{"id":505203,"date":"2025-10-16T22:03:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T22:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/505203\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T22:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T22:03:31","slug":"how-to-watch-round-four-kick-offs-and-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/505203\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Round Four, kick-offs and officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Round Four of the United Rugby Championship (URC) gets underway on Friday with three games on the schedule before five matches take place on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check on all the URC<\/a> team news, how to watch and more, here.<\/p>\n

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

Edinburgh v Benetton<\/p>\n

Edinburgh:<\/b> 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Piers O\u2019Conor, 12 James Lang, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Cammy Scott, 9 Charlie Shiel, 8 Magnus Bradbury (c), 7 Dylan Richardson, 6 Liam McConnell, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Sam Skinner, 3 D\u2019arcy Rae, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Paddy Harrison, 17 James Whitcombe, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Glen Young, 20 Freddy Douglas, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Ross Thompson, 23 Ross McCann<\/p>\n

Benetton:<\/b> 15 Matt Gallagher, 14 Rhyno Smith, 13 Filippo Drago, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Ignacio Mendy, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Louis Werchon, 8 So\u2019otala Fa\u2019aso\u2019o, 7 John Bryant, 6 Alessandro Izekor, 5 Eli Snyman (c), 4 Giulio Marini, 3 Giosu\u00e9 Zilocchi, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Mirco Spagnolo
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 Federico Ruzza, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Alessandro Garbisi, 23 Leonardo Marin<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off:<\/b> 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee:<\/b> Ben Breakspear (WRU, 12th league game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Jonny MacKenzie (SRU), Finlay Brown (SRU)
TMO:<\/b> Aled Griffiths (WRU)
Live on:<\/b> Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Connacht v Bulls<\/p>\n

Connacht:<\/b> 15 Mack Hansen, 14 Chay Mullins, 13 Byron Ralson, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Shayne Bolton, 10 Josh Ioane, 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Sean Jansen, 7 Cian Prendergast (c), 6 Josh Murphy, 5 David O\u2019Connor, 4 Darragh Murray, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Peter Dooley
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Joe Joyce, 20 Se\u00e1n O\u2019Brien, 21 Matthew Devine, 22 Sean Naughton, 23 Cathal Forde<\/p>\n

Bulls:<\/b> 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Keagan Johannes, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Jeandre Rudolph, 7 JJ Theron, 6 Nama Xaba, 5 Reinhardt Ludwig, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 1 Alulutho Tshakweni
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 20 Mpilo Gumede, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Harold Vorster, 23 Stravino Jacobs<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Dexcom Stadium, Galway
Kick-off:<\/b> 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee:<\/b> Mike Adamson (SRU, 93rd league game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Andrew Cole (IRFU), Jack MacNeice (IRFU)
TMO:<\/b> Hollie Davidson (SRU)
Live on:<\/b> TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Dragons v Cardiff<\/p>\n

Dragons:<\/b> 15 Angus O\u2019Brien (c), 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Aneurin Owen, 12 Harri Ackerman, 11 Fine Inisi, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Harry Beddall, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 5 Ben Carter (c), 4 Seb Davies, 3 Robert Hunt, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Wyn Jones
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Oli Burrows, 17 Rodrigo Martinez, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Matthew Screech, 20 Ryan Woodman, 21 Niall Armstrong, 22 Cai Evans, 23 Huw Anderson<\/p>\n

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

Venue:<\/b> Rodney Parade, Newport
Kick-off:<\/b> 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee:<\/b> Federico Vedovelli (FIR, 17th league game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Craig Evans (WRU), Adam Jones (WRU)
TMO:<\/b> Stefano Roscini (FIR)
Live on:<\/b> S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

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

Lions v Scarlets<\/p>\n

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

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

Venue:<\/b> Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off:<\/b> 12.45 IRE & UK \/ 13.45 ITA & SA
Referee:<\/b> Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 31st league game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Griffin Colby (SARU), AJ Jacobs (SARU)
TMO:<\/b> Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Live on:<\/b> SuperSport, Premier Sports, TG4, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Sharks v Ulster<\/p>\n

Sharks:<\/b> 15 Edwill van der Merwe, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Vincent Tshituka (c), 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Bathobele Hlekani, 20 Emmanuel Tshituka, 21 Jaden Hendrikse, 22 Jordan Hendrikse, 23 Lukhanyo Am<\/p>\n

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

Venue:<\/b> Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off:<\/b> 15.00 IRE & UK \/ 16.00 ITA & SA
Referee:<\/b> Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 111th league game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Morne Ferreira (SARU), Sean Muller (SARU)
TMO:<\/b> Ben Connor (WRU)
Live on:<\/b> SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Leinster v Munster<\/p>\n

Leinster:<\/b> 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Tommy O\u2019Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan (c), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Alex Soroka, 5 James Ryan, 4 RG Snyman, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 R\u00f3nan Kelleher, 1 Paddy McCarthy
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Dan Sheehan, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Brian Deeny, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Scott Penny, 22 Fintan Gunne, 23 Ciar\u00e1n Frawley<\/p>\n

Munster:<\/b> 15 Shane Daly, 14 Andrew Smith, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Ethan Coughlan, 8 Brian Gleeson, 7 Jack O\u2019Donoghue, 6 Tadhg Beirne (c), 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Edwin Edogbo, 3 John Ryan, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Michael Milne
Replacements:<\/b> 16 Lee Barron, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Ronan Foxe, 19 Jean Kleyn, 20 Gavin Coombes, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 JJ Hanrahan, 23 Alex Nankivell<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/b> Croke Park, Dublin
Kick-off:<\/b> 17.15 IRE & UK \/ 18.15 ITA & SA
Referee:<\/b> Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 44th league game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Peter Martin (IRFU), Jonny Erskine (IRFU)
TMO:<\/b> Stefano Penne (FIR)
Live on:<\/b> TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Zebre Parma v Stormers<\/p>\n

Zebre Parma:<\/b> TBC<\/p>\n

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

Venue:<\/b> Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma
Kick-off:<\/b> 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee:<\/b> Andrew Brace (IRFU, 109th league game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Filippo Russo (FIR), Lorenzo Pedezzi (FIR)
TMO:<\/b> Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Live on:<\/b> Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Ospreys v Glasgow Warriors<\/p>\n

Ospreys:<\/b> TBC<\/p>\n

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

Venue:<\/b> Dunraven Brewery Field, Bridgend
Kick-off:<\/b> 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee:<\/b> Andrea Piardi (FIR, 56th league game)
Assistant Referees:<\/b> Ben Breakspear (WRU), Amber Stamp-Dunstan (WRU)
TMO:<\/b> Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Live on:<\/b> Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

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