{"id":451131,"date":"2026-04-24T06:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/451131\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:31:20","slug":"urc-round-16-predictions-teams-kick-offs-how-to-watch-referees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/451131\/","title":{"rendered":"URC round 16: Predictions, teams, kick-offs, how to watch, referees"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United Rugby Championship (URC) continues this weekend with Round 16 seeing three games take place on Friday night with the remaining five scheduled on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check on all the team news, our predictions, how to watch and more below.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/b><\/p>\n

Cardiff v Ospreys<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/strong> Cardiff by 3<\/p>\n

Cardiff:<\/b> 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Jacob Beetham, 13 Ben Thomas, 12 Rory Jennings, 11 Tom Bowen, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Taine Basham, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Alun Lawrence, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Josh McNally, 3 Javan Sebastian, 2 Liam Belcher (c), 1 Rhys Barratt
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Daf Hughes, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Keiron Assiratti, 19 George Nott, 20 Evan Lloyd, 21 Alex Mann, 22 Ellis Bevan, 23 Ioan Lloyd<\/p>\n

Ospreys:<\/b> 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Dan Kasende, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Luke Morgan, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Jac Morgan (c), 6 James Ratti, 5 Ryan Smith, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Efan Daniel, 17 Steffan Thomas, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Huw Sutton, 20 Ross Moriarty, 21 Harri Deaves, 22 Kieran Hardy, 23 Max Nagy<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Cardiff Arms Park
Kick-off:<\/b> 19:00 UK \/ 20:00 SA\/ITA
Referee:<\/b> Christopher Allison (SARU, 10th game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Adam Jones (WRU), Carwyn Sion (WRU)
TMO:<\/b> Morne Ferreira (SARU)
How to watch:<\/b> S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, URC.tv and FloRugby<\/p>\n

\u2018I can\u2019t wait to see more of him going forward\u2019 \u2013 Damian Willemse makes bold claim on Springboks prospect who is set for Stormers debut<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Zebre Parma v Dragons<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/strong> Dragons by 2<\/p>\n

Zebre Parma:<\/b> 15 Giovanni Montemauri, 14 Malik Faissal, 13 Giulio Bertaccini, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Giovanni Licata (c), 7 Davide Odiase, 6 Alessandro Ortombina, 5 Alessandro Ortombina, 4 Leonard Krumov, 3 Ion Neculai, 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 1 Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Shilo Klein, 17 Muhamed Hasa, 18 Matteo Nocera, 19 Bautista Stavile, 20 Samuele Locatelli, 21 Thomas Dominguez, 22 Marco Zanon, 23 Jacopo Trulla<\/p>\n

Dragons:<\/b> 15 Angus O\u2019Brien (cc), 14 David Richards, 13 Fetuli Paea, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes (cc), 5 Ben Carter, 4 Levi Douglas, 3 Dillon Lewis, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rodrigo Martinez
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Owain James, 19 Matthew Screech, 20 Seb Davies, 21 Morgan Lloyd, 22 Harri Ackerman, 23 Huw Anderson<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Kick-off:<\/b> 19:45 UK \/ 20:45 ITA\/SA
Referee:<\/b> Ru Campbell (SRU, 3rd game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR), Lorenzo Pedezzi (FIR)
TMO:<\/b> Colin Brett (SRU)
How to watch:<\/b> Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, URC.tv and FloRugby<\/p>\n

Edinburgh v Sharks<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/strong> Sharks by 10<\/p>\n

Edinburgh:<\/b> 15 Piers O\u2019Conor, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mosese Tuipulotu, 12 Findlay Thomson, 11 Malelili Satala, 10 Cammy Scott, 9 Hector Patterson, 8 Tom Currie, 7 Freddy Douglas, 6 Glen Young, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Dylan Richardson, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Callum Hunter-Hill, 20 Tom Dodd, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Ross Thompson, 23 Jack Brown<\/p>\n

Sharks:<\/b> 15 Zekhethelo Siyaya, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Andre Esterhuizen (c), 12 Siya Masuku, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jean Smith, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Hanro Jacobs, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Phatu Ganyane
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Eduan Swart, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Nick Hatton, 21 Siya Kolisi, 22 Bradley Davids, 23 Marnus Potgieter<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Hive Stadium
Kick-off:<\/b> 19:45 UK \/ 20:45 SA\/ITA
Referee:<\/b> Ben Breakspear (WRU, 19th game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Rob McDowell (SRU), Jonny MacKenzie (SRU)
TMO:<\/b> Keith David (WRU)
How to watch:<\/b> Premier Sports, SuperSport, BKT URC.tv and FloRugby<\/p>\n

Siya Kolisi returns for milestone appearance as Sharks forced into changes after unpunished incidents<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday<\/b><\/p>\n

Stormers v Glasgow Warriors<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stormers:<\/b><\/p>\n

Glasgow Warriors:<\/b><\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> DHL Stadium
Kick-off:<\/b> 12:45 UK \/ 13:45 SA\/ITA
Referee:<\/b> Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 38th game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Griffin Colby (SARU), Dylen November (SARU)
TMO:<\/b> Peter Martin (IRFU)
How to watch:<\/b> Premier Sports, SuperSport, URC.tv and FloRugby<\/p>\n

Lions v Connacht<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lions:<\/b><\/p>\n

Connacht:<\/b><\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Ellis Park
Kick-off:<\/b> 15:00 UK \/ 16:00 SA\/ITA
Referee:<\/b> Filippo Russo (FIR, 8th game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Hanru van Rooyen (SARU), Jonathan Lottering (SARU)
TMO:<\/b> Federico Vedovelli (FIR)
How to watch:<\/b> Premier Sports, SuperSport, TG4, URC.tv and FloRugby<\/p>\n

Leinster great wades into Munster\u2019s \u2018bizarre failure of governance\u2019 over \u2018blow up in our face\u2019 Roger Randle situation<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Munster v Ulster<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Munster:<\/b> 15 Shane Daly, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Andrew Smith, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Lee Barron, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Michael Ala\u2019alatoa, 19 Edwin Edogbo, 20 Brian Gleeson, 21 Ben O\u2019Donovan, 22 Dan Kelly, 23 Alex Kendellen<\/p>\n

Ulster:<\/b><\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Thomond Park
Kick-off:<\/b> 17:30 UK \/ 18:30 SA\/ITA
Referee:<\/b> Sam Grove-White (SRU, 62nd game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Andrew Cole (IRFU), Andrew Fogarty (IRFU)
TMO:<\/b> Dave Sutherland (SRU)
How to watch:<\/b> Premier Sports, SuperSport, URC.tv and FloRugby<\/p>\n

Scarlets v Bulls<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scarlets:<\/b><\/p>\n

Bulls:<\/b><\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off:<\/b> 19:45 UK \/ 20:45 SA\/ITA
Referee:<\/b> Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 49th game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Ben Whitehouse (WRU), Lloyd Edwards (WRU)
TMO:<\/b> Stefano Roscini (FIR)
How to watch:<\/b> Premier Sports, SuperSport, URC.tv and FloRugby<\/p>\n

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Benetton v Leinster<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Benetton:<\/b><\/p>\n

Leinster:<\/b><\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Stadio Monigo
Kick-off:<\/b> 19:45 UK \/ 20:45 SA\/ITA
Referee:<\/b> Morne Ferreira (SARU, 23rd game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Alberto Favaro (FIR), Alex Frasson (FIR)
TMO:<\/b> Christopher Allison (SARU)
How to watch:<\/b> Sky Italia, TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, URC.tv and FloRugby<\/p>\n

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