The line-up for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Semi-Finals has been confirmed
with Dublin and Cape Town hosting games on Saturday, May 13.
As the highest-ranked teams who qualified for the Semi-Finals
Leinster Rugby (1) and DHL Stormers (3) will be the home sides with Munster Rugby (5) and Connacht (7) hitting the road with places on the line
to reach the Vodacom URC Grand Final on Saturday, May 27.
The weekend's results also confirm that Connacht's place in next season's Heineken Champions Cup is now confirmed.
Semi-Final 1 will take place at 17:30 UK/IRE at Aviva
Stadium as Leinster (1) host Munster in the
Irish capital.
Semi-Final 2 will take place at 15:00 UK/IRE (16:00 SA) at DHL
Stadium as DHL Stormers (3) welcome Connacht (7) to the Western cape.
The winners will face each other in the Vodacom URC Grand Final
with the highest ranked team hosting the game at their nominated venue.
Saturday, May 13
DHL Stormers v Connacht
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
KO: 15:00 (UK/IRE) / 16:00 SA
Live on: SuperSport, TG4, ViaPlay, URC.tv, Premier Sports, Discovery+ / Eurosport, FloRugby
Leinster v Munster
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
KO: 17:30 (UK/IRE) / 18:30 SA
Live on: RTÉ, SuperSport, ViaPlay, URC.tv, Premier Sports, Discovery+ / Eurosport, FloRugby
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.
Vodacom URC Qualifiers for Heineken Champions Cup 2023/24
Leinster Rugby (Irish Shield winner)
DHL Stormers (South African Shield winner)
Ulster (highest ranked non-Shield winner)
Glasgow Warriors (Scottish Italian Shield winner)
Munster Rugby (second highest ranked non-Shield winner)
Vodacom Bulls (third highest ranked non-Shield winner)
Connacht (fourth highest ranked non-Shield winner)
Cardiff Rugby (Welsh Shield winner)
