The starting teams and replacements as well as the match officials and kick off times for this weekend’s European Rugby Champions Cup matches have been released.
Leicester Tigers v Stade Français Paris
Friday, 13 November
Kick off: 19:45
Welford Road
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland),
Assistant ref: David Wilkinson (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Olly Hodges (Ireland),
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland),
Citing Commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (Italy)
Teams
Leicester Tigers: Matthew Tait (c); Adam Thompstone, Peter Betham, Matt Smith, Vereniki Goneva; Owen Williams, Ben Youngs; Marcos Ayerza, Tom Youngs, Dan Cole, Mike Williams, Michael Fitzgerald, Tom Croft, Brendon O’Connor, Lachlan McCaffrey
Replacements: Leonardo Ghiraldini, Matias Aguero, Fraser Balmain, Dom Barrow, Jordan Crane, Sam Harrison, Seremaia Bai, Telusa Veainu
Stade Français Paris: Hugo Bonneval; Julien Arias, Paul Williams, Herman Meyer Bosman, Jérémy Sinzelle; Morné Steyn, Julien Dupuy; Zak Taulafo, Laurent Panis, Adrien Oleon, Paul Gabrillagues, Pascal Papé, Patrick Sio, Sylvain Nicolas, Sergio Parisse (c)
Replacements: Dany Priso, Zurabi Zhvania, Rabah Slimani, Alexandre Flanquart, Jonathan Ross, Julien Tomas, Waisea Vuidarvuwalu, Josaia Raisuqe
Oyonnax v Ulster Rugby
Saturday, 14 November
Kick off: 14:00
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Luke Pearce (England),
Assistant ref: Darren Gamage (England),
Assistant ref: Robin Goodliffe (England),
TMO: Trevor Fisher (England),
Citing Commissioner: Ray Wilton (Wales)
Teams
Oyonnax: Florian Denos (c); Silvere Tian, Vincent Martin, Eamonn Sheridan, Fetu’u Vainikolo; Regis Lespinas, Fabien Cibray; Laurent Delboulbès, Jody Jenneker, Marc Clerc, George Robson, Fabrice Metz, Valentin Ursache, Olivier Missoup, Viliami Maafu
Replacements: Jeremie Maurouard, Soane Tonga’uiha, Antoine Guillamon, Leon Power, Pierrick Gunther, Pedrie Wannenburg, Piri Weepu, Nicky Robinson
Ulster Rugby: Peter Nelson; Andrew Trimble, Darren Cave, Luke Marshall, Craig Gilroy; Paddy Jackson, Ruan Pienaar; Kyle McCall, Rory Best (c), Ricky Lutton, Dan Tuohy, Franco Van Der Merwe, Robbie Diack, Chris Henry, Nick Williams
Replacements: Rob Herring, Callum Black, Wiehahn Herbst, Lewis Stevenson, Sean Reidy, David Shanahan, Ian Humphreys, Louis Ludik
Racing 92 v Glasgow Warriors
Saturday, 14 November
Kick off: 16:15
Stade Yves-Du-Manoir
Referee: JP Doyle (England),
Assistant ref: Simon Harding (England),
Assistant ref: Paul Burton (England),
TMO: Graham Hughes (England),
Citing Commissioner: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Teams
Racing 92: Johannes Goosen; Joe Rokocoko, Henry Chavancy, Alexandre Dumoulin, Marc Andreu; Remi Tales, Maxime Machenaud (c); Eddy Ben Arous, Camille Chat, Ben Tameifuna, Luke Charteris, Francois van der Merwe, Wenceslas Lauret, Bernard Le Roux, Chris Masoe
Replacements: Dimitri Szarzewski, Julien Brugnaut, Cedate Gomes Sa, Thibault Dubarry, Yannick Nyanga, Xavier Chauveau, Benjamin Dambielle, Casey Laulala
Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Hogg; Tommy Seymour, Mark Bennett, Peter Horne, Sean Lamont; Finn Russell, Mike Blair; Ryan Grant, Pat MacArthur, Sila Puafisi, Leone Nakarawa, Jonny Gray (c), Robert Harley, Simone Favaro, Josh Strauss
Replacements: Shalva Mamukashvili, Gordon Reid, Zander Fagerson, Tim Swinson, Ryan Wilson, Grayson Hart, Richie Vernon, Taqele Naiyaravoro
Munster Rugby v Benetton Treviso
Saturday, 14 November
Kick off: 17:15
Thomond Park
Referee: Matthew Carley (England),
Assistant ref: Tim Wigglesworth (England),
Assistant ref: Paul Dix (England),
