Quins and Benetton to battle for Challenge Cup qualification
Four games take place in the Challenge Cup on Friday with Harlequins and Benetton looking to secure qualification from Pool 5.
Agen v Harlequins
The teams:
Agen: 15 Clément Laporte, 14 Valentin Saurs, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Julien Heriteau, 11 Benito Masilevu, 10 Jake McIntyre, 9 Paul Abadie, 8 Loic Hocquet, 7 Antoine Miquel (c), 6 Jessy Jegerlhener, 5 Denis Marchois, 4 Gauthier Maravat, 3 Corentin Chabeaudie, 2 Paula Ngauamo, 1 Morgan Phelipponneau
Replacements: 16 Jordan Peyri, 17 Dave Ryan, 18 Yohan Montes, 19 Vincent Farre, 20 Romain Briatte, 21 Ricky Januarie, 22 Leo Berdeu, 23 Fouad Yaha
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Nathan Earle, 13 Alofa Alofa, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Danny Care (c), 8 Alex Dombrandt, 7 Luke Wallace, 6 Jack Clifford, 5 George Merrick, 4 Matt Symons, 3 Will Collier, 2 Max Crumpton, 1 Joe Marler
Replacements: 16 Dave Ward, 17 Lewis Boyce, 18 Josh Ibuanokpe, 19 Mat Luamanu, 20 Renaldo Bothma, 21 Charlie Mulchrone, 22 James Lang, 23 Joe Marchant
Venue: Stade Armandie
Kick-off: 19:45 local (18:45 GMT)
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Simon Mills (Wales)
Grenoble v Benetton
The teams:
Grenoble: 15 Bastien Guillemin, 14 Lucas Dupont, 13 Pablo Uberti, 12 Etienne Dussartre, 11 Teiva Jacquelain, 10 Corentin Glenat, 9 Lilian Saseras, 8 Clement Ancely, 7 Steeve Blanc-Mappaz, 6 Antonin Berruyer (c), 5 Hans Nkinsi, 4 François Uys, 3 Ali Oz, 2 Mike Tadjer, 1 Mihai Lazar
Replacements: 16 Alexandre Savonnet, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg, 18 Davit Kubriashvili, 19 Mickael Capelli, 20 Thibaut Martel, 21 Theo Nanette, 22 Junior Rasolea, 23 Gervais Cordin
Benetton: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara, 13 Marco Zanon, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Tommaso Allan (c), 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Toa Halafihi, 7 Braam Steyn, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Alessandro Zanni, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Tomas Baravalle, 1 Nicola Quaglio
Replacements: 16 Hame Faiva, 17 Alberto de Marchi, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Marco Lazzaroni, 21 Edoardo Gori, 22 Ian McKinley, 23 Tommaso Iannone
Venue: Stade des Alpes
Kick-off: 19:45 local (18:45 GMT)
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), Wayne Falla (England)
TMO: David Grashoff (England)
Dragons v Clermont Auvergne
The teams:
Dragons: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Jared Rosser, 13 Adam Warren, 12 Jarryd Sage, 11 Hallam Amos, 10 Jason Tovey, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Ollie Griffiths, 7 Aaron Wainwright, 6 Harrison Keddie, 5 Matthew Screech, 4 Joe Davies, 3 Lloyd Fairbrother, 2 Richard Hibbard (c), 1 Brok Harris
Replacements: 16 Rhys Lawrence, 17 Dan Suter, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 Huw Taylor, 20 James Benjamin, 21 Rhodri Davies, 22 Josh Lewis, 23 Jordan Williams
Clermont: 15 Nick Abendanon, 14 Peter Betham, 13 George Moala, 12 Apisai Naqalevu, 11 Remi Grosso, 10 Patricio Fernandez, 9 Charlie Cassang, 8 Damien Chouly (c), 7 Alexandre Fischer, 6 Julien Ruaud, 5 Flip van der Merwe, 4 Paul Jedrasiak, 3 Sipili Falatea, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Beka Kakabadze
Replacements: 16 Yohan Beheregaray, 17 Loni Uhila, 18 Mickael Simutoga, 19 Jacobus van Tonder, 20 Maxence Lemardelet, 21 Kevin Viallard, 22 Dorian Lavernhe, 23 Tani Vili
Venue: Rodney Parade
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
Assistant referees: George Selwood (England), Rob Warburton (England)
TMO: Geoff Warren (England)
Northampton Saints v Timisoara Saracens
The teams:
Northampton: 15 George Furbank, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 Andrew Kellaway, 10 James Grayson, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Mitch Eadie, 7 Lewis Ludlam, 6 Jamie Gibson, 5 Dom Barrow, 4 David Ribbans, 2 Reece Marshall, 3 Paul Hill, 1 Alex Waller (c)
Replacements: 16 James Fish, 17 Will Davis, 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 19 Alex Coles, 20 Tom Wood, 21 Charlie Davies, 22 Nafi Tuitavake, 23 Tom Collins
Timisoara: 15 Marius Simionescu, 14 Daniel Vladut Zaharia, 13 Florin Popa, 12 Jack Umaga, 11 Tevita Manumua, 10 Luke Samoa, 9 Gabriel Rupanu, 8 George Tatarus, 7 Vasile Rus, 6 Marian Sabau, 5 Marius Iftimiciuc, 4 Dorin Lazar, 3 Horatiu Pungea, 2 Andrei Radoi (c), 1 Sione Taupaki
Replacements: 16 Eugen Capatina, 17 Gigi Militaru, 18 Sione Halalilo, 19 Michael Stewart, 20 Thomas Whitehurst, 21 Vlad Neculau, 22 Viliami Moala, 23 Stephen Shennan
Venue: Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Jonny Erskine (Ireland), Richard Kerr (Ireland)