The Challenge Cup’s second round continues on Saturday and there are seven games scheduled with Pau hosting Stade Français in the day’s opening match.
Pau v Stade Français
The teams:
Pau: 15 Charly Malie, 14 Julien Fumat, 13 Benson Stanley, 12 Jale Vatubua, 11 Watisoni Votu, 10 Antoine Hastoy, 9 Julien Blanc, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Paddy Butler, 6 Matthieu Ugena, 5 Daniel Ramsay, 4 Fabrice Metz, 3 Malik Hamadache, 2 Laurent Bouchet, 1 Thomas Domingo (c)
Replacements: 16 Lucas Rey, 17 Ignacio Calles, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Julien Delannoy, 20 Martin Puech, 21 Clovis Lebail, 22 Pierre Nueno, 23 Marvin Lestremeau
Stade Francais: 15 Tony Ensor, 14 Jimmy Yobo, 13 Malietoa Hingano, 12 Julien Delbouis, 11 Lester Etien, 10 Jules Plisson, 9 Clement Daguin, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Ryan Chapuis, 6 Theo Richard, 5 Alexandre Flanquart, 4 Mathieu De Giovanni, 3 Giorgi Melikidze, 2 Laurent Sempéré, 1 Eliès El Ansari
Replacements: 16 Lucas Da Silva, 17 Siegfried Fisiihoi, 18 Ramiro Herrera, 19 Paul Gabrillagues, 20 Laurent Panis, 21 Piet van Zyl, 22 Morné Steyn, 23 Manu Atunaisa Taulango Vaka
Venue: Stade du Hameau
Kick-off: 14:00 local (13:00 BST, 12:00 GMT)
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Assistant referees: Hamish Smales (England), Simon Harding (England)
Zebre v Bristol Bears
The teams:
Zebre: 15 Francois Brummer, 14 Mattia Bellini, 13 Giulio Bisegni (c), 12 Tommaso Castello, 11 Gabriele Di Giulio, 10 Carlo Canna, 9 Marcello Violi, 8 Renato Giammarioli, 7 Johan Meyer, 6 Jimmy Tuivaiti, 5 George Biagi, 4 David Sisi, 3 Dario Chistolini, 2 Oliviero Fabiani, 1 Andrea Lovotti
Replacements: 16 Luhandre Luus, 17 Daniele Rimpelli, 18 Giosue’ Zilocchi, 19 Leonard Krumov, 20 Apisai Tauyavuca, 21 Guglielmo Palazzani, 22 Tommaso Boni, 23 Paula Balekana
Bristol Bears: 15 Tom Pincus, 14 Ryan Edwards, 13 Piers O’Conor, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Alapati Leiua, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Jordan Crane, 7 Jake Heenan, 6 Steven Luatua (c), 5 Sam Jeffries, 4 Joe Batley, 3 Jake Armstrong, 2 Shaun Malton, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Nick Fenton-Wells, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 John Afoa, 19 Nick Haining, 20 Sam Graham, 21 Andy Uren, 22 Tusi Pisi, 23 Charlie Powell
Venue: Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Kick-off: 15:00 local (14:00 BST, 13:00 GMT)
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
Assistant referees: Tual Trainini (France), Nicolas Datas (France)
Worcester Warriors v Ospreys
The teams:
Worcester Warriors: 15 Perry Humphreys, 14 Dean Hammond, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Wynand Olivier (c), 11 Tom Howe, 10 Jamie Shillcock, 9 Michael Heaney, 8 Matt Cox, 7 Matti Williams, 6 Ted Hill, 5 Darren Barry, 4 Pierce Phillips, 3 Simon Kerrod, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Ethan Waller
Replacements: 16 Nial Annett, 17 Kai Owen, 18 Gareth Milasinovich, 19 James Scott, 20 Andrew Kitchener, 21 Jonny Arr, 22 Scott van Breda, 23 Ben Te’o
Ospreys: 15 Cai Evans, 14 Hanno Dirksen, 13 Cory Allen, 12 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 James Hook, 9 Matt Aubrey, 8 Rob McCusker, 7 Ifan Phillips, 6 Olly Cracknell (c), 5 Adam Beard, 4 James Ratti, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Rhodri Jones
Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Gareth Thomas, 18 Ma’afu Fia, 19 Guido Volpi, 20 Morgan Morris, 21 Harri Morgan, 22 Tom Williams, 23 Luke Morgan
Venue: Sixways
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes (France), Flavien Hourquet (France)
Clermont v Timisoara Saracens
The teams:
Clermont: 15 Setariki Tuicuvu, 14 Tim Nanai-Williams, 13 Peter Betham, 12 Apisai Naqalevu, 11 Alivereti Raka, 10 Pato Fernandez, 9 Charlie Cassang, 8 Peceli Yato, 7 Alexandre Lapandry, 6 Damien Chouly (c), 5 Sitaleki Timani, 4 Jacobus Van Tonder, 3 Mickael Simutoga, 2 John Ulugia, 1 Beka Kakabadze
Replacements: 16 Alexandre Fischer, 17 Giorgi Beria, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Arthur Iturria, 20 Judicaël Cancoriet, 21 Greig Laidlaw, 22 George Moala, 23 Damian Penaud
Timisoara Saracens: 15 Luke Samoa, 14 Marius Simionescu, 13 Florin Popa, 12 Jack Umaga, 11 Stephen Shennan, 10 Jody Rose (c), 9 Gabriel Conache, 8 Michael Stewart, 7 Vasile Rus, 6 George Tatarus, 5 Marius Iftimiciuc, 4 Ionut Muresan, 3 Mesake Doge, 2 Andrei Radoi, 1 Sione Halalilo
Replacements: 16 Eugen Capatina, 17 Henri Boshoff, 18 Samuel Maris, 19 Dorin Lazar, 20 Thomas Whitehurst, 21 Randall Morrison, 22 Gabriel Rupanu, 23 Daniel Vladut Zaharia
Venue: Stade Marcel Michelin
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Duncan McClement (Scotland)
Sale Sharks v Connacht
The teams:
Sale Sharks: 15 Sam James, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 James O’Connor, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Byron McGuigan, 10 Kieran Wilkinson, 9 Faf De Klerk, 8 Josh Beaumont, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Jono Ross (c), 5 James Phillips, 4 Bryn Evans, 3 Willgriff John, 2 Rob Webber, 1 Ross Harrison
Replacements: 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 Tom Bristow, 18 Alexandru Tarus, 19 George Nott, 20 Tom Curry, 21 Will Cliff, 22 Luke James, 23 Aaron Reed
Connacht: 15 Tiernan O’Halloran, 14 Niyi Adeolokun, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Kyle Godwin, 11 Colm DeBuitlear, 10 Conor Fitzgerald, 9 Caolin Blade (c), 8 Robin Copeland, 7 Colby Fainga’a, 6 Paul Boyle, 5 James Cannon, 4 Ultan Dillane, 3 Conor Carey, 2 Shane Delahunt, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17. Matthew Burke, 18. Conan O’Donnell, 19. Joe Maksymiw, 20. James Connolly, 21. James Mitchell, 22. David Horwitz, 23. Eoin Griffin
Venue: AJ Bell Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Aled Evans (Wales)
Bordeaux-Bègles vs Perpignan
The teams:
Bordeaux-Begles: 15 Romain Buros, 14 Blair Connor, 13 Semi Radradra, 12 Ulupano Seuteni, 11 George Tilsley, 10 Baptiste Serin, 9 Yann Lesgourgues, 8 Afa Amosa, 7 Cameron Woki, 6 Mahamadou Diaby, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Mariano Galarza, 3 Lekso Kaulashvili, 2 Clement Maynadier, 1 Jefferson Poirot (c)
Replacements: 16 Adrien Pélissié, 17 Thierry Paiva, 18 Viliamu Afatia, 19 Cyril Cazeaux, 20 Alexandre Roumat, 21 Jules Gimbert, 22 Lucas Meret, 23 Jean-Baptiste Dubié,
Perpignan: 15 Julien Farnoux, 14 Pierre Lucas, 13 Afusipa Taumoepeau, 12 Adrea Cocagi, 11 Mathieu Acebes, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Tom Ecochard (c), 8 Karl Chateau, 7 Lucas Bachelier, 6 Michael Faleafa, 5 Eru Shahn, 4 Tristan Labouteley, 3 Yassin Boutemmani, 2 Raphael Carbou, 1 Enzo Forletta
Replacements: 16 Cyril Deligny, 17 Kevin Tougne, 18 Sylvain Charlet, 19 Masalosalo Tutaia, 20 Alan Brazo, 21 David Mele, 22 Romuald Seguy, 23 Paul Marty
Venue: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Kick-off: 19:00 local (18:00 BST, 17:00 GMT)
Referee: Tom Foley (England)
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth (England), John Meredith (England)
Grenoble v Harlequins
The teams:
Grenoble: 15 Bastien Guillemin, 14 Lucas Dupont, 13 Pablo Uberti, 12 Taleta Tupuola, 11 Lolagi Visinia, 10 Corentin Glenat, 9 Theo Nanette, 8 Steven Setephano, 7 Clement Ancely, 6 Loic Baradel, 5 Ali Oz, 4 François Uys, 3 Halani Aulika, 2 Duncan Casey (c), 1 Dylan Jacquot
Replacements: 16 Mike Tadjer, 17 Mihai Lazar, 18 Beka Gigashvili, 19 Salesi Fifita, 20 Dorian Bonnin, 21 Lilian Saseras, 22 Burton Francis, 23 Raymond Rhule
Harlequins: 15 Aaron Morris, 14 Charlie Walker, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Francis Saili, 11 Nathan Earle, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Charlie Mulchrone, 8 James Chisholm (c), 7 Semi Kunatani, 6 Renaldo Bothma, 5 Matt Symons, 4 George Merrick, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Max Crumpton, 1 Joe Marler
Replacements: 16 Elia Elia, 17 Lewis Boyce, 18 Will Collier, 19 Stan South, 20 Jack Clifford, 21 Dave Lewis, 22 Demetri Catrakilis, 23 Alofa Alofa
Venue: Stade des Alpes
Kick-off: 21:00 local (20:00 BST, 19:00 GMT)
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Frank Murphy (Ireland), John Carvill (Ireland)