There are six games taking place in the Challenge Cup on Saturday, kicking off with Zebre hosting Gloucester at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.
Zebre vs Gloucester
The teams:
Zebre: 15 Matteo Minozzi, 14 Ciaran Gaffney, 13 Mattia Bellini, 12 Tommaso Boni, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti, 10 Carlo Canna, 9 Marcello Violi, 8 Renato Giammarioli, 7 Johan Meyer, 6 Maxime Mbanda, 5 George Biagi, 4 David Sisi, 3 Dario Chistolini, 2 Oliviero Fabiani, 1 Andrea Lovotti
Replacements: 16 Luhandre Luus, 17 Cruze Ah-Nau, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Leonard Krumov, 20 Jacopo Sarto, 21 Guglielmo Palazzani, 22 Matteo Pratichetti, 23 Serafin Bordoli
Gloucester: 15 Tom Hudson, 14 Charlie Sharples, 13 Andy Symons, 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 Henry Purdy, 10 Owen Williams, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Jake Polledri, 6 Freddie Clarke, 5 Mariano Galarza, 4 Tom Savage, 3 John Afoa, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Paddy McAllister
Replacements: 16 Henry Walker, 17 Cameron Orr, 18 Josh Hohneck, 19 Jeremy Thrush, 20 Lewis Ludlow, 21 Willi Heinz, 22 Billy Twelvetrees, 23 Ollie Thorley
Venue: Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Kick-off: 14:30 local (13:30 GMT)
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Lloyd Linton (Scotland), Dunx McClement (Scotland)
Sale Sharks vs Cardiff Blues
The teams:
Sale Sharks: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Denny Solomona, 13 Mark Jennings, 12 Rohan Jansen van Rensburg, 11 Josh Charnley, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Will Cliff, 8 Jono Ross, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Cameron Neild, 5 Andrei Ostrikov, 4 George Nott, 3 WillGriff John, 2 Marc Jones, 1 Ross Harrison
Replacements: 16 Rob Webber, 17 James Flynn, 18 Alexandru Tarus, 19 Matthew Postlewhaite, 20 David Seymour, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Sam James, 23 James O'Connor
Cardiff Blues: 15 Matthew Morgan, 14 Owen Lane, 13 Garyn Smith, 12 Rey Lee-Lo, 11 Aled Summerhill, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 Nick Williams, 7 Josh Turnbull, 6 Seb Davies, 5 James Down, 4 George Earle, 3 Anton Peikrishvili, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Brad Thyer
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Kieron Assiratti, 19 Damian Welch, 20 Sion Bennett, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Blaine Scully
Venue: AJ Bell Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes (France), Eric Soulan (France)
Worcester vs Oyonnax
The teams:
Worcester: 15 Ben Howard, 14 Tom Howe, 13 Dean Hammond, 12 Max Stelling, 11 Perry Humphreys, 10 Sam Olver, 9 Michael Dowsett, 8 David Denton, 7 Andrew Durutalo, 6 Huw Taylor, 5 Darren Barry, 4 Pierce Phillips, 3 Gareth Milasinovich, 2 Joe Taufete'e, 1 Ryan Bower
Replacements: 16 Kurt Haupt, 17 Simon Kerrod, 18 Bi Alo, 19 Alafoti Faosiliva, 20 Matti Williams, 21 Luke Baldwin, 22 Jamie Shillcock, 23 Chris Pennell
Oyonnax: 15 Silvere Tian, 14 Axel Muller, 13 Vincent Lasmarrigues, 12 Maxime Veau, 11 Tim Giresse, 10 Christopher Ruiz, 9 James Hall, 8 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 7 Bilel Taieb, 6 Luc Barba, 5 Simon Christian Njewel, 4 Shay Kerry, 3 Irakli Mirtskhulava, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Khatchik Vartanov
Replacements: 16 Benjamin Geledan, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Thomas Laclayat, 19 Geoffrey Fabbri, 20 Maxime Fucina, 21 Julien Audy, 22 Ulupano Seuteni, 23 Manuel Leindekar Virginio
