Race To The Eight tighter than ever
- URC Media
- 4 days ago
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Ahead of Round 16, three rounds remain and just six points separate fifth and 12th place. This weekend, the Race To The Eight continues. Every game counts.
Friday night lights kicks off with the replay of last year's Grand Final as defending United Rugby Championship Champions Glasgow Warriors welcome the Vodacom Bulls. While Munster make the trip to Cardiff.
On Saturday, Connacht travel to Johannesburg to take on Emirates Lions, Ospreys face Dragons RFC while DHL Stormers play Benetton in Cape Town. Scarlets host league leaders Leinster, in Ulster's final home game of the season they face the Hollywoodbets Sharks while Zebre Parma welcome Edinburgh Rugby.
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Fixtures
FRIDAY
Glasgow Warriors v Vodacom Bulls
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow – KO 7.35pm IRE & UK/8.35pm ITA & SA
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 102nd league game)
AR 1: Ru Campbell (SRU) AR 2: Finlay Brown (SRU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Cardiff Rugby v Munster
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – KO 7.35pm IRE & UK/8.35pm ITA & SA
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 39th league game)
AR 1: Mike English (WRU) AR 2: Aaron Parry (WRU)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)
Live on: BBC Wales, TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
SATURDAY
Emirates Lions v Connacht
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg – KO 3pm IRE & UK/4pm ITA & SA
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU, 20th league game)
AR 1: Morne Ferreira (SARU) AR 2: Hanru Van Rooyen (SARU)
TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Live on: SuperSport, TG4, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Ospreys v Dragons RFC
Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea – KO 3pm IRE & UK/4pm ITA & SA
Referee: Ben Breakspear (SRU, 10th league game)
AR 1: Gareth Newman (WRU) AR 2: Carwyn Sion (WRU)
TMO: Tom Spurrier (SRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
DHL Stormers v Benetton
DHL Stadium, Cape Town – KO 5.15pm IRE & UK/6.15pm ITA & SA
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 43rd league game)
AR 1: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU) AR 2: Griffin Colby (SARU)
TMO: Craig Evans (WRU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Scarlets v Leinster
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli – KO 5.15pm IRE & UK/6.15pm ITA & SA
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 89th league game)
AR 1: Matthew Leon (WRU) AR 2: Aaron Perry (WRU)
TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)
Live on: S4C, RTÉ, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Ulster v Hollywoodbets Sharks
Kingspan Stadium, Ulster – KO 7.35pm IRE & UK/8.35pm ITA & SA
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 107th league game)
AR 1: Padraic Reidy (IRFU) AR 2: Paul Haycock (IRFU)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Live on: BBC NI, RTÉ, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Zebre Parma v Edinburgh Rugby
Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma – KO 7.35pm IRE & UK/8.35pm ITA & SA
Referee: Ben Connor (WRU, 3rd league game)
AR 1: Filippo Russo (FIR) AR 2: Dario Merli (FIR)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)
Live on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Top Players From R15
Carries: 25 Keiran Williams (Ospreys)
Defenders Beaten: 9 Jacob Stockdale (Ulster)
Line-outs Won: 11 Alex Samuel (Glasgow Warriors)/Vaea Fifita (Scarlets)
Metres: 125 Jacob Stockdale (Ulster)
Passes: 84 Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys)
Tackles: 27 Marcell Coetzee (Vodacom Bulls)
Overall Top Players After R15
Carries: 211 Geronimo Prisciantelli (Zebre Parma)
Defenders Beaten: 53 Tom Farrell (Munster)
Kicks in Play: 176 Gareth Davies (Scarlets)
Line-out Steals: 9 Max Deegan (Leinster)
Line-outs Won: 68 Justin Tipuric (Ospreys)
Metres: 932 Geronimo Prisciantelli (Zebre Parma)
Passes: 831 Gareth Davies (Scarlets)
Tackles: 231 Alun Lawrence (Cardiff Rugby)
Tries: 8 Johnny Matthews (Glasgow Warriors)
Turnover Won: 23 JC Pretorius (Emirates Lions)
Overall Top Team Season Totals
Carries: 2 175 Munster
Defenders Beaten: 387 Connacht
Kicks in Play: 426 Vodacom Bulls
Metres: 6 329 Connacht
Points: 437 Glasgow Warriors
Tackles: 2 662 Cardiff Rugby
Tries: 65 Glasgow Warriors
Turnover Won: 119 Emirates Lions
Visits To 22: 170 Leinster
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