EPCR has confirmed four potential venues to host this season’s Investec Champions Cup semi-finals.
The semis will take place on the weekend of 2-3 May, with the final on Saturday, 23 May at Bilbao San Mamés Stadium.
The clubs with the highest rankings from the pool stage of the tournament will earn home country advantage for the semi-finals.
The four selected venues – one in France, one in Ireland, one in England and one in Scotland – will play host to a semi-final depending on which club progresses with home country advantage.
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The four venues are:
- Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux
- Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
- Aviva Stadium, Dublin
- Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
The semi-final fixtures will be announced as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the quarter-finals.
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Last year’s semi-finals between Leinster and the Northampton Saints at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, and between Bordeaux Bègles and Toulouse at Bordeaux’s Stade Atlantique saw unprecedented demand for tickets, with attendances of more than 42,000 spectators for each match.
Possible Champions Cup semi-finals and venues (2-3 May)
(Pool stage rankings in brackets)
- Bordeaux Bègles (1) vs Bath (4) or Northampton Saints (5) – Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux (capacity: 42,100)
- Glasgow Warriors (2) vs Leinster (3) or Sale Sharks (11) – Murrayfield, Edinburgh (capacity: 67,130)
- Leinster (3) vs Toulon (7) – Aviva Stadium, Dublin (capacity: 51,700)
- Bath (4) vs Toulouse (8) – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes (capacity: 30,500)
- Northampton Saints (5) vs Toulouse (8) – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes (capacity: 30,500)
- Toulon (7) vs Sale Sharks (11) – Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux (capacity: 42,100)
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