URC quarter-finals: Match information, kick off times
· The South African
It will be a case of do-or-die for the Stormers, Bulls and Lions when the quarter-finals of the United Rugby Championship (URC) kick off on Saturday.
The Bulls will take the field first against Munster in Pretoria (13:00), with the Stormers lining up against Cardiff in Cape Town shortly after (15:30) in the second successive outing between the sides, while the Lions will have their work cut out against Leinster in Dublin (21:00) in their first URC playoff match.
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Johan Ackermann’s Bulls team will be determined to replicate the result between themselves and Munster in the pool stages of the competition in a repeat of this encounter and stretch their winning run in the tournament to seven matches.
However, they will be bracing themselves for an epic duel after coming away with a narrow 34-31 victory at Loftus Versfeld two months ago.
The Stormers find themselves in a precarious situation against Cardiff as they prepare to battle it out at the DHL Stadium after their 22-16 defeat against the Welshmen in Cardiff in their last outing, which has created an air of suspense around their quarter-final.
Similarly to Cardiff, the Lions will be determined to make their season even more special by reaching the semi-final for the first time, but they will be under no illusions about the challenge they face against Leinster, who will go all-out to silence their critics after going down in the Champions Cup final last week.
URC quarter-finals Match Information:
Bulls v Munster
Date: Saturday, 30 May
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
SA Time: 13:00
Referee: Andrea Piardi
TV: SuperSport
Stormers v Cardiff
Date: Saturday, 30 May
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
SA Time: 15:30
Referee: Eoghan Cross
TV: SuperSport
Leinster v Lions
Date: Saturday, 30 May
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
SA Time: 21:00
Referee: Sam Grove-White
TV: SuperSport
MATCH OFFICIALS
FRIDAY, MAY 29
Glasgow Warriors v Connacht Rugby
- Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
- Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 51st league game)
- AR 1: Ben Breakspear (WRU) AR 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
- TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)
SATURDAY, MAY 30
Bulls v Munster Rugby
- Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
- Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR, 62nd league game)
- AR 1: Federico Vedovelli (FIR) AR 2: Fillipo Russo (FIR)
- TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Stormers v Cardiff Rugby
- DHL Stadium, Cape Town
- Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 40th league game)
- AR 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) AR 2: Andrew Cole (IRFU)
- TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
Leinster v Lions
- Aviva Stadium, Dublin
- Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 63rd league game)
- AR 1: Hollie Davidson (SRU) AR 2: Ru Campbell (SRU)
- TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)