Friday's United Rugby Championship Line Ups & Broadcast Information
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The teams for Friday night's Round 17 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.
TEAM NEWS HEADLINES
#BULvGLA
- Arno Botha returns to the Vodacom Bulls side while James Verity-Amm earns a place in the starting XV
- Glasgow Warriors make seven changes to the team including the return of captain Ryan Wilson
#MUNvCAR
- Conor Murray and Ben Healy form the half-back partnership for Munster
- Josh Navidi set to captain Cardiff Rugby as they make the trip to Cork
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
Vodacom Bulls v Glasgow Warriors
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 18.00 IRE & UK / 19.00 ITA & SA
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU, 3rd league game)
AR 1: AJ Jacobs (SARU) AR 2: Griffin Colby (SARU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports & URC TV
Vodacom Bulls: Canan Moodie, James Verity-Amm, Lionel Mapoe, Cornal Hendricks, Madosh Tambwe, Morne Steyn, Zak Burger; Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar, Mornay Smith, Walt Steenkamp, Ruan Nortje, Marcell Coetzee (CAPT), Arno Botha, Elrigh Louw
Replacements: Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Simphiwe Matanzima, Dylan Smith, Janko Swanepoel, Cyle Brink; Embrose Papier, Chris Smith, Harold Vorster
Glasgow Warriors: Ollie Smith, Josh McKay, Sione Tuipulotu, Stafford McDowall, Cole Forbes, Duncan Weir, Ali Price, Jamie Bhatti, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Rob Harley, Richie Gray, Ryan Wilson (CAPT), Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey.
Replacements: Fraser Brown, Oli Kebble, Simon Berghan, Kiran McDonald, Thomas Gordon, Jamie Dobie, Ross Thompson, Sam Johnson
Vodacom Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White said: “We have a tough task ahead of us this Friday. Despite their defeat to the DHL Stormers last week, Glasgow Warriors are a formidable side that we expect will bring a huge challenge for us. They are a well-coached group with a number of highly talented internationals in their squad. We will need to be alert and be at our best for the entire 80 minutes."
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Danny Wilson said: “After a physical encounter with the Stormers last weekend, we’re looking forward to another challenging test against the Bulls tomorrow night. We’re pleased to welcome back the experience of club co-captains Ryan Wilson and Fraser Brown. The Bulls are a physical side who have been very good at home and we’ll need to be at our best when we take them on tomorrow night in Pretoria.”
Musgrave Park, Cork – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 23rd league game)
AR 1: Frank Murphy (IRFU) AR 2: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU)
TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
Live on: TG4, BBC Wales, Premier Sports, SuperSport & URC TV
Munster: Mike Haley, Calvin Nash, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Simon Zebo, Ben Healy, Conor Murray, Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron, John Ryan, Jean Kleyn, Thomas Ahern, Peter O'Mahony (CAPT), Alex Kendellen, Jack O'Donoghue
Replacements: Scott Buckley, Josh Wycherley, Keynan Knox, Jason Jenkins, Jack Daly, Craig Casey, Joey Carbery, Shane Daly
Cardiff Rugby: Hallam Amos, Owen Lane, Rey Lee-Lo, Max Llewellyn, Theo Cabango, Jarrod Evans, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Carré, Kristian Dacey, Dillon Lewis, Seb Davies, Rory Thornton, James Botham, Josh Navidi (CAPT), James Ratti
Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Brad Thyer, Keiron Assiratti, Matthew Screech, Ellis Jenkins, Jamie Hill, Rhys Priestland, Garyn Smith
Cardiff Rugby Director of Rugby Dai Young said: “It’s no secret that we have been disappointed with our results in recent weeks and it doesn’t get any easier going over to Munster. Facing them over in Ireland is always a big challenge and we will need to be at our best to have any chance of securing a result. We can only concentrate on ourselves, focusing on our performance and ensuring we see significant improvements in our game. It is really important that we finish this URC season as positively as possible as we continue building.”
