{"id":34295,"date":"2025-04-20T01:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T01:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/34295\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T01:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T01:09:14","slug":"urc-teams-leinster-rest-jordie-barrett-tom-rogers-back-for-scarlets-planet-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/34295\/","title":{"rendered":"URC teams: Leinster rest Jordie Barrett, Tom Rogers back for Scarlets : Planet Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a two-week hiatus for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, the United Rugby Championship (URC) returns as the battle for play-off places heat up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leinster have opted to rotate their team after an impressive fortnight in Europe, with Jordie Barrett rested and several Ireland internationals on the bench to take on Ulster.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Munster<\/a> have selected new loan signing Lee Barron on the bench against a bolstered Bulls team while Wales<\/a> wing Tom Rogers is back from injury for the Scarlets.<\/p>\n

See below for all of the URC<\/a> team news.<\/p>\n

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

Edinburgh v Sharks<\/p>\n

Edinburgh:<\/b> 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Harry Paterson, 13 Matt Currie, 12 James Lang, 11 Ross McCann, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ali Price, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Ben Muncaster, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Sam Skinner, 3 D\u2019arcy Rae, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Dave Cherry, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Angus Williams, 19 Glen Young, 20 Freddy Douglas, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Cammy Scott, 23 Mosese Tuipulotu<\/p>\n

Sharks:<\/b> 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Eben Etzebeth (c), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Jason Jenkins, 20 James Venter, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Jurenzo Julius<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Hive Stadium
Kick-off:<\/b> 19:35 BST (20:30 SA, 18:35 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Mike Adamson (SRU), Jonny Perriam (SRU)
TMO:<\/b> Brian McNeice (IRFU)<\/p>\n

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

Lions v Benetton<\/p>\n

Lions:<\/b> 15 Quan Horn, 14 Tapiwa Mafura, 13 Ryhnhardt Jonker, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Kade Wolhuter, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Sibabalo Qoma, 21 Nico Steyn, 22 Renzo du Plessis, 23 Kelly Mpeku<\/p>\n

Benetton:<\/b> 15 Leonardo Marin, 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 Niccol\u00f2 Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Bautista Bernasconi, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Siua Maile, 17 Ivan Nemer, 18 Giosu\u00e9 Zilocchi, 19 Scott Scrafton, 20 Eli Snyman, 21 Michele Lamaro, 22 Andy Uren, 23 Rhyno Smith<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off:<\/b> 13:45 local (12:45 BST, 11:45 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Craig Evans (WRU)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Griffin Colby (SARU), Hanru van Rooyen (SARU)
TMO:<\/b> Adam Jones (WRU)<\/p>\n

Ospreys v Cardiff<\/p>\n

Ospreys:<\/b> 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Dan Kasende, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morse, 7 Jac Morgan (c), 6 Tristan Davies, 5 James Ratti, 4 James Fender, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Dewi Lake, 17 Garyn Phillips, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Will Spencer, 20 Lewis Lloyd, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Iestyn Hopkins<\/p>\n

Cardiff:<\/b> 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Josh Adams, 13 Harri Millard, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 James Botham, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Teddy Williams, 4 Ben Donnell, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Liam Belcher, 1 Corey Domachowski
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Evan Lloyd, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Rhys Litterick, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Alun Lawrence, 21 Thomas Young, 22 Aled Davies, 23 Rory Jennings<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off:<\/b> 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Ben Connor (WRU)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Ben Whitehouse (WRU), Ben Breakspear (WRU)
TMO:<\/b> Aled Griffiths (WRU)<\/p>\n

Ex-England fly-half tells the \u2018scarred\u2019 Johnny Sexton how to resolve his \u2018irritable fury\u2019 with Finn Russell<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Stormers v Connacht<\/p>\n

Stormers:<\/b> 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Dan du Plessis, 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 Andr\u00e9-Hugo Venter, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements:<\/b> 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Brok Harris, 19 JD Schickerling, 20 Louw Nel, 21 Deon Fourie, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Ben Loader<\/p>\n

Connacht:<\/b> 15 Piers O\u2019Conor, 14 Chay Mullins, 13 David Hawkshaw, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 Shane Jennings, 10 Jack Carty, 9 Ben Murphy, 8 Paul Boyle, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Cian Prendergast (c), 5 Darragh Murray, 4 Oisin Dowling, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1 Peter Dooley
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Dave Heffernan, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Josh Murphy, 20 Joe Joyce, 21 Matthew Devine, 22 Santiago Cordero, 23 Sean Jansen<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off:<\/b> 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Cwengile Jadezweni (SARU), Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO:<\/b> Hollie Davidson (SRU)<\/p>\n