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England),
Citing Commissioner: Patrice Frantschi (France)
Teams
Munster Rugby: Andrew Conway; Keith Earls, Francis Saili, Denis Hurley, Simon Zebo; Ian Keatley, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Mike Sherry, BJ Botha, Donnacha Ryan, Mark Chisholm, Dave O’Callaghan, Jack O’Donoghue, CJ Stander (c)
Replacements: Duncan Casey, James Cronin, John Ryan, Dave Foley, Robin Copeland, Tomas O’Leary, Rory Scannell, Lucas Amorosino
Benetton Treviso: Luke McLean; Ludovico Nitoglia, Jayden Hayward, Enrico Bacchin, Tommaso Iannone; James Ambrosini, Edoardo Gori; Matteo Zanusso, Ornel Gega, Rupert Harden, Rudolph Duncan Naude, Jean-François Montauriol, Francesco Minto, Alessandro Zanni, Abraham Jurgens Steyn
Replacements: Davide Giazzon, Matteo Muccignat, Filippo Filippetto, Dean Budd, Marco Barbini, Andrea De Marchi, Christopher Smylie, Samuel Christie
Saracens v Toulouse
Saturday, 14 November
Kick off: 17:30
Allianz Park
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Mark Patton (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Kieran Barry (Ireland),
TMO: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland),
Citing Commissioner: Eddie Walsh (Ireland)
Teams
Saracens: Alex Goode; Chris Ashton, Duncan Taylor, Brad Barritt (c), Chris Wyles; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Petrus du Plessis, George Kruis, Maro Itoje, Michael Rhodes, Will Fraser, Billy Vunipola
Replacements: Schalk Brits, Rhys Gill, Juan Figallo, Alistair Hargreaves, Jackson Wray, Neil de Kock, Charlie Hodgson, Marcelo Bosch
Toulouse: Maxime Médard; Vincent Clerc, Gael Fickou, Toby Flood, Timoci Matanavou; Luke McAlister, Sébastien Bézy; Gurthro Steenkamp, Julien Marchand, Census Johnston, Yoann Maestri, Joe Tekori, Yacouba Camara, Thierry Dusautoir (c), Louis Picamoles
Replacements: Christopher Tolofua, Vasil Kakovin, Dorian Aldegheri, Romain Millo-Chluski, Imanol Harinordoquy, Talalelei Gray, Jean-Marc Doussain, Yann David
Northampton Saints v Scarlets
Saturday, 14 November
Kick off: 19:45
Franklin’s Gardens
Referee: Romain Poite (France),
Assistant ref: Tual Trainini (France),
Assistant ref: Pierre Brousset (France),
TMO: Eric Gonthier (France),
Citing Commissioner: Murray Whyte (Ireland)
Teams
Northampton Saints: Ben Foden; Ken Pisi, George Pisi, Luther Burrell, George North; JJ Hanrahan, Lee Dickson (c); Alex Waller, Mikey Haywood, Kieran Brookes, James Craig, Christian Day, Jamie Gibson, Tom Wood, Sam Dickinson
Replacements: Matti Williams, Ethan Waller, Paul Hill, Michael Paterson, Teimana Harrison, Kahn Fotuali’i, Steve Myler, Ah See Tuala
Scarlets: Aled Thomas; Michael Tagicakibau, Gareth Owen, Hadleigh Parkes, DTH van der Merwe; Steven Shingler, Gareth Davies; Rob Evans, Emyr Phillips, Peter Edwards, Jake Ball, Maselno Paulino, Aaron Shingler, James Davies, John Barclay (c)
Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Phil John, Will Taylor, Tom Price, Lewis Rawlins, Aled Davies, Regan King, Tom Williams
Leinster Rugby v Wasps
Sunday, 15 November
Kick off: 13:00
RDS Arena
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France),
Assistant ref: Cyril Lafon (France),
Assistant ref: Thomas Dejean (France),
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure (France),
Citing Commissioner: Jeff Mark (Wales)
Teams
Leinster Rugby: Isa Nacewa (c); Zane Kirchner, Fergus McFadden, Noel Reid, Dave Kearney; Johnny Sexton, Eoin Reddan; Jack McGrath, Richardt Strauss, Mike Ross, Devin Toner, Mike McCarthy, Jordi Murphy, Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip
Replacements: Sean Cronin, Cian Healy, Tadhg Furlong, Hayden Triggs, Jack Conan, Luke McGrath, Ian Madigan, Garry Ringrose
