Challenge Cup round of 16: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Tadhg Beirne start for Exeter Chiefs and Munster respectively.
The EPCR Challenge Cup reaches the Round of 16 stage this weekend with one fixture taking place on Friday, five across Saturday and two on Sunday.
Here’s all the team news, our predictions, kick-off times, match officials and how to watch the action as we prepare to find out who is making the European quarter-finals.
Friday
Connacht v Sharks
Prediction: Connacht by 9
Connacht: 15 Sam Gilbert, 14 Shane Jennings, 13 Cathal Forde, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Chay Mullins, 10 Josh Ioane, 9 Matthew Devine, 8 Cian Prendergast, 7 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 6 Josh Murphy, 5 Darragh Murray, 4 Joe Joyce, 3 Sam Illo, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Billy Bohan
Replacements: 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17 Peter Dooley, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Niall Murray, 20 Paul Boyle, 21 Colm Reilly, 22 Sean Naughton, 23 John Devine
Sharks: 15 Hakeem Kunene, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Le Roux Malan, 12 Marnus Potgieter, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jean Smith, 9 Ross Braude, 8 Nick Hatton (c), 7 Jannes Potgieter, 6 Tino Mavesere, 5 Deon Slabbert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Eduan Swart, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Ethan Bester, 17 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 18 Mawande Mdandam, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Vincent Tshituka, 21 Ceano Everson, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Ethan Hooker
Kick-off: 20:00 BST
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Sco)
Assistant Referees: Ru Campbell (Sco), Rob McDowell (Sco)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Sco)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / epcrugby.tv
Saturday
Montpellier v Perpignan
Prediction: Montpellier by 12
Montpellier: 15 Jon Echegaray, 14 Gabriel N’Gandebe, 13 Arthur Vincent, 12 Justo Piccardo, 11 Melvyn Rates, 10 Domingo Miotti, 9 Alexis Bernadet, 8 Alex Masibaka, 7 Lenni Nouchi (c), 6 Yacouba Camara, 5 Bastien Chalureau, 4 Adam Beard, 3 Wilfrid Hounkpatin, 2 Lyam Akrab, 1 Enzo Forletta
Replacements: 16 Ricky Riccitelli, 17 Valentin Welsch, 18 Mohamed Haouas, 19 Tyler DuGuid, 20 Billy Vunipola, 21 Ali Price, 22 Thomas Vincent, 23 Auguste Cadot
Perpignan: 15 Mayron Fahy, 14 Jordan Petaia, 13 Riko Buliruarua, 12 Duncan Paia’aua, 11 Theo Forner, 10 Antoine Aucagne, 9 James Hall, 8 Joaquin Oviedo, 7 Matteo le Corvec (c), 6 Bastien Chinarro, 5 Posolo Tuilagi, 4 Adrien Warion, 3 Pietro Ceccarelli, 2 Ignacio Ruiz, 1 Giorgi Beria
Replacements: 16 Mathys Lotrian, 17 Giorgi Tetrashvili, 18 Akato Fakatika, 19 Jonny Gray, 20 Max Hicks, 21 Lucas Velarte, 22 Maxim Granell, 23 Tommaso Allan
Kick-off: 13:30 local (12:30 BST)
Referee: Adam Leal (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox (Eng), Jonathan Healy (Eng)
TMO: Peter Allan (Sco)
How to watch: France TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / epcrugby.tv
Exeter Chiefs v Munster
Prediction: Exeter by 6
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Olly Woodburn, 14 Paul Brown-Bampoe, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Will Rigg, 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Steve Varney, 8 Greg Fisilau, 7 Ross Vintcent, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c), 3 Jimmy Roots, 2 Jack Yeandle, 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Ethan Burger, 18 Bachuki Tchumbadze, 19 Rus Tuima, 20 Finn Worley-Brady, 21 Tom Cairns, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Campbell Ridl
Munster: 15 Ben O’Connor, 14 Thaakir Abrahams, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Jack O’Donoghue, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Edwin Edogbo, 3 John Ryan, 2 Lee Barron, 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Michael Ala’alatoa, 19 Tom Ahern, 20 Ruadhán Quinn, 21 Ben O’Donovan, 22 Seán O’Brien, 23 John Hodnett
Kick-off: 12:30 BST
Referee: Jeremy Rozier (Fra)
Assistant Referees: Filippo Russo (Ita), Franco Rosella (Ita)
TMO: Herve Lasausa Lespy Labaylett (Fra)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / epcrugby.tv
Benetton v Cardiff
Prediction: Benetton by 8
Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Onisi Ratave, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Leonardo Marin, 11 Ignacio Mendy, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Andy Uren, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro (c), 6 Manuel Zuliani, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolo Cannone, 3 Giosue Zilocchi, 2 Bautista Bernasconi, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Siua Maile, 17 Destiny Aminu, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 So’otala Fa’aso’o, 21 Alessandro Izekor, 22 Alessandro Garbisi, 23 Paolo Odogwu
Cardiff: 15 Ioan Lloyd, 14 Mason Grady, 13 Elijah Evans, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Jacob Beetham, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Ellis Bevan, 8 Alun Lawrence, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Evan Rees, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Liam Belcher (c), 1 Ed Byrne
Replacements: 16 Dafydd Hughes, 17 Rhys Barratt, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Lucas de la Rua, 20 Evan Lloyd, 21 Ieuan Davies, 22 Rory Jennings, 23 Cam Winnett
