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BKT URC quarter-final fixtures confirmed with Ulster hosting Irish rivals

Second seeds Ulster and seventh seeds Connacht will kick off the BKT URC quarter-final schedule at Kingspan Stadium on Friday, May 5 with a 7.35pm kick-off. The clash will be televised live by TG4 and Viaplay.

The other three games take place the following day and top seeds Leinster will host the Cell C Sharks (seeded eight) at 5pm at the Aviva Stadium, where the Blues host Toulouse in the Champions Cup semi-finals next Saturday.

Also on Saturday, May 6, fifth seeds Munster will travel to Scotstoun to face Glasgow Warriors (seeded fourth) with a 7.35pm kick-off. Both the Leinster and Munster games will be broadcast live by RTE.

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Earlier the same day, DHL Stormers (third seeds) and Vodacom Bulls (sixth seeds) meet in a rematch of last season's URC Grand Final and the South African sides will clash at DHL Stadium at 2.30pm.

The semi-finals will take place on the weekend of May 12/13 and the final on Saturday, May 27 at the venue of the highest-ranked team to have qualified for the decider.

FRIDAY, MAY 5

Quarter-Final 2: Ulster (2) v Connacht (7)

Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

KO: 19:35 UK & IRE / 20:35 SA

Live on: TG4, SuperSport, ViaPlay, Premier Sports, URC.tv, FloRugby

SATURDAY, MAY 6

Quarter-Final 3: DHL Stormers (3) v Vodacom Bulls (6)

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

KO: 14:30 UK & IRE / 15:30 SA

Live on: SuperSport, TG4, ViaPlay, Premier Sports, URC.tv, FloRugby

Quarter-Final 1: Leinster (1) v Cell C Sharks (8)

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

KO: 17:00 UK & IRE / 18:00 SA

Live on: RTÉ, SuperSport, ViaPlay, Premier Sports, URC.tv, FloRugby

Quarter-Final 4: Glasgow Warriors (4) v Munster (5)

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

KO: 19:35 UK & IRE / 20:35 SA

Live on: RTÉ, SuperSport, ViaPlay, Premier Sports, URC.tv, FloRugby

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