The 2022/23 United Rugby Championship season continues with Round 14’s action and includes the highly anticipated derby between the Bulls and Stormers in Pretoria on Saturday.
Check on the team news and see our predictions for the weekend, here.
Friday
Munster v Ospreys
Prediction: Munster by 7
The teams:
Munster: 15 Shane Daly 14 Liam Coombes, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Paddy Patterson, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Jack O’Donoghue (c), 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Roman Salanoa, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Josh Wycherley
Replacements: 16 Diarmuid Barron, 17 Mark Donnelly, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Jack O’Sullivan, 20 Alex Kendellen, 21 Ethan Coughlan, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Rory Scannell
Ospreys: 15 Max Nagy, 14 Luke Morgan, 13 Michael Collins, 12 Owen Watkin, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Ethan Roots, 6 Jack Regan, 5 Huw Sutton, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Elvis Taione, 1 Nicky Smith (c)
Replacements: 16 Tom Cowan-Dickie, 17 Garyn Phillips, 18 Rhys Henry, 19 James Fender, 20 Harri Deaves, 21 Matthew Aubrey, 22 Jack Walsh, 23 Iestyn Hopkins
Venue: Thomond Park
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Dan Carson (Ireland), Padraic Reidy (Ireland)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Italy)
Glasgow Warriors v Ulster
Prediction: Glasgow by 3
The teams:
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Ollie Smith, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Stafford McDowall (c), 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Cole Forbes, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Jamie Dobie, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Sione Vailanu, 6 Thomas Gordon, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Lewis Bean, 3 Lucio Sordoni, 2 Johnny Matthews, 1 Nathan McBeth
Replacements: 16 Fraser Brown, 17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Alex Samuel, 21 Euan Ferrie, 22 Ali Price, 23 Duncan Weir
Ulster: 15 Ethan McIlroy, 14 Ben Moxham, 13 James Hume, 12 Stewart Moore, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Nick Timoney, 7 Jordi Murphy, 6 Harry Sheridan, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 2 Tom Stewart, 1 Eric O’Sullivan
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Andy Warwick, 19 Cormac Izuchukwu, 20 Greg Jones, 21 John Cooney, 22 Luke Marshall, 23 Craig Gilroy
Venue: Scotstoun
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Jonny Perriam (Scotland), Ru Campbell (Scotland)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)
Saturday
📢TEAM RELEASE📢
Your starting XV sees Vincent Tshituka and Dylan Richardson back from injury and on the bench. While Grant Williams returns to action 💪
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— The Sharks (@SharksRugby) February 16, 2023
Lions v Sharks
Prediction: Sharks by 5
The teams:
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Rabz Maxwane, 13 Manuel Rass, 12 Marius Louw (c), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Ruben Schoeman, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith
Replacements: 16 Michael van Vuuren, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Sibusiso Sangweni, 21 Ruhan Straeuli, 22 Sanele Nohamba, 23 Rynhardt Jonker
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi (c), 7 Henco Venter, 6 James Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Reniel Hugo, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Dan Jooste, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Vincent Tshituka, 20 Dylan Richardson, 21 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 22 Cameron Wright, 23 Ben Tapuai
Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 15:00 local (13:00 GMT)
Referee: JD Jadezweni (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Morne Ferreira (South Africa), Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Bulls v Stormers
Prediction: Stormers by 2
The teams:
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Bulls: 15 David Kriel, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sbu Nkosi, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje (c), 4 Jacques du Plessis, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Morne Steyn, 23 Lionel Mapoe
Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Marcel Theunissen, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Deon Fourie (c), 5 Gary Porter, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Brok Harris
Replacements: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Ernst van Rhyn, 20 Ben-Jason Dixon, 21 Junior Pokomela, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 17:05 local (15:05 GMT)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa), Griffon Colby (South Africa)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Zebre Parma v Connacht
Prediction: Connacht by 9
The teams:
