European Rugby Champions Cup Round 3 teams

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.

Ulster Rugby v Toulouse

Friday, 11 December
Kick off: 19:45
Kingspan Stadium

Match Officials
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England),
Assistant ref: Tim Wigglesworth (England),
Assistant ref: Paul Dix (England), T
MO: Graham Hughes (England),
Citing Commissioner: Mike Rafter (England)

Ulster Rugby: Louis Ludik; Andrew Trimble, Luke Marshall, Stuart McCloskey, Craig Gilroy; Paddy Jackson, Ruan Pienaar; Kyle McCall, Rory Best (c), Wiehahn Herbst, Alan O’Connor, Franco Van Der Merwe, Robbie Diack, Chris Henry, Nick Williams

Replacements: Rob Herring, Andy Warwick, Ricky Lutton, Clive Ross, Roger Wilson, Paul Marshall, Ian Humphreys, Rory Scholes

Toulouse: Clément Poitrenaud; Vincent Clerc, Gael Fickou, Toby Flood, Maxime Médard; Luke McAlister, Sébastien Bézy; Vasil Kakovin, Corey Flynn, Census Johnston, Yoann Maestri, Joe Tekori, Yacouba Camara, Thierry Dusautoir (c), Louis Picamoles

Replacements: Julien Marchand, Cyril Baille, Dorian Aldegheri, Edwin Maka, Gregory Lamboley, Gillian Galan, Jean-Marc Doussain, Alexis Palisson

Glasgow Warriors v Scarlets

Saturday, 12 December
Kick off: 13:00
Scotstoun Stadium

Match Officials
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France),
Assistant ref: Sebastien Minery (France),
Assistant ref: Thomas Dejean (France),
TMO: Vincent Azoulay (France),
Citing Commissioner: Shaun Gallagher (England)

Glasgow Warriors: Stuart Hogg; Taqele Naiyaravoro, Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne, Tommy Seymour; Duncan Weir, Mike Blair; Ryan Grant, James Malcolm, Sila Puafisi, Leone Nakarawa, Jonny Gray (c), Josh Strauss, Simone Favaro, Adam Ashe

Replacements: Shalva Mamukashvili, Jerry Yanuyanutawa, Zander Fagerson, Tim Swinson, Robert Harley, Grayson Hart, Finn Russell, Sean Lamont

Scarlets: Steff Evans; Harry Robinson, Regan King, Gareth Owen, Michael Tagicakibau; Steven Shingler, Gareth Davies; Phil John, Emyr Phillips (c), Rhodri Jones, George Earle, Tom Price, Lewis Rawlins, Tom Phillips, Morgan Allen

Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Dylan Evans, Samson Lee, Maselino Paulino, Jack Condy, Rhodri Williams, Aled Thomas, Mike Collins

Racing 92 v Northampton Saints

Saturday, 12 December
Kick off: 16:15
Stade Yves-Du-Manoir

Match Officials
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Dudley Phillips (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Mark Patton (Ireland),
TMO: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland),
Citing Commissioner: Eddie Walsh (Ireland)

Racing 92: Brice Dulin; Joe Rokocoko, Casey Laulala, Henry Chavancy, Juan Imhoff; Dan Carter, Mike Phillips; Eddy Ben Arous, Dimitri Szarzewski (c), Ben Tameifuna, Luke Charteris, Francois van der Merwe, Wenceslas Lauret, Yannick Nyanga, Chris Masoe

Replacements: Camille Chat, Julien Brugnaut, Cedate Gomes Sa, Manuel Carizza, Antonie Claassen, Johannes Goosen, Alexandre Dumoulin, Maxime Machenaud

Northampton Saints: Ben Foden; Jamie Elliott, Luther Burrell, Tom Stephenson, George North; JJ Hanrahan, Lee Dickson (c); Alex Waller, Mikey Haywood, Kieran Brookes, Michael Paterson, Victor Matfield, Courtney Lawes, Teimana Harrison, Sam Dickinson

Replacements: Matti Williams, Ethan Waller, Paul Hill, Christian Day, Jamie Gibson, Kahn Fotuali’i, Steve Myler, Ah See Tuala

Benetton Treviso v Stade Français Paris

Saturday, 12 December
Kick off: 16:15
Stadio Comunale di Monigo

Match Officials
Referee: Matthew Carley (England),
Assistant ref: Luke Pearce (England),
Assistant ref: Peter Allan (England),
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England),
Citing Commissioner: Jeff Mark (Wales)

