URC Shield Winners and Quarter Finals

URC Shield Winners and Quarter Finals

The first ever Final Eight line-up in the United Rugby Championship has been set following the thrilling completion of Round 18.

  

Two Quarter-final games will take place in UK and Ireland while two fixtures will be hosted in South Africa marking the first time in the league’s history that play-offs will be hosted in the southern hemisphere.

  

The URC Final Eight fixtures will take place on Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4 with kick-off times to be confirmed early next week following consultation with host broadcasters.


Leinster, DHL Stormers, Ulster and Vodacom Bulls have all earned the right to host home Quarter-final games against Glasgow Warriors, Edinburgh, Munster and Cell C Sharks respectively.

  


League rankings determined which teams were placed into each Final Eight fixture with home advantage in the Final Four going to the winners of Quarter-final 1 and Quarter-final 2. Home advantage for the URC Grand Final going to the team with the highest ranking.

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

 

  1. Leinster v Glasgow Warriors
  2. DHL Stormers v Edinburgh
  3. Ulster v Munster
  4. Vodacom Bulls v Cell C Sharks

  

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

Confirmation of United Rugby Championship Shield winners 2021/22:

Irish Shield: Leinster

South African Shield: DHL Stormers

Welsh Shield: Ospreys

Scottish x Italian Shield: Edinburgh

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