{"id":611086,"date":"2026-04-16T16:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/611086\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:48:08","slug":"predictions-teams-kick-off-times-how-to-watch-and-referee-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/611086\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United Rugby Championship season resumes this weekend following a fortnight break for the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup.<\/p>\n

The action gets underway on Friday with Edinburgh v Zebre Parma, Ulster v Leinster<\/a>, and the Dragons v Bulls.<\/p>\n

Round 15 continues on Saturday, starting with the clash between the Stormers<\/a> and Connacht in Cape Town before the Lions v Glasgow Warriors, Scarlets v Cardiff, Benetton v Munster and Ospreys and Sharks collide.<\/p>\n

Check out all of the line-ups, kick-off times, broadcast times, and more for round 15 of the United Rugby Championship<\/a> below.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, APRIL 17<\/p>\n

Edinburgh Rugby v Zebre Parma
Prediction: Edinburgh by 10<\/p>\n

Edinburgh Rugby: 15 Piers O\u2019Conor, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mosese Tuipulotu, 12 Findlay Thomson, 11 Malelili Satala, 10 Ross Thompson, 9 Hector Patterson, 8 Connor Boyle, 7 Freddy Douglas, 6 Liam McConnell, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Dylan Richardson, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Glen Young, 20 Tom Currie, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Cammy Scott, 23 Jack Brown<\/p>\n

Zebre: 15 Jacopo Trulla, 14 Malik Faissal, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Giovanni Montemauri, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Giovanni Licata (c), 7 Samuele Locatelli, 6 Giacomo Ferrari, 5 Alessandro Ortombina, 4 Matteo Canali, 3 Ion Neculai, 2 Giovanni Quattrini, 1 Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements: 16 Shilo Klein, 17 Muhamed Hasa, 18 Matteo Nocera, 19 Leonard Krumov, 20 Iacopo Bianchi, 21 Thomas Dominguez, 22 Martin Roger Farias, 23 Enrico Lucchin<\/p>\n

Venue: Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Christopher Allison (SARU, 9th league game)
Assistant referees: Ru Campbell (SRU),\u00a0David Young (SRU)
TMO: Morne Ferreira (SARU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport,\u00a0Flo Rugby\u00a0&\u00a0URC.tv<\/p>\n

Ulster Rugby v Leinster Rugby
Prediction:\u00a0Ulster by three<\/p>\n

Ulster Rugby:\u00a015 Jacob Stockdale, 14 Werner Kok, 13 James Hume, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Zac Ward, 10 Jack Murphy, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Sean Reffell, 6 David McCann, 5 Cormac Izuchukwu, 4 Iain Henderson (c), 3 Tom O\u2019Toole, 2 Tom Stewart, 1 Angus Bell
Replacements: 16 James McCormick, 17 Sam Crean, 18 Scott Wilson, 19 Harry Sheridan, 20 Bryn Ward, 21 Conor McKee, 22 Jake Flannery, 23 Jude Postlethwaite<\/p>\n

Leinster Rugby:\u00a015 Hugo Keenan, 14 Joshua Kenny, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Jimmy O\u2019Brien, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 James Culhane, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Alex Soroka, 5 James Ryan (c), 4 Brian Deeny, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 R\u00f3nan Kelleher, 1 Jerry Cahir
Replacements: 16 Gus McCarthy, 17 Ed Byrne, 18 Rabah Slimani, 19 Conor O\u2019Tighearnaigh, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Will Connors, 22 Fintan Gunne, 23 Ciar\u00e1n Frawley<\/p>\n

Venue: Affidea Stadium, Belfast
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 115th league game)
Assistant referees: Andrew Cole (IRFU), Tom\u00e1s O\u2019Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Dragons RFC v Vodacom Bulls
Prediction: Bulls by 15<\/p>\n

Dragons RFC: 15 Cai Evans, 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Fetuli Paea, 12 Fine Inisi, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Niall Armstrong, 8 Harrison Keddie (c), 7 Harry Beddall, 6 Ryan Woodman, 5 Seb Davies, 4 Levi Douglas, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Wyn Jones
Replacements: 16 Oli Burrows, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Matthew Screech, 20 Thomas Young, 21 Morgan Lloyd, 22 Harri Ackerman, 23 Huw Anderson<\/p>\n

Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 David Kriel, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Elrigh Louw, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Marco van Staden, 17 Jan Hendrik Wessels, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Mpilo Gumede, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Willie le Roux, 23 Sergeal Petersen<\/p>\n

Venue: Rodney Parade, Newport
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 51st league game)
Assistant referees: Ben Breakspear (WRU), Lucas Yendle (WRU)
TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)
Live on: S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Opinion: How Rassie Erasmus should utilise South Africa A clash with Zimbabwe including a possible matchday 23<\/a><\/p>\n

SATURDAY, APRIL 18<\/p>\n

DHL Stormers v Connacht Rugby
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Connacht Rugby:
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Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 12.45 IRE & UK \/ 13.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR, 21st league game)
Assistant referees: Hanru van Rooyen (SARU), Sean Muller (SARU)
TMO: Fillipo Russo (FIR)
Live on: SuperSport, TG4, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Fidelity SecureDrive Lions v Glasgow Warriors
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Glasgow Warriors:
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Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 15.00 IRE & UK \/ 16.00 ITA & SA
Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU, 14th league game)
Assistant referees: Griffin Colby (SARU), Dylen November (SARU)
TMO: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Scarlets v Cardiff Rugby
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Venue: Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Kick-off: 17.30 IRE & UK \/ 18.30 ITA & SA
Referee: Morne Ferreira (SARU, 22nd league game)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (WRU), Carwyn Sion (WRU)
TMO: Christopher Allison (SARU)
Live on: SuperSport, TG4, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Benetton v Munster Rugby
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Benetton:
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Munster Rugby: 15 Shane Daly, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Andrew Smith, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Michael Ala\u2019alatoa, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Oli Jager, 19 Edwin Edogbo, 20 Brian Gleeson, 21 Ben O\u2019Donovan, 22 Dan Kelly, 23 Alex Kendellen<\/p>\n

Venue: Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 114th league game)
Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (FIR), Riccardo Bonato (FIR)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Live on: Sky Italia, TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

Ospreys v Hollywoodbets Sharks
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Hollywoodbets Sharks: 15 Zekhethelo Siyaya, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Le Roux Malan, 12 Andre Esterhuizen (c), 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Jean Smith, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Manu Tshituka, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Hanro Jacobs, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Phatu Ganyane
Replacements: 16 Eduan Swart, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Nick Hatton, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Jurenzo Julius
Venue: Electric Brewery Field, Bridgend
Kick-off: 19.45 IRE & UK \/ 20.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 97th league game)
Assistant referees: Craig Evans (WRU), Marcus Caudle (WRU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Rugby Transfers: Newcastle Red Bulls draft in Test ace, Leinster tie down trio and Sale Sharks add latest recruit<\/a><\/p>\n

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