As usual, time is short, so I’ll get down to it!
Glasgow v Lyon
Time for the Warriors to back up an impressive away win. Good to see chances for Stafford McDowall and Robbie Nairn on such a big stage. Bad news for Fraser Brown who is out for 8-10 weeks but a good chance for George Turner to start pushing his credentials at the top level.
Date: Sat 15 December 2018 13:00 (GMT), Scotstoun Stadium
Glasgow Warriors: 15. Stuart Hogg, 14. Tommy Seymour, 13. Huw Jones, 12. Stafford McDowell, 11. Niko Matawalu, 10. Adam Hastings, 9. Ali Price, 1. Oli Kebble, 2. George Turner, 3. Siosiua Halanukonuka, 4. Tim Swinson, 5. Jonny Gray, 6. Ryan Wilson, 7. Callum Gibbins (c), 8. Matt Fagerson.
Replacements: Grant Stewart, 17. Jamie Bhatti, 18. Petrus du Plessis, 19. Robert Harley, 20. Chris Fusaro, 21. Nick Frisby, 22. Peter Horne, 23. Robbie Nairn
Lyon: 15. Jean-Marcellin Buttin, 14. Xavier Mignot, 13. Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12. Thibaut Regard, 11. Alexis Palisson, 10. Jean-Marc Doussain, 9. Charl McLeod, 1. Raphael Chaume, 2. Virgile Lacombe, 3. Hamza Kaabèche, 4. Etienne Oosthuizen, 5. Hendrik Roodt, 6. Loann Goujon, 7. Patrick Sobela (c), 8. Deon Fourie.
Replacements: Jeremie Maurouard, 17. Albertus Buckle, 18. Kévin Yaméogo, 19. Francois van der Merwe, 20. Carl Fearns, 21. Rudi Wulf, 22. Adrien Seguret, 23. Quentin Delord,
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Newcastle Falcons v Edinburgh Rugby
Scottish interest on both sides with Chris Harris and Gary Graham joined this week by John Hardie who seems to be relishing the chance given to him by Dean Richards.
It’s a strong Edinburgh team Cockerill has picked but that Falcons side has been boosted a lot for the Toon leg.
Date: Sun 16 December 2018 15:15 (GMT), Kingston Park
Newcastle Falcons: 15. Simon Hammersley, 14. Vereniki Goneva, 13. Chris Harris, 12. Johnny Williams, 11. Sinoti Sinoti, 10. Toby Flood (c), 9. Tane Takulua, 1. Sam Lockwood, 2. Kyle Cooper, 3. Trevor Davison, 4. Calum Green, 5. Tex Cavubati , 6. Mark Wilson, 7. John Hardie, 8. Nemani Nagusa.
Replacements: 16. George McGuigan, 17. Sami Mavinga, 18. Jack Payne, 19. Glen Young, 20. Gary Graham, 21. Sam Stuart, 22. Brett Connon, 23. Tom Arscott
Edinburgh Rugby: 15. Blair Kinghorn, 14. Darcy Graham, 13. James Johnstone, 12. Chris Dean, 11. Duhan Van Der Merwe, 10. Jaco van der Walt, 9. Henry Pyrgos, 1. Allan Dell, 2. Stuart McInally (c), 3. WP Nel, 4. Ben Toolis, 5. Grant Gilchrist, 6. Luke Hamilton, 7. Hamish Watson, 8. Viliame Mata.
Replacements: 16. David Cherry, 17. Pierre Schoeman, 18. Simon Berghan, 19. Calum Hunter Hill, 20. Luke Crosbie, 21. Nathan Fowles, 22. Simon Hickey, 23. Juan Pablo Socino
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Elsewhere, Sam Skinner is in action for Exeter, Jake Kerr is on the bench for Leicester and of course Finn starts for Racing. Sean Maitland starts for Sarries and while no sign of Blade Thomson for Scarlets, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne is on the bench.