URC: And then there were four. Who are the semi-finalists?
The lineup for the URC semi-finals has been confirmed. Here are the last four remaining teams in the competition. The URC trophy in Cape Town. Photo: Supplied. The lineup for the URC semi-finals has been confirmed with Dublin and Cape Town hosting games on Saturday, 13 May. ALSO READ: Ref watch — Peyper and Jonker make […]
The lineup for the URC semi-finals has been confirmed. Here are the last four remaining teams in the competition.
The URC trophy in Cape Town. Photo: Supplied.
The lineup for the URC semi-finals has been confirmed with Dublin and Cape Town hosting games on Saturday, 13 May.
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As the highest-ranked teams who qualified for the semi-finals Leinster (1) and the Stormers (3) will be the home sides with Munster (5) and Connacht (7) hitting the road with places on the line to reach the URC Grand Final on Saturday, 27 May.
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The weekend’s results also mean that Connacht’s place in next season’s Champions Cup is now confirmed.
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Semi-final 1 will take place at 18:30 (SA time) at Aviva Stadium as Leinster host Munster in the Irish capital.
Semi-final 2 will take place at 16:00 (SA time) at DHL Stadium as the Stormers welcome Connacht to the Western Cape.
The winners will face each other in the URC Grand Final with the highest-ranked team hosting the game at their nominated venue.
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SEMI-FINAL PATH
The winner of QF1 (Leinster) plays the winner of QF4 (Munster) in Semi-Final 1 and the winner of QF2 (Connacht) plays the winner of QF3 (DHL Stormers) in Semi-Final 2.
In a change to last season’s rules, the teams with the highest seeding in each Semi-Final will have home venue rights. Previously, the winners of QF1 and QF2 were guaranteed home draws no matter their ranking.
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URC SEMI-FINALS
Match: Stormers vs Connacht
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 16:00 / 15:00 (UK/IRE)
Live on: SuperSport, TG4, ViaPlay, URC.tv, Premier Sports, Discovery+ / Eurosport, FloRugby
Match: Leinster vs Munster
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 17:30 (UK/IRE) / 18:30 SA
Live on: RTÉ, SuperSport, ViaPlay, URC.tv, Premier Sports, Discovery+ / Eurosport, FloRugby
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