[2018-19 Guinness Pro 14] Round 3 (14, 15 & 16/09/2018)

[TRF_heineken]

Friday, 14 September 2018

VS.

Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium
Time: 20:35 CAT (SA, GMT+2)

VS.

Venue: Irish Independant Park
Time: 20:35 CAT (SA, GMT+2)​

Saturday, 15 September 2018

VS.

Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Time: 18:15 CAT (SA, GMT+2)

VS.

Venue: RDS Arena
Time: 18:15 CAT (SA, GMT+2)

VS.

Venue: Toyota Stadium
Time: 19:30 CAT (SA, GMT+2)

VS.

Venue: Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Time: 20:35 CAT (SA, GMT+2)​

Sunday, 16 September 2018

VS.

Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Time: 14:15 CAT (SA, GMT+2)​

 

[Leinster Fan]

http://www.the42.ie/leinster-mcgrath-injury-sexton-returns-4227873-Sep2018/

Not using Sexton and Ringrose v the Scarlets and then bringing them in v the Dragons is some kind of advanced cruelty. Hopefully we see Jvdf come in at 7 because the lack of a fit seven over the last few weeks has cost us. I'm confident a win here because unfortunately the predicted improvement in the Dragons has not materialised at all. First home game of the season so you'd hope for a good performance.

 

[Leinster Fan]

http://www.the42.ie/leinster-mcgrath-injury-sexton-returns-4227873-Sep2018/

Not using Sexton and Ringrose v the Scarlets and then bringing them in v the Dragons is some kind of advanced cruelty. Hopefully we see Jvdf come in at 7 because the lack of a fit seven over the last few weeks has cost us. I'm confident a win here because unfortunately the predicted improvement in the Dragons has not materialised at all.

 

[bazwaz]

Ospreys make 12 changes for Friday's Pro14 game away to Munster in Cork.

Only Sam Davies, Tom Williams and Tom Botha survive from the side who defeated Cheetahs 46-14 last weekend.

Captain Justin Tipuric, plus Wales colleagues Alun Wyn Jones, George North and Aled Davies are rested.

Munster make 11 changes from the defeat by Glasgow at Scotstoun with Peter O'Mahony and Andrew Conway making their first starts of the season and Joey Carbery and Tadhg Beirne their debuts.

In addition to the inclusion of the four Ireland internationals, flanker Chris Cloete makes a welcome return in the back row, having been out of action since February due to forearm and groin injuries.

Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Sammy Arnold, Dan Goggin, Darren Sweetnam; Joey Carbery, Duncan Williams; James Cronin, Rhys Marshall, Stephen Archer; Tadhg Beirne, Darren O'Shea; Peter O'Mahony (capt), Chris Cloete, Arno Botha.

Replacements: Mike Sherry, Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan, Jean Kleyn, Tommy O'Donnell, James Hart, Ian Keatley, Jaco Taute.

Ospreys: James Hook; Tom Williams, Joe Thomas, Cory Allen, Luke Morgan; Sam Davies, Tom Habberfield; Rhodri Jones, Scott Baldwin, Tom Botha, Giorgi Nemsadze, Adam Beard, Olly Cracknell (capt), Morgan Morris, Sam Cross.

Replacements: Ifan Phillips, Nicky Smith, Alex Jeffries, James Ratti, Guido Volpi, Matthew Aubrey, Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, Hanno Dirksen.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/45507448

 

[bazwaz]

Connacht

(15-9) Tiernan O'Halloran, Niyi Adeolokun, Eoin Griffin, Kyle Godwin, Matt Healy, Jack Carty, Kieran Marmion, (1-8) Conan O'Donnell, Dave Heffernan, Finlay Bealham, Gavin Thornbury, Ultan Dillane, Sean O'Brien, Jarrad Butler, Paul Boyle.

Replacements (16-23): Shane Delahunt, Peter McCabe, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, James Cannon, Colby Fainga'a, Caolin Blade, Craig Ronaldson, Bundee Aki


Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/2018/09/...for-clash-with-edinburgh/#Oisovkbq3RPSp4us.99

 

[bazwaz]

Edinburgh team to face Connacht at BT Murrayfield in the Guinness PRO14 on Friday 14 September (kick-off 7.35pm)

