The match officials and TV coverage for Round Five of the United Rugby Championship have been confirmed ahead of a weekend that sees the Stormers host Munster.
Two games take place on Friday as Scarlets host the Bulls and Ulster take on Ospreys, as Federico Vedovelli and Andrea Piardi referee those matches, respectively.
Saturday’s URC action kicks off with a lunchtime fixture between Zebre Parma and the in-form Lions, and Ben Connor (Wales) will be in the middle for that match.
Repeat of 2023 final
The focus then switches to Kings Park in Durban where the Sharks tackle reigning champions Glasgow Warriors, with Ireland’s Chris Busby in charge of that game.
A repeat of the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship final comes next as the Stormers host Munster in Cape Town and it is Mike Adamson (Scotland) refereeing that one, while South Africa’s Morne Ferreira is in the middle for the Edinburgh v Cardiff clash at Hive Stadium, which plays out at a similar time on Saturday evening.
The final two games of the round kick off at 19:35 local time in Ireland and Wales as Connacht host the unbeaten Leinster and Dragons take on a Benetton side fresh from a good win over the Sharks. Eoghan Cross (IRFU) referees the fixture in Galway while Peter Martin (IRFU) is the official in the middle at Rodney Parade.
Check on all of the assistant referee, TMO and broadcasting information for the upcoming round below as another pulsating weekend of URC league matches awaits.
Friday
Scarlets v Bulls
Venue: Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Kick-off: 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR, 11th league game)
Assistant Referees: Craig Evans (WRU), Nathan James (WRU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Live on: BBC Wales, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Ulster v Ospreys
Venue: Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Kick-off: 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR, 46th league game)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Cole (IRFU), Andrew Fogarty (IRFU)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
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Saturday
Zebre Parma v Lions
Venue: Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma
Kick-off: 12.30 IRE & UK / 13.30 ITA & SA
Referee: Ben Connor (WRU, league debut)
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse (WRU), Rhys Jones (WRU)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)
Live on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Sharks v Glasgow Warriors
Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 14.45 IRE & UK / 15.45 ITA & SA
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 44th league game)
Assistant Referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU), Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Stormers v Munster
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 17.00 IRE & UK / 18.00 ITA & SA
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 83rd league game)
Assistant Referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU), AJ Jacobs (SARU)
TMO: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
Live on: SuperSport, RTÉ, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Edinburgh v Cardiff
Venue: Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA & SA
Referee: Morne Ferreira (SARU, 11th league game)
Assistant Referees: Fin Brown (SRU), Michael Todd (SRU)
TMO: Griffin Colby (SARU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Connacht v Leinster
Venue: Dexcom Stadium, Galway
Kick-off: 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 19th league game)
Assistant Referees: Keane Davison (IRFU), Jonny Erskine (IRFU)
TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Dragons v Benetton
Venue: Rodney Parade, Newport
Kick-off: 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA
Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU, 4th league game)
Assistant Referees: Ben Breakspear (WRU), Gareth Newman (WRU)
TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)
Live on: S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
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