Munster v Bulls<\/p>\n

Munster:<\/b> 15 Thaakir Abrahams, 14 Se\u00e1n O\u2019Brien, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Andrew Smith, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Alex Kendellen, 7 Peter O\u2019Mahony, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Josh Wycherley
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Lee Barron, 17 Mark Donnelly, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Fineen Wycherley, 20 Jack O\u2019Donoghue, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 23 Ruadh\u00e1n Quinn<\/p>\n

Bulls:<\/b> 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Ruan Nortje (c), 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Johann Grobbelaar, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 JF van Heerden, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Keagan Johannes, 23 Stravino Jacobs<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Thomond Park, Limerick
Kick-off:<\/b> 17:15 BST (16:15 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Andrew Cole (IRFU), Sam Holt (IRFU)
TMO:<\/b> Stefano Roscini (FIR)<\/p>\n

Dragons v Scarlets<\/p>\n

Dragons:<\/b> 15 Ewan Rosser, 14 Ashton Hewitt, 13 Aneurin Owen (c), 12 Scott Williams, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Angus O\u2019Brien, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Taine Basham, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 5 Ryan Woodman, 4 Ben Carter, 3 Paula Latu, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Brodie Coghlan, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 Barny Langton-Cryer, 20 Dan Lydiate, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Will Reed, 23 Joe Westwood<\/p>\n

Scarlets:<\/b> 15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Macs Page, 12 Eddie James, 11 Ellis Mee, 10 Ioan Lloyd, 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:<\/b> 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Sam O\u2019Connor, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Jac Price, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Archie Hughes, 22 Joe Roberts, 23 Ioan Nicholas<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off:<\/b> 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Mike English (WRU), Gwyn Morris (WRU)
TMO:<\/b> Keith David (WRU)<\/p>\n

\u2018I would give it to Leinster now\u2019 \u2013 Ireland great claims the Champions Cup is already done and dusted<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Leinster v Ulster<\/p>\n

Leinster<\/a>:<\/b> 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Tommy O\u2019Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Jimmy O\u2019Brien, 10 Ciar\u00e1n Frawley, 9 Luke McGrath (c), 8 James Culhane, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Alex Soroka, 5 Diarmuid Mangan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 Gus McCarthy, 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Dan Sheehan, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Tadhg Furlong, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Fintan Gunne, 22 Sam Prendergast, 23 Liam Turner<\/p>\n

Ulster:<\/b> 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Zac Ward, 13 Jude Postlethwaite, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Jack Murphy, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 David McCann, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 James McNabney, 5 Cormac Izuchukwu, 4 Alan O\u2019Connor (c), 3 Tom O\u2019Toole, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Andrew Warwick
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Callum Reid, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Matthew Dalton, 20 Kieran Treadwell, 21 John Cooney, 22 Stewart Moore, 23 Matty Rea<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off:<\/b> 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Andrew Fogarty (IRFU), T\u00f3mas O\u2019Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO:<\/b> Stefano Penne (FIR)<\/p>\n

Zebre Parma v Glasgow Warriors<\/p>\n

Zebre Parma:<\/b> 15 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 14 Jacopo Trulla, 13 Fetuli Paea, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Giacomo Licata, 7 Bautista Stavile, 6 Davide Ruggeri, 5 Leonard Krumov, 4 Matteo Canali, 3 Muhamed Hasa, 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 1 Danilo Fischetti (c)
Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Luca Bigi, 17 Paolo Buonfiglio, 18 Juan Pitinari, 19 Rusiati Nasove, 20 Giacomo Ferrari, 21 Gonzalo Garcia, 22 Luca Morisi, 23 Scott Gregory<\/p>\n

Glasgow Warriors:<\/b> 15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Ollie Smith, 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Kyle Steyn (c), 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Jamie Dobie, 8 Jack Mann, 7 Sione Vailanu, 6 Euan Ferrie, 5 Alex Samuel, 4 Jare Oguntibeju, 3 Fin Richardson, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Johnny Matthews, 17 Patrick Schickerling, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Max Williamson, 20 Rory Darge, 21 Sean Kennedy, 22 Tom Jordan, 23 Facundo Cordero<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma
Kick-off:<\/b> 20:35 local (19:35 BST, 18:35 GMT)
Referee:<\/b> Peter Martin (IRFU)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Federico Vedovelli (FIR), Riccardo Angelucci (FIR)
TMO:<\/b> Mark Patton (IRFU)<\/p>\n

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