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URC Round 3 Teams

The teams for Friday’s Round 3 fixtures of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.

TEAM NEWS HEADLINES

#GLAvSTO

  • Three Scotland internationals – Smith, Tuipulotu, M Fagerson – make first appearances of the season and McDowall captains team in place of injured Kyle Steyn
  • Five Springboks in the matchday 23 and first-ever DHL Stormers start for No 8 Keke Morabe

#OSPvSHA

  • Harri Deaves gets his first start of the season and Morgan Morris captains the side.
  • Four changes from the Sharks to last week’s side, and Dylan Richardson handed his first start of the season.

FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER

Glasgow Warriors v DHL Stormers

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35  ITA / 21.35 SA

Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 32nd league game)

AR 1: David Sutherland (SRU) AR 2: Michael Todd (SRU)

TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)

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

Glasgow Warriors: Ollie Smith, Sebastian Cancelliere, Sione Tuipulotu, Stafford McDowall (CAPT), Kyle Rowe, Tom Jordan, George Horne; Oli Kebble, Johnny Matthews, Zander Fagerson, Greg Peterson, Richie Gray, Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge, Sione Vailanu

Replacements: Angus Fraser, Jamie Bhatti, Lucio Sordoni, Scott Cummings, Alex Samuel, Henco Venter, Jamie Dobie, Duncan Weir

DHL Stormers: Warrick Gelant, Angelo Davids, Ben Loader, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Leolin Zas, Jean-Luc du Plessis, Herschel Jantjies, Ali Vermaak, Joseph Dweba, Neethling Fouche (CAPT), Ben-Jason Dixon, Ruben van Heerden, Willie Engelbrecht, Evan Roos, Keke Morabe

Replacements:  Andre-Hugo Venter, Lizo Gqoboka, Brok Harris, Adre Smith, Gary Porter, Marcel Theunissen, Stefan Ungerer, Clayton Blommetjies

DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson said that while training time has been limited, this team are ready to give it a full go in Glasgow.

“This will be an altogether different challenge to what we have faced already this season on an artificial pitch in the northern autumn.

“There are a few players coming in for their first appearance of the campaign and they are all keen to make an impact, so we are looking forward to the challenge,” he said.

 

Ospreys v Hollywoodbets Sharks

Twickenham Stoop, London – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 21.35 SA

Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 74th league game)

AR 1: Dewi Phillips (WRU) AR 2: Mark Butcher (WRU)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

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

Ospreys: Jack Walsh, Luke Morgan, Keiran Williams, Owen Watkin, Toby Fricker, Owen Williams, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Garyn Phillips, Ethan Lewis, Tom Botha, Rhys Davies, James Fender, James Ratti,  Harri Deaves, Morgan Morris (CAPT)

Replacements: Lewis Lloyd, Rhys Henry, Ben Warren, Lewis Jones, Morgan Morse, Luke Davies, Max Nagy, Luke Scully

Ospreys Head Coach, Toby Booth, said:  “The Sharks are a different looking team to what they have been in recent seasons. They’re prepared to attack a lot more, from different areas of the pitch, whilst still bringing that physicality you expect from a South African side.

“They’ve had a tough start to their season, having to travel away to Munster and Leinster, but we’re under no illusions that they’ll be looking to bounce back in this one. We’re looking forward to what is set to be a big fixture in London.”

Hollywoodbets Sharks: Aphelele Fassi, Werner Kok, Francois Venter (CAPT), Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Aphiwe Dyantyi, Curwin Bosch, Cameron Wright, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Dylan Richardson, Coenie Oosthuizen, Corne Rahl, Emile van Heerden, James Venter, Phepsi Buthelezi, Sikhumbuzo Notshe

Replacements: Kerron van Vuuren, Dian Bleuler, Hanro Jacobs, Hyron Andrews, George Cronje, Zee Mkhabela, Boeta Chamberlain, Murray Koster

Looking ahead to the meeting with the Ospreys at the home of Harlequins, Hollywoodbets Sharks head coach John Plumtree said: “It’s great to bring the URC to London and hopefully we will get a good crowd there.

“There are a lot of ex-pats in that part of the world, so it’s going to be great.

“I am sure both sides will play a pretty positive brand of footie. Probably, in the last two or three years, the Sharks have played a bit too conservatively for me and we are trying to find a better balance between attack and defence.

“We want to play a bit more positively and slightly more ambitious.”

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