Kick-off: 18:30 local (17:30 BST)
Referee: Kevin Bralley (Fra)
Assistant Referees: Pierre Bru (Fra), Flavien Hourquet (Fra)
TMO: Julien Castaignede (Fra)
How to watch: epcrugby.tv / S4C / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby
Newcastle Red Bulls v La Rochelle
Prediction: Newcastle by 2
Newcastle Red Bulls: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Rhys Beeckmans, 11 Oli Spencer, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Simon Benitez Cruz, 8 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Tom Gordon, 5 Freddie Clarke, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Richard Palframan, 2 George McGuigan (c), 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Samson Adejimi, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Murray McCallum, 19 Fergus Lee-Warner, 20 Reuben Parsons, 21 James Elliott, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Tim Cardall
La Rochelle: 15 Ihaia West, 14 Jules Favre, 13 UJ Seuteni, 12 Adrien Seguret, 11 Hoani Bosmorin, 10 Diego Jurd, 9 Thomas Berjon (c), 8 Watisoni Waqanisaravi, 7 Lucas Andjisseramatchi, 6 Edouard Richer, 5 Simon Huchet, 4 Thomas Lavault, 3 Karl Sorin, 2 Gabin Garault, 1 Louis Penverne
Replacements: 16 Tolu Latu, 17 Christian Luaki, 18 Joel Sclavi, 19 Aleksandre Kuntelia, 20 Judicael Cancoriet, 21 Alexandre Kaddouri, 22 Sacha Elissalde, 23 Nolhann Couillaud
Kick-off: 20:00 BST
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ire)
Assistant Referees: Robbie Jenkinson (Ire), Tomas O’Sullivan (Ire)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ire)
How to watch: epcrugby.tv / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby
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Ulster v Ospreys
Prediction: Ulster by 14
Ulster: 15 Ethan Mcilroy, 14 Werner Kok, 13 James Hume, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Jake Flannery, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 Dave McCann, 5 Cormac Izuchukwu, 4 Iain Henderson (c), 3 Tom O’Toole, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Angus Bell
Replacements: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Sam Crean, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Charlie Irvine, 20 Bryn Ward, 21 Conor McKee, 22 Jack Murphy, 23 Zac Ward
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Luke Morgan, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Jac Morgan (c), 6 Huw Sutton, 5 Ryan Smith, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Rhys Henry, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Efan Daniel, 17 Steff Thomas, 18 Tom Botha, 19 James Fender, 20 Harri Deaves, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Evardi Boshoff, 23 Iestyn Hopkins
Kick-off: 20:00 BST
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Daniel Jones (Eng), Wayne Falla (Eng)
TMO: David Rose (Eng)
How to watch: Premier Sports / S4C / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / epcrugby.tv
Sunday
Stade Francais v Dragons
Prediction: Stade Francais by 5
Stade Francais: 15 Mathis Ibo, 14 Charles Laloi, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Samuel Ezeala, 11 Lester Etien, 10 Louis Foursans-Bourdette, 9 Paul Abadie, 8 Yoan Tanga, 7 Ryan Chapuis (c), 6 Juan-Martin Scelzo, 5 Setareki Turagacoke, 4 Pierre-Henri Azagoh, 3 Yanis Lux, 2 Lucas Peyresblanques, 1 Jack Iscaro
Replacements: 16 Alvaro Garcia Albo, 17 Thierry Paiva, 18 Paul Alo-Emile, 19 Pierre Huguet, 20 Romain Briatte, 21 Thibaut Motassi, 22 Tani Vili, 23 Zack Henry
Dragons: 15 Angus O’Brien (c), 14 Dai Richards, 13 Fine Inisi, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Niall Armstrong, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Ryan Woodman, 5 Ben Carter (c), 4 Levi Douglas, 3 Christian Coleman, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rodrigo Martinez
Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Owain James, 19 Seb Davies, 20 Harrison Keddie, 21 Morgan Lloyd, 22 Fetuli Paea, 23 Huw Anderson
Kick-off: 13:30 local (12:30 BST)
Referee: Morne Ferreira (SA)
Assistant Referees: Griffin Colby (SA), Christopher Allison (SA)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SA)
How to watch: beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / epcrugby.tv
Zebre Parma v Pau
Prediction: Zebre by 5
Zebre Parma: 15 Giovanni Montemauri, 14 Mirko Belloni, 13 Giulio Bertaccini, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Jacopo Trulla, 10 Giacomo da Re, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Davide Odiase, 7 Bautista Stavile, 6 Alessandro Ortombina, 5 Leonardo Krumov (c), 4 Matteo Canali, 3 Ion Neculai, 2 Tommaso di Bartolomeo, 1 Muhamed Hasa
Replacements: 16 Giovanni Quattrini, 17 Luca Franceschetto, 18 Juan-Manuel Pitinari, 19 Giacomo Ferrari, 20 Giovanni Licata, 21 Alessandro Fusco, 22 Martin Roger Farias, 23 Damiano Mazza
Pau: 15 Aymeric Luc, 14 Clement Laporte, 13 Emilien Gailleton, 12 Nathan Decron, 11 Aaron Grandidier Nkanang, 10 Clément Mondinat, 9 Thibault Daubagna, 8 Carwyn Tuipulotu, 7 Loic Credoz, 6 Luke Whitelock (c), 5 Mickael Capelli, 4 Thomas Jolmes, 3 Jon Zabala Arrieta, 2 Youri Delhommel, 1 Daniel Bibi Biziwu
Replacements: 16 Lucas Rey, 17 Lekso Kaulashvili, 18 Siate Tokolahi, 19 Remi Picquette, 20 Beka Gorgadze, 21 Thomas Souverbie, 22 Fabien Brau-Boirie, 23 Jack Maddocks
Kick-off: 18:30 local (17:30 BST)
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wal)
Assistant Referees: Craig Evans (Wal), Ben Connor (Wal)
TMO: Adam Jones (Wal)
How to watch: epcrugby.tv / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby