Challenge Cup teams: Saturday

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Six Challenge Cup matches are scheduled on Saturday as Krasny Yar, Connacht, Enisei-STM, Zebre, Bordeaux-Begles and Stade Français host Edinburgh, Worcester, Dragons, Pau, Newcastle and London Irish respectively.

An incredible win over Stade Français marked the debut European appearance for Krasny Yar and will they feel confident against Edinburgh. Meanwhile Enisei-STM won both of their home matches against Dragons last season.

Pau travel to Zebre, Connacht look a good bet on home soil, Bordeaux may have the edge over Newcastle in France for the battle for top spot of their pool while the Exiles lost heavily at home to Edinburgh last weekend, so it will be tough for them turning it around sufficiently to win in Paris.

Krasny Yar v Edinburgh
Fili Stadium

The teams:

Krasny Yar: 15 Vas Artemyev, 14 Rushan Iagudin, 13 Igor Galinovskiy, 12 Lasha Malaguradze, 11 Vladimir Chaban, 10 Fangatapu Apikotoa, 9 Vasilii Dorofeev, 8 Alexander Ilin, 7 Viktor Arhip, 6 Viktor Gresev, 5 Andrei Garbuzov, 4 Andrei Mahu, 3 Azamat Bitiev, 2 Jaba Bregvadze, 1 Sione Fukofuka
Replacements: 16 Andrei Kondakov, 17 Grigory Tsnobiladze, 18 Mikheil Tsiklauri, 19 Egor Zykov, 20 Aleksandr Khudiakov, 21 Anton Riabov, 22 Evgenii Kolomiitcev, 23 Kirill Golosnitskii

Edinburgh: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Damien Hoyland, 13 James Johnstone, 12 Junior Rasolea, 11 Tom Brown, 10 Jason Tovey, 9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 8 Cornell Du Preez, 7 Luke Crosbie, 6 Lewis Carmichael, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 WP Nel, 2 Neil Cochrane, 1 Allan Dell
Replacements: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Darryl Marfo, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 Fraser McKenzie, 20 Viliame Mata, 21 Nathan Fowles, 22. Chris Dean, 23 Glenn Bryce

Kick-off: 12:00 local (09:00 GMT)
Referee: Thomas Charabas (France)
Assistant referees: Sebastien Minery (France), Arnaud Blondel (France)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)

Connacht v Worcester
The Sportsground

The teams:

Connacht: 15 Tiernan O'Halloran, 14 Darragh Leader, 13 Bundee Aki, 12 Eoin Griffin, 11 Matt Healy, 10 Jack Carty, 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Eoghan Masterson, 7 James Connolly, 6 Eoin McKeon, 5 James Cannon, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Dominic Robertson-McCoy, 2 David Heffernan, 1 Denis Buckley 
Replacements: 16 Shane Delahunt, 17 Peter McCabe, 18 Conor Carey, 19 Cillian Gallagher, 20 Jarrad Butler, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Craig Ronaldson, 23 Cian Kelleher

Worcester Warriors: 15 Chris Pennell, 14 Tom Howe, 13 Wynand Olivier, 12 Jackson Willison, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Jono Lance, 9 Jonny Arr,  8 GJ van Velze, 7 Alafoti Faosiliva, 6 David Denton, 5 Will Spencer, 4 Pierce Phillips, 3 Gareth Milasinovich, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Ethan Waller
Replacements: 16 Matti Williams, 17 Ryan Bower, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Donncha O'Callaghan, 20 Huw Taylor, 21 Michael Dowsett, 22 Sam Olver, 23 Perry Humphreys

Kick-off: 15:00 local (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Robert Price (Wales), Andrew Davies (Wales)

Enisei-STM v Dragons
Slava Stadium

The teams:

Enisei-STM: 15 Ramil Gaisin, 14 Jurijs Baranovs, 13 David Kacharava, 12 Dmitrii Gerasimov, 11 Igor Kurashov, 10 Iurii Kushnarev, 9 Alexey Shcherban, 8 Anton Rudoi, 7 Maxim Gargalic, 6 Mikheil Gachechiladze, 5 Viacheslav Krasylnyk, 4 Uldis Saulite, 3 Innokentiy Zykov, 2 Stanislav Selskii, 1 Andrei Polivalov
Replacements: 16 Nazir Gasanov, 17 Valery Morozov, 18 Vladimir Podrezov, 19 Evgeny Elgin, 20 Aleksandr Budychenko, 21 Konstantin Uzunov, 22 Sergey Trishin, 23 Vitalii Orlov

Dragons: 15 Hallam Amos, 14 Jared Rosser, 13 Tyler Morgan, 12 Pat Howard, 11 George Gasson, 10 Angus O'Brien, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 James Benjamin, 7 Ollie Griffiths, 6 Aaron Wainwright, 6 Aaron Wainwright, 5 Cory Hill, 4 Joe Davies, 3 Leon Brown, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Luke Garrett
Replacements: 16 Gerard Ellis, 17 Tom Davies, 18 Lloyd Fairbrother, 19 Rynard Landman, 20 James Thomas, 21 Charlie Davies, 22 Gavin Henson, 23 Adam Warren

