The Bulls will host Lyon in Pretoria and the Stormers will welcome defending champions, Stade Rochelais, to Cape Town within the two home Champions Cup Round of 16 playoff matches on Saturday, 6 April.
The match at Loftus Versfeld will begin at 13h30, whereas the DHL Stadium encounter will kick off at 16h00.
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The Stormers’ playoff match will mark their second consecutive Round of 16 residence match within the Mother City – the identical venue the place they defeated Harlequins 32-28 final season to progress to the quarter-finals.
The Bulls will even function within the playoff spherical for the second successive season, however this time they may have the luxurious of residence floor benefit after travelling to France to face Toulouse final season the place their hopes of advancing to the highest eight had been dashed.
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Champions Cup Round of 16 fixtures that includes the Bulls and Stormers (SA times):
Friday, 5 April
21h00: Harlequins v Glasgow Warriors – Twickenham Stoop, London
Saturday, 6 April
13h30: Vodacom Bulls v Lyon – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
16h00: Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby- Sandy Park, Exeter
16h00: DHL Stormers v Stade Rochelais – DHL Stadium, Cape Town
18h30: Bordeaux-Bègles v Saracens – Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
21h00: Leinster v Leicester Tigers – Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Sunday, 7 April
13h30: Northampton Saints v Munster – Cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton
16h00: Stade Toulousain v Racing 92 – Le Stadium, Toulouse
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EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16 fixtures (SA times):
Friday 5 April
21h00: Gloucester Rugby v Castres Olympique – Kingsholm, Gloucester
Saturday 6 April
13h30: Clermont Auvergne v Toyota Cheetahs – Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
18h30: Benetton v Emirates Lions – Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
21h00: Ospreys v Sale Sharks – Brewery Field, Bridgend
21h00: Edinburgh Rugby v Aviron Bayonnais – Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Sunday 7 April
13h30: Montpellier Hérault v Ulster – GGL Stadium, Montpellier
16h00: Hollywoodbets Sharks v Zebre Parma – Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
18h30: Section Paloise v Connacht Rugby – Stade du Hameau, Pau
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