Venue: Sixways Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
Newcastle vs Bordeaux-Begles
The teams:
Newcastle: 15 Simon Hammersley, 14 Alex Tait, 13 Tom Penny, 12 Josh Matavesi, 11 Adam Radwan, 10 Craig Willis, 9 Sam Stuart, 8 Ryan Burrows, 7 Gary Graham, 6 Mark Wilson, 5 Will Witty, 4 Calum Green, 3 Scott Wilson, 2 Ben Sowrey, 1 Sam Lockwood
Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Rob Vickers, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Glen Young, 20 Harrison Orr, 21 Joel Hodgson, 22 Charlie Wilson, 23 Zach Kibirige
Bordeaux-Begles: 15 Nans Ducuing, 14 Geoffrey Cros, 13 Pablo Uberti, 12 Romain Lonca, 11 Fa'asui Fuatai, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Yann Lesgourgues, 8 Leroy Houston, 7 Alexandre Roumat, 6 Mahamadou Diaby, 5 Cyril Cazeaux, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Vadim Cobilas, 2 Adrien Pélissié, 1 Sébastien Taofifenua
Replacements: 16 Ole Avei, 17 Thierry Paiva, 18 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 19 Pierre Gayraud, 20 Cameron Woki, 21 Gauthier Doubrere, 22 Ben Volavola, 23 Julien Rey
Venue: Kingston Park
Kick-off: 15:15 GMT
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Elgan Williams (Wales)
Edinburgh vs London Irish
The teams:
Edinburgh: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Damien Hoyland, 13 Chris Dean, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Darcy Graham, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Magnus Bradbury, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Ben Toolis, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Stuart McInally, 1 Darryl Marfo
Replacements: 16 Neil Cochrane, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Matt Shields, 19 Lewis Carmichael, 20 Jamie Ritchie, 21 Sean Kennedy, 22 Dougie Fife, 23 Junior Rasolea
London Irish: 15 Greig Tonks, 14 Ben Ransom, 13 Tom Fowlie, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Tommy Bell, 9 Scott Steele, 8 Lasha Lomidze, 7 Max Northcote-Green, 6 Jack Cooke, 5 Sebastian De Chaves (c), 4 Will Lloyd, 3 Manasa Saulo, 2 Saia Fainga’a, 1 Gordon Reid
Replacements: 16 Tom Woolstencroft, 17 Harry Elrington, 18 Lovejoy Chawatama, 19 Josh Basham, 20 Mike Coman, 21 Ben Meehan, 22 Theo Brophy Clews, 23 Matt Williams
Venue: Myreside
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Richard Kerr (Scotland)
Brive vs Connacht
The teams:
Brive: 15 Gaetan Germain, 14 Nadir Megdoud, 13 Sevanaia Galala, 12 Benjamin Petre, 11 Guillaume Namy, 10 Thomas Laranjeira, 9 Florian Cazenave, 8 Petrus Hauman, 7 Dominiko Waqaniborutu, 6 Poutasi Luafutu, 5 Jan Uys, 4 Johan Snyman, 3 Demba Bamba, 2 Mike Tadjer, 1 Julien Brugnaut
Replacements: 16 Louis Martin, 17 Simon-Pierre Chauvac, 18 James Johnston, 19 Peet Marais, 20 Fabien Sanconnie, 21 David Delarue, 22 Alfifeleti Mafi, 23 Matthieu Ugalde
Connacht: 15 Tiernan O'Halloran, 14 Cian Kelleher, 13 Pita Ahki, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Matt Healy, 10 Jack Carty, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 John Muldoon, 7 Eoghan Masterson, 6 Cillian Gallagher, 5 Quinn Roux, 4 Ultan Dillane, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Shane Delahunt, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Peter McCabe, 18 Conor Carey, 19 James Cannon, 20 James Connolly, 21 James Mitchell, 22 Tom Farrell, 23 Darragh Leader
Venue: Stade Amédée-Domenech
Kick-off: 21:00 local (20:00 GMT)
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley (England), Wayne Falla (England)
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