The PRO14 continues on Saturday and Sunday as three matches take place, including the Conference B encounter between Connacht and Edinburgh.
We bring you all of the team line-ups but, for Planet Rugby’s preview of this weekend’s action, check out ‘The short side’.
Saturday
Connacht v Edinburgh
The teams:
Connacht: 15 Alex Wootton, 14 Ben O’Donnell, 13 Sean O’Brien, 12 Tom Daly, 11 Matt Healy, 10 Jack Carty, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Eoghan Masterson, 7 Jarrad Butler (c), 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 Gavin Thornbury, 4 Niall Murray, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Shane Delahunt, 1 Denis BuckleyReplacements: 16 Jonny Murphy, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Conor Kenny, 19 Abraham Papali’i, 20 Conor Oliver, 21 Caolin Blade, 22 Conor Fitzgerald, 23 Oran McNulty
Edinburgh: 15 Damien Hoyland (cc), 14 Jack Blain, 13 James Johnstone, 12 George Taylor, 11 Eroni Sau, 10 Nathan Chamberlain, 9 Charlie Shiel, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Ally Miller, 6 Luke Crosbie, 5 Andrew Davidson, 4 Magnus Bradbury, 3 Lee-Roy Atalifo, 2 Mike Willemse, 1 Pierre Schoeman (cc)Replacements: 16 Sam Kitchen, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Angus Williams, 19 Jamie Hodgson, 20 Mesu Kunavula, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Charlie Savala, 23 Mark Bennett
Venue: The SportsgroundKick-off: 19:35 GMTReferee: Chris BusbyAssistant referees: Eoghan Cross, Stuart GaffikinTMO: Olly Hodges
Dragons v Ulster
The teams:
Dragons: 15 Josh Lewis, 14 Jonah Holmes, 13 Aneurin Owen, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Sam Davies, 9 Rhodri Williams (c), 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Ollie Griffiths, 6 Harrison Keddie, 5 Joe Maksymiw, 4 Joe Davies, 3 Lloyd Fairbrother, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Brok HarrisReplacements: 16 Rhys Lawrence, 17 Josh Reynolds, 18 Aaron Jarvis, 19 Matthew Screech, 20 Ben Carter, 21 Dan Baker, 22 Gonzalo Bertranou, 23 Nick Tompkins
Ulster: 15 Jacob Stockdale, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 Stewart Moore, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Rob Lyttle, 10 Michael Lowry, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Nick Timoney, 7 Sean Reidy, 6 David McCann, 5 Kieran Treadwell, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Ross Kane, 2 John Andrew, 1 Eric O’SullivanReplacements: 16 Brad Roberts, 17 Callum Reid, 18 Gareth Milasinovich, 19 Cormac Izuchukwu, 20 Matty Rea, 21 David Shanahan, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Ethan McIlroy
Venue: Rodney ParadeKick-off: 19:35 GMTReferee: Adam JonesAssistant referees: Ben Whitehouse, Dan JonesTMO: Ian Davies
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— Dragons (@dragonsrugby) March 12, 2021
Sunday
Benetton v Cardiff Blues
The teams:
Benetton: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Ratuva Tavuyara, 13 Joaquin Riera, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Angelo Esposito, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage (c), 8 Riccardo Favretto, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Davide Ruggeri, 5 Eli Snyman, 4 Irné Herbst, 3 Ivan Nemer, 2 Corniel Els, 1 Thomas GalloReplacements: 16 Giacomo Nicotera, 17 Tomas Baravalle, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Matteo Canali, 20 Giovanni Pettinelli, 21 Alberto Sgarbi, 22 Luca Petrozzi, 23 Tommaso Benvenuti
Cardiff Blues: 15 Matthew Morgan, 14 Owen Lane, 13 Mason Grady, 12 Rey Lee-Lo, 11 Aled Summerhill, 10 Ben Thomas, 9 Jamie Hill, 8 Josh Turnbull (c), 7 Ellis Jenkins, 6 Olly Robinson, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Seb Davies, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Liam Belcher, 1 Corey DomachowskiReplacements: 16 Iestyn Harris, 17 Rhys Gill, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 James Ratti, 20 Alun Lawrence, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Jason Harries
Venue: Stadio MonigoKick-off: 14:00 local (13:00 GMT)Referee: Gianluca GnecchiAssistant referees: Federico Vedovelli, Filippo RussoTMO: Marius Mitrea