URC heading back to its roots for Round 12
- URC Media
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After an exciting Round 11 of the United Rugby Championship, prior to the long Six Nations break, URC StatMaster has identified the top players from R11 along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so far.
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Top Players From R11
Carries: 23 Sean Jansen (Connacht Rugby)
Defenders Beaten: 12 Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby)
Line-outs Won: 10 Eli Snyman (Benetton)
Metres: 139 Josh McKay (Glasgow Warriors)
Passes: 96 Ben Afshar (Glasgow Warriors)
Tackles: 28 Brian Gleeson (Munster Rugby)/Harry Beddall (Dragons RFC)
Overall Top Players After R11
Carries: 169 Alu Lawrence (Cardiff Rugby)
Defenders Beaten: 36 Ignacio Mendy (Benetton)
Kicks in Play: 88 Callum Sheedy (Cardiff Rugby)
Line-out Steals: 7 Alex Soroka (Leinster Rugby)/Vincent Tshituka (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Line-outs Won: 49 Francke Horn (Lions)
Metres: 634 Ignacio Mendy (Benetton)
Passes: 606 George Horne (Glasgow Warriors)
Tackles: 173 Alun Lawrence (Cardiff Rugby)
Tries: 7 Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors)
Turnover Won: 16 Jeandre Rudolph (Vodacom Bulls)
Overall Top Team Season Totals
Carries: 1 679 Glasgow Warriors
Defenders Beaten: 292 Glasgow Warriors
Kicks in Play: 335 Cardiff Rugby
Metres: 5 049 Glasgow Warriors
Points: 310 Glasgow Warriors
Tackles: 1 901 Dragons RFC
Tries: 45 Glasgow Warriors
Turnover Won: 77 Munster Rugby
Visits To 22: 147 Glasgow Warriors
The United Rugby Championship returns at a pivotal moment in the season with only seven rounds remaining as teams compete to make the play-offs.
The defending champions, Leinster, visit the Welsh capital on Friday night to take on Cardiff at the same time as Scarlets trip north to take on Edinburgh. Saturday's action will include two South African derbies which will help decide who wins the URC SA Shield while in Ireland Connacht and Munster will play host to Glasgow Warriors and Zebre Parma respectively.
The action finishes in Wales where Dragons welcome Benetton to Newport and Ospreys look to reign in high-flying Ulster.
All the action will be covered by Premier Sports, SuperSport, S4C, TG4, Sky Sport Italia and URC.tv while fans in the United States can see every try of the weekend on Flo Rugby.
Fixtures
FRIDAY
Cardiff Rugby v Leinster Rugby
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – KO 7pm IRE & UK/8pm ITA/9pm SA
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 59th league game)
AR 1: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) AR 2: Carwyn Sion (WRU)
TMO: David Sutherland (SRU)
Live on: S4C, TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Edinburgh Rugby v Scarlets
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh – KO 7.45pm IRE & UK/8.45pm ITA/9.45pm SA
Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU, 12th league game)
AR 1: Hollie Davidson (SRU) AR 2: Rob McDowell (SRU)
TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
SATURDAY
Lions v DHL Stormers
Ellis Park, Johannesburg – KO 12.30pm IRE & UK/1.30pm ITA/2.30pm SA
Referee: Christopher Allison (SARU, 8th league game)
AR 1: Hanru van Rooyen (SARU) AR 2: Stephen Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Vodacom Bulls v Hollywoodbets Sharks
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 3pm IRE & UK/4pm ITA/5pm SA
Referee: Morne Ferreira (SARU, 21st league game)
AR 1: Griffin Colby (SARU) AR 2: Jonathan Lottering (SARU)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Connacht Rugby v Glasgow Warriors
Dexcom Stadium, Galway – KO 3pm IRE & UK/4pm ITA/5pm SA
Referee: Ben Breakspear (WRU, 17th league game)
AR 1: Keane Davison (IRFU) AR 2: Chris Lough (IRFU)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)
Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Munster Rugby v Zebre Parma
Thomond Park, Limerick – KO 5.30pm IRE & UK/6.30pm ITA/7.30pm SA
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 95th league game)
AR 1: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU) AR 2: Max Weston (IRFU)
TMO: Colin Brett (SRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Dragons RFC v Benetton
Rodney Parade, Newport – KO 5.30pm IRE & UK/6.30pm ITA/7.30pm SA
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 35th league game)
AR 1: Adam Jones (WRU) AR 2: Marcus Caudle (WRU)
TMO: Paul Haycock (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Ospreys v Ulster Rugby
Electric Brewery Field, Bridgend – KO 7.45pm IRE & UK/8.45pm ITA/9.45 SA
Referee: Fillipo Russo (FIR, 7th league game)
AR 1: Craig Evans (WRU) AR 2: Keith David (WRU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
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