URC teams: Leinster rotate as Jordie Barrett rested while Wales wing returns for Judgement Day
Ciaran Frawley starts at fly-half for Leinster.
After a two-week hiatus for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, the United Rugby Championship (URC) returns as the battle for play-off places heat up.
Leinster have opted to rotate their team after an impressive fortnight in Europe, with Jordie Barrett rested and several Ireland internationals on the bench to take on Ulster.
Elsewhere, Munster have selected new loan signing Lee Barron on the bench against a bolstered Bulls team while Wales wing Tom Rogers is back from injury for the Scarlets.
See below for all of the URC team news.
Friday
Edinburgh v Sharks
Edinburgh: 15 Wes Goosen, 14 Harry Paterson, 13 Matt Currie, 12 James Lang, 11 Ross McCann, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Ali Price, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Ben Muncaster, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Sam Skinner, 3 D’arcy Rae, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Dave Cherry, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Angus Williams, 19 Glen Young, 20 Freddy Douglas, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Cammy Scott, 23 Mosese Tuipulotu
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Eben Etzebeth (c), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Jason Jenkins, 20 James Venter, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Jurenzo Julius
Venue: Hive Stadium
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (20:30 SA, 18:35 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Mike Adamson (SRU), Jonny Perriam (SRU)
TMO: Brian McNeice (IRFU)
Saturday
Lions v Benetton
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Tapiwa Mafura, 13 Ryhnhardt Jonker, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Kade Wolhuter, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Sibabalo Qoma, 21 Nico Steyn, 22 Renzo du Plessis, 23 Kelly Mpeku
Benetton: 15 Leonardo Marin, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Ignacio Brex, 11 Paolo Odogwu, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Riccardo Favretto, 5 Federico Ruzza (c), 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Bautista Bernasconi, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Siua Maile, 17 Ivan Nemer, 18 Giosué Zilocchi, 19 Scott Scrafton, 20 Eli Snyman, 21 Michele Lamaro, 22 Andy Uren, 23 Rhyno Smith
Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 13:45 local (12:45 BST, 11:45 GMT)
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Griffin Colby (SARU), Hanru van Rooyen (SARU)
TMO: Adam Jones (WRU)
Ospreys v Cardiff
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Dan Kasende, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morse, 7 Jac Morgan (c), 6 Tristan Davies, 5 James Ratti, 4 James Fender, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Dewi Lake, 17 Garyn Phillips, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Will Spencer, 20 Lewis Lloyd, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Iestyn Hopkins
Cardiff: 15 Cam Winnett, 14 Josh Adams, 13 Harri Millard, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Johan Mulder, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 James Botham, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Teddy Williams, 4 Ben Donnell, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Liam Belcher, 1 Corey Domachowski
Replacements: 16 Evan Lloyd, 17 Danny Southworth, 18 Rhys Litterick, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Alun Lawrence, 21 Thomas Young, 22 Aled Davies, 23 Rory Jennings
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Ben Connor (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse (WRU), Ben Breakspear (WRU)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)
Stormers v Connacht
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Dan du Plessis, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (c), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 André-Hugo Venter, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Brok Harris, 19 JD Schickerling, 20 Louw Nel, 21 Deon Fourie, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Ben Loader
Connacht: 15 Piers O’Conor, 14 Chay Mullins, 13 David Hawkshaw, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 Shane Jennings, 10 Jack Carty, 9 Ben Murphy, 8 Paul Boyle, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Cian Prendergast (c), 5 Darragh Murray, 4 Oisin Dowling, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1 Peter Dooley
Replacements: 16 Dave Heffernan, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Josh Murphy, 20 Joe Joyce, 21 Matthew Devine, 22 Santiago Cordero, 23 Sean Jansen
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Assistant Referees: Cwengile Jadezweni (SARU), Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
Munster v Bulls
Munster: 15 Thaakir Abrahams, 14 Seán O’Brien, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Andrew Smith, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Alex Kendellen, 7 Peter O’Mahony, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Josh Wycherley
Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Mark Donnelly, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Fineen Wycherley, 20 Jack O’Donoghue, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 23 Ruadhán Quinn
Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Ruan Nortje (c), 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Replacements: 16 Johann Grobbelaar, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 JF van Heerden, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Keagan Johannes, 23 Stravino Jacobs
Venue: Thomond Park, Limerick
Kick-off: 17:15 BST (16:15 GMT)
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Cole (IRFU), Sam Holt (IRFU)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)
Dragons v Scarlets
Dragons: 15 Ewan Rosser, 14 Ashton Hewitt, 13 Aneurin Owen (c), 12 Scott Williams, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Angus O’Brien, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Taine Basham, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 5 Ryan Woodman, 4 Ben Carter, 3 Paula Latu, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths
Replacements: 16 Brodie Coghlan, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 Barny Langton-Cryer, 20 Dan Lydiate, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Will Reed, 23 Joe Westwood
Scarlets: 15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Macs Page, 12 Eddie James, 11 Ellis Mee, 10 Ioan Lloyd, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Taine Plumtree, 7 Josh Macleod (c), 6 Vaea Fifita, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Henry Thomas, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Alec Hepburn
Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Sam O’Connor, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Jac Price, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Archie Hughes, 22 Joe Roberts, 23 Ioan Nicholas
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)
Assistant Referees: Mike English (WRU), Gwyn Morris (WRU)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Leinster v Ulster
Leinster: 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Jimmy O’Brien, 10 Ciarán Frawley, 9 Luke McGrath (c), 8 James Culhane, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Alex Soroka, 5 Diarmuid Mangan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 Gus McCarthy, 1 Jack Boyle
Replacements: 16 Dan Sheehan, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Tadhg Furlong, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Fintan Gunne, 22 Sam Prendergast, 23 Liam Turner
Ulster: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Zac Ward, 13 Jude Postlethwaite, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Jack Murphy, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 David McCann, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 James McNabney, 5 Cormac Izuchukwu, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Tom O’Toole, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Andrew Warwick
Replacements: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Callum Reid, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Matthew Dalton, 20 Kieran Treadwell, 21 John Cooney, 22 Stewart Moore, 23 Matty Rea
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Fogarty (IRFU), Tómas O’Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Zebre Parma v Glasgow Warriors
Zebre Parma: 15 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 14 Jacopo Trulla, 13 Fetuli Paea, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Giacomo Licata, 7 Bautista Stavile, 6 Davide Ruggeri, 5 Leonard Krumov, 4 Matteo Canali, 3 Muhamed Hasa, 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 1 Danilo Fischetti (c)
Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements: 16 Luca Bigi, 17 Paolo Buonfiglio, 18 Juan Pitinari, 19 Rusiati Nasove, 20 Giacomo Ferrari, 21 Gonzalo Garcia, 22 Luca Morisi, 23 Scott Gregory
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Ollie Smith, 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Kyle Steyn (c), 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Jamie Dobie, 8 Jack Mann, 7 Sione Vailanu, 6 Euan Ferrie, 5 Alex Samuel, 4 Jare Oguntibeju, 3 Fin Richardson, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 Johnny Matthews, 17 Patrick Schickerling, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Max Williamson, 20 Rory Darge, 21 Sean Kennedy, 22 Tom Jordan, 23 Facundo Cordero
Venue: Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma
Kick-off: 20:35 local (19:35 BST, 18:35 GMT)
Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Federico Vedovelli (FIR), Riccardo Angelucci (FIR)
TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)
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