Glasgow v Scarlets
The reigning GUINNESS PRO12 champions have picked a strong side for their second European Champions Cup pool fixture, with names like Stuart Hogg, Alex Dunbar, Tommy Seymour and Jonny Gray all starting.
Glasgow's last outing came on the November 27 when they secured a 13-6 victory over Benetton Treviso, with last week's fixture against Leinster having been postponed.
GUINNESS PRO12 leaders Scarlets have not been able to transfer their league form into their European campaign as of yet, having lost both their Champions Cup pool fixtures so far.
Scrum-half Gareth Davies returns to the starting line-up after not featuring since the loss to Racing 92 on November 21, after impressing for Wales during this year's Rugby World Cup.
Saturday, December 12th, kick-off 13:00
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 13 Alex Dunbar, 12 Peter Horne, 11 Tommy Seymour, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Mike Blair, 1 Ryan Grant, 2 James Malcolm, 3 Sila Puafisi, 4 Leone Nakarawa, 5 Jonny Gray, 6 Josh Strauss, 7 Simone Favaro, 8 Adam Ashe
Replacements: 16 Shalva Mamukashvili, 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Tim Swinson, 20 Robert Harley, 21 Grayson Hart, 22 Finn Russell, 23 Sean Lamont
Scarlets: 15 Steff Evans, 14 Harry Robinson, 13 Regan King, 12 Gareth Owen, 11 Michael Tagicakibau, 10 Steven Shingler, 9 Gareth Davies, 1 Phil John, 2 Emyr Phillips, 3 Rhodri Jones, 4 George Earle, 5 Tom Price, 6 Lewis Rawlins, 7 Tom Phillips, 8 Morgan Allen
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Dylan Evans, 18 Samson Lee, 19 Maselino Paulino, 20 Jack Condy, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Aled Thomas, 23 Mike Collins
Benetton Treviso v Stade Français
Current Top 14 champions Stade Français come into this fixture off the back of a home league defeat to Bordeaux-Bègles leaving them in 11th position in the Top 14.
However, star names Will Genia and Sergio Parrisse retain their spots in the starting line-up as Stade go in search of their first Champions Cup win after their defeat to Leicester on November 13.
South African flanker Willem Alberts also makes his first appearance for Stade in European competition after signing from South African side the Sharks at the beginning of the season.
Benetton Treviso are also without a win in this year's Champions Cup after suffering defeat at the hands of Leicester and Munster, but come into this game in good shape having narrowly lost to GUINNESS PRO12 leaders Scarlets 20-22, scoring three tries in the process.
Saturday, December 12th, kick-off 15:15
Benetton Treviso: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Andrea Pratichetti, 13 Enrico Bacchin, 12 Samuel Christie, 11 Edoardo Gori, 10 Jayden Hayward, 9 Christopher Smylie, 1 Matteo Zanusso, 2 Ornel Gega, 3 Alberto de Marchi, 4 Rudolph Duncan Naude, 5 Filo Paulo, 6 Andrea De Marchi, 7 Francesco Minto, 8 Alessandro Zanni
Replacements: 16 Roberto Santamaria, 17 Cherif Traore, 18 Rupert Harden, 19 Tom Palmer, 20 Marco Lazzaroni, 21 Alberto Sgarbi, 22 James Ambrosini, 23 Simone Ragusi
Stade Français: 15 Djibril Camara, 14 Julien Arias, 13 Paul Williams, 12 Herman Meyer Bosman, 11 Waisea Vuidarvuwalu, 10 Jules Plisson, 9 Will Genia, 1 Heinke Van der Merwe, 2 Laurent Sempéré, 3 Paul Alo Emile, 4 Hugh Pyle, 5 Pascal Papé, 6 Willem Alberts, 7 Sylvain Nicolas, 8 Sergio Parisse
Replacements: 16 Laurent Panis, 17 Zurabi Zhvania, 18 Zak Taulafo, 19 Paul Gabrillagues, 20 Raphael Lakafia, 21 Clement Daguin, 22 Jonathan Danty, 23 Hugo Bonneval
Ospreys v Bordeaux-Bègles
Bordeaux-Begles come into this Champions Cup fixture off the back of an impressive victory away to Stade Français, placing them in 6th position in the Top 14.
