elliott, Enrico Lucchin, Pierre Brun, Michelangelo Biondelli, Joshua Renton; Danilo Fischetti, Marco Manfredi, Alexandru Tarus, Mick Kearney, George Biagi (CAPT), Iacopo Bianchi, Johan Meyer, Giovanni Licata. Replacements: Massimo Ceciliani, Daniele Rimpelli, Giosué Zilocch, Samuele Ortis, Apisai Tauyavuca, Nicolò Casilio, Leonardo Mantelli, Federico Mori.
Dragons: Jordan Williams, Will Talbot-Davies, Tyler Morgan, Jack Dixon, Owen Jenkins, Sam Davies, Rhodri Williams (CAPT); Ryan Bevington, Richard Hibbard, Leon Brown, Joe Davies, Matthew Screech, Lewis Evans, Taine Basham, Harrison Keddie. Replacements: Rhys Lawrence, Brok Harris, Lloyd Fairbrother, Max Williams, Huw Taylor, Tavis Knoyle, Jacob Botica, Adam Warren. |
Toyota Cheetahs v Ulster Rugby – KO 17:15 (UK) / 18:15 (SA) Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein Referee: Ian Davies (WRU, 77th Championship appearance) AR1: Craig Evans (WRU) AR2: Griffin Colby (SARU) TMO: Johan Greeff (SARU) Live on SuperSport 2, eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 2, DAZN
Toyota Cheetahs: Rhyno Smith, William Small-Smith, Benhard Janse van Rensburg, Dries Swanepoel, Anthony Volmink, Tian Schoeman, Ruan Pienaar (CAPT); Ox Nche, Jospeh Dweba, Erich de Jager, Sintu Manjexi, Walt Steenkamp, Gerhard Olivier, Junior Pokomela, Henco Venter. Replacements: Reinach Venter, Boan Venter, Neethling Fouche, JP du Preez, Sias Koen, Jasper Wiese, Tian Meyer, Louis Fouche.
Ulster: Matt Faddes, Craig Gilroy, Luke Marshall, James Hume, Rob Lyttle; Bill Johnston, John Cooney; Jack McGrath, Rob Herring (Capt), Tom O’Toole, Kieran Treadwell, Sam Carter, Matthew Rea, Sean Reidy, Greg Jones. Replacements: John Andrew, Eric O’Sullivan, Ross Kane, Alan O’Connor, Clive Ross, David Shanahan, Michael Lowry, Louis Ludik.
Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh – KO 17:15 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 25th Championship appearance) AR1: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) AR2: Rob O’Sullivan (IRFU) TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU) Live on S4C, Premier Sports 1, eir Sport 2, DAZN
Cardiff Blues: Matthew Morgan, Owen Lane, Garyn Smith, Willis Halaholo, Aled Summerhill; Jarrod Evans, Lloyd Williams; Brad Thyer, Liam Belcher, Dimitri Arhip, Seb Davies, Rory Thornton, Josh Turnbull, Olly Robinson, Nick Williams (CAPT). Replacements: Kristian Dacey, Corey Domachowski, Scott Andrews, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Will Boyde, Lewis Jones, Jason Tovey, Harri Millard.
Edinburgh: Damien Hoyland, Jamie Farndale, Mark Bennett, Matt Scott, Duhan van der Merwe, Jaco van der Walt, Nic Groom (CAPT); Pierre Schoeman, Mike Willemse, Pietro Ceccarelli, Fraser McKenzie, Murray Douglas, Lewis Carmichael, Luke Crosbie, Nick Haining Replacements: Cameron Fenton Jamie Bhatti, Murray McCallum, Mesu Kunavula, Ally Miller, Charlie Shiel, Simon Hickey, George Taylor
Connacht Rugby v Benetton Rugby – KO 19:35 The Sportsground, Galway Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (SARU, 1st Championship appearance) AR1: Sam Grove-White (SRU) AR2: Ian Kenny (SRU) TMO: Charles Samson (SRU) Live on TG4 (exclusive), Premier Sports 1, DAZN, SuperSport 2
Connacht: Tiernan O’Halloran, Darragh Leader, Kyle Godwin, Peter Robb, Matt Healy, Conor Fitzgerald, Caolin Blade; Paddy McAllister, Tom McCartney, Finlay Bealham, Gavin Thornbury, Quinn Roux, Eoghan Masterson, Jarrad Butler (CAPT), Paul Boyle. Replacements: Shane Delahunt, Denis Buckley, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Ultan Dillane, Sean Masterson, Kieran Marmion, Tom Farrell, Stephen Fitzgerald.
Benetton: Luca Sperandio, Leonardo Sarto, Joaquin Riera, Alberto Sgarbi (CAPT), Monty Ioane, Ian Keatley, Luca Petrozzi; Derrick Appiah, Tomas Baravalle, Michele Mancini Parri, Niccolò Cannone, Eli Snyman, Marco Lazzaroni, Giovanni Pettinelli, Toa Halafihi. Replacements: Engjel Makelara, Cherif Traore, Filippo Alongi, Marco Fuser, Lodovico Manni, Charly Trussardi, Ian McKinley, Ignacio Brex.
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