Benetton Treviso: Luke McLean; Andrea Pratichetti, Enrico Bacchin, Samuel Christie, Edoardo Gori; Jayden Hayward, Christopher Smylie; Matteo Zanusso, Ornel Gega, Alberto de Marchi, Rudolph Duncan Naude, Filo Paulo, Andrea De Marchi, Francesco Minto, Alessandro Zanni (c)

Replacements: Roberto Santamaria, Cherif Traore, Rupert Harden, Tom Palmer, Marco Lazzaroni, Alberto Sgarbi, James Ambrosini, Simone Ragusi

Stade Français Paris: Djibril Camara; Julien Arias, Paul Williams, Herman Meyer Bosman, Waisea Vuidarvuwalu; Jules Plisson, Will Genia; Heinke Van der Merwe, Laurent Sempéré, Paul Alo Emile, Hugh Pyle, Pascal Papé, Willem Alberts, Sylvain Nicolas, Sergio Parisse (c)

Replacements: Laurent Panis, Zurabi Zhvania, Zak Taulafo, Paul Gabrillagues, Raphael Lakafia, Clement Daguin, Jonathan Danty, Hugo Bonneval

Ospreys v Bordeaux-Bègles

Saturday, 12 December
Kick off: 17:15
Liberty Stadium

Match Officials
Referee: JP Doyle (England),
Assistant ref: Greg Garner (England),
Assistant ref: Paul Burton (England),
TMO: Sean Davey (England),
Citing Commissioner: Gordon Black (Ireland)

Ospreys: Daniel Evans; Hanno Dirksen, 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, Nicky Smith, Aaron Jarvis, Rory Thornton, Dan Baker, Thomas Habberfield, Sam Davies , Ben John

Bordeaux-Bègles: Jean-Marcellin Buttin; Jean-Baptiste Dubié, Felix Le Bourhis, Charles Brousse, Nans Ducuing; Pierre Bernard, Heini Adams; Jefferson Poirot, Clement Maynadier, Sekope Kepu, Berend Botha, Adam Jaulhac, Matthew Clarkin (c), Hugh Chalmers, Marco Tauleigne

Replacements: Ronan Chambord, Jean-Baptiste Poux, Patrick Toetu, Cyril Cazeaux, Louis Madaule, Baptiste Serin, Romain Lonca, Paulin Riva

Exeter Chiefs v ASM Clermont Auvergne

Saturday, 12 December
Kick off: 17:15
Sandy Park Stadium

Match Officials
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Gary Conway (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Nigel Correll (Ireland),
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland),
Citing Commissioner: Murray Whyte (Ireland)

Exeter Chiefs: Phil Dollman; Jack Nowell, Ian Whitten, Sam Hill, James Short; Gareth Steenson, Will Chudley; Ben Moon, Jack Yeandle (c), Tom Francis, Mitch Lees, Damian Welch, Don Armand, Julian Salvi, Tom Waldrom

Replacements: Elvis Taione, Carl Rimmer, Moray Low, Geoff Parling, Tom Johnson, Dave Lewis, Will Hooley, Olly Woodburn

ASM Clermont Auvergne: Scott Spedding; David Strettle, Aurélien Rougerie, Hosea Gear, Noa Nakaitaci; Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra; Thomas Domingo, John Ulugia, Clément Ric, Paul Jedrasiak, Sébastien Vahaamahina, Peceli Yato, Vito Kolelishvili, Damien Chouly (c)

Replacements: Marthinius Van Der Westhuizen, Raphael Chaume, Daniel Kotze, Flip Van Der Merwe, Judicaël Cancoriet, Ludovic Radoslavjevic , Pato Fernandez, Albert Vulivuli

Munster Rugby v Leicester Tigers

Saturday, 12 December
Kick off: 19:45
Thomond Park

Match Officials
Referee: Romain Poite (France),
Assistant ref: Tual Trainini (France),
Assistant ref: Laurent Breil (France),
TMO: Gilles Cogne (France),
Citing Commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (Italy)

Munster Rugby: Andrew Conway; Keith Earls, Francis Saili, Denis Hurley, Simon Zebo; Ian Keatley, Conor Murray; James Cronin, Niall Scannell, BJ Botha, Dave Foley, Donnacha Ryan, Robin Copeland, Dave O’Callaghan, CJ Stander (c)

Replacements: Mike Sherry, Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan, Mark Chisholm, Jack O’Donoghue, Tomas O’Leary, Tyler Bleyendaal, Lucas Amorosino

