Round 12 starts off with Munster and Edinburgh in Cork

MUNSTER start off Round 12 of the URC with a visit from Edinburgh tomorrow night in Cork and the teams for this Friday night’s fixtures of the have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.
From #GrassrootsToGreatness, BKT URC Origin Round kicks off this weekend
For Rounds 11 and 12 the BKT URC will adopt Origin Round branding across our digital channels. Clubs will celebrate their own communities and origin of their players. The Players and Match Officials are invited to wear their club or school socks. Broadcasters will also highlight the origin point of various players with some of them wearing their club/school jerseys/socks. Fans attending games are encouraged to wear their club/school jerseys/socks. The origin club or school of each player this weekend has been named below.
#MUNvEDI
Alex Nankivell returns from injury and starts on his first appearance since December for Munster
Magnus Bradbury returns to Edinburgh Rugby starting XV
#ZEBvDRA
Luca Bigi captains Zebre Parma
Ashton Hewitt makes his return for Dragons RFC for the first time since December 2023
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Munster v Edinburgh Rugby
Virgin Media Park, Cork – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 21.35 SA
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 36th league game)
AR 1: Andrew Cole (IRFU) AR 2: Chris Lough (IRFU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Munster: Ben O’Connor (Highfield RFC/PBC), Calvin Nash (Young Munster RFC/Crescent College Comp), Tom Farrell (Coolmine RFC/Castleknock College), Alex Nankivell (Christchurch Boys High School), Shay McCarthy (Richmond RFC/St Munchin’s College), Billy Burns (Beechen Cliff), Ethan Coughlan (Ennis RFC), Josh Wycherley (Bantry Bay RFC/Cistercian College Roscrea), Niall Scannell (PBC), John Ryan (Muskerry RFC/CBC); Evan O’Connell (UL Bohemian RFC/Castletroy College), Fineen Wycherley (Bantry Bay RFC/Cistercian College Roscrea), Tom Ahern ((Youghal RFC/Dungarvan RFC/Waterpark RFC), John Hodnett (Clonakilty RFC), Brian Gleeson (Thurles RFC/Rockwell College)
Replacements: Diarmuid Barron (Cashel RFC/Rockwell College), Mark Donnelly (Midleton RFC), Stephen Archer (Cork Constitution FC), Ruadhán Quinn (Ballina-Killaloe RFC), Alex Kendellen (PBC), Paddy Patterson (Blackrock College), Tony Butler (Ennis RFC), Seán O’Brien (Mullingar RFC)
Edinburgh Rugby: Wes Goosen (Old Boys University), Matt Currie (Merchiston Castle/Dumfries Saints), James Lang (RGC/London Irish Amateurs), Mosese Tuipulotu (South District Pirate), Ross McCann (Melrose RFC), Ross Thompson (Stewart’s Melville), Ben Vellacott (CAPT) (Barnstable RFC), Boan Venter (High School de Aar), Ewan Ashman (Sandbach RFC), Paul Hill (Doncaster Knights), Marshall Sykes (Ayr RFC/ Woodbridge), Sam Skinner (Topsham RFC), Luke Crosbie (Currie RFC), Ben Muncaster (North Berwick), Magnus Bradbury (Oban Lorne RFC)
Replacements: Paddy Harrison (Peebles RFC), Robin Hislop (Langholm RFC), D’arcy Rae (Marr RFC), Glen Young (Jed Forest), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Academicals), Ali Price (West Norfolk RFC/ Wisbech Grammar), Cammy Scott (Boroughmuir RFC), Mark Bennett (Cumnock RFC)
Edinburgh Rugby Head Coach Sean Everitt: “We’re excited about the challenge, but we know it won’t be easy to get a result away against Munster, whether they’re in Cork or Limerick they’re strong at home. We’ve had a good week at training, and we’re ready to bounce back.”
Zebre Parma v Dragons RFC
Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 21.35 SA
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 26th league game)
AR 1: Filipo Russo (FIR) AR 2: Lorenzo Negro (FIR)
TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
Live on: Sky Italia, BBC Wales, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Zebre Parma: Geronimo Prisciantelli (Club Atletico De San Isidro), Scott Gregory (Northland Rugby), Fetuli Paea (Crusaders), Damiano Mazza (Rugby Parma), Simone Gesi (Livorno Rugby), Giacomo Da Re (Benetton Rugby), Gonzalo Garcia (Natacion y Gimnasia), Muhamed Hasa (AS Rugby Milano), Luca Bigi (CAPT) (Rugby Reggio), Ion Neculai (Elba Rugby), Rusiate Nasove (Fijian Drua), Leonard Krumov (Crema Rugby Club), Giacomo Ferrari (Unione Rugby Capitolina), Bautista Stavile (Mendoza Rugby Club), Giovanni Licata (Miraglia Rugby Agrigento)
Replacements: Tommaso Di Bartolomeo (Petrarca Rugby), Luca Rizzoli (Unione Rugby Capitolina), Juan Pitinari (Logaritmo Rugby), Matteo Canali (Rugby Ariccia), Davide Ruggeri (Rugby Como), Alessandro Fusco (Amatori Rugby Napoli), Giovanni Montemauri (Primavera Rugby), Jacopo Trulla (Amatori Rugby Vicenza)
Dragons RFC: Huw Anderson (Caerphilly RFC), Rio Dyer (Risca RFC, Pill Harriers, Newport High School Old Boys), Joe Westwood (Blackwood RFC), Aneurin Owen (CAPT) (Newport High School Old Boys), Ashton Hewitt (Pill Harriers RFC), Will Reed (Cwmbran RFC), Dane Blacker (Ynysybwl RFC), Rhodri Jones (Machynlleth RFC), Brodie Coghlan (Newport High School Old Boys), Chris Coleman (Garndiffaith RFC), Joe Davies (Caldicot RFC), George Nott (Chester RUFC), Ryan Woodman (Caldicot RFC), Taine Basham (Talywain RFC), Shane Lewis-Hughes (Ferndale RFC)
Replacements: James Benjamin (Whitehead RFC), Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths (St Peters RFC), Paula Latu (Woodlands), Steve Cummins (Eastwood Rugby Club), Barny Langton-Cryer (Cowbridge RFC), Che Hope (Blackwood RFC), Harri Ford (Senghenydd RFC), Scott Williams (Castell Newydd Emlyn)
Zebre Parma Head Coach Massimo Brunello said: “We are finally playing at home again after a long time, against a team that is highly skilled in the game and will push us to stay focused and improve in areas such as discipline and ball retention. I know we can get better in these aspects.”
Dragons RFC Head Coach Fili Tiatia said: “Zebre are a good side. They are heading in the right direction in terms of performances, with recent wins over Ulster and Edinburgh. They will be challenging on their home patch. But we are looking forward to it and playing against a side that like to release and play with the ball. We’ve got to try and stop them.”

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