Wasps: Charles Piutau; Christian Wade, Elliot Daly, Ben Jacobs, Frank Halai; Ruaridh Jackson, Joe Simpson; Matt Mullan (c), Carlo Festuccia, Jake Cooper-Woolley, Joe Launchbury, Bradley Davies, Sam Jones, George Smith, Nathan Hughes
Replacements: Ashley Johnson, Simon McIntyre, Phil Swainston, James Gaskell, Guy Thompson, Dan Robson, Alex Lozowski, Sailosi Tagicakibau
Bordeaux-Bègles v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Sunday, 15 November
Kick off: 14:00
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Leo Colgan (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Jonathan Peak (Ireland),
TMO: Jude Quinn (Ireland),
Citing Commissioner: Shaun Gallagher (Ireland)
Teams
Bordeaux-Bègles: Nans Ducuing; Metuisela Talebulamaijaina, Sofiane Guitoune, Julien Rey, Blair Connor; Lionel Beauxis, Heini Adams; Jean-Baptiste Poux, Ole Avei, Patrick Toetu, Julien Le Devedec, Jan Andre Marais (c), Louis Madaule, Hugh Chalmers, Loann Goujon
Replacements: Clement Maynadier, Sébastien Taofifenua, Francisco Gomez Kodela, Adam Jaulhac, Marco Tauleigne, Baptiste Serin, Romain Lonca, Charles Brousse
ASM Clermont Auvergne: Nick Abendanon; David Strettle, Aurélien Rougerie, Wesley Fofana, Noa Nakaitaci; Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra; Thomas Domingo, Benjamin Kayser, Clément Ric, Jamie Cudmore, Sébastien Vahaamahina, Damien Chouly (c), Alexandre Lapandry, Fritz Lee
Replacements: Marthinius Van Der Westhuizen, Raphael Chaume, Daniel Kotze, Flip Van Der Merwe, Vito Kolelishvili, Ludovic Radoslavjevic , Brock James, Albert Vulivuli
RC Toulon v Bath Rugby
Sunday, 15 November
Kick off: 16:15
Stade Félix Mayol
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales),
Assistant ref: Neil Hennessy (Wales),
Assistant ref: Gwyn Morris (Wales),
TMO: Derek Bevan (Wales),
Citing Commissioner: Stefano Marrama (Italy)
Teams
RC Toulon: Delon Armitage; Josua Tuisova, Mathieu Bastareaud, Maxime Mermoz, Bryan Habana; Quade Cooper, Jonathan Pelissie; Xavier Chiocci, Anthony Etrillard, Levan Chilachava, Samu Manoa, Romain Taofifenua, Juan Smith (c), Juan Fernandez Lobbe, Steffon Armitage
Replacements: Bastien Soury, Florian Fresia, Mohamed Boughanmi, Duane Vermeulen, Theo Belan, Tom Taylor, Sebastien Tillous-Borde, Konstantine Mikautadze
Bath Rugby: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Chris Cook; Nick Auterac, Rob Webber, David Wilson, Dom Day, David Attwood, Matt Garvey, Francois Louw (c), Leroy Houston
Replacements: Ross Batty, Max Lahiff, Henry Thomas, Stuart Hooper, Alafoti Fa’osiliva, Niko Matawalu, Rhys Priestland, Tom Homer
Ospreys v Exeter Chiefs
Sunday, 15 November
Kick off: 17:30
Liberty Stadium
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy),
Assistant ref: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy),
Assistant ref: Stefano Roscini (Italy),
TMO: Stefano Penne (Italy),
Citing Commissioner: John Montgomery (Scotland)
Teams
Ospreys: Daniel Evans; Daf Howells, Jonathan Spratt, Josh Matavesi, Eli Walker; Dan Biggar, Brendon Leonard; Paul James, Scott Baldwin, Dmitri Arhip, Lloyd Ashley, Alun-Wyn Jones (c), Dan Lydiate, Justin Tipuric, James King
Replacements: Sam Parry, Ryan Bevington, Aaron Jarvis, Rory Thornton, Dan Baker, Thomas Habberfield, Sam Davies , Ben John
Exeter Chiefs
Jack Nowell; Matt Jess, Henry Slade, Sam Hill, James Short; Gareth Steenson (c), Will Chudley; Alec Hepburn, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tom Francis, Mitch Lees, Damian Welch, Dave Ewers, Julian Salvi, Don Armand
Replacements: Jack Yeandle, Carl Rimmer, Moray Low, Ollie Atkins, Tom Johnson, Dave Lewis, Ian Whitten, Michele Campagnaro
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