URC team news: How to watch Round Three, kick-off times and match officials

The 2025/26 United Rugby Championship (URC) season continues with two matches on Friday and six on Saturday. We bring you the team news, how to watch and much more.

It’s Munster v Edinburgh, Scarlets v Stormers, Benetton v Lions, Ospreys v Zebre, Glasgow v Dragons, Leinster v Sharks, Ulster v Bulls and Cardiff v Connacht this weekend.

Check on all the URC team news, here.

Friday

Munster v Edinburgh

Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Seán O’Brien, 11 Andrew Smith, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Paddy Patterson, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Ruadhán Quinn, 6 Jack O’Donoghue, 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Diarmuid Barron (c), 1 Michael Milne
Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Josh Wycherley, 18 John Ryan, 19 Edwin Edogbo, 20 Brian Gleeson, 21 Ethan Coughlan, 22 Tony Butler, 23 Dan Kelly

Edinburgh: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Piers O’Conor, 12 James Lang, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Ben Healy, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Magnus Bradbury (c), 7 Dylan Richardson, 6 Liam McConnell, 5 Sam Skinner, 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 D’arcy Rae, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Paddy Harrison, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Glen Young, 20 Freddy Douglas, 21 Ben Muncaster, 22 Charlie Shiel, 23 Harry Paterson

Venue: Virgin Media Park, Cork
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 110th league game)
Assistant Referees: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU), Jack MacNeice (IRFU)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Scarlets v Stormers

Scarlets: 15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Johnny Williams (c), 11 Ellis Mee, 10 Joe Hawkins, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Taine Plumtree, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Jarrod Taylor, 5 Max Douglas, 4 Tristan Davies, 3 Henry Thomas, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Alec Hepburn
Replancements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Sam O’Connor, 18 Archer Holz, 19 Steve Cummins, 20 Ben Williams, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Sam Costelow, 23 Macs Page

Stormers: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Ruhan Nel (c), 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 JJ Kotzé, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 André-Hugo Venter, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Deon Fourie, 22 Imad Khan, 23 Jurie Matthee

Venue: Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR, 16th league game)
Assistant Referees: Ben Connor (WRU), Carwyn Sion (WRU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Live on: S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Saturday

Benetton v Lions

Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Ignacio Mendy, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Louis Werchon, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro (c), 6 Alessandro Izekor, 5 Eli Snyman, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Mirco Spagnolo
Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Giosué Zilocchi, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 John Bryant, 21 Andy Uren, 22 Giuliano Avaca, 23 Filippo Drago

Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Richard Kriel, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Ruan Delport, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Franco Marais, 1 SJ Kotze
Replacements: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 RF Schoeman, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Darrien Landsberg, 20 Jarod Cairns, 21 Nico Steyn, 22 Sam Francis, 23 Manuel Rass

Venue: Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Kick-off: 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA & SA
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 108th league game)
Assistant Referees: Filipo Russo (FIR), Luca Bisetto (FIR)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Live on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Ospreys v Zebre Parma

Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Dan Kasende, 13 Phil Cokanasiga, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Morgan Morse, 7 Harri Deaves, 6 Ross Moriarty, 5 Huw Sutton, 4 James Ratti, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Dewi Lake (c), 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Lewis Lloyd, 17 Garyn Phillips, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Rhys Davies, 20 James Fender, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Tom Florence, 23 Iestyn Hopkins

Zebre Parma: 15 Giovanni Montemauri, 14 Lorenzo Pani, 13 Marco Zanon, 12 Enrico Lucchin, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Martin Roger Farias, 9 Thomas Dominguez, 8 Giacomo Ferrari, 7 Iacopo Bianchi, 6 Guido Volpi, 5 Alessandro Ortombina, 4 Matteo Canali, 3 Matteo Nocera, 2 Giampietro Ribaldi, 1 Paolo Buonfiglio (c)
Replacements: 16 Giovanni Quattrini, 17 Muhamed Hasa, 18 Juan Pitinari, 19 Franco Carrera, 20 Samuele Locatelli, 21 Nikolaj Varotto, 22 Luca Morisi, 23 Mirko Belloni