Leicester Tigers: Telusa Veainu; Adam Thompstone, Matt Smith, Seremaia Bai, Vereniki Goneva; Owen Williams, Ben Youngs; Marcos Ayerza, Tom Youngs, Dan Cole, Graham Kitchener, Michael Fitzgerald, Ed Slater (c), Brendon O’Connor, Lachlan McCaffrey

Replacements: Harry Thacker, Matias Aguero, Fraser Balmain, Dom Barrow, Tom Croft, Sam Harrison, Thomas Bell, Gonzalo Camacho

Oyonnax v Saracens

Sunday, 13 December
Kick off: 14:00
Stade Charles Mathon

Match Officials
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy),
Assistant ref: Matteo Liperini (Italy),
Assistant ref: Stefano Penne (Italy),
TMO: Carlo Damasco (Italy),
Citing Commissioner: John Charles (Wales)

Oyonnax: Quentin Etienne; Silvere Tian, Guillaume Bousses, Alaska Taufa, Dug Codjo; Rory Clegg, Fabien Cibray (c); Soane Tonga’uiha, Jeremie Maurouard, Horace Pungea , Leon Power, Geoffrey Fabbri, Valentin Ursache, Olivier Missoup, Pedrie Wannenburg

Replacements: Thomas Bordes, Lukas Rapant, Marc Clerc, Antoine Guillamon, Pierrick Gunther, Florian Faure, Arthur Aziza, Regis Lespinas

Saracens: Alex Goode; Chris Ashton, Marcelo Bosch, Brad Barritt (c), Chris Wyles; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Juan Figallo, Jim Hamilton, Maro Itoje, Michael Rhodes, Will Fraser, Billy Vunipola

Replacements: Schalk Brits, Rhys Gill, Petrus du Plessis, Kelly Brown, Jackson Wray, Neil de Kock, Charlie Hodgson, Michael Ellery

RC Toulon v Leinster Rugby

Sunday, 13 December
Kick off: 16:15
Stade Félix Mayol

Match Officials
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales),
Assistant ref: Gwyn Morris (Wales),
Assistant ref: Wayne Davies (Wales),
TMO: Derek Bevan (Wales),
Citing Commissioner: John Byett (England)

RC Toulon: Delon Armitage; Bryan Habana, Mathieu Bastareaud, Ma’a Nonu, Drew Mitchell; Matt Giteau, Eric Escande; Florian Fresia, Guilhem Guirado, Matt Stevens, Samu Manoa, Romain Taofifenua, Mamuka Gorgodze, Steffon Armitage, Duane Vermeulen

Replacements: Anthony Etrillard, Xavier Chiocci, Levan Chilachava, Juan Smith, Tom Taylor, Maxime Mermoz, Anthony Meric, Jocelino Suta

Leinster Rugby: Rob Kearney; Fergus McFadden, Ben Te’o, Luke Fitzgerald, Isa Nacewa (c); Johnny Sexton, Isaac Boss; Cian Healy, Richardt Strauss, Mike Ross, Devin Toner, Mike McCarthy, Rhys Ruddock, Josh Van Der Flier, Jamie Heaslip

Replacements: Sean Cronin, Jack McGrath, Martin Moore, Tom Denton, Jordi Murphy, Eoin Reddan, Ian Madigan, Dave Kearney

Wasps v Bath Rugby

Sunday, 13 December
Kick off: 17:15
Ricoh Arena

Match Officials
Referee: Jerome Garces (France),
Assistant ref: Maxime Chalon (France),
Assistant ref: Jean-Luc Rebollai (),
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France),
Citing Commissioner: Eugene Ryan (Ireland)

Wasps: Rob Miller; Sailosi Tagicakibau, Elliot Daly, Ben Jacobs, Charles Piutau; Ruaridh Jackson, Joe Simpson; Matt Mullan, Ashley Johnson, Jake Cooper-Woolley, Joe Launchbury, Bradley Davies, James Haskell (c), George Smith, Nathan Hughes

Replacements: Edd Shervington, Simon McIntyre, Lorenzo Cittadini, James Gaskell, Sam Jones, Dan Robson, Jimmy Gopperth, Alapati Leiua

Bath Rugby: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Niko Matawalu; Max Lahiff, Ross Batty, David Wilson, Tom Ellis, David Attwood, Matt Garvey, Francois Louw (c), David Denton

Replacements: Rob Webber, Nathan Catt, Henry Thomas, Charlie Ewels, Leroy Houston, Chris Cook, Rhys Priestland, Tom Homer