SATURDAY, MAY 21

Dragons v Emirates Lions

Rodney Parade, Newport – KO 15.00  IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA & SA

Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU, 9th league game)

AR 1: Dewi Phillips (WRU)  AR 2: John Darcy (WRU) 

TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)

Live on: S4C, SuperSport, Premier Sports & URC TV

Dragons: Jordan Williams, Rio Dyer, Adam Warren, Josh Lewis, Jared Rosser, Will Reed, Gonzalo Bertranou; Aki Seiuli, Elliot Dee, Mesake Doge, Joe Maksymiw, Huw Taylor, Ben Fry, Taine Basham, Ollie Griffiths (CAPT)

Replacements: Taylor Davies, Lloyd Fairbrother, Chris Coleman, Max Williams, Lennon Greggains, Lewis Jones, Sam Davies, Ioan Davies.

Emirates Lions: Quan Horn, Stean Pienaar, Henco van Wyk, Matt More, Edwill van der Merwe, Jordan Hendrikse, Morne van den Berg, JP Smith, Jaco Visagie, Ruan Dreyer, Ruan Venter, Reinhard Nothnagel (CAPT), Sibusiso Sangweni, Vincent Tshituka, Francke Horn

Replacements: PJ Botha, Sti Sithole, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Ruben Schoeman, Jarod Cairns, Andre Warner, Manuel Rass, Tiaan Swanepoel

Connacht v Zebre Parma

The Sportsground, Galway – KO 17.00 IRE & UK / 18.00 ITA & SA

Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 21st league game)

AR 1: Dan Carson (IRFU) AR 2: Keane Davison (IRFU)

TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)

Live on: RTÉ 2, Mediaset, Premier Sports, SuperSport & URC TV

Connacht: Oran McNulty, John Porch, Tom Farrell, Tom Daly, Alex Wootton, Jack Carty, Kieran Marmion, Denis Buckley, Dylan Tierney-Martin, Finlay Bealham, Gavin Thornbury, Niall Murray, Eoghan Masterson, Seán Masterson, Cian Prendergast

Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Matthew Burke, Jack Aungier, Ultan Dillane, Abraham Papali’I, Colm Reilly, Conor Fitzgerald, Sammy Arnold

Zebre Parma: Lorenzo Pani, Asaeli Tuivuaka, Franco Smith Jr., Enrico Lucchin, Jacopo Trulla, Carlo Canna, Chris Cook, Danilo Fischetti, Luca Bigi, Eduardo Bello, David Sisi (CAPT), Andrea Zambonin, Luca Andreani, Iacopo Bianchi, Taina Fox-Matamua

Replacements: Giampietro Ribaldi, Paolo Buonfiglio, Matteo Nocera, Leonard Krumov, Ross Vintcent, Nicolò Casilio, Alessandro Fusco, Junior Laloifi

Scarlets v DHL Stormers

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli – KO 17.10 IRE & UK / 18.10 ITA & SA

Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 24th league game)

AR 1:  Gareth Newman (WRU)  AR 2: Rhys Jones (WRU)

TMO: Wayne Davies (WRU)

Live on: S4C, SuperSport, Premier Sports & URC TV

Scarlets: Tom Rogers, Liam Williams, Jonathan Davies (CAPT), Johnny Williams, Ryan Conbeer, Sam Costelow, Gareth Davies, Steff Thomas, Shaun Evans, Javan Sebastian, Tom Price, Jac Price, Aaron Shingler, Josh Macleod, Sione Kalamafoni

Replacements: Daf Hughes, Phil Price, WillGriff John, Morgan Jones, Tomas Lezana, Kieran Hardy, Rhys Patchell, Joe Roberts

DHL Stormers: Warrick Gelant, Seabelo Senatla, Ruhan Nel, Damian Willemse, Leolin Zas, Manie Libbok, Stefan Ungerer, Steven Kitshoff (CAPT), JJ Kotze, Frans Malherbe, Salmaan Moerat, Marvin Orie, Deon Fourie, Hacjivah Dayimani, Evan Roos

Replacements: Andre-Hugo Venter, Brok Harris, Neethling Fouche, Ernst van Rhyn, Nama Xaba, Marcel Theunissen, Godlen Masimla, Cornel Smit

Scarlets Head Coach Dwayne Peel said: “One of our goals is to be top of the Welsh Shield and we have got that to play for this weekend. It is slightly out of our hands with Ospreys playing on Friday, but we have prepped for having to win this game. We realise we have a difficult proposition in the Stormers coming to town, it is going to be a tough game, but one we are relishing.”

DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson said: “We have had a great run of wins at home and this week is a chance to show what we can do up here. The players understand what is required against a Scarlets team that will also be highly motivated. We will need full focus and execution to get the result that we need."

Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors

BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh – KO 18.30 IRE & UK / 19.30 ITA & SA

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 78th league game)

AR 1: Ian Kenny  (SRU) AR 2: Graeme Ormiston (SRU)

TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport & URC TV

Edinburgh Rugby: Emiliano Boffelli, Darcy Graham, Mark Bennett, Chris Dean, Damien Hoyland, Blair Kinghorn, Ben Vellacott, Pierre Schoeman, Dave Cherry, WP Nel, Jamie Hodgson, Grant Gilchrist (CAPT), Luke Crosbie, Hamish Watson, Magnus Bradbury

Replacements: Adam McBurney, Harrison Courtney, Lee-Roy Atalifo, Marshall Sykes, Ben Muncaster, Henry Pyrgos, Jaco van der Walt, James Lang

Glasgow Warriors: Ollie Smith, Josh McKay, Sione Tuipulotu, Sam Johnson, Rufus McLean, Ross Thompson, Ali Price, Jamie Bhatti, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Rob Harley, Richie Gray, Ryan Wilson (CAPT), Thomas Gordon, Jack Dempsey.

Replacements: Johnny Matthews, Nathan McBeth, Simon Berghan, Kiran McDonald, Gregor Brown, Jamie Dobie, Domingo Miotti, Stafford McDowall

Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach Mike Blair said: “Intercity derbies are always special occasions and tomorrow night is massive for this club, our group of players and the supporters who’ve backed us brilliantly throughout the season. We’ve talked a lot this week about going out and enjoying the game, but doing that by putting everything into the performance and playing for the jersey for the full 80 minutes. We want to be sharp in our skills, detail and physicality from the get-go. Playing at BT Murrayfield is always a special experience and a lot of our younger guys have never played in a Test match atmosphere before, which tomorrow night most certainly will be with so much on the line. We’re hoping for a massive crowd at BT Murrayfield and want the city behind us. The more support and noise our fans bring, the more of an occasion it becomes - It’s going to be a proper derby atmosphere.”

Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Danny Wilson said: “We played some outstanding rugby in the first leg of the 1872 Cup at Scotstoun to earn a 30-17 lead, but we know that we'll need to up our level again to get the job done on Saturday. Edinburgh are a side who have gone very well at home this season. We’ve had a number of games on the road recently; however, as this match is being played just along the M8 we know our supporters will turn out in force which is massively exciting and motivating for our players. It’s great to welcome Rufus McLean and Thomas Gordon back into the starting side. Thomas returns after a short term injury and Rufus has worked really hard with our performance staff to be ready for this game. Derbies are the biggest games of the season and with a lot riding on this game it certainly lives up to the billing.”

Leinster v Munster

Aviva Stadium, Dublin – KO 19.15 IRE & UK / 20.15 ITA & SA

Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 62nd league game)

AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU) AR 2: Oisin Quinn (IRFU)

TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport & URC TV

Leinster: Jordan Larmour, Rob Russell, Jamie Osborne, Ciarán Frawley, Rory O'Loughlin, Harry Byrne, Cormac Foley, Ed Byrne (CAPT), Seán Cronin, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, Josh Murphy, Ryan Baird, Scott Penny, Max Deegan

Replacements: John McKee, Peter Dooley, Cian Healy, Devin Toner, Alex Soroka, Ben Murphy, David Hawkshaw, Adam Byrne

Munster: Mike Haley, Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Dan Goggin, Keith Earls, Joey Carbery, Conor Murray, Josh Wycherley, Niall Scannell, John Ryan, Jean Kleyn, Thomas Ahern, Fineen Wycherley, Alex Kendellen, Jack O'Donoghue (CAPT)

Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Jeremy Loughman, Keynan Knox, Jason Jenkins, Jack Daly, Craig Casey, Ben Healy, Rory Scannell