URC ROUND 10 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The teams for Saturday's Round 10 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.
TEAM NEWS HEADLINES
#EDICAR
- Henry Immelman, James Lang and Blair Kinghorn all come back from injury & are named in Edinburgh's match day XV.
- Josh Turnbull will captain Cardiff while Jason Harries will line out against his former club on the wing.
#GLAOSP
- Walter Fifita is in line for his Glasgow Warriors debut if he comes off the bench.
- Lloyd Ashley will make his 150th appearance for the Ospreys.
#MUNULS
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Rory Scannell will start at inside centre on his 150th appearance for Munster.
- James Hume will make his 50th appearance for Ulster. While Jack McGrath will make his first start of the season since return from injury.
SATURDAY, 8TH JANUARY
Edinburgh Rugby v Cardiff Rugby
The DAM Health Stadium, Edinburgh – KO 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA / 17.00 SA
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 55th league game)
AR 1: Hollie Davidson (SRU) AR 2: Ian Kenny (SRU)
TMO: Neil Paterson (SRU)
Live on: BBC Wales, Premier Sports, SuperSport & URC TV
Edinburgh Rugby: Henry Immelman, Emiliano Boffelli, Mark Bennett, James Lang, Ramiro Moyano, Blair Kinghorn, Ben Vellacott, Pierre Schoeman, Stuart McInally, WP Nel, Jamie Hodgson, Grant Gilchrist (CAPT), Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Magnus Bradbury
Replacements: Dave Cherry, Boan Venter, Luan de Bruin, Glen Young, Nick Haining, Charlie Shiel, Jaco van der Walt, Chris Dean
Cardiff Rugby: Matthew Morgan; Owen Lane, Rey Lee-Lo, Willis Halaholo, Jason Harries; Rhys Priestland, Lloyd Williams; Rhys Carré, Kirby Myhill, Dmitri Arhip, Seb Davies, Rory Thornton, Josh Turnbull (CAPT), Will Boyde, James Botham
Replacements: Liam Belcher, Corey Domachowski, Will Davies-King, James Ratti, Ellis Jenkins, Tomos Williams, Jarrod Evans, Aled Summerhil
Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach Mike Blair said: “The squad are obviously champing at the bit play competitive rugby after a number of weeks without fixtures and that has certainly shown in training this week, with guys putting their hand up for selection across the board. We’re delighted to welcome back a number of players from injury and those guys selected will be desperate to put in a good performance and make the most of their opportunity. Cardiff are a quality team with a number of experienced internationalists in key positions. The challenge for us is to impose our game for 80 minutes.”
Cardiff Rugby Director of Rugby Dai Young said: “I’ve got my fingers crossed until we kick off in this crazy world that we’re in. We’ve been more or less ready at this of the week for three of four games now, but they’ve gone awry. We’re really looking forward to getting a game and we’re pretty hopeful it’ll happen this week. Everyone are keeping their fingers crossed that we get across the white line and get a game going. We’re looking forward to it because we have a lot of boys who haven’t played for a long time now. For some of these players, the last game they played was against Dragons so everyone is excited to get out and play. I was really pleased with the squad that played in Europe while we were away. Players like Seb Davies and James Botham had to take much more of a leadership role. In that period, if anything, they had to mature because when we’re all here there’s more senior guys to lead. It definitely helped a number of players, and they’re two prime examples. They’ve taken confidence from that and I’d like to think it brought us a bit closer together. It was a difficult period but we stuck together and hopefully we’ve come out as a closer unit.”
Glasgow Warriors v Ospreys
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow – KO 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA / 19.15 SA
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 16th league game)
AR 1: Ben Blain (SRU) AR 2: Graeme Ormiston (SRU)
TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, S4C, SuperSport & URC TV
Glasgow Warriors: Josh McKay, Kyle Steyn, Sione Tuipulotu, Sam Johnson, Cole Forbes, Ross Thompson, Ali Price (CAPT); Jamie Bhatti, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Kiran McDonald, Ryan Wilson, Rory Darge, Matt Fagerson.
Replacements: Fraser Brown, Oli Kebble, Enrique Pieretto, Lewis Bean, Thomas Gordon, Jamie Dobie, Duncan Weir, Walter Fifita.
Ospreys: Dan Evans, Mat Protheroe, Michael Collins, Owen Watkin, Luke Morgan, Gareth Anscombe, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Nicky Smith, Elvis Taione, Tomas Francis, Rhys Davies, Adam Beard (CAPT), Will Griffiths, Jac Morgan, Morgan Morris
Replacements: Dewi Lake, Gareth Thomas, Tom Botha, Lloyd Ashley, Sam Cross, Matthew Aubrey, Josh Thomas, Joe Hawkins
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Danny Wilson said: “After a couple of weeks with no game and a good week’s training this week, we are really looking forward to getting back to league rugby at Scotstoun tomorrow evening. Ospreys are a quality side full of international experience. They sit above us in the league and this will be another huge challenge, but one we're excited about and looking forward to. We’re pleased to welcome back the experience and leadership of both Ryan Wilson and Fraser Brown, and Walter Fifita has the opportunity to make his first involvement for the club.”
Ospreys Head Coach Toby Booth said: “I know Danny Wilson well, have known him a long time and know what his teams are about. Glasgow have recruited exceptionally well since the last time we played them. We know they have had Covid issues, but he is a good friend of mine and his teams are always very well prepared and well organised. They are the team that statistically holds onto the ball more than any other side. We know it will be an arm wrestle and we are looking forward to the challenge on a pitch that you know is going to be good under foot, it’s a chance for both teams to go for it.”
Munster Rugby v Ulster Rugby
Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 21.35 SA
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 58th league game)
AR 1: Paul Haycock (IRFU) AR 2: Dermot Blake (IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Live on: RTÉ 2, Premier Sports, SuperSport & URC TV.
Munster Rugby: Mike Haley; Seán French, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Simon Zebo; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Thomas Ahern, Fineen Wycherley; Peter O'Mahony (CAPT), John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes.
Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Josh Wycherley, John Ryan, Tadhg Beirne, Jack O'Donoghue, Neil Cronin, Ben Healy, Shane Daly.
Ulster Rugby: Mike Lowry, Craig Gilroy, Ben Moxham, James Hume, Ethan McIlroy, Billy Burns, John Cooney; Jack McGrath, Rob Herring, Tom O’Toole, Alan O’Connor (CAPT), Sam Carter, Greg Jones, Nick Timoney, Duane Vermeulen.
Replacements: John Andrew, Andrew Warwick, Ross Kane, Kieran Treadwell, Marcus Rea, Nathan Doak, Angus Curtis, Rob Lyttle.
