Bulls to face Edinburgh in early Saturday quarterfinal

The Vodacom Bulls will face Edinburgh in their EPCR Challenge Cup quarterfinal in the Scottish capital on Saturday.

Edinburgh booked their place by ousting the Emirates Lions on Friday night while the Bulls beat Bayonne in an epic performance in front of a highly-partisan crowd.

The Bulls will be looking for a victory against Sean Everitt’s side, and it will pit Jake White against the same coach who was his assistant recently after Everitt was fired by the Sharks.

Lyon, who beat the Sharks on Sunday night, will face Welsh side Ospreys, while Connacht will host Racing 92 in the third quarterfinal.

Former Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan’s Bath side are also in the quarters, but will face fellow English side Gloucester at home in the fourth quarterfinal.

QUARTER-FINALS

(Pool stage rankings in brackets)

Saturday 12 April

QF 3: Edinburgh Rugby (3) v Vodacom Bulls (11), Hive Stadium (13.30)

QF 4: Ospreys (4) v Lