Champions Cup road to the final from quarters

The road to the Champions Cup final. Photo: EPCR.

Champions Cup quarter-finals confirmed: Who, when & where will SA sides play

Following the round of 16 weekend, the fixtures, dates, venues and kick-off times for the Champions Cup quarter-finals have been confirmed.

Champions Cup road to the final from quarters

The road to the Champions Cup final. Photo: EPCR.

Following a highly-competitive round of 16 weekend, fixtures, dates, venues, kick-off times and TV coverage of the Champions Cup quarter-final matches have been confirmed.

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The Bulls were eliminated, but the Sharks and Stormers are still in the are for Champions Cup glory having progressed to the quarter-finals with commanding victories over Munster and Harlequins respectively.

However, both South Africans sides will play their quarter-finals away from home, with the Sharks traveling to Toulouse in France and the Stormers heading to England where they will front the Exeter Chiefs.

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The Sharks will line up against Stade Toulousain at Stade Ernest Wallon in their quarter-final on Saturday at 16h00, while the Stormers will face off against the Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park soon after at 18h30 in the Champions Cup quarter-finals (SA times).

These fixtures were confirmed after the Sharks outplayed Munster 50-35 at Kings Park in Durban, while the Stormers survived a late fightback from the Harlequins for a 32-28 victory in Cape Town.

The other two matches will see Leinster take on Leicester in Dublin, while the defending champions, Stade Rochelais, host Saracens in La Rochelle.

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CHAMPIONS CUP QUARTER-FINALS

*(Pool stage rankings in brackets / All kick-offs local times)

Quarter-final one: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Date: Friday, 8 April
Kick-off: 20.00

Quarter-final two: Stade Toulousain v Sharks
Venue: Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse
Date: Saturday, 8 April
Kick-off: 16.00

Quarter-final three: Exeter Chiefs v Stormers
Venue: Sandy Park, Exeter
Date: Saturday, 8 April
Kick-off: 17.30

Quarter-final four: Stade Rochelais v Saracens
Venue: Stade Marcel Deflandre, La Rochelle
Date: Sunday, 9 April
Kick-off: 16.00

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Champions Cup quarter-final fixtures
Champions Cup quarter-final fixtures. Photo: EPCR.