Zebre: 15 Lorenzo Pani, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Erich Cronjé, 12 Enrico Lucchin (c), 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Tiff Eden, 9 Chris Cook, 8 Giovanni Licata, 7 Matt Kvesic, 6 Luca Andreani, 5 Josh Furno, 4 Leonard Krumov, 3 Matteo Nocera, 2 Marco Manfredi, 1 Luca Rizzoli
Replacements: 16 Giampietro Ribaldi, 17 Paolo Buonfiglio, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Jan Uys, 20 Davide Ruggeri, 21 Ratko Jelic, 22 Antonio Rizzi, 23 Richard Kriel
Connacht: 15 Tiernan O’Halloran, 14 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 John Porch, 10 Jack Carty (c), 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 Niall Murray, 4 Josh Murphy, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Eoin de Buitléar, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Sam Illo, 19 Darragh Murray, 20 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Tom Daly, 23 Adam Byrne
Venue: Stadio Lanfranchi
Kick-off: 16:05 local (15:05 GMT)
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Clara Munarini (Italy), Francesco Meschini (Italy)
TMO: Sean Brickell (Wales)
Scarlets v Edinburgh
Prediction: Scarlets by 5
The teams:
Scarlets: 15 Johnny McNicholl, 14 Steff Evans, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Ioan Nicholas, 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Sione Kalamafoni (c), 7 Dan Davis, 6 Vaea Fifita, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Morgan Jones, 3 Sam Wainwright, 2 Shaun Evans, 1 Kemsley Mathias
Replacements: 16 Taylor Davies, 17 Steff Thomas, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Ben Williams, 20 Carwyn Tuipulotu, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Eddie James
Edinburgh: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Damien Hoyland, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 James Lang, 11 Jack Blain, 10 Charlie Savala, 9 Charlie Shiel, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Nick Haining, 5 Jamie Hodgson, 4 Glen Young, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Dave Cherry (c), 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Adam McBurney, 17 Jamie Jack, 18 Lee-Roy Atalifo, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Connor Boyle, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 Chris Dean
Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Jason Bessant (Wales), Simon Mills (Wales)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
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Cardiff v Benetton
Prediction: Benetton by 4
The teams:
Cardiff: 15 Ben Thomas, 14 Owen Lane, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Max Llewellyn, 11 Jason Harries, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 James Ratti, 7 Ellis Jenkins, 6 Josh Turnbull (c), 5 Seb Davies, 4 Lopeti Timani, 3 Dmitri Arhip, 2 Kristian Dacey, 1 Corey Domachowski
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Brad Thyer, 18 Keiron Assiratti, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 21 Ellis Bevan, 22 Aled Summerhill, 23 Matthew Morgan
Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Onisi Ratave, 13 Marco Zanon, 12 Filippo Drago, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Henry Time-Stowers, 7 Alessandro Izekor, 6 Giovanni Pettinelli, 5 Riccardo Favretto, 4 Marco Lazzaroni, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Nahuel Tetaz
Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Filippo Alongi, 19 Carl Wegner, 20 Toa Halafihi, 21 Alessandro Garbisi, 22 Jacob Umaga, Joaquin Riera
Venue: Cardiff Arms Park
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Stephen Allsop (Wales)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Leinster v Dragons
Prediction: Leinster by 20
The teams:
Leinster: 15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Jordan Larmour, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Jamie Osborne, 11 Dave Kearney, 10 Harry Byrne, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Rhys Ruddock (c), 5 Brian Deeny, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Michael Ala’alatoa, 2 John McKee, 1 Michael Miln
Replacements:16 Lee Barron, 17 Jack Boyle, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Jason Jenkins, 20 Will Connors, 21 Nick McCarthy, 22 Charlie Tector, 23 Rob Russell
Dragons: 15 Angus O’Brien, 14 Sio Tomkinson, 13 Steff Hughes, 12 Jack Dixon, 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 Will Reed, 9 Rhodri Williams (c), 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Taine Basham, 6 Ben Fry, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Matthew Screech, 3 Lloyd Fairbrother, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rhodri Jones
Replacements: 16 James Benjamin, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 Sean Lonsdale, 20 Ryan Woodman, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 JJ Hanrahan, 23 Jordan Williams
Venue: RDS Arena
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Oisin Quinn (Ireland), Sam Holt (Ireland)
TMO: Dave Sutherland (Scotland)