Category: Match preview

174 : #LEIvSHA preview

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LEINSTER : 15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Robbie Henshaw 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Rob Russell 10. Johnny Sexton > CAPTAIN 9. Luke McGrath

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Ross Molony 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Ryan Baird 7. Will Connors 8. Jack Conan

16. John McKee 17. Cian Healy 18. Vakhtang Abdaladze 19. James Ryan 20. Rhys Ruddock 21. Cormac Foley 22. Ross Byrne 23. Garry Ringrose.

Cell C Sharks : 15. Aphelele Fassi 14. Werner Kok 13. Rohan Janse Van Rensburg 12. Ben Tapuai 11. Thaakir Abrahams 10. Boeta Chamberlain 9. Grant Williams

1. Ntuthuko Mchunu 2. Kerron van Vuuren 3. Thomas du Toit (c) 4. Justin Basson 5. Hyron Andrews 6. James Venter 7. Dylan Richardson 8. Sikhumbuzo Notshe

Replacements : 16. Dan Jooste 17. Dian Bleuler 18. Carlu Sadie 19. Reniel Hugo 20. Phepsi Buthelezi 21. Cameron Wright 22. Nevaldo Fleurs 23. Marnus Potgieter

United Rugby Championship 22/23 Round 4

Saturday, October 8, 2022

RDS Arena

Kickoff 5:05pm

Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU) 

AR 2: Keane Davison (IRFU)

TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU)

Live on: RTÉ, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Discovery + & URC.tv

171 : #ULSvLEI preview

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LEINSTER : 15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose > CAPTAIN 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. Dave Kearney 10. Ross Byrne 9. Luke McGrath

1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Ross Molony 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Jack Conan

16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Ed Byrne 18. Vakhtang Abdaladze 19. James Ryan 20. Will Connors 21. Nick McCarthy 22. Johnny Sexton 23. Charlie Ngatai.

Ulster : 15 Michael Lowry 14  Aaron Sexton 13 Luke Marshall 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 Billy Burns 9 John Cooney

1 Andy Warwick 2 Rob Herring 3 Tom O’Toole 4 Alan O’Connor > Captain 5 Kieran Treadwell 6 Matty Rea 7 Marcus Rea 8 Nick Timoney.

16 John Andrew 17 Eric O’Sullivan 18 Marty Moore 19 Sam Carter 20 Greg Jones 21 David Shanahan 22 Angus Curtis 23 Ben Moxham.

BKT United Rugby Championship 2022/23 – Round 3

Friday, September 30, 2022

KO 7:35pm (Irish time)

Kingspan Stadium

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

AR 1: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) 

AR 2: Andrew Cole (IRFU)

TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

TV: BBC2 NI, RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, SuperSport, Discovery+, URC.tv

Pod 168 : #LEIvBEN preview

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168 : #LEIvBEN preview – Harpin' On Rugby

LEINSTER :  15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose > CAPTAIN 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. Dave Kearney 10. Ciarán Frawley 9. Luke McGrath  1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Jason Jenkins 5. James Ryan 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris  16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Ed Byrne 18. Cian Healy 19. Ross Molony 20. Will Connors 21. Cormac Foley 22. Ross Byrne 23. Charlie Ngatai.  Benetton : 15 Ignacio Mendy 14 Mattia Bellini 13 Joaquin Riera 12 Marco Zanon 11 Onisi Ratave 10 Giacomo Da Re 9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  1 Ivan Nemer 2 Giacomo Nicotera 3 Simone Ferrari 4 Niccolò Cannone 5 Scott Scrafton 6 Giovanni Pettinelli 7 Michele Lamaro (c) 8 Toa Halafihi  BENCH: 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 17 Federico Zani , 18 Filippo Alongi, 19 Carl Wegner, 20 Henry Time-Stowers, 21 Manfredi Albanese , 22 Tommaso Menoncello, 23 Ratuva Tavuyara  BKT United Rugby Championship 2022/23 – Round 2  Friday, September 23, 2022 KO 7:35pm  RDS Arena  Referee: Jaco Peyper  AR1 : Paul Haycock AR2 : Andrew Fogarty TMO : Ian Davies TV : TG4, Freesports, URC.TV Our guest… CONOR CRONIN https://twitter.com/ccbooms Where to find Harpin’ On Rugby Website > https://harpinonrugby.com/ Twitter > https://twitter.com/HarpinOnRugby Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/HarpinOnRugby Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/harpinonrugby/ TikTok > https://www.tiktok.com/@harpinonrugby

Benetton : 15 Ignacio Mendy 14 Mattia Bellini 13 Joaquin Riera 12 Marco Zanon 11 Onisi Ratave 10 Giacomo Da Re 9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne

1 Ivan Nemer 2 Giacomo Nicotera 3 Simone Ferrari 4 Niccolò Cannone 5 Scott Scrafton 6 Giovanni Pettinelli 7 Michele Lamaro (c) 8 Toa Halafihi

BENCH: 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi (25), 17 Federico Zani (64), 18 Filippo Alongi (19), 19 Carl Wegner (14), 20 Henry Time-Stowers (esordiente), 21 Manfredi Albanese (esordiente), 22 Tommaso Menoncello (17), 23 Ratuva Tavuyara

BKT United Rugby Championship 2022/23 – Round 2

Friday, September 23, 2022

KO 7:35pm (Irish time)

RDS Arena

Referee: Jaco Peyper

AR1 : Paul Haycock

AR2 : Andrew Fogarty

TMO : Ian Davies

TV : TG4, Freesports, URC.TV

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Pod 165 : #ZEBvLEI preview

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ZEBRE : 15. Richard Kriel 14. Pierre Bruno 13. Erich Cronjé 12. Enrico Lucchin 11. Simone Gesi 10. Tiff Eden 9. Chris Cook

1. Paolo Buonfiglio 2. Jacques Du Toit 3. Matteo Nocera 4. David Sisi (Cap) 5. Leonard Krumov 6. Luca Andreani 7. MJ Pelser 8. Taina Fox-Matamua.

Bench: 16. Luca Bigi 17. Juan Pitinari 18. Muhamed Hasa 19. Joshua Furno 20. Guido Volpi 21. Alessandro Fusco 22. Franco Smith Jr 23. Jacopo Trulla.

BKT United Rugby Championship 2022/23 – Round 1

Saturday, September 17, 2022

KO 1pm (Irish time)

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

AR1 : Federico Boraso (FIR)

AR2 : Dario Merli (FIR)

TMO : Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

TV : RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.TV