15. Blair Kinghorn (66)

14. Dougie Fife (109)

13. James Johnstone (20)

12. Matt Scott (76)

11. Duhan van der Merwe (19)

10. Simon Hickey (2)

9. Henry Pyrgos (2)

1. Pierre Schoeman (2)

2. Stuart McInally (122) CAPTAIN

3. WP Nel (117)

4. Ben Toolis (90)

5. Grant Gilchrist (122)

6. Jamie Ritchie (50)

7. Hamish Watson (83)

8. Luke Hamilton (2)

Replacements: 16. Ross Ford (181); 17. Allan Dell (46); 18. Simon Berghan (50); 19. Fraser McKenzie (102). 20. Magnus Bradbury (53); 21 Sean Kennedy (62); 22. Jaco van der Walt (18); 23. Juan Pablo Socino*


Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/2018/09/13/watson-returns-for-connacht-crunch-match/#yP3p54i7IztBgFTG.99

 

[bazwaz]

Leinster:
15. Hannah Tyrell (Old Belvedere)
14. Gemma Matthews (Old Belvedere RFC)
13. Michelle Claffey (Blackrock College RFC)
12. Sene Naoupu (captain) (Old Belvedere RFC)
11. Elise O' Byrne White (Old Belvedere RFC)
10. Nikki Caughey (Railway Union RFC)
9. Ellen Murphy (Old Belvedere RFC)



1. Lindsay Peat (Railway Union RFC)
2. Emma Hooban (St Mary's College RFC)
3. Katie O'Dwyer (Railway Union RFC)
4. Aoife McDermott (Railway Union RFC)
5. Meg Kendall (Railway Union RFC)
6. Jeamie Deacon (Blackrock College RFC)
7. Juliet Short (Railway Union RFC)
8. Hannah O'Connor (Blackrock College RFC).

Replacements:

16. Chloe Blackmore (Railway Union)
17. Christy Haney (St Mary's College RFC)
18. Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC)
19. Rachel Horan (CYM RFC)
20. Nicole Purdom (Suttonians RFC)
21. Niamh Griffin (Blackrock College RFC)
22. Susan Vaughan (Railway Union RFC)
23. Lauren Farrell McCabe (Suttonians RFC).

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Leinster:
15. Hannah Tyrell (Old Belvedere)
14. Gemma Matthews (Old Belvedere RFC)
13. Michelle Claffey (Blackrock College RFC)
12. Sene Naoupu (captain) (Old Belvedere RFC)
11. Elise O' Byrne White (Old Belvedere RFC)
10. Nikki Caughey (Railway Union RFC)
9. Ellen Murphy (Old Belvedere RFC)



1. Lindsay Peat (Railway Union RFC)
2. Emma Hooban (St Mary's College RFC)
3. Katie O'Dwyer (Railway Union RFC)
4. Aoife McDermott (Railway Union RFC)
5. Meg Kendall (Railway Union RFC)
6. Jeamie Deacon (Blackrock College RFC)
7. Juliet Short (Railway Union RFC)
8. Hannah O'Connor (Blackrock College RFC).

Replacements:

16. Chloe Blackmore (Railway Union)
17. Christy Haney (St Mary's College RFC)
18. Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC)
19. Rachel Horan (CYM RFC)
20. Nicole Purdom (Suttonians RFC)
21. Niamh Griffin (Blackrock College RFC)
22. Susan Vaughan (Railway Union RFC)
23. Lauren Farrell McCabe (Suttonians RFC).

That's the women's team!

Thanks for putting the teams up by the way, between you and @TRF_heineken this place is looking organised.

Last year we had some rambling idiot running the show!








It was a better time.

 

[bazwaz]

O wow sorry my bad i will fix it... last week in my haste i accidently posted the Cheetahs team only to realise that it was their Currie Cup team as they have an A and B side...so their are a few hazards to negotiate....thanks for pointing that out red face emoji

 

[bazwaz]

Glasgow Warriors team to play Toyota Cheetahs in the Guinness PRO14 at Toyota Stadium, Saturday 15 September,

1. Oli Kebble (11)
2. Fraser Brown (77)
3. Zander Fagerson (71)
4. Scott Cummings (40)
5. Jonny Gray (88)
6. Rob Harley (186)
7. Callum Gibbins (17) CAPTAIN
8. Adam Ashe (54)

9. Ali Price (58)
10. Adam Hastings (11)
11. DTH van der Merwe (103)
12. Pete Horne (140)
13. Alex Dunbar (113)
14. Tommy Seymour (117)
15. Ruaridh Jackson (136)

Replacements

16. George Turner (21)
17. Alex Allan (75)
18. D'Arcy Rae (41)
19. Matt Fagerson (27)
20. Chris Fusaro (143)
21. George Horne (22)
22. Nick Frisby (1)
23. Huw Jones (7)

Touring players unavailable: Nick Grigg (illness), Stuart Hogg (ankle) and Ryan Wilson (knee).

