URC round 10: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments

The United Rugby Championship (URC) returns this weekend and there’s plenty to play for as three games take place on Friday before five fixtures on Saturday afternoon and evening.

Check on all the URC team news, our predictions the match officials and more below.

Friday

Ospreys v Lions

Prediction: Ospreys by 8

Ospreys: 15 Iestyn Hopkins, 14 Dan Kasende, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Harri Deaves, 6 James Ratti, 5 Ryan Smith, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Dewi Lake (c), 1 Steffan Thomas
Replacements: 16 Lewis Lloyd, 17 Cam Jones, 18 Kian Hire, 19 Lewis Jones, 20 Ross Moriarty, 21 Morgan Morse, 22 Reuben Morgan Williams, 23 Phil Cokanasiga

Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Bronson Mills, 11 Richard Kriel, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Batho Hlekani, 6 Renzo du Plessis, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 SJ Kotze
Replacements: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 RF Schoeman, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Etienne Oosthuizen, 20 Darrien Landsberg, 21 Jarod Cairns, 22 Haashim Pead, 23 Erich Cronje

Venue: Electric Brewery Field, Bridgend
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA / 21.45 SA
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR, 18th league game)
Assistant Referees: Adam Jones (WRU), Lucas Yendle (WRU)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)
Live on: S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby

Edinburgh v Bulls

Prediction: Edinburgh by 3

Edinburgh: 15 Harry Paterson, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Wes Goosen, 12 James Lang, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Freddy Douglas, 6 Liam McConnell, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Glen Young, 3 D’arcy Rae, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Harri Morris, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Callum Hunter-Hill, 20 Ben Muncaster, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Cammy Scott, 23 Piers O’Conor

Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheswill Jooste, 13 Sebastian de Klerk, 12 David Kriel, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Jeandre Rudolph, 7 Mpilo Gumede, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Replacements: 16 Marco van Staden, 17 Alu Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Harold Vorster, 23 Stravino Jacobs

Venue: Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA / 21.45 SA
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 46th league game)
Assistant Referees: Ru Campbell (SRU), Jonny MacKenzie (SRU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby

Munster v Dragons

Prediction: Munster by 10

Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Thaakir Abrahams, 13 Dan Kelly, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Shane Daly, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Ethan Coughlan, 8 Brian Gleeson, 7 Ruadhán Quinn, 6 Seán Edogbo, 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Michael Ala’alatoa, 2 Diarmuid Barron (c), 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Josh Wycherley, 18 Oli Jager, 19 Evan O’Connell, 20 Gavin Coombes, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 Tony Butler, 23 Diarmuid Kilgallen

Dragons: 15 Angus O’Brien, 14 David Richards, 13 Fine Inisi, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Che Hope, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Harry Beddall, 6 Harri Keddie, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Levi Douglas, 3 Robert Hunt, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rodrigo Martinez
Replacements: 16 Oli Burrows, 17 Jordan Morris, 18 Cebo Dlamini, 19 Seb Davies, 20 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Harri Ackerman, 23 Cai Evans

Venue: Virgin Media Park, Cork
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA / 21.45 SA
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU, 25th league game)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Cole (IRFU), Dan Carson (IRFU)
TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby

Saturday

Scarlets v Ulster

Prediction: Ulster by 3

Scarlets: 15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Eddie James, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Ellis Mee, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Archie Hughes, 8 Fletcher Anderson, 7 Josh Macleod (c), 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Harvey Cuckson, 4 Sam Lousi, 3 Archer Holz, 2 Ryan Elias, 1 Kemsley Mathias
Replacements: 16 Marnus van der Merwe, 17 Josh Morse, 18 Henry Thomas, 19 Jac Price, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Johnny Williams, 23 Macs Page

Ulster: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Robert Baloucoune, 13 James Hume, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Werner Kok, 10 Jack Murphy, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Bryn Ward, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 David McCann, 5 Charlie Irvine, 4 Iain Henderson (c), 3 Tom O’Toole, 2 Tom Stewart, 1 Angus Bell
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Eric O’Sullivan, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Harry Sheridan, 20 Matthew Dalton, 21 Conor McKee, 22 Jake Flannery, 23 Jude Postlethwaite

Venue: Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Kick-off: 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA / 17.00 SA
Referee: Griffin Colby (SARU, 11th league game)
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse (WRU), Carwyn Sion (WRU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby

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Connacht v Leinster

Prediction: Leinster by 7

Connacht: 15 Sam Gilbert, 14 Shane Jennings, 13 Harry West, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 Finn Treacy, 10 Josh Ioane, 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Sean Jansen, 7 Paul Boyle, 6 Cian Prendergast (c), 5 Darragh Murray, 4 Josh Murphy, 3 Sam Illo, 2 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1 Billy Bohan
Replacements: 16 Eoin de Buitléar, 17 Denis Buckley, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Joe Joyce, 20 Sean O’Brien, 21 Ben Murphy, 22 Jack Carty, 23 Bundee Aki

Leinster: 15 Ciarán Frawley, 14 Joshua Kenny, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Charlie Tector, 11 James Lowe, 10 Harry Byrne, 9 Fintan Gunne, 8 Caelan Doris (c), 7 Will Connors, 6 Alex Soroka, 5 James Ryan, 4 RG Snyman, 3 Niall Smyth, 2 Gus McCarthy, 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements: 16 Rónan Kelleher, 17 Jerry Cahir, 18 Andrew Sparrow, 19 Brian Deeny, 20 Diarmuid Mangan, 21 Scott Penny, 22 Luke McGrath, 23 Ruben Moloney

Venue: Dexcom Stadium, Galway
Kick-off: 17.30 IRE & UK / 18.30 ITA / 19.30 SA
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 34th league game)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Brace (IRFU), Tomás O’Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby

Stormers v Sharks

Prediction: Stormers by 5

Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (c), 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Marcel Theunissen, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Connor Evans, 3 Neethling Fouché, 2 André-Hugo Venter, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotzé, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Ruben van Heerden, 21 Louw Nel, 22 Imad Khan, 23 Jurie Matthee

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Yaw Penxe / PK Sobahle, 13 Ethan Hooker, 12 Andre Esterhuizen (c), 11 Jaco Williams, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Nick Hatton, 7 Manu Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Phatu Ganyane
Replacements: 16 Eduan Swart, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Vincent Tshituka, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Jurenzo Julius

Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 17.30 IRE & UK / 18.30 ITA / 19.30 SA
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU, 13th league game)
Assistant Referees: Hanru van Rooyen (SARU), Jonathan Lottering (SARU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby

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Zebre Parma v Glasgow Warriors

Prediction: Glasgow by 10

Zebre Parma: 15 Lorenzo Pani, 14 Mirko Belloni, 13 Guilio Bertaccini, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Albert Batista , 10 Martin Roger Farias, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 David Odiase, 7 Iacopo Bianchi, 6 Bautista Stavile, 5 Leonard Krumov (c), 4 Franco Carrera, 3 Enrique Pieretto, 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 1 Juan Pitinari
Replacements: 16 Giovanni Quattrini, 17 Luca Franceschetto, 18 Hasa, 19 Alessandro Ortombina, 20 Davide Ruggeri, 21 Gonzalo Garcia, 22 Giovanni Montemauri, 23 Luca Morisi

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Kyle Rowe, 14 Kyle Steyn (c), 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Ollie Smith, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 George Horne, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Gregor Brown, 5 Max Williamson, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Murphy Walker, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 Seb Stephen, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Euan Ferrie, 21 Matt Fagerson, 22 Stafford McDowall, 23 Ben Afshar

Venue: Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA / 21.45 SA
Referee: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU, league debut)
Assistant Referees: Alberto Favaro (FIR), Lorenzo Negro (FIR)
TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)
Live on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby

Cardiff v Benetton

Prediction: Cardiff by 5

Cardiff: 15 Jacob Beetham, 14 Josh Adams, 13 Harri Millard, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Iwan Stephens, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Aled Davies, 8 Alun Lawrence, 7 James Botham, 6 Alex Mann, 5 George Nott, 4 Josh McNally, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Liam Belcher (c), 1 Rhys Barratt
Replacements: 16 Evan Lloyd, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Johan Mulder, 22 Ioan Lloyd, 23 Mason Grady

Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Leonardo Marin, 11 Paolo Odogwu, 10 Nicolas Roger Farias, 9 Andy Uren (c), 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Riccardo Favretto, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Giulio Marini, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Destiny Aminu
Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Marcos Gallorini, 19 Scott Scrafton, 20 So’otala Fa’aso’o, 21 Jadin Kingi, 22 Alessandro Garbisi, 23 Filippo Drago

Venue: Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA / 21.45 SA
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 58th league game)
Assistant Referees: Ben Connor (WRU), Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby

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