Take a look at the starting lineups and benches of round three of the United Rugby Championship before making your SuperBru and and taking your bets. A significant amount of Springboks will be unavailable for the South African teams, while you should also note that referees in the away teams in Europe sometimes do subconsciously… equalise… proceedings in favour of the home team…
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
Scarlets v Connacht
Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU, 23rd league game)
AR 1: Mike English (WRU) AR 2: Ben Connor (WRU)
TMO: Christopher Allison (SARU)
Live on: BBC Wales, TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Scarlets: 15. I Nicholas; 14. T Rogers, 13. J Williams, 12. E James, 11. B Murray; 10. S Costelow, 9. G Davies; 1. A Hepburn, 2. R Elias, 3. H Thomas, 4. S Lousi, 5. M Douglas, 6. J Macleod (capt), 7. D Davis, 8. T Plumtree
Replacements: M van der Merwe, K Mathias, S Wainwright, A Craig, C Tuipulotu, E Jones, I Lloyd, M Page
Connacht: 15. S Cordero; 14. M Hansen, 13. C Forde, 12. B Aki, 11. P O’Conor; 10. J Carty, 9. B Murphy; 1. D Buckley, 2. D Heffernan, 3. F Bealham, 4. N Murray, 5. D O’Connor, 6. J Murphy, 7. C Oliver, 8. C Prendergast (capt).
Replacements: D Tierney-Martin, P Dooley, T Lasisi, O Dowling, P Boyle, C Blade, D Hawkshaw, S Bolton
Cardiff Rugby v Glasgow Warriors
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA
Referee: Morne Ferreira (SARU, 11th league game)
AR 1: Rhys Jones (WRU) AR 2: Gareth Newman (WRU)
TMO: Griffon Colby (SARU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Cardiff Rugby: 15. Cam Winnett; 14. Mason Grady, 13. Rey Lee-Lo, 12. Ben Thomas, 11. Harri Millard; 10. Callum Sheedy, 9. Aled Davies; 1. Corey Domachowski, 2. Liam Belcher (capt), 3. Keiron Assiratti, 4. Josh McNally, 5. Teddy Williams, 6. Ben Donnell, 7. Dan Thomas, 8. Alun Lawrence
Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Ed Byrne, Rhys Litterick, Rory Thornton, Mackenzie Martin, Ellis Bevan, Tinus de Beer, Gabriel Hamer-Webb
Glasgow Warriors: 1. Rory Sutherland 2. Johnny Matthews 3. Sam Talakai 4. Alex Samuel 5. Scott Cummings 6. Gregor Brown 7. Matt Fagerson 8. Jack Dempsey 9. Jamie Dobie 10. Tom Jordan 11. Facundo Cordero 12. Sione Tuipulotu (C) 13. Huw Jones 14. Kyle Rowe 15. Josh McKay
Replacements: 16. Gregor Hiddleston 17. Jamie Bhatti 18. Patrick Schickerling 19. Richie Gray 20. Max Williamson 21. Euan Ferrie 22. Ben Afshar 23. Duncan Weir
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
Emirates Lions v Edinburgh Rugby
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg – KO 12.45 IRE & UK / 13.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 39th league game)
AR 1: Henru van Rooyen (SARU) AR 2: Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Emirates Lions: Emirates Lions: Quan Horn, Rabz Maxwane, Erich Cronje, Rynhardt Jonker, Edwill van der Merwe, Kade Wolhuter, Morne van den Berg, Juan Schoeman, PJ Botha, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Reinard Nothnagel, Darrien Landsberg, JC Pretorius, Jarod Cairns, Francke Horn (C)
Replacements: Franco Marais, Heiko Pohlmann, Conraad van Vuuren, Ruben Schoeman, Renzo du Plessis, Sanele Nohamba, Marius Louw, Henco van Wyk
Edinburgh Rugby: Edinburgh Rugby: Wes Goosen, Darcy Graham, Ross McCann, Matt Scott, Duhan van der Merwe, Ben Healy, Ben Vellacott (CO-C), Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, Paul Hill, Marshall Sykes, Grant Gilchrist (CO-C), Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Magnus Bradbury
Replacements: Patrick Harrison, Boan Venter, D’arcy Rae, Jamie Hodgson, Ben Muncaster, Ali Price, Ross Thompson, Mosese Tuipulotu
Vodacom Bulls v Ulster
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA & SA
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 101st league game)
AR 1: JD Jadezweni (SARU) AR 2: Dylan November (SARU)
TMO: Ben Breakspear (WRU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Vodacom Bulls: Willie le Roux, Sebastian de Klerk, Canan Moodie, David Kriel, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Boeta Chamberlain, Embrose Papier, Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar, Wilco Louw, Cobus Wiese, Ruan Nortje (C), Marco van Staden, Elrigh Louw, Cameron Hanekom
Replacements: Akker van der Merwe, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Francois Klopper, Sintu Manjezi, Celimpilo Gumede, Keagan Johannes, Stedman Gans, Aphiwe Dyantyi
