Clermont and Saints name strong XVs for Challenge Cup clash
Clermont Auvergne's Peter Betham is tackled by Dragons' Richard Hubbard during the European Challenge Cup match at Rodney Parade, Newport.
The final three Challenge Cup quarter-finals take place on Saturday and Sunday with Clermont’s game against Northampton the standout.
Saturday
Worcester v Harlequins
Worcester: 15 Chris Pennell, 14 Tom Howe, 13 Ben Te’o, 12 Ryan Mills (c), 11 Bryce Heem, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Matt Cox, 7 Sam Lewis, 6 Carl Kirwan, 5 Pierce Phillips, 4 Michael Fatialofa, 3 Gareth Milasinovich, 2 Niall Annett, 1 Callum Black
Replacements: 16 Joe Taufete’e, 17 Ethan Waller, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Darren Barry, 20 Cornell du Preez, 21 Michael Heaney, 22 Scott van Breda, 23 Francois Venter
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Cadan Murley, 13 Alofa Alofa, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Ross Chisholm, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Danny Care, 8 Jack Clifford, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Renaldo Bothma, 5 James Horwill, 4 George Merrick, 3 Will Collier, 2 Elia Elia, 1 Lewis Boyce
Replacements: 16 Max Crumpton, 17 Nick Auterac, 18 Josh Ibuanokpe, 19 Ben Glynn, 20 Mat Luamanu, 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22 Demetri Catrakilis, 23 Francis Saili
Venue: Sixways
Kick-off: 20:15 GMT
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon (France), Cédric Marchat (France)
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
Sunday
La Rochelle v Bristol
La Rochelle: 15 Vincent Rattez, 14 Eliott Roudil, 13 Geoffrey Doumayrou, 12 Pierre Aguillon, 11 Marc Andreu, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Jean-Victor Goillot, 8 Victor Vito (c), 7 Grégory Alldritt, 6 Wiaan Liebenberg, 5 Mathieu Tanguy, 4 Romain Sazy, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Jean-Charles Orioli, 1 Dany Priso
Replacements: 16 Pierre Bourgarit, 17 Léo Aouf, 18 Arthur Joly, 19 Rémi Leroux, 20 Zeno Kieft, 21 Thomas Berjon, 22 Jérémy Sinzelle, 23 Botia Veivuke
Bristol: 15 Piers O’Conor, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Siale Piutau (c), 12 Tusi Pisi, 11 Tom Pincus, 10 Ian Madigan, 9 Andy Uren, 8 Nick Haining, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Chris Vui, 4 Aly Muldowney, 3 Lewis Thiede, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Yann Thomas
Replacements: 16 Nick Fenton-Wells, 17 James Lay, 18 Jake Armstrong, 19 Ed Holmes, 20 George Smith, 21 Harry Randall, 22 Callum Sheedy, 23 Luke Daniels
Venue: Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Kick-off: 13:45 local (12:45 BST, 11:45 GMT)
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Frank Murphy (Ireland), Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Clermont Auvergne v Northampton Saints
Clermont: 15 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Peter Betham, 12 Apisai Naqalevu, 11 Alivereti Raka, 10 Camille Lopez, 9 Morgan Parra (c), 8 Fritz Lee, 7 Arthur Iturria, 6 Peceli Yato, 5 Paul Jedrasiak, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Etienne Falgoux
Replacements: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Beka Kakabadze, 18 Mickael Simutoga, 19 Alexandre Lapandry, 20 Alexandre Fischer, 21 Greig Laidlaw, 22 Setariki Tuicuvu, 23 Remi Grosso
Northampton: 15 George Furbank, 14 Tom Collins, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Piers Francis, 11 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Teimana Harrison, 7 Lewis Ludlam, 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Alex Moon, 4 Api Ratuniyarawa, 3 Paul Hill, 2 James Fish, 1 Alex Waller (c)
Replacements: 16 Reece Marshall, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Ben Franks, 19 Jamie Gibson, 20 Heinrich Brussow, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Ahsee Tuala, 23 Luther Burrell
Venue: Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Kick-off: 19:00 local (18:00 BST, 17:00 GMT)
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Joy Neville (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)