World Cup finalist Sekope Kepu features for Bordeaux-Begles to give some experience in the front row and is sure to provide Paul James with a tough battle in the scrum.
Having lost against Exeter in their opening Champions Cup fixture, Raphael Ibanez has made drastic changes to his starting line-up, with flanker Hugh Chalmers the only man to retain his starting berth from that loss.
Pool 2 toppers Ospreys look to get back to winning ways in European rugby after losing away to Clermont Auvergne on November 22, scoring four tries in the process to earn two bonus points.
Saturday, December 12th, kick-off 17:15
Ospreys: 15 Daniel Evans, 14 Hanno Dirksen, 13 Jonathan Spratt, 12 Josh Matavesi, 11 Eli Walker, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Brendon Leonard, 1 Paul James, 2 Scott Baldwin, 3 Dmitri Arhip, 4 Lloyd Ashley, 5 Alun-Wyn Jones, 6 Dan Lydiate, 7 Justin Tipuric, 8 James King
Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Aaron Jarvis, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Dan Baker, 21 Thomas Habberfield, 22 Sam Davies, 23 Ben John
Bordeaux-Bègles: 15 Jean-Marcellin Buttin, 14 Jean-Baptiste Dubié, 13 Felix Le Bourhis, 12 Charles Brousse, 11 Nans Ducuing, 10 Pierre Bernard, 9 Heini Adams, 1 Jefferson Poirot, 2 Clement Maynadier, 3 Sekope Kepu, 4 Berend Botha, 5 Adam Jaulhac, 6 Matthew Clarkin, 7 Hugh Chalmers, 8 Marco Tauleigne
Replacements: 16 Ronan Chambord, 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18 Patrick Toetu, 19 Cyril Cazeaux, 20 Louis Madaule, 21 Baptiste Serin, 22 Romain Lonca, 23 Paulin Riva
Munster v Leicester
Leicester will have been boosted after the news that centre Manu Tuilagi signed a new long-term contract with the club, with the 24-year-old's future having been in doubt.
The Tigers currently sit at third in the Premiership having won five of their six fixtures, Richard Cockerill's team come into this game after securing a bonus point victory over league new boys Worcester, scoring four tries in a 29-20 victory.
Exciting Tonga international Telusa Veainu starts at full-back while Ed Slater captains the side at blindside flanker.
Also third in their league table, Munster enter this game after two consecutive losses against Connacht and Newport Gwent Dragons, but Irish internationals Keith Earls, Simon Zebo, Conor Murray, Donnacha Ryan all feature.
Saturday, December 12th, kick-off 19:45
Munster: 15 Andrew Conway, 14 Keith Earls, 13 Francis Saili, 12 Denis Hurley, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Conor Murray, 1 James Cronin, 2 Niall Scannell, 3 BJ Botha, 4 Dave Foley, 5 Donnacha Ryan, 6 Robin Copeland, 7 Dave O'Callaghan, 8 CJ Stander
Replacements: 16 Mike Sherry, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 John Ryan, 19 Mark Chisholm, 20 Jack O'Donoghue, 21 Tomas O'Leary, 22 Tyler Bleyendaal, 23 Lucas Amorosino
Leicester: 15 Telusa Veainu, 14 Adam Thompstone, 13 Matt Smith, 12 Seremaia Bai, 11 Vereniki Goneva, 10 Owen Williams, 9 Ben Youngs, 1 Marcos Ayerza, 2 Tom Youngs, 3 Dan Cole, 4 Graham Kitchener, 5 Michael Fitzgerald, 6 Ed Slater, 7 Brendon O'Connor, 8 Lachlan McCaffrey
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Matias Aguero, 18 Fraser Balmain, 19 Dom Barrow, 20 Tom Croft, 21 Sam Harrison, 22 Thomas Bell, 23 Gonzalo Camacho
CHALLENGE CUP
Newport Gwent Dragons v Pau
Top 14 newcomers Pau have managed to string together enough wins to avoid the drop zone so far after securing promotion to France's top league after dominating the ProD2 last season.
