Following an exciting final pool round this past weekend, the top eight teams in the URC for this season were confirmed, as well as the venues for the four quarter-finals.
The Bulls – who were assured of the second spot on the standings going into the final pool round – will host Edinburgh in their quarter-final on Saturday, 31 May (13:30 kick off, SA time).
Meanwhile the South African shield winners, the Sharks, ensured that they finished in third place by defeating the Scarlets 12-3 in a close contest in Durban. The Durban-based side will take on Munster at Kings Park on 31 May (18:30 kick off, SA time).
The Stormers, meanwhile, remained in fifth position on the table as they beat Cardiff 34-24 in Cape Town on Friday, which earned them a playoff spot against the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland on Friday 30 May (20:35 kick-off, SA time).
URC quarter-finals are expected to be very competitive
The other quarter-final will see log-leaders, Leinster, take on the Scarlets in Dublin on Saturday 31 May.
The Lions, meanwhile, fought until the bitter end against the Ospreys in Johannesburg, scoring a last-minute try to finish their campaign on a positive note with a 29-28 win after being knocked out of the Race to Eight in the last few weeks, finishing the pool stages in 11th position.
The teams will have next week off as the Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup finals play out before returning to the field for these vital encounters in the URC.
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