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URC Round 17 Team Sheets

The teams for Friday night’s Round 17 fixtures of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.

TEAM NEWS HEADLINES

#ZEBvSCA

  • Luca Morisi named in Zebre Parma starting XV on his return from injury
  • Macs Page set for his Vodacom URC debut for Scarlets if called upon from the bench

#EDIvMUN

  • Edinburgh Rugby legends WP Nel and Bill Mata likely playing their last home fixtures at a sold out Hive Stadium
  • Jack O’Donoghue will make his 200th appearance for Munster becoming the 14th player to achieve the feat. O’Donoghue becomes the youngest-ever player to reach this landmark for Munster

FRIDAY, MAY 17

Zebre Parma v Scarlets

Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA

Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 44th league game)

AR 1: Clara Munarini (FIR) AR 2: Alberto Falvero (FIR)

TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)

Live on: Sky Italia, BBC Wales, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Zebre Parma: Geronimo Prisciantelli, Jacopo Trulla, Luca Morisi, Enrico Lucchin, Lorenzo Pani, Giovanni Montemauri, Gonzalo Garcia, Danilo Fischetti, Giampietro Ribaldi, Muhamed Hasa, Leonard Krumov, Andrea Zambonin, Giacomo Ferrari, Davide Ruggeri, Giovanni Licata (CAPT)

Replacements: Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, Alessio Sanavia, Juan Pitinari, David Sisi, Matteo Canali, Thomas Dominguez, Fetuli Paea, Bautista Stavile

 

Scarlets: Ioan Nicholas, Tomi Lewis, Johnny Williams, Eddie James, Ryan Conbeer, Ioan Lloyd, Gareth Davies, Kemsley Mathias, Ryan Elias (CAPT), Harri O’Connor, Alex Craig, Morgan Jones, Taine Plumtree, Dan Davis, Carwyn Tuipulotu

Replacements: Shaun Evans, Wyn Jones, Sam Wainwright, Jarrod Taylor, Ben Williams, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Macs Page

Zebre Parma Head Coach Fabio Roselli said: ‘We arrive at the last home game against a team that is living a difficult moment but that plays a very physical rugby able to put its opponents in difficulty. Under pressure, Scarlets concede several penalties: for us it will be important to control the turnover and the possession. We are aware of the importance of the match and we know we need a great performance to put Zebre back on the right track and finish the season in the best way. We want to honour the club and all our supporters: in this emotional frame, there will also be Andrea Zambonin’s 50th presence. We are very proud of his path”.

Edinburgh Rugby v Munster

Hive Stadium, Edinburgh – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 32nd league game)

AR 1: Ru Campbell (SRU)  AR 2: Michael Todd (SRU)

TMO: Stu Terheege (RFU)

Live on: Premier Sports, TG4, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

 

Edinburgh Rugby: Wes Goosen, Matt Currie, Mark Bennett, James Lang, Duhan van der Merwe, Ben Healy, Ben Vellacott (CO-CAPT), Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, WP Nel, Sam Skinner, Grant Gilchrist (CO-CAPT), Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Viliame Mata

Replacements: Dave Cherry, Boan Venter, Javan Sebastian, Marshall Sykes, Luke Crosbie, Ali Price, Cammy Scott, Chris Dean

 

Munster: Mike Haley, Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Alex Nankivell, Shane Daly, Jack Crowley, Craig Casey, Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Oli Jager, Fineen Wycherley, Tadhg Beirne (CAPT), Jack O’Donoghue, Alex Kendellen, Gavin Coombes

Replacements: Eoghan Clarke, Mark Donnelly, John Ryan, RG Snyman, Tom Ahern, Conor Murray, Rory Scannell, Brian Gleeson

 

Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach Sean Everitt: “It will be an electric atmosphere on Friday night with a full house at Hive Stadium. This is a massive game for us and the energy our fans create from teams-out will be crucial in driving us forward from the first whistle. The squad have put in a huge shift this season and this match is a chance to solidify everything we’ve worked for. It will also be a special occasion for guys like Bill [Mata] and WP [Nel] who have been tremendous servants to the club for a long time. I know our squad will be going all out to ensure it’s a positive night. Munster are a formidable opponent and we’re under no illusions about the challenge we face going up against the reigning Vodacom URC Champions. However, we have belief and our squad will be fired up playing at home in front of a packed out capital crowd.”

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