Four games take place on Saturday while there is one at Cardiff Arms Park on Sunday as the Challenge Cup rumbles on this weekend.
Saturday
Gloucester v Zebre
The teams:
Gloucester: 15 Charlie Sharples, 14 Ollie Thorley, 13 Billy Twelvetrees, 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 David Halaifonua, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Freddie Clarke, 7 Will Safe, 6 Jake Polledri, 5 Mariano Galarza, 4 Ed Slater, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Motu Matu’u, 1 Cameron Orr
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 Paddy McAllister, 18 Gareth Denman, 19 Tom Savage, 20 Charlie Beckett, 21 Willi Heinz, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Henry Purdy
Zebre: 15 Ciaran Gaffney, 14 Matteo Pratichetti, 13 Giulio Bisegni, 12 Faialaga Afamasaga, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti, 10 Serafin Bordoli, 9 Guglielmo Palazzani, 8 Maxime Mbanda, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Jacopo Sarto, 5 George Biagi, 4 Leonard Krumov, 3 Roberto Tenga, 2 Luhandre Luus, 1 Cruze Ah-Nau
Replacements: 16 Tommaso D’Apice, 17 Andrea de Marchi, 18 Dario Chistolini, 19 Valerio Bernabo, 20 Sami Panico, 21 Riccardo Raffaele, 22 Maicol Azzolini, 23 Matteo Minozzi
Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes (Fra), Eric Soulan (Fra)
London Irish v Stade Francais
The teams:
London Irish: 15 Greig Tonks, 14 Ben Ransom, 13 Tom Fowlie, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Theo Brophy Clews, 9 Scott Steele, 8 Lasha Lomidze, 7 Jack Cooke, 6 Conor Gilsenan, 5 Sebastian De Chaves, 4 William Lloyd, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 1 Gordon Reid
Replacements: 16 Todd Gleave, 17 Harry Elrington, 18 Petrus du Plessis, 19 Josh Basham, 20 Isaac Curtis-Harris, 21 Rory Brand, 22 Matt Williams, 23 Joe Cokanasiga
Stade Francais: 15 Tony Ensor, 14 Jimmy Yobo, 13 Théo Millet, 12 Paul Williams, 11 Romain Martial, 10 Shane Geraghty, 9 Clement Daguin, 8 Sekou Macalou, 7 Matthieu Ugena, 6 Hugh Pyle, 5 Mathieu De Giovanni, 4 Paul Gabrillagues, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Laurent Panis, 1 Siegfried Fisiihoi
Replacements: 16 Lucas Da Silva, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Giorgi Melikidze, 19 Zurabi Zhvania, 20 Bakary Meïte, 21 Arthur Coville, 22 Jules Plisson, 23 Jonathan Danty
Venue: Madejski Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)
Assistant referees: Dan Jones (Wal), Craig Evans (Wal)
Connacht v Brive
The teams:
Connacht: 15 Darragh Leader, 14 Cian Kelleher, 13 Pita Ahki, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Matt Healy, 10 Jack Carty, 9 James Mitchell, 8 Eoghan Masterson, 7 James Connolly, 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 John Muldoon, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Tom Farrell, 23 Tiernan O’Halloran
Brive: 15 Gaetan Germain, 14 Nadir Megdoud, 13 Arnaud Mignardi, 12 Benjamin Petre, 11 Franck Romanet, 10 Matthieu Ugalde, 9 Florian Cazenave, 8 Etienne Herjean, 7 Dominiko Waqaniborutu, 6 Péniami Narisia, 5 Jan Uys, 4 Johan Snyman, 3 Demba Bamba, 2 Mike Tadjer, 1 Vivien Devisme
Replacements: 16 Louis Martin, 17 Karlen Asieshvili, 18 James Johnston, 19 Sisa Koyamaibole, 20 Julien Le Devedec, 21 David Delarue, 22 Thomas Laranjeira, 23 Guillaume Namy
Venue: The Sportsground
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Ian Tempest (Eng)
Assistant referee: Sara Cox (Eng), Jonathan Healy (Eng)
Lyon v Toulouse
The teams:
Lyon: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 Toby Arnold, 13 Thibaut Regard, 12 Adrien Seguret, 11 Jone Tuva, 10 Mike Harris, 9 Jonathan Pélissié, 8 Tai Tuifua, 7 Theophile Cotte, 6 Julien Puricelli, 5 Francois van der Merwe, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Clément Ric, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Hamza Kaabèche
Replacements: 16 Enzo Pakihivatau, 17 Tornike Mataradze, 18 Stéphane Clement, 19 Felix Lambey, 20 Dylan Cretin, 21 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 22 Lionel Beauxis, 23 Baptiste Couilloud
Toulouse: 15 Sofiane Guitoune, 14 Wandile Mjekevu, 13 Jarrod Poi, 12 Paul Perez, 11 Lucas Tauzin, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Sébastien Bézy, 8 Selevasio Tolofua, 7 Semi Kunatani, 6 Louis Madaule, 5 Piula Faasalele, 4 Florian Verhaeghe, 3 Maks Van Dyk, 2 David Roumieu, 1 Rodrigue Neti
Replacements: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Daniel Mienie, 18 Charlie Faumuina, 19 Rynhardt Elstadt, 20 Carl Axtens, 21 Francois Cros, 22 Jean-Marc Doussain, 23 Yann David
Venue: Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Kick-off: 21:00 local (20:00 GMT)
Referee: Luke Pearce (Eng)
Assistant referees: Tom Foley (Eng), Jack Makepeace (Eng)
Sunday
Cardiff Blues v Sale Sharks
The teams:
Cardiff Blues: 15 Matthew Morgan, 14 Owen Lane, 13 Garyn Smith, 12 Willis Halaholo, 11 Aled Summerhill, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Nick Williams, 7 Josh Navidi, 6 Macauley Cook, 5 Damian Welch, 4 Seb Davies, 3 Anton Peikrishvili, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Brad Thyer, 18 Kieron Assiratti, 19 James Down, 20 Josh Turnbull, 21 Lloyd Williams, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Rey Lee-Lo
Sale: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Denny Solomona, 13 Mark Jennings, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Josh Charnley, 10 Sam James, 9 Will Cliff, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 TJ Ioane, 6 Cameron Neild, 5 George Nott, 4 Bryn Evans, 3 Halani Aulika, 2 Marc Jones, 1 James Flynn
Replacements: 16 Rob Webber, 17 Ross Harrison, 18 Alexandru Tarus, 19 Matthew Postlewhaite, 20 Ben Curry, 21 Matthew Sturgess, 22 Luke James, 23 Paulo Odogwu
Venue: Cardiff Arms Park
Kick-off: 15:15 GMT
Referee: Thomas Charabas (Fra)
Assistant referees: Sebastien Minery (Fra), Arnaud Blondel (Fra)
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