Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals kick-off times and TV coverage confirmed
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EPCR has announced the dates, kick-off times and TV coverage of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Following a truly epic victory over Munster Rugby, holders, Stade Toulousain, will continue their Heineken Champions Cup defence with a return to the Aviva Stadium next Saturday (14 May) for what promises to be a mouthwatering semi-final clash with Leinster Rugby.
The contest between two storied European clubs with nine Heineken Champions Cup titles between will be live on BT Sport.
In the second semi-final, last season’s finalists, Stade Rochelais, will face Racing 92 in a heavyweight all-French confrontation at the 38,000-capacity Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens next Sunday (15 May) again live on BT Sport with additional free-to-air coverage in the UK and Ireland on Channel 4 and Virgin Media.
The first of the EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals features No 1-ranked Lyon against Wasps at Matmut Stadium de Gerland on Saturday (14 May) and that match will be followed later the same evening by another high-class Anglo-French showdown between RC Toulon and Saracens. Both semi-finals will be live on BT Sport.
HEINEKEN CHAMPIONS CUP semi-finals
(Kick-offs local time)
Saturday 14 May
Leinster Rugby v Stade Toulousain, Aviva Stadium, Dublin (15.00)
BT Sport / beIN SPORTS / France 2
Sunday 15 May
Racing 92 v Stade Rochelais, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens (16.00)
France 2 / beIN SPORTS / BT Sport / Channel 4 / Virgin Media
Heineken Champions Cup final: Saturday 28 May; Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (17.45)
EPCR CHALLENGE CUP semi-finals
(Kick-offs local time)
Saturday 14 May
Lyon v Wasps, Matmut Stadium de Gerland (13.30)
beIN SPORTS / BT Sport
RC Toulon v Saracens, Stade Félix Mayol (21.00)
France 4 / beIN SPORTS / BT Sport
EPCR Challenge Cup final: Friday 27 May; Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (21.00)