Ulster: Mike Lowry, Werner Kok, Stewart Moore, Ben Carson, Jacob Stockdale, Aidan Morgan, Nathan Doak, Andrew Warwick, James McCormick, Corrie Barrett, Iain Henderson (C), Charlie Irvine, James McNabney, Sean Reffell, David McCann
Replacements: Tadgh McElroy, Eric O’Sullivan, Tom O’Toole, Alan O’Connor, Nick Timoney, Dave Shanahan, James Humphreys, Ben Moxham
Benetton v Leinster
Stadio Monigo, Treviso – KO 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA & SA
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 58th league game)
AR 1: Federico Vedovelli (FIR) AR 2: Alex Frasson (FIR)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)
Benetton: Matt Gallagher, Ignacio Mendy, Tommaso Menoncello, Malakai Fekitoa, Paolo Odogwu, Jacob Umaga, Alessandro Garbisi; Mirco Spagnolo, Siua Maile, Simone Ferrari, Niccolò Cannone, Riccardo Favretto, Sebastian Negri, Manuel Zuliani, Michele Lamaro (C)
Replacements: Marco Manfredi, Aminu Destiny, Enzo Avaca, Federico Ruzza, Giulio Marini, Lorenzo Cannone, Andy Uren, Leonardo Marin
Leinster: Hugo Keenan, Jimmy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Jamie Osborne, James Lowe, Ciarán Frawley, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, Tadhg Furlong, Joe McCarthy, RG Snyman, Jack Conan, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (C)
Replacements: Lee Barron, Michael Milne, Thomas Clarkson, Ryan Baird, Brian Deeny, Fintan Gunne, Ross Byrne, Scott Penny
Dragons RFC v Hollywoodbets Sharks
Rodney Parade, Newport – KO 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA & SA
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 97th league game)
AR 1: Ben Connor (WRU) AR 2: Nathan James (WRU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Dragons RFC: Angus O’Brien, Rio Dyer, Harry Wilson, Aneurin Owen, Jared Rosser, Lloyd Evans, Rhodri Williams; Rhodri Jones, Brodie Coghlan, Leon Brown, Ben Carter (C), Matthew Screech, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Taine Basham, Dan Lydiate
Replacements: Oli Burrows, Rodrigo Martinez, Chris Coleman, Joe Davies, Ryan Woodman, Dane Blacker, Will Reed, Joe Westwood
Hollywoodbets Sharks: 1. Ntuthuko Mchunu 2. Dylan Richardson 3. Ruan Dreyer 4. Jason Jenkins 5. Gerbrandt Grobler 6. James Venter 7. Vincent Tshituka (c) 8. Manu Tshituka 9. Jaden Hendrikse 10. Siya Masuku 11. Ethan Hooker 12. Andre Esterhuizen 13. Jurenzo Julius 14. Eduan Keyter 15. Jordan Hendrikse
Replacements: 16. Francois Venter 17. Fez Mbatha 18. Trevor Nyakane 19. Hanro Jacobs 20. Corne Rahl 21. Phepsi Buthelezi 22. Cameron Wright 23. Lionel Cronje
Munster v Ospreys
Virgin Media Park, Cork – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 84th league game)
AR 1: Keane Davison (IRFU) AR 2: Chris Lough (IRFU)
TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Munster: Mike Haley, Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Bryan Fitzgerald, Shay McCarthy, Jack Crowley, Craig Casey, Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Oli Jager, Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne (C), Peter O’Mahony, John Hodnett, Jack O’Donoghue
Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, John Ryan, Stephen Archer, Fineen Wycherley, Gavin Coombes, Conor Murray, Tony Butler, Jack Daly
Ospreys: Max Nagy, Iestyn Hopkins, Owen Watkin, Phil Cokanasiga, Ryan Conbeer, Dan Edwards, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Steffan Thomas, Dewi Lake, Tom Botha, Huw Sutton, Adam Beard, James Ratti, Jac Morgan (C) Morgan Morris
Replacements: Sam Parry, Garyn Phillips, Ben Warren, Lewis Jones, Harri Deaves, Luke Davies, Jack Walsh, Keiran Williams
Zebre Parma v DHL Stormers
Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 45th league game)
AR 1: Fillipo Russo (FIR) AR 2: Franco Rosella (FIR)
TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)
Zebre Parma: Geronimo Prisciantelli, Jacopo Trulla, Luca Morisi, Fetuli Paea, Simone Gesi, Giacomo Da Re, Alessandro Fusco, Danilo Fischetti (C), Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, Matteo Nocera, Matteo Canali, Leonard Krumov, Davide Ruggeri, Samuele Locatelli, Giacomo Ferrari
Replacements: Luca Bigi, Luca Rizzoli, Juan Pitinari, Andrea Zambonin, Giovanni Licata, Gonzalo Garcia, Scott Gregory, Giovanni Montemauri
DHL Stormers: Damian Willemse, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Ruhan Nel, Dan du Plessis (C), Leolin Zas, Jurie Matthee, Paul de Wet, Sti Sithole, Joseph Dweba, Neethling Fouche, JD Schickerling, Ruben van Heerden, Marcel Theunissen, Ben-Jason Dixon, Keke Morabe
Replacements: Andre-Hugo Venter, Brok Harris, Sazi Sandi, Adre Smith, Louw Nel, Dewaldt Duvenage, Warrick Gelant, Angelo Davids
