FIRST-EVERUNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF SCHEDULE CONFIRMED

The United Rugby Championship Play-Offs will kick off on Friday, June 3 after the schedulefor the ‘Final Eight’ was confirmed this morning.

Four games willtake place across Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4 with Ulster’s homeQuarter-final with Munster serving as the curtain raiser to the ‘Final Eight’at 19:35 UK / IRE (20:35 SA).

Saturday willsee three consecutive Quarter-final clashes with the action beginning andending in South Africa.

The VodacomBulls will host the league’s first-ever Play-Off game on South African soilwhen they face Cell C Sharks in Pretoria at 12:45 UK / IRE (13:45 SA). Theaction then returns to the northern hemisphere as Leinster take on GlasgowWarriors in Dublin at 15:15 UK / IRE (16:15 SA) before Edinburgh’s trip to CapeTown to face the DHL Stormers at 18:00 UK / IRE (19:00 SA).

The timings ofeach game have allowed for the possibility of extra-time and a place-kickingcompetition. In Ireland, the Ulster and DHL Stormers fixtures will be availablelive on TG4 with the Leinster and Vodacom Bulls games screened by RTÉ.

All four gamesin the Final Eight will be broadcast live in the UK and Ireland by PremierSports and by SuperSport in South Africa while URC TV will serve fans inIreland and internationally.

United Rugby Championship Final Eight (Fri, Jun 3 & Sat, Jun 4)

Friday, June3

Ulster v Munster

19:35 UK/IRE(20:35 SA)

KingspanStadium, Belfast

Saturday,June 4

Vodacom Bulls vCell C Sharks

12:45 UK/IRE(13:45 SA)

LoftusVersfeld, Pretoria

Leinster vGlasgow Warriors

15:15 UK/IRE(16:15 SA)

RDS Arena,Dublin

DHL Stormers vEdinburgh

18:00 UK/IRE(19:00 SA)

DHL Stadium,Cape Town

Play-OffPathway

QF1: Leinster v Glasgow Warriors

QF2: DHL Stormers v Edinburgh

QF3: Ulster v Munster

QF4: Vodacom Bulls v Cell C Sharks

Winners of QF1play at home to winners of QF4 in Semi-final 1

Winners of QF2play at home to winners of QF3 in Semi-finals 1

Team withhighest ranking from regular season league table will host URC Grand Final

Semi-Final 1: Leinster/Glasgow Warriors v VodacomBulls/Cell C Sharks

Semi-Final 2: DHL Stormers/Edinburgh v Ulster vMunster

Rankings for the URC Final Eight were determined by each team’s placing in the league table.

1. Leinster (67 points)
2. DHL Stormers (61 points)
3. Ulster (59 points)
4. Vodacom Bulls (58 points)
5. Cell C Sharks (57 points)
6. Munster (56 points)
7. Edinburgh (54 points)
8. Glasgow Warriors (50 points)