Kick-off: 15:00 local (12:00 GMT)
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
Assistant referees: Hamish Smales (England),Phil Watters (England)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)

Zebre v Pau
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

The teams:

Zebre: 15 Ciaran Gaffney, 14 Giulio Bisegni, 13 Tommaso Boni, 12 Tommaso Castello, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti, 10 Carlo Canna, 9 Marcello Violi, 8 Giovanni Licata, 7 Johan Meyer, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 George Biagi, 4 David Sisi, 3 Eduardo Bello, 2 Oliviero Fabiani, 1 Andrea Lovotti
Replacements: 16 Luhandre Luus, 17 Andrea de Marchi, 18 Roberto Tenga, 19 Leonard Krumov, 20 Jacopo Sarto, 21 Guglielmo Palazzani, 22 Serafin Bordoli, 23 Gabriele Di Giulio

Pau: 15 Charly Malie, 14 Frank Halai, 13 Florian Nicot, 12 Jale Vatubua, 11 Watisoni Votu, 10 Brandon Fajardo, 9 Clovis Lebail, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Paddy Butler, 6 Ben Mowen, 5 Masalosalo Tutaia, 4 Fabrice Metz, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Lucas Rey, 1 Geoffrey Moise
Replacements: 16 Laurent Bouchet, 17 Jamie Mackintosh, 18 Sylvain Charlet, 19 Daniel Ramsay, 20 Pierrick Gunther, 21 Lekima Tagitagivalu, 22 Thibault Daubagna, 23 Tom Taylor

Kick-off: 15:00 local (13:00 GMT)
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Assistant referees:  Anthony Woodthorpe (England), Paul Burton (England)

Bordeaux-Begles v Newcastle Falcons
Stade Chaban-Delmas

The teams:

Bordeaux-Begles: 15 Matthieu Jalibert, 14 Nans Ducuing, 13 Pablo Uberti, 12 Apisai Naqalevu, 11 Jean-Baptiste Dubié, 10 Simon Hickey, 9 Yann Lesgourgues, 8 Leroy Houston, 7 Alexandre Roumat, 6 Marco Tauleigne, 5 Jandré Marais, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Vadim Cobilas, 2 Adrien Pélissié, 1 Sébastien Taofifenua
Replacements: 16 Ole Avei, 17 Thierry Paiva, 18 Marc Clerc, 19 Johan Aliouat, 20 Cameron Woki, 21 Jules Gimbert, 22 Christian Schoeman, 23 Metuisela Talebulamaijaina

Newcastle Falcons: 15 Alex Tait, 14 Chris Harris, 13 Maxime Mermoz, 12 Josh Matavesi, 11 Adam Radwan, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Ryan Burrows, 7 Gary Graham, 6 Will Welch, 5 Sean Robinson, 4 Calum Green, 3 Jon Welsh, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Rob Vickers
Replacements: 16 Ben Sowrey, 17 Sami Mavinga, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Glen Young, 20 Mark Wilson, 21 Micky Young, 22 Cam Cowell, 23 Craig Willis

Kick-off: 18:30 local (16:30 GMT)
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (Ireland)

Stade Francais v London Irish
Stade Jean-Bouin

The teams:

Stade Francais: 15 Shane Geraghty, 14 Waisea Vuidarvuwalu, 13 Paul Williams, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Jimmy Yobo, 10 Jules Plisson, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Bakary Meïte, 7 Hugh Pyle, 6 Antoine Burban, 5 Alexandre Flanquart, 4 Paul Gabrillagues, 3 Paul Alo Emile, 2 Remi Bonfils, 1 Eliès El Ansari
Replacements: 16 Maxime Gau, 17 Zurabi Zhvania, 18 Lorenzo Cittadini, 19 Mathieu De Giovanni, 20 Charlie Francoz, 21 Arthur Coville, 22 Morné Steyn, 23 Anthony Ensor

London Irish: 15 Ben Ransom, 14 Joe Cokanasiga, 13 Tom Fowlie, 12 Johnny Wililams, 11 Topsy Ojo, 10 Theo Brophy Clews, 9 Ben Meehan, 8 Lasha Lomidze, 7 Conor Gilsenan, 6 Max Northcote-Green, 5 Filo Paulo, 4 William Lloyd, 3 Oliver Hoskins, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 1 Harry Elrington
Replacements: 16 Todd Gleave, 17 Tom Smallbone, 18 Lovejoy Chawatama, 19 Josh McNally, 20 Isaac Curtis-Harris, 21 Scott Steele, 22 Jacob Atkins, 23 Fergus Mulchrone

Kick-off: 20:45 local (18:45 GMT)
Referee: Vlad Iordescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Ionut Bodea (Romania),Radu Petrescu (Romania)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)