LIVE SCORING | URC final: Bulls v Leinster

Will it be third time lucky for the Bulls, or can Leinster break their United Rugby Championship (URC) drought when they go head to head in the final on Saturday?

The match kicks off at 18:00 and will be broadcast live on SuperSport.

This will mark the Bulls’ third appearance in the Grand Final since the 2021/2022 season, and the first for Leinster since 2020/21 season, when they won the last of their eight titles, meaning both sides’ desperation levels will be at their peak going into the match.

With Leinster finishing the league stages as the top team, followed by the men from Pretoria, it will be a fitting Grand Final between the best two teams in the competition.

URC final: Bulls v Leinster live scoring

The Bulls have made one forced change to their match-23, with Springbok flanker Marco van Staden slotting into the starting pack, with Marcell Coetzee moving to No 8 in place of the injured Cameron Hanekom. Nizaam Carr has been included on the bench.

The Leinster team show two changes to the starting XV from their semi-final win over Glasgow, with Garry Ringrose (centre) and Josh van der Flier (flanker) returning from injury.

Teams:

Leinster: 15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 James Lowe, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan (captain), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Ryan Baird, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter. Replacements: 16 Rónan Kelleher, 17 Jack Boyle, 18 Rabah Slimani, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Jamie Osborne.

Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Marcell Coetzee, 7 Ruan Nortje (captain), 6 Marco van Staden, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels. Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Keagan Johannes, 23 Devon Williams.

URC Grand Final match information:

Leinster v Vulls

Date: Saturday, 14 June

Venue: Croke Park, Dublin

SA Time: 18:00

Referee: Andrea Piardi

TV: SuperSport

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