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There’s six games scheduled to take place in the United Rugby Championship this weekend, including table-toppers Leinster taking on Benetton in Treviso on Saturday.
Check out the team news and our predictions for the matches below.
Edinburgh v Connacht
Prediction: Connacht by 6
The teams:
Edinburgh: 15 Henry Immelman, 14 Ramiro Moyano, 13 James Lang, 12 Chris Dean, 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Henry Pyrgos (c), 8 Mesulame Kunavula, 7 Connor Boyle, 6 Ben Muncaster, 5 Glen Young, 4 Pierce Phillips, 3 Angus Williams, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Adam McBurney, 17 Harrison Courtney, 18 Lee-Roy Atalifo, 19 Jamie Campbell, 20 Rudi Brown, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 Matt Currie
Connacht: 15 John Porch, 14 Peter Sullivan, 13 Sammy Arnold, 12 Tom Daly, 11 Alex Wootton, 10 Jack Carty (c), 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Paul Boyle, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 Leva Fifita, 4 Oisin Dowling, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Jordan Duggan
Replacements: 16 Shane Delahunt, 17 Tietie Tuimauga, 18 Dominic Robertson-McCoy, 19 Niall Murray, 20 Abraham Papali’i, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Tom Farrell, 23 Jarrad Butler
Venue: The DAM Health Stadium
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Finlay Brown (Scotland), Ross Mabon (Scotland)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Ulster v Cardiff
Prediction: Ulster by 3
The teams:
Ulster: 15 Stewart Moore, 14 Robert Baloucoune, 13 James Hume, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Ben Moxham, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Nick Timoney, 7 Marcus Rea, 6 Jordi Murphy, 5 Iain Henderson (c), 4 Alan O’Connor, 3 Marty Moore, 2 John Andrew, 1 Andrew Warwick
Replacements: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Gareth Milasinovich, 19 Sam Carter, 20 Duane Vermeulen, 21 John Cooney, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Aaron Sexton
Cardiff: 15 Hallam Amos, 14 Owen Lane, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Willis Halaholo, 11 Aled Summerhill, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 James Botham, 7 Josh Navidi, 6 Ellis Jenkins, 5 Matthew Screech, 4 Josh Turnbull (c), 3 Dmitri Arhip, 2 Kirby Myhill, 1 Brad Thyer
Replacements: 16 Keiron Assiratti, 17 Rhys Carré, 18 Will Davies-King, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 James Ratti, 21 Jamie Hill, 22 Ben Thomas, 23 Matthew Morgan
Venue: Kingspan Stadium
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Peter Martin (Ireland), Nigel Correll (Ireland)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Saturday
Benetton v Leinster
Prediction: Leinster by 15
The teams:
Benetton: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Lorenzo Pani, 13 Joaquin Riera, 12 Filippo Drago, 11 Rhyno Smith, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Toa Halafihi, 7 Lorenzo Cannone, 6 Matteo Meggiato, 5 Carl Wegner (c), 4 Nicola Piantella, 3 Nahuel Tetaz, 2 Corniel Els, 1 Federico Zani
Replacements: 16 Tomas Baravalle, 17 Matteo Drudi, 18 Cherif Traore, 19 Abraham Steyn, 20 Alessandro Izekor, 21 Luca Petrozzi, 22 Marco Zanon, 23 Luca Sperandio
Leinster: 15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Jordan Larmour, 13 Jamie Osborne, 12 Harry Byrne, 11 Tommy O’Brien, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Luke McGrath (c), 8 Max Deegan, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Rhys Ruddock, 5 Joe McCarthy, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Thoas Clarkson, 2 Seán Cronin, 1 Peter Dooley
Replacements: 16 James Tracy, 17 Ed Byrne, 18 Michael Alaalatoa, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Dan Leavy, 21 Cormac Foley, 22 Rory O’Loughlin, 23 Dave Kearney
Venue: Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Kick-off: 13:55 local (12:55 GMT)
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Manuel Bottino (FIR), Alex Frasson (FIR)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)
Scarlets v Glasgow Warriors
Prediction: Glasgow by 6
The teams:
Scarlets: 15 Tom Rogers, 14 Steff Evans, 13 Johnny Williams, 12 Scott Williams (c), 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Blade Thomson, 5 Jac Price, 4 Sam Lousi, 3 Javan Sebastian, 2 Daf Hughes, 1 Steff Thomas
Replacements: 16 Marc Jones, 17 Kemsley Mathias, 18 Samson Lee, 19 Aaron Shingler, 20 Carwyn Tuipulotu, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Sam Costelow, 23 Joe Roberts
Glasgow: 15 Ollie Smith, 14 Josh McKay, 13 Kyle Steyn, 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Cole Forbes, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Jamie Dobie, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Ally Miller, 6 Ryan Wilson (c), 5 Rob Harley, 4 Kiran McDonald, 3 Simon Berghan, 2 Johnny Matthews, 1 Oli Kebble
Replacements: 16 Fraser Brown, 17 Murphy Walker, 18 Ewan McQuillin, 19 Richie Gray, 20 Thomas Gordon, 21 Jordan Lenac, 22 Ross Thompson, 23 Stafford McDowall
Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Elgan Williams (WRU), Steffan Edwards (WRU)
TMO: Jon Mason (WRU)
Munster v Dragons
Prediction: Munster by 10
The teams:
Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Shane Daly, 13 Chris Farrell, 12 Dan Goggin, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Chris Cloete, 6 Jack O’Donoghue (c), 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 John Ryan, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Josh Wycherley
Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Alex Kendellen, 20 John Hodnett, 21 Neil Cronin, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Rory Scannell
Dragons: 15 Jordan Williams, 14 Will Talbot-Davies, 13 Jack Dixon, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Sam Davies, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Ollie Griffiths, 6 Harri Keddie (c), 5 Joe Maksymiw, 4 Joe Davies, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Taylor Davies, 1 Greg Bateman
Replacements: 16 Ellis Shipp, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Mesake Doge, 19 Huw Taylor, 20 Ben Fry, 21 Dan Baker, 22 Lewis Jones, 23 Josh Lewis
Venue: Thomond Park
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Cole (IRFU), Stuart Douglas (IRFU)
TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)
Sunday
Ospreys v Zebre Parma
Prediction: Ospreys by 12
The teams:
Ospreys: 15 Dan Evans, 14 Keelan Giles, 13 Michael Collins, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Luke Morgan, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Rhys Webb (c), 8 Ethan Roots, 7 Morgan Morris, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Bradley Davies, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Rhys Henry, 19 Will Griffiths, 20 Harri Deaves, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, 23 Mat Protheroe
Zebre Parma: 15 Jacopo Trulla, 14 Giovanni D’Onofrio, 13 Erich Cronjé, 12 Enrico Lucchin, 11 Asaeli Tuivuaka, 10 Antonio Rizzi, 9 Nicolò Casilio, 8 Renato Giammarioli (c), 7 Iacopo Bianchi, 6 Luca Andreani, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Liam Mitchell, 3 Eduardo Bello, 2 Massimo Ceciliani, 1 Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements: 16 Giampietro Ribaldi, 17 Andrea Lovotti, 18 Ion Neculai, 19 Cristian Stoian, 20 Taina Fox-Matamua, 21 Guglielmo Palazzani, 22 Timothy O’Malley, 23 Junior Laloifi
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Kick-off: 14:00 GMT
Referee: Andy Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Gwyn Morris (WRU), Wayne Davies (WRU)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
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