The EPCR, which organizes the Champions Cup, revealed this Thursday the dates and times for the round of 16 of the competition, which will take place on the weekend of April 5-6-7. First French club to play its match: Lyon will travel to Pretoria on Saturday April 6 to challenge the Bulls. At 4:00 p.m., La Rochelle, double reigning European champion, will also go to South Africa, but to Cape Town to face the Stormers, whom they have already faced during the group stage (21-20 defeat).
Later, at the end of the afternoon (6:30 p.m.), the UBB will host the Saracens at Chaban-Delmas, for a reunion after the offensive festival of the Girondins (55-15). The next day, Stade Toulousain, the most successful team in the competition (5 crowns), will face Racing 92 in a match which will be relocated to the Stadium.
Friday April 5: 8:00 p.m.: Harlequins (5)–Glasgow Warriors (12) at Twickenham Stoop Saturday April 6: 1:30 p.m.: Bulls (6)-Lyon (11) at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria (beIN Sports) 4:00 p.m.: Exeter (8)–Bath (9) at Sandy Park 4:00 p.m.: Stormers (7)–Stade Rochelais (10), at DHL Stadium in Cape Town (beIN Sports /France 2) 6:30 p.m.: Union Bordeaux-Bègles (4)–Saracens (13) at Stade Chaban-Delmas de Bordeaux (beIN Sports) 9:00 p.m.: Leinster (2)–Leicester (15) at the Aviva Stadium Sunday April 7: 1:30 p.m.: Northampton (3)-Munster (14), at Franklin’s Gardens 4:00 p.m.: Stade Toulousain (1)-Racing 92 (16) at the Stadium (beIN Sports /France 2)
Quarter-finals (April 12-13-14): Quarter-final 1: Toulouse or Racing 92 / Exeter or Bath Quarter-final 2: Bordeaux-Bègles or Saracens / Harlequins or Glasgow Quarter-final 3: Leinster or Leicester / Stormers or La Rochelle Quarter-final final 4: Northampton or Munster / Bulls or Lyon (The best ranked clubs in the group stage will play at home)
Semi-finals (May 3-4-5): DF 1: winner of QF 1 – winner of QF 4DF 2: winner of QF 2 – winner of QF 3 (Matches will be played in Europe and the highest ranked clubs in the group stage will have the advantage of territory if necessary)
Final: Saturday May 25 (3:45 p.m.) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London