 

[bazwaz]

Cardiff have made six changes...
Three changes come in the pack with Dillon Lewis starting ahead of Dmitri Arhip, who drops to the replacements.

And there is a new look back-row with Josh Navidi at number eight and Olly Robinson, who captains the team, on the openside flank, with Nick Williams on the bench and Ellis Jenkins given a rest week.

In the backs there are three more changes with Garyn Smith handed his first competitive start of the season and half-backs Tomos Williams and Gareth Anscombe stepping up from the bench.

There are further changes among the replacements with former Wales Under-20s prop Rhys Carre set to make his PRO14 debut.

Cardiff Blues: Matthew Morgan; Jason Harries, Garyn Smith, Rey Lee-Lo, Owen Lane; Gareth Anscombe, Tomos Williams; Brad Thyer, Kristian Dacey, Dillon Lewis, George Earle, Rory Thornton, Josh Turnbull, Olly Robinson (capt), Josh Navidi

Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Rhys Carre, Dmitri Arhip, Macauley Cook, Nick Williams, Lloyd Williams, Jarrod Evans, Harri Millard.

http://www.cardiffblues.com/news/9827.php#.W5uXPNIzbRY

 

[bazwaz]

Ulster....There are three changes to the starting team as Tom O'Toole, Alan O'Connor and Sean Reidy are all recalled to the starting pack, while the backline remains in situ for the third consecutive game. Iain Henderson, Ross Kane and Jordi Murphy drop out.

Ulster team to play Southern Kings
(15-9): W Addison; C Gilroy, D Cave, S McCloskey, H Speight; B Burns, J Cooney;

(1-8): A Warwick, R Herring (captain), T O'Toole, A O'Connor, K Treadwell, M Coetzee, S Reidy, N Timoney.

Replacements (16-23): A McBurney, E O'Sullivan, W Herbst, J Deysel, M Rea, D Shanahan, A Curtis, A Kernohan.

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/...ing-pack-for-southern-kings-tie-37316263.html

 

[bazwaz]

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

15. Rob Kearney (197)
14. Jordan Larmour (23)
13. Garry Ringrose (50)
12. Robbie Henshaw (25)
11. Dave Kearney (123)
10. Johnny Sexton (148) CAPTAIN
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (53)
1. Ed Byrne (24)
2. Seán Cronin (154)
3. Andrew Porter (32)
4. Scott Fardy (23)
5. James Ryan (15)
6. Max Deegan (23)
7. Josh van der Flier (60)
8. Jack Conan (75)

16. Bryan Byrne (27)
17. Peter Dooley (49)
18. Tadhg Furlong (85)
19. Ross Molony (65)
20. Caelan Doris (2)
21. Hugh O'Sullivan (0)
22. Noel Reid (101)
23. Joe Tomane (2)


Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/2018/09/14/leinster-rugby-team-to-face-dragons/#ttRq4CK8oUT1XwoL.99

 

[bazwaz]

Toyota Cheetahs

15 Malcolm Jaer

14 William Small-Smith

13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg

12 Nico Lee

11 Rabz Maxwane

10 Tian Schoeman

9 Tian Meyer

1 Charles Marais

2 Joseph Dweba

3 Aranos Coetzee

4 Walt Steenkamp

5 JP du Preez

6 Gerhard Olivier

7 Junior Pokomela

8 Aidon Davis



16 Jacques du Toit

17 Ox Nche

18 Gunther van Rensburg

19 Dennis Visser

20 Niell Jordaan

21 Marnus van der Merwe

22 Shaun Venter

23 Ryno Eksteen


Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/2018/09/...riors-in-first-home-game/#86VxRv13La6HVEHL.99

 

[bazwaz]

Benetton Rugby:

15 Luca Sperandio, 14 Ratuva Tavuyara, 13 Marco Zanon, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Robert Barbieri (C), 7 Abraham Steyn, 6 Marco Lazzaroni, 5 Marco Fuser, 4 Irné Herbst, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Hame Faiva, 1 Nicola Quaglio.

Substitutes: 16 Engjel Makelara, 17 Cherif Traore, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Alessandro Zanni, 20 Marco Barbini, 21 Giorgio Bronzini, 22 Antonio Rizzi, 23 Alberto Sgarbi

Head Coach: Kieran Crowley

Unavailable: Derrick Appiah, Tomas Baravalle, Luca Bigi, Ignacio Brex, Andrea Bronzini, Alberto De Marchi, Angelo Esposito, Ornel Gega, Edoardo Gori, Jayden Hayward, Nasi Manu, Ian McKinley, Giovanni Pettinelli, Marco Riccioni, Federico Ruzza, Federico Zani

Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/2018/09/14/benetton-rugby-team-to-face-scarlets/#ktHRRxUTEUlKHktB.99

 

[bazwaz]

Scarlets

Wales outside-half Rhys Patchell is missing again for the Scarlets' Pro14 visit of Benetton on Saturday.

