United Rugby Championship: Round 8

[paddybrown]

Starting a thread for this weekend's games.

Friday 24 December:

• Zebre v Benetton, 13:00, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma

Sunday 26 December

• Cardiff v Scarlets, 15:00, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
• Ulster v Connacht, 17:15, Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
• (Ospreys v Dragons and Munster v Leinster postponed)

Monday 17 December

• Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh, 19:00, Scotstoun, Glasgow

News from Ulster is that Stuart McCloskey and Iain Henderson, who went off injured last week against Northampton, are not available.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Both Welsh teams look promising - shame Drakeford has banned us from attending!

United Rugby Championship: Cardiff Rugby v Scarlets (Sun)

Team news and match preview as Cardiff host Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship in a Boxing Day derby behind closed doors.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[paddybrown]

Ulster v Connacht has been postponed.

United Rugby Championship: Ulster v Connacht match postponed due to Covid-19 cases

The United Rugby Championship match between Ulster and Connacht on 26 December is postponed because of a number of positive Covid-19 cases within the Ulster squad.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Seeker]

My favorite match in the URC has been postponed. Better safe than sorry...

Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh R8 URC Fixture Postponed | United Rugby Championship

The Round 8 United Rugby Championship fixture between Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh has been postponed.

www.unitedrugby.com

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

I don't know what week this match was rescheduled from, but it was worth the wait for a typical high altitude Johannesburg shoot-out for the SA home debut in the rebranded URC. Apparently crowds are still restricted to 2,000, which puts a slight dampener on things, but hopefully that goes before long.