Fourth round Summer Series of Nations this Saturday with 4 international challenges not to be missed. On the way to preparations for the Rugby World Cup in September, there will be several test matches over the past two weeks. face to face between citizens of the northern hemisphere and citizens of the southern hemisphere.
The South African world champion will be Wales’ guest in Cardiff, men from Gatland returning from their defeat at Twickenham and eager to rediscover compelling performances. Gallessi, who, let’s remember, won one of three tests in South Africa in 2022 during the tour. In Dublin, Ireland and England on the field with the best formations, heavy artillery on the front line with face to face between Manu Tuilagi and Bandi Aki. France, shaken by the loss of Ntamak, challenges Fiji with an experimental formation, in median Antoine Hastoy and Maxime Lucu. Attention, because the Fijians who won in Paris in 2018 … Today in Nantes, the Italians Andrea Piardi (Brescia) and Federico Vedovelli (Sondrio) will act as linesmen. On the other hand, we talked a lot here about Italy and Romania.
Here are the lineups for the Summer Nations Series:
Ireland – England
Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mac Hansen, 13 Harry Ringrose, 12 Bundy Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Jamison Gibson Park, 8 Cyan Prendergast, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahoney, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tudg Beirn, 3 Tudg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter
Shop: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Finlay Bilham, 19 Joe McCarthy, 20 Kalan Doris, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 Keith Earles
England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Elliot Daley, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Courtney Lowes (c), 5 David Ribbans, 4 Maro Itohe , 3 Will Stewart, 2 Jamie George, 1 Ellis Genge,
Shop: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Kyle Sinclair, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Jack Willis, 21 Danny Kare, 22 Marcus Smith, 23 Ollie Lawrence
At your place: Saturday 19 August
Location: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick off: 18:30 (16:30 GMT)
Judge: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
assistantsPeople: Craig Evans (Wales), Adam Jones (Wales)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Wales – South Africa
Wales: 15 Kai Evans, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Mason Grady, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Jake Morgan (c), 6 Dan Lydiat, 5 Will Rowlands, 4 Ben Carter , 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Corey Domachowski
Shop: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Henry Thomas, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Thane Basham, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Max Llewellyn, 23 Louis Rhys-Zummit
South Africa: 15 Willy le Roux, 14 Canan Moody, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Money Libbock, 9 Jayden Hendricks, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Peter-Stef du Toit, 6 Sia Colisi (c), 5 WG Snyman, 4 Jean Klein, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitschoff
Shop: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Duane Vermeulen, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Damian Willems
At your place: Saturday 19 August
Location: Prince’s Stadium, Cardiff
Kick off: 16:15 (14:15 Moscow time)
Judge: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistants: Chris Busby (Ireland), Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ireland)
France – Fiji
France: 15 Melvin Jaminet, 14 Louis Biel-Biarry, 13 Arthur Vincent, 12 Jonathan Danti, 11 Yoram Moefana, 10 Antoine Hastoy, 9 Maxim Lucu, 8 Gregory Aldritt (c), 7 Dylan Cretin, 6 Francois Cros, 5 Paul Willems, 4 Florian Verhage, 3 Wini Atonio, 2 Peato Mauvaca, 1 Reda Vardy
Shop: 16 Pierre Bourgarie, 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros, 18 Thomas Laclay, 19 Bastien Chaloureau, 20 Thibault Flamant, 21 Sekou Macalou, 22 Baptiste Serin, 23 Mathieu Jalibert
Fiji: 15 Sireli Makala, 14 Josua Tuisova, 13 Josef Masi, 12 Semi Raddradra (c), 11 Vinaya Habosi, 10 Caleb Muntz, 9 Frank Lomani, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Levani Botia, 6 Meli Derenalaghi, 5 Te Ahiwaru Chirikidaveta, 4 Isoa Nasilasila, 3 Mesake Doge, 2 Tevita Ikanivere, 1 Eroni Mavi
Shop: 16 Sam Matavesi, 17 Peni Rawai, 18 Luke Taghi, 19 Temo Mayanavanua, 20 Albert Tuisue, 21 Simione Curuvoli, 22 Hiuta Vainikolo, 23 Ilaisa Droasese
At your place: Saturday 19 August
Location: Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Kick off: 21:05 local time (20:05 Moscow time, 19:05 GMT)
Judge: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistants: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Federico Vedovelli (Italy)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England)
Italy – Romania
Italy: 15 Angers Capuozzo, 14 Paolo Odogvu, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Montanna Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Toa Halafhi, 7 Michele Lamaro (c), 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Dino Lamb, 4 Niccolò Cannon, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Ivan Nemer
Shop: 16 Epalahame Faiva, 17 Federico Zani, 18 Pietro Ceccarelli, 19 Federico Ruzza, 20 Lorenzo Cannon, 21 Alessandro Fusco, 22 Thomas Allan, 23 Lorenzo Pani
Romania: Romania: Hinkley Vaovasa, 15, Marius Simionescu, 14, Jason Tomane, 13, Taylor Gontinjak, 12, Nicolas Onutsu, 11, Mihai Muresan, 9, Alin Konash, 8 Cristi Chirica (c), Vlad Neculau, 7, Damian Stratile, 5, Stefan Jancu, 4 Adrian Motoc, 3 Alexandru Gordas, 2 Ovidiu Cojocaru, 1 Julian Hartig
Shop: 16 Florin Bardassu, 17 Alexandru Savin, 18 Gheorghe Gaion, 19 Mihai Macovei, 20 Dragos Ser, 21 Florin Surugiu, 22 Gabriel Pop, 23 Manumua Tevita
At your place: Saturday 19 August
Location: Riviera delle Palme Stadium, San Benedetto del Tronto
Kick off: 18:30 local
Judge: Luke Pierce (England)
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