European Rugby Champions Cup Round 4 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.

Northampton Saints v Racing 92

Friday, 18 December
Kick off: 19:45
Franklin’s Gardens
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales),
Assistant ref: Gwyn Morris (Wales),
Assistant ref: Wayne Davies (Wales),
TMO: Derek Bevan (Wales),
Citing Commissioner: Douglas Hunter (Scotland)

Northampton Saints: Ben Foden; Ah See Tuala, George Pisi, Luther Burrell, George North; Steve Myler, Lee Dickson (c); Alex Waller, Mikey Haywood, Kieran Brookes, Courtney Lawes, Victor Matfield, Jamie Gibson, Teimana Harrison, Sam Dickinson

Replacements: Matti Williams, Ethan Waller, Paul Hill, Christian Day, Michael Paterson, Kahn Fotuali’i, JJ Hanrahan, Jamie Elliott

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, Maxime Machenaud, Johannes Goosen, Marc Andreu

Saracens v Oyonnax

Saturday, 19 December
Kick off: 13:00
Allianz Park
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland),
Assistant ref: Jonathan Peak (Ireland),
TMO: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland),
Citing Commissioner: Stefano Marrama (Italy)

Saracens: Alex Goode; Chris Ashton, Duncan Taylor, Brad Barritt (c), Michael Ellery; Owen Farrell, Neil de Kock; Mako Vunipola, Schalk Brits, Petrus du Plessis, Jim Hamilton, Maro Itoje, Jackson Wray, Kelly Brown, Samu Vunisa

Replacements: Jamie George, Richard Barrington, Juan Figallo, Michael Rhodes, Will Fraser, Richard Wigglesworth, Charlie Hodgson, Ben Ransom

Oyonnax: Florian Denos (c); Daniel Ikpefan, Guillaume Bousses, Uwa Tawalo, Fetu’u Vainikolo; Regis Lespinas, Julien Blanc; Laurent Delboulbès, Jeremie Maurouard, Marc Clerc, Leon Power, Geoffrey Fabbri, Valentin Ursache, Pedrie Wannenburg, Florian Faure

Replacements: Jody Jenneker, Stan Wright, Horace Pungea , Viliami Maafu, Thomas Bordes, Arthur Aziza, Rory Clegg, Vincent Martin

Bath Rugby v Wasps

Saturday, 19 December
Kick off: 15:15
Recreation Ground
Referee: Romain Poite (France),
Assistant ref: Cyril Lafon (France),
Assistant ref: Stephane Boyer (France),
TMO: Eric Gonthier (France),
Citing Commissioner: Yann Le Dore (France)

Bath Rugby: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eas
TMOnd, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Niko Matawalu; Nick Auterac, Ross Batty, David Wilson, Matt Garvey, David Attwood, Leroy Houston, Francois Louw (c), David Denton

Replacements: Rob Webber, Max Lahiff, Henry Thomas, Charlie Ewels, Guy Mercer, Chris Cook, Rhys Priestland, Tom Homer

Wasps: Rob Miller; Frank Halai, Elliot Daly, Ben Jacobs, Charles Piutau; Jimmy Gopperth, Joe Simpson; Matt Mullan, Ashley Johnson, Lorenzo Cittadini, Joe Launchbury, Bradley Davies, James Haskell (c), George Smith, Nathan Hughes

Replacements: Edd Shervington, Simon McIntyre, Phil Swainston, James Gaskell, Sam Jones, Dan Robson, Ruaridh Jackson, Alapati Leiua

Stade Français Paris v Benetton Treviso

Saturday, 19 December
Kick off: 16:15
Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Greg Garner (England),
Assistant ref: Dean Richards (England),
Assistant ref: Kevin Stewart (England),
TMO: David Sainsbury (England),
Citing Commissioner: Richard McGhee (Scotland)

