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URC: Eben Etzebeth to make debut for Sharks against Glasgow Warriors while Duhan van der Merwe is back for Edinburgh

The 2022/23 United Rugby Championship season continues this weekend, with the highly anticipated clash between the Lions and Ulster taking place in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Check on the team news and see our predictions for the round, here.

Friday

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Ospreys v Stormers

Prediction: Stormers by 9

The teams:

Ospreys: 15 Max Nagy, 14 George North, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Michael Collins, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Rhys Webb (c), 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Jac Morgan, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Adam Beard, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Rhys Henry, 18 Tom Botha, 19 Rhys Davies, 20 Dan Lydiate, 21 Ruben Morgan Williams, 22 Jack Walsh, 23 Luke Morgan

Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Alapati Leuia, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Nama Xaba, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Salmaan Moerat (c), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Brok Harris, 19 Ernst van Rhyn, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Willie Engelbrecht, 22 Godlen Masimla, 23 Sacha Mngomezulu

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Aled Evans (Wales), Carwyn Williams (Wales)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Connacht v Leinster

Prediction: Leinster by 7

The teams:

Connacht: 15 Conor Fitzgerald, 14 John Porch, 13 Byron Ralston, 12 David Hawkshaw, 11 Mack Hansen, 10 Jack Carty (c), 9 Colm Reilly, 8 Paul Boyle, 7 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 6 Josh Murphy, 5 Gavin Thornbury, 4 Niall Murray, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dave Heffernan, 1 Peter Dooley
Replacements: 16 Grant Stewart, 17 Denis Buckley, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Oisín Dowling, 20 Conor Oliver, 21 Caolin Blade, 22 Tom Daly, 23 Ciaran Booth

Leinster: 15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Liam Turner, 13 Garry Ringrose (c), 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Rob Russell, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Cormac Foley, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Caelan Doris, 5 James Ryan, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Ed Byrne
Replacements: 16 John McKee, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Michael Ala’alatoa, 19 Joe McCarthy, 20 Martin Moloney, 21 Nick McCarthy, 22 Ciarán Frawley, 23 Robbie Henshaw

Venue: The Sportsground
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Martin (Ireland), Oisin Quinn (Ireland)
TMO: Colin Stanley (Ireland)

Saturday

Lions v Ulster

Prediction: Lions by 3

The teams:

Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Quan Horn, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Emmanuel Tshituka, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel (c), 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 JP Smith
Replacements: 16 PJ Botha, 17 Sti Sithole, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20 Sbu Sangweni, 21 Morne van den Berg, 22 Jordan Hendrikse, 23 Zander du Plessis

Ulster: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Rob Baloucoune, 13 Luke Marshall, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Rob Lyttle, 10 Billy Burns, 9 John Cooney, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Marcus Rea, 6 Dave McCann, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Gareth Milasinovich, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Eric O’Sullivan
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Callum Reid, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Cormac Izuchukwu, 20 Nick Timoney, 21 Nathan Doak, 22 Stewart Moore, 23 Ethan McIlroy

Venue: Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 14:00 local (13:00 BST 12:00 GMT)
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Griffin Colby (South Africa)
TMO: Ben Blain (Scotland)

Sharks v Glasgow Warriors

Prediction: Sharks by 7

The teams:

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Marnus Potgieter, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Dylan Richardson, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Thomas du Toit (c), 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Carlu Sadie, 19 Reniel Hugo, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 22 Cameron Wright, 23 Makazole Mapimpi

Glasgow: 15 Ollie Smith, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Sione Tuipulotu (c), 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Josh McKay, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Thomas Gordon, 6 Scott Cummings, 5 Richie Gray, 4 Sintu Manjezi, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 George Turner, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 Fraser Brown, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Murphy Walker, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 Gregor Brown, 22 George Horne, 23 Ross Thompson

Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 16:05 local (15:05 BST 14:05 GMT)
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)
Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa), Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
TMO: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

Edinburgh v Benetton

Prediction: Edinburgh by 9

The teams:

Edinburgh: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 James Lang, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Henry Pyrgos, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Luke Crosbie, 6 Nick Haining, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Sam Skinner, 3 WP Nel, 2 David Cherry, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Adam McBurney, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Luan de Bruin, 19 Jamie Hodgson, 20 Ben Muncaster, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Charlie Savala, 23 Chris Dean

Benetton: 15 Edoardo Padovani, 14 Mattia Bellini, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Ratuva Tavuyara, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 8 Henry Time-Stowers, 7 Toa Halafihi, 6 Braam Steyn, 5 Carl Wegner, 4 Marco Lazzaroni (c), 3 Nahuel Tetaz, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Manuel Arroyo, 17 Federico Zani, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Nicola Piantella, 20 Alessandro Izekor, 21 Manfredi Albanese, 22 Filippo Drago, 23 Dewi Passarella

Venue: DAM Health Stadium
Kick-off: 17:15 BST (16:15 GMT)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuisen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jonny Perriam (Scotland), Ru Campbell (Scotland)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Cardiff v Dragons

Prediction: Cardiff by 8

The teams:

Cardiff: 15 Rhys Priestland, 14 Jason Harries, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Uilisi Halaholo, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 5 Seb Davies, 4 Josh Turnbull (c), 3 Dmitri Arhip, 2 Kristian Dacey, 1 Rhys Carré
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Matthew Screech, 20 James Botham, 21 Lloyd Williams, 22 Mason Grady, 23 Aled Summerhill

Dragons: 15 Angus O’Brien, 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Sio Tomkinson, 12 Jack Dixon, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Taine Basham, 6 Sean Lonsdale, 5 Will Rowlands (c), 4 Ben Carter, 3 Lloyd Fairbrother, 2 Bradley Roberts, 1 Aki Seiuli
Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 Aaron Wainwright, 20 Harrison Keddie, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Steff Hughes, 23 Jordan Williams

Venue: Cardiff Arms Park
Kick-off: 17:15 BST (16:15 GMT)
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Rhys Jones (Wales)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)

Scarlets v Zebre Parma

Prediction: Scarlets by 4

The teams:

Scarlets: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Johnny McNicholl, 13 Jonathan Davies (c), 12 Scott Williams, 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Josh Macleod, 6 Sam Lousi, 5 Tom Price, 4 Jac Price, 3 Harri O’Connor, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Wyn Jones
Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Steff Thomas, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Morgan Jones, 20 Shaun Evans, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Steff Evans

Zebre: 15 Richard Kriel, 14 Pierre Bruno, 13 Franco Smith Jr, 12 Tommaso Boni, 11 Lorenzo Pani, 10 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 9 Chris Cook, 8 Davide Ruggeri, 7 MJ Pelser, 6 Iacopo Bianchi, 5 Leonard Krumov, 4 David Sisi (c), 3 Matteo Nocera, 2 Marco Manfredi, 1 Luca Rizzoli
Replacements: 16 Jacques Du Toit, 17 Alessio Sanavia, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Andrea Zambonin, 20 Guido Volpi, 21 Nicolò Casilio, 22 Joey Caputo, 23 Latu Latunipulu

Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Morne Ferreira (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Ian Davies (Wales), Tom Spurrier (Wales)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Munster v Bulls

Prediction: Bulls by 5

The teams:

Munster: 15 Patrick Campbell, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Dan Goggin, 11 Shane Daly, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Peter O’Mahony (c), 6 Tadhg Beirne, 5 Edwin Edogbo, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Stephen Archer, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements: 16 Diarmuid Barron, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Roman Salanoa, 19 Tom Ahern, 20 Jack O’Donoghue, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 John Hodnett

Bulls: 15 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Wandisile Simelane, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 WJ Steenkamp, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima
Replacements: 16 Bismarck Du Plessis, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Marco Van Staden, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Chris Smith, 23 David Kriel

Venue: Thomond Park
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Cole (Ireland) AR 2: Dermot Blake (Ireland)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)