Patchell suffered a head injury in the opening weekend defeat against Ulster and also missed the win over Leinster.

Wales prop Rob Evans misses out after suffering a shoulder injury with Phil Price starting and Wyn Jones coming in on the replacements bench.

Blade Thomson moves to number eight with flanker Ed Kennedy coming into the back-row.

Wing Johnny McNicholl and second-row Jake Ball are passed fit after being forced off the field through injury against Leinster.

Scarlets: Leigh Halfpenny; Tom Prydie, Kieron Fonotia, Hadleigh Parkes, Johnny McNicholl; Dan Jones, Gareth Davies; Phil Price, Ken Owens (capt), Samson Lee, Jake Ball, Steve Cummins, Ed Kennedy, James Davies, Blade Thomson.

Replacements: Ryan Elias, Wyn Jones, Werner Kruger, David Bulbring, Dan Davis, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Paul Asquith, Ioan Nicholas.

BBC

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Poor Dragons...

 

[bazwaz]

Zebre

15 Edoardo Padovani*

14 Mattia Bellini

13 Giulio Bisegni

12 Tommaso Boni*

11 Giovanbattista Venditti*

10 Carlo Canna

9 Marcello Violi*

8 Renato Giammarioli*

7 Johan Meyer

6 Jimmy Tuivaiti

5 George Biagi (cap)

4 David Sisi

3 Dario Chistolini

2 Massimo Ceciliani*

1 Andrea Lovotti*

Replacements:

16 Oliviero Fabiani

17 Daniele Rimpelli*

18 Giosué Zilocchi*

19 Apisai Tauyavuca

20 Giovanni Licata*

21 Guglielmo Palazzani

22 Francois Brummer

23 Tommaso Castello

Head Coach: Michael Bradley

Not available for selection due to injury: Paula Balekana, Eduardo Bello, Luhandre Luus*, Maxime Mbandà*, Matteo Minozzi*, Riccardo Raffaele*

Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/2018/09/...am-to-face-cardiff-blues/#v72z6rUY68xcDiqx.99

 

[bazwaz]

Isuzu Southern Kings

15 Michael Botha
14 Yaw Penxe
13 Harlon Klassen
12 Berton Klassen
11 Bjorn Basson
10 Masixole Banda
9 Godlen Masimla

1 Schalk Ferreira
2 Michael Willemse (C)
3 Luvuyo Pupuma
4 Schalk Oelofse
5 John-Charles Astle
6 Stephan De Wit
7 Martinus Burger
8 Andisa Ntsila

16 Alandre Van Rooyen
17 Xandre Vos
18 Justin Forwood
19 Bobby De Wee
20 Ruaan Lerm
21 Rudi van Rooyen
22 Martin Du Toit
23 Ntabeni Dukisa


Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/2018/09/...name-team-to-face-ulster/#j3x6j6ffcT8KbsoJ.99

 

[bazwaz]

Dragons: J Williams, D Howells, A Warren, J Dixon, H Amos, J Lewis, R Williams, B Harris, E Dee, L Fairbrother, M Screech, C Hill (captain), A Wainwright, N Cudd, R Moriarty.

Replacements: R Hibbard, R Bevington, L Brown, B Nansen, O Griffiths, T Knoyle, A Robson, J Sage.


The head coach tinkers with his XV that beat Southern Kings 27-22 – their first league win since last September – for the clash at the Royal Dublin Society.

Openside Nic Cudd makes his first appearance of the season, Adam Warren replaces injured centre Tyler Morgan and Lloyd Fairbrother gets the nod at tighthead ahead of Leon Brown, who is on the bench after being troubled by a shoulder injury early in the week.

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/s...rts-for-dragons-at-leinster-after-a-year-out/

The return of Cudd should provide a defensive boost against star-studded Leinster with the breakdown specialist making his first competitive appearance since May, 2017.

The popular 29-year-old missed all of last season after rupturing knee ligaments against Glasgow in pre-season.

He comes into the back row with Ollie Griffiths, who has impressed in the first two rounds despite not featuring in pre-season while he returned from a hip operation, tasked with adding oomph from the bench.

The Dragons will face a formidable Leinster side that is captained by Ireland and Lions fly-half Jonathan Sexton, who makes his first appearance of the season.