Stade Français Paris: Hugo Bonneval; Josaia Raisuqe, Geoffrey Doumayrou, Jonathan Danty, Djibril Camara; Morné Steyn, Julien Tomas; Emmanuel Felsina, Laurent Sempéré, Rabah Slimani, Hugh Pyle, Paul Gabrillagues, Raphael Lakafia, Sylvain Nicolas, Sergio Parisse (c)

Replacements: Laurent Panis, Zurabi Zhvania, Paul Alo Emile, Gerhard Mostert, Jonathan Ross, Clement Daguin, Herman Meyer Bosman, Waisea Vuidarvuwalu

Benetton Treviso: Simone Ragusi; Andrea Pratichetti, Enrico Bacchin, Alberto Sgarbi, Tommaso Iannone; Jayden Hayward, Christopher Smylie; Alberto de Marchi, Roberto Santamaria, Salesi Manu, Marco Lazzaroni, Tom Palmer, Marco Barbini, Alessandro Zanni (c), Abraham Jurgens Steyn

Replacements: Davide Giazzon, Matteo Zanusso, Rupert Harden, Filo Paulo, Marco Fuser, Robert Barbieri, Samuel Christie, James Ambrosini

Leinster Rugby v RC Toulon

Saturday, 19 December
Kick off: 17:15
Aviva Stadium
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England),
Assistant ref: Tim Wigglesworth (England),
Assistant ref: Paul Dix (England),
TMO: Graham Hughes (England),
Citing Commissioner: Shaun Gallagher (England)

Leinster Rugby: Rob Kearney; Dave Kearney, Ben Te’o, Luke Fitzgerald, Isa Nacewa (c); Johnny Sexton, Eoin Reddan; Jack McGrath, Richardt Strauss, Mike Ross, Devin Toner, Mike McCarthy, Rhys Ruddock, Josh Van Der Flier, Jamie Heaslip

Replacements: Sean Cronin, Michael Bent, Martin Moore, Tom Denton, Jordi Murphy, Nick Mc Carthy, Ian Madigan, Zane Kirchner

RC Toulon: Delon Armitage; Bryan Habana, Mathieu Bastareaud, Ma’a Nonu, Drew Mitchell; Matt Giteau (c), Eric Escande; Florian Fresia, Guilhem Guirado, Matt Stevens, Jocelino Suta, Romain Taofifenua, Juan Smith, Steffon Armitage, Duane Vermeulen

Replacements: Anthony Etrillard, Xavier Chiocci, Levan Chilachava, Mamuka Gorgodze, Juan Fernandez Lobbe, Tom Taylor, Sebastien Tillous-Borde, Konstantine Mikautadze

Bordeaux-Bègles v Ospreys

Saturday, 19 December
Kick off: 18:15
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Referee: Luke Pearce (England),
Assistant ref: Matthew Carley (England),
Assistant ref: Peter Allan (England),
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England),
Citing Commissioner: John Cole (Ireland)

Bordeaux-Bègles: Jean-Marcellin Buttin; Metuisela Talebulamaijaina, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Julien Rey, Sofiane Guitoune; Pierre Bernard, Heini Adams; Jefferson Poirot, Clement Maynadier, Sekope Kepu, Julien Le Devedec, Berend Botha, Louis Madaule, Matthew Clarkin (c), Marco Tauleigne

Replacements: Ole Avei, Steven Kitshoff, Francisco Gomez Kodela, Jan Andre Marais, Loann Goujon, Yann Lesgourgues, Baptiste Serin, Darly Domvo

Ospreys: Daniel Evans; Jeff Hassler, Ben John, Josh Matavesi, Eli Walker; Dan Biggar, Thomas Habberfield; 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, Martin Roberts, Sam Davies , Hanno Dirksen

Scarlets v Glasgow Warriors

Saturday, 19 December
Kick off: 19:45
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France),
Assistant ref: Maxime Chalon (France),
Assistant ref: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France),
TMO: Bruno Bessot (France),
Citing Commissioner: Mike Rafter (England)

