The United Rugby Championship has reached its penultimate round as all eight matches take place, including the clash between the Stormers and Munster.
Check out the teams and predictions for this weekend’s games.
Friday
Sharks v Benetton
Prediction: Sharks by 15
The teams:
Sharks: 15 Boeta Chamberlain, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Hyron Andrews, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Kerron van Vuurren, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Carlu Sadie, 19 Jeandre Labuschagne, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Marnus Potgieter, 23 Thaakir Abrahams
Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Edoardo Padovani, 13 Ignacio Brex, 12 Joaquin Riera, 11 Marcus Watson, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage (c), 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Nahuel Tetaz
Replacements: 16 Siua Maile, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Filippo Alongi, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 Manuel Zuliani, 21 Alessandro Garbisi, 22 Jacob Umaga, 23 Marco Zanon
Venue: Hollywoodbets King Park, Durban
Kick-off: 18:30 local (17:30 BST, 16:30 GMT)
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Morne Ferreira (South Africa), Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)
Glasgow Warriors v Scarlets
Prediction: Glasgow by 10
The teams:
Glasgow: 15 Huw Jones, 14 Kyle Steyn (c), 13 Stafford McDowall, 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Cole Forbes, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Ali Price, 8 Sione Vailanu, 7 Matt Fagerson, 6 Ryan Wilson, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Lewis Bean, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Johnny Matthews, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 Fraser Brown, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 Richie Gray, 20 Scott Cummings, 21 Rory Darge, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Domingo Miotti
Scarlets: 15 Tom Rogers, 14 Steff Evans, 13 Ioan Nicholas, 12 Eddie James, 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Dan Jones, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Carwyn Tuipulotu, 7 Josh Macleod (c), 6 Iwan Shenton, 5 Vaea Fifita, 4 Morgan Jones, 3 Sam Wainwright, 2 Shaun Evans, 1 Wyn Jones
Replacements: 16 Daf Hughes, 17 Steff Thomas, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Aaron Shingler, 20 Iestyn Rees, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Joe Roberts
Venue: Scotstoun, Glasgow
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Ross Mabon (Scotland), Calum Worsley (Scotland)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
📣 Team News
Your Ulster side to take on Dragons RFC tomorrow in the @URCOfficial 🔥 #SUFTUM pic.twitter.com/oiETCJFagw
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) April 13, 2023
Ulster v Dragons
Prediction: Ulster by 20
The teams:
Ulster: 15 Mike Lowry, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 James Hume, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Billy Burns, 9 John Cooney, 8 Duane Vermeulen 7 Marcus Rea, 6 David McCann, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Tom O’Toole, 2 Tom Stewart, 1 Eric O’Sullivan
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Andy Warwick, 18 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Nick Timoney, 21 Nathan Doak, 22 Stewart Moore, 23 Ethan McIlroy
Dragons: 15 Jordan Williams, 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Jared Rosser, 12 Max Clark, 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 Angus O’Brien, 9 Rhodri Williams (c), 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Taine Basham, 6 George Nott, 5 Matthew Screech, 4 Ben Carter, 3 Leon Brown, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Rhodri Jones
Replacements: 16 Brodie Coghlan, 17 Josh Reynolds, 18 Lloyd Fairbrother, 19 Sean Lonsdale, 20 George Young, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Will Reed, 23 Aneurin Owen
Venue: Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Eoghan Cross (Ireland), Padraic Reidy (Ireland)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Saturday
Bulls v Zebre
Prediction: Bulls by 25
The teams:
Bulls: 15 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 David Kriel, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortjé (c), 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 WJ Steenkamp, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Chris Smith, 23 Cornal Hendricks
Zebre: 15 Richard Kriel, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Erich Cronjé, 12 Enrico Lucchin, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Davide Ruggeri, 7 Iacopo Bianchi, 6 Guido Volpi, 5 Leonard Krumov, 4 David Sisi (c), 3 Matteo Nocera, 2 Jacques du Toit, 1 Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements: 16 Luca Bigi, 17 Alessio Sanavia, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Andrea Zambonin, 20 Giacomo Ferrari, 21 Chris Cook, 22 Tiff Eden, 23 Jacopo Trulla
Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 13:00 local (12:00 BST, 11:00 GMT)
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa), Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
TMO: David Sutherland (Scotland)
Lions v Leinster
Prediction: Leinster by 5
The teams:
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Stean Pienaar, 13 Manuel Rass, 12 Marius Louw (c), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Delport, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Ruben Schoeman, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Rhynardt Rijnsburger
Replacements: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 JP Smith, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Darrien Landsberg, 20 Travis Gordon, 21 Morne van den Berg, 22 Rynhardt Jonker, 23 Andries Coetzee
Leinster: 15 Chris Cosgrave, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Ben Brownlee, 11 Dave Kearney, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Nick McCarthy, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Will Connors, 6 Rhys Ruddock (c), 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Brian Deeny, 3 Vakhtang Abdaladze, 2 Lee Barron, 1 Michael Milne
Replacements: 16 Tadgh McElroy, 17 Ed Byrne, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Alex Soroka, 20 James Culhane, 21 Ben Murphy, 22 Charlie Tector, 23 Rob Russell
Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Morne Ferreira (South Africa), Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
TMO: David Sutherland (Scotland)
Four changes to our starting line-up for the @Vodacom #URC encounter with Munster at DHL Stadium on Saturday. ⛈️
📢 Team announcement https://t.co/XKk6GQ0Pc6
🎟️ Tickets https://t.co/pZdXHeKZYH#STOvMUN #iamastormer #dhldelivers pic.twitter.com/Gd404s8LTa— DHL Stormers (@THESTORMERS) April 14, 2023
Stormers v Munster
Prediction: Stormers by 12
The teams:
Stormers: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Seabelo Seabelo, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Willie Engelbrecht, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Steven Kitshoff (c)
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Ernst van Rhyn, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Evan Roos, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Clayton Blommetjies
Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Shane Daly, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Peter O’Mahony (c), 5 RG Snyman, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Stephen Archer, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements: 16 Scott Buckley, 17 Josh Wycherley, 18 Keynan Knox, 19 Fineen Wycherley, 20 Jack O’Donoghue, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Keith Earls
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 18:15 local (17:15 BST, 16:15 GMT)
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa), Griffin Colby (South Africa)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)
Cardiff v Connacht
Prediction: Connacht by 3
The teams:
Cardiff: 15 Ben Thomas, 14 Owen Lane, 13 Mason Grady, 12 Max Llewellyn, 11 Jason Harries, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Tomos Williams (c), 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Thomas Young, 6 James Botham, 5 Seb Davies, 4 Lopeti Timani, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Liam Belcher, 1 Corey Domachowski
Replacements: 16 Kristian Dacey, 17 Rhys Carré, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Josh Turnbull, 21 James Ratti, 22 Lloyd Williams, 23 Harri Millard
Connacht: 15 Tiernan O’Halloran, 14 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Mack Hansen, 10 Jack Carty (c), 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 Niall Murray, 4 Josh Murphy, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Eoin de Buitléar, 17 Peter Dooley, 18 Dominic Robertson-McCoy, 19 Oisín Dowling, 20 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Tom Daly, 23 Shane Jennings
Venue: The Sportsground, Galway
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Dan Carson (Ireland), Tomas O’Sullivan (Ireland)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Edinburgh v Ospreys
Prediction: Edinburgh by 6
The teams:
Edinburgh: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 James Lang, 11 Damien Hoyland, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie (c), 5 Sam Skinner, 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 WP Nel, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Jamie Hodgson, 20 Connor Boyle, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Chris Dean, 23 Duhan van der Merwe
Ospreys: 15 Iestyn Hopkins, 14 George North, 13 Michael Collins, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Luke Morgan, 10 Owen Williams, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Dan Lydiate (c), 6 Rhys Davies, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Adam Beard, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Huw Sutton, 20 Ethan Roots, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Gareth Anscombe, 23 Max Nagy
Venue: The DAM Health Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Fin Brown (Scotland), Ru Campbell (Scotland)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
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