Pau lost their only game of the Challenge Cup this year to Sale Sharks after the home fixture against Castres was cancelled following the Paris attacks.
With New Zealanders Colin Slade and Conrad Smith incoming, Pau will fancy their chances of making a name for themselves in European rugby this season.
Coach Simon Mannix will be able to count on experienced tighthead Euan Murray to shore up the French side's scrum.
Taulupe Faletau, who will join Bath next season, starts at No.8 for the Dragons, who come into the game off the back of a morale-boosting win over Munster.
Saturday, December 12th, kick-off 14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons: 15 Carl Meyer, 14 Tom Prydie, 13 Adam Hughes, 12 Adam Warren, 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 Dorian Jones, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 1 Phil Price, 2 T Rhys Thomas, 3 Brok Harris, 4 Matthew Screech, 5 Rynard Landman, 6 Lewis Evans, 7 Ollie Griffiths, 8 Toby Faletau
Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Lloyd Fairbrother, 18 Shaun Knight, 19 Cory Hill, 20 Ed Jackson, 21 Luc Jones, 22 Jason Tovey, 23 Ross Wardle
Pau: 15 Romain Buros, 14 Marika Vunibaka, 13 Jale Vatubua, 12 Watisoni Votu, 11 Elijah Niko, 10 Charly Malie, 9 Samuel Marques, 1 Chris King, 2 Mehdi Boundjema, 3 Euan Murray, 4 Cameron Pierce, 5 Claude Dry, 6 Sean Dougall, 7 Josefa Ulago Domolailai, 8 Brice Monzeglio
Replacements: 16 Thomas Bianchin, 17 Julien Jacquot, 18 Giorgi Natsarashvili, 19 Daniel Ramsay, 20 Loic Bernad, 21 Thierry Lacrampe, 22 Pierre Dupouy, 23 Mosese Ratuvou
London Irish v Edinburgh
After six games played without yet registering a win in the Premiership, Tom Coventry's side sit at the bottom of the table.
However their early season form has shown promise, particularly from 19-year-old centre Johnny Williams who scored four tries in his first three appearances for the club, including two against Wasps at Twickenham's Double Header.
New signing and two-time World Cup winner Ben Franks starts at tighthead prop for London Irish, providing some invaluable experience to the Exiles scrum.
Edinburgh have two wins from two so far in their Challenge Cup pool campaign with victories over Grenoble and Agen.
Saturday, December 12th, kick-off 15:00
London Irish: 15 Sean Maitland, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Aseli Tikoirotuma, 12 Johnny Wililams, 11 Andrew Fenby, 10 Shane Geraghty, 9 Brendan McKibbin, 1 Tom Court, 2 Gerard Ellis, 3 Ben Franks, 4 Eoin Sheriff, 5 Jebb Sinclair, 6 Luke Narraway, 7 Conor Gilsenan, 8 Ofisa Treviranus
Replacements: 16 Jimmy Stevens, 17 Tom Smallbone, 18 Leo Halavatau, 19 David Sisi, 20 Blair Cowan, 21 Darren Allinson, 22 Theo Brophy Clews, 23 Dom Waldouck
Edinburgh: 15 Dougie Fife, 14 Tom Brown, 13 Michael Allen, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Otulea Katoa, 10 Greig Tonks, 9 Nathan Fowles, 1 Rory Sutherland, 2 Neil Cochrane, 3 John Andress, 4 Anton Bresler, 5 Alex Toolis, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 7 Hamish Watson, 8 Cornell Du Preez
Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Grant Shiells, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 Magnus Bradbury, 20 Chris Dean, 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Damien Hoyland
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