Scarlets: Mike Collins; Steff Evans, Gareth Owen, Hadleigh Parkes, DTH van der Merwe; Aled Thomas, Gareth Davies; Rob Evans, Emyr Phillips (c), Samson Lee, Jake Ball, Maselino Paulino, Lewis Rawlins, Jack Condy, Morgan Allen

Replacements: Ken Owens, Wyn Jones, Rhodri Jones, George Earle, Tom Price, Aled Davies, Steven Shingler, Harry Robinson

Glasgow Warriors: Tommy Seymour; Taqele Naiyaravoro, Mark Bennett, Alex Dunbar, Sean Lamont; Finn Russell, Mike Blair; Alex Allan, Fraser Brown, 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, Duncan Weir, Lee Jones

Toulouse v Ulster Rugby

Sunday, 20 December
Kick off: 14:00
Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: JP Doyle (England),
Assistant ref: Darren Gamage (England),
Assistant ref: Paul Burton (England),
TMO: David Grashoff (England),
Citing Commissioner: Buster White (England)

Toulouse: Alexis Palisson; Kunatani Kunabuli, Gael Fickou, Florian Fritz, Timoci Matanavou; Jean-Marc Doussain, Sébastien Bézy; Cyril Baille, Julien Marchand, Census Johnston, Gregory Lamboley, Yoann Maestri, Yacouba Camara, Thierry Dusautoir (c), Imanol Harinordoquy

Replacements: Christopher Tolofua, Gurthro Steenkamp, Gert Muller, Joe Tekori, Louis Picamoles , Gillian Galan, David Mele, Clément Poitrenaud

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, Sean Reidy, Roger Wilson

Replacements: Rob Herring, Andy Warwick, Ricky Lutton, Lewis Stevenson, Nick Williams, Paul Marshall, Ian Humphreys, Rory Scholes

ASM Clermont Auvergne v Exeter Chiefs

Sunday, 20 December
Kick off: 16:15
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy),
Assistant ref: Stefano Penne (Italy),
Assistant ref: Simone Boaretto (Italy),
TMO: Carlo Damasco (Italy),
Citing Commissioner: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)

ASM Clermont Auvergne: Scott Spedding; David Strettle, Jonathan Davies, Hosea Gear, Noa Nakaitaci; Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra (c); Vincent Debaty, Benjamin Kayser, Daniel Kotze, Jamie Cudmore, Sébastien Vahaamahina, Vito Kolelishvili, Alexandre Lapandry, Fritz Lee

Replacements: John Ulugia, Thomas Domingo, Clément Ric, Paul Jedrasiak, Damien Chouly, Ludovic Radoslavjevic , Pato Fernandez, Albert Vulivuli

Exeter Chiefs: Phil Dollman; Matt Jess, Jack Nowell, Ian Whitten, James Short; Gareth Steenson, Dave Lewis; Carl Rimmer, Jack Yeandle (c), Tom Francis, Geoff Parling, Damian Welch, Don Armand, Julian Salvi, Tom Waldrom

Replacements: Elvis Taione, Alec Hepburn, Moray Low, Mitch Lees, Tom Johnson, Haydn Thomas, Will Hooley, Michele Campagnaro

Leicester Tigers v Munster Rugby

Sunday, 20 December
Kick off: 17:15
Welford Road
Referee: Jerome Garces (France),
Assistant ref: Thomas Charabas (France),
Assistant ref: Salam Attalah (France),
TMO: Jean-Marie Piraveau (France),
Citing Commissioner: Jeff Mark (Wales)

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

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

Munster Rugby: Andrew Conway; Keith Earls, Francis Saili, Denis Hurley, Simon Zebo; Ian Keatley, Conor Murray; James Cronin, Mike Sherry, John Ryan, Mark Chisholm, Donnacha Ryan, Robin Copeland, Dave O’Callaghan, CJ Stander (c)

Replacements: Niall Scannell, Dave Kilcoyne, Mario Sagario, Dave Foley, Jack O’Donoghue, Tomas O’Leary, Rory Scannell, Lucas Amorosino