The teams for Friday night's Round 6 fixtures of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.

TEAM NEWS HEADLINES

#BENvBUL

• Dewaldt Duvenage set to captain the Benetton side
• David Kriel starts on the wing for the Vodacom Bulls

#CONvSCA

• Cian Prendergast returns as he is named in starting XVfor Connacht
• Flanker Dan Thomas, who has joined on a two-match loandeal from Bristol Bears, is named in the starting XV, while Steff Evans andSteff Thomas return

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20

Benetton v Vodacom Bulls

StadioMonigo, Treviso – KO 17.30 IRE & UK / 18.30 ITA & SA

Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 67th league game)

AR 1: Filippo Russo (FIR)  AR 2: Alex Frasson (FIR)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Live on: Eurosport,Discovery +, Premier Sports, SuperSport & URC.tv                 

Benetton: Giacomo Da Re, IgnacioMendy, Ignacio Brex, Marco Zanon, Mattia Bellini, Tomas Albornoz, DewaldtDuvenage (CAPT), Ivan Nemer, Giacomo Nicotera, Simone Ferrari, Scott Scrafton, FedericoRuzza, Manuel Zuliani, Michele Lamaro, Lorenzo Cannone

Replacements: GianmarcoLucchesi, Thomas Gallo, Tiziano Pasquali, Niccolò Cannone, Toa Halafihi,Manfredi Albanese, Tommaso Menoncello, Marcus Watson

Vodacom Bulls: Kurt-leeArendse, David Kriel, Stedman Gans, Harold Vorster, Wandisile Simelane, ChrisSmith, Embrose Papier, Gerhard Steenekamp, Bismarck Du Plessis, FrancoisKlopper, Janko Swanepoel, Ruan Nortje, Marcell Coetzee (CAPT), Marco vanStaden, Elrigh Louw

Replacements: Jan-HendrikWessels, Simphiwe Matanzima, Mornay Smith, Walt Steenkamp, WJ Steenkamp, ZakBurger, Morne Steyn, Stravino Jacobs

Benetton Head CoachMarco Bortolami said: “(Vodacom) Bulls base their game on thedomination of static phases and for which it will be important to be solid.They play a very direct game of winning the advantage line so we will have towin collisions to block their play. Discipline will be very important in ordernot to give them chance to play in our 22m.”

Connacht v Scarlets

The Sportsground, Galway – KO 19.35 IRE & UK /20.35 ITA & SA

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU, 11th league game)

AR 1: Morné Ferriera (SARU) AR 2: Padraic Reidy (IRFU)

TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

Live on: TG4, BBC Wales, Premier Sports,SuperSport, Discovery + & URC.tv

Connacht: Tiernan O’Halloran, John Porch, Byron Ralston, DavidHawkshaw, Mack Hansen, Jack Carty (CAPT), Kieran Marmion, Denis Buckley, DaveHeffernan, Finlay Bealham, Niall Murray, Leva Fifita, Cian Prendergast, ConorOliver, Paul Boyle

Replacements: Dylan Tierney-Martin, JordanDuggan, Jack Aungier, Oisín Dowling, Jarrad Butler, Colm Reilly, Cathal Forde, AlexWootton

Scarlets: Leigh Halfpenny, Johnny McNicholl, Steff Evans, JonathanDavies (CAPT), Ryan Conbeer, Sam Costelow, Kieran Hardy, Steff Thomas, KenOwens, Harri O’Connor, Jac Price, Tom Price, Josh Macleod, Dan Thomas, SioneKalamafoni

Replacements: Ryan Elias, Kemsley Mathias, WillGriffJohn, Morgan Jones, Iwan Shenton, Dane Blacker, Rhys Patchell, Corey Baldwin

Connacht Director of Rugby Andy Friend said: "We'vehad a tough start to the season, but if we can pick up a couple of wins inthese last two rounds before the November break, then we'll put ourselves in amuch better position heading into the next block. Scarlets are always adifficult team to face as they have quality players across the park. There'snearly always one score separating the two sides at full-time, so it'll nodoubt be a tight affair. We need to ensure we bring the intent and physicalitythat we've shown in the last two matches, as well as improving our ability tofinish the multiple opportunities that we're creating. If we can do that, thenwe'll put ourselves in a great position to obtain the result that we're allchasing."

Scarlets Head Coach Dwayne Peel said: “It is a bigchallenge ahead. With Connacht, the last two weeks have shown us that they havecome out of the blocks hard against Munster and Leinster. It is going to be abig physical challenge for us. We need to plan for that and make sure when weget opportunities we take them. The fundamentals of the game when you go thereare so important, the ability to field kicks, your ability to cover back field,kick well and physicality, that is the challenge. If we can get on top of thefundamentals we give ourselves a chance.”