Venue: Dunraven Brewery Field, Bridgend
Kick-off: 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA & SA
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 30th league game)
Assistant Referees: Adam Jones (WRU), Aaron Parry (WRU)
TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Glasgow Warriors v Dragons

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Kyle Steyn (c), 13 Ollie Smith, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Jamie Dobie, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 George Horne, 8 Euan Ferrie, 7 Macenzzie Duncan, 6 Gregor Brown, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Fin Richardson, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 1 Rory Sutherland
Replacements: 16 Johnny Matthews, 17 Patrick Schickerling, 18 Murphy Walker, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Max Williamson, 21 Angus Fraser, 22 Ben Afshar, 23 Dan Lancaster

Dragons: 15 Huw Anderson, 14 Fine Inisi, 13 Aneurin Owen, 12 Harri Ackerman, 11 David Richards, 10 Jac Lloyd, 9 Che Hope, 8 Mackenzie Martin, 7 Harrison Keddie (c), 6 Ryan Woodman, 5 Seb Davies, 4 Levi Douglas, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Oli Burrows, 1 Rodrigo Martinez
Replacements: 16 James Benjamin, 17 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Matthew Screech, 20 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 21 Niall Armstrong, 22 Tinus de Beer, 23 Rio Dyer

Venue: Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Kick-off: 17.30 IRE & UK / 18.30 ITA & SA
Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU, 8th league game)
Assistant Referees: Ian Kenny (SRU), David Sutherland (SRU)
TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Leinster v Sharks

Leinster: 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Jimmy O’Brien, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Ciarán Frawley, 11 James Lowe, 10 Harry Byrne, 9 Fintan Gunne, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Josh van der Flier (c), 6 Alex Soroka, 5 Ryan Baird, 4 Brian Deeny, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Rónan Kelleher, 1 Paddy McCarthy
Replacements: 16 Gus McCarthy, 17 Jack Boyle, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Diarmuid Mangan, 20 James Culhane, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Hugh Cooney, 23 Joshua Kenny

Sharks: 15 Edwill van der Merwe, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Lukhanyo Am, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jean Smith, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Vincent Tshituka (c), 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Bathobele Hlekani, 20 Nick Hatton, 21 Ross Braude, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Francois Venter

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 17.30 IRE & UK / 18.30 ITA & SA
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 70th league game)
Assistant Referees: Keane Davison (IRFU), Dan Carson (IRFU)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Ulster v Bulls

Ulster: 15 Jacob Stockdale, 14 Rob Baloucoune, 13 James Hume, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Zac Ward, 10 Jack Murphy, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 David McCann, 5 Cormac Izuchukwu, 4 Iain Henderson (c), 3 Tom O’Toole, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Sam Crean
Replacements: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Eric O’Sullivan, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Harry Sheridan, 20 Sean Reffell, 21 Conor McKee, 22 Jake Flannery, 23 Jude Postlethwaite

Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Jeandre Rudolph, 7 Mpilo Gumede, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johann Grobbelaar (c), 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Juann Else, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Nama Xaba, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 David Kriel, 23 Willie le Roux

Venue: Affidea Stadium, Belfast
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 92nd league game)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Cole (IRFU), Padraic Reidy (IRFU)
TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Cardiff v Connacht

Cardiff: 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Jacob Beetham, 13 Harri Millard, 12 Steff Emanuel, 11 Tom Bowen, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Alun Lawrence, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Ben Donnell, 5 Teddy Williams, 4 Josh McNally, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Liam Belcher (c), 1 Danny Southworth
Replacements: 16 Daf Hughes, 17 Rhys Barratt, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 George Nott, 20 Taine Basham, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Ioan Lloyd, 23 Osian Darwin-Lewis

Connacht: 15 Sean Naughton, 14 Chay Mullins, 13 David Hawkshaw, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 Shayne Bolton, 10 Jack Carty, 9 Ben Murphy, 8 Sean Jansen, 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Cian Prendergast (c), 5 Joe Joyce, 4 Darragh Murray, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Eoin de Buitléar, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Sam Illo, 19 David O’Connor, 20 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 21 Matthew Devine, 22 Hugh Gavin, 23 Finn Treacy

Venue: Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 43rd league game)
Assistant Referees: Ben Breakspear (WRU), Lucas Yendle (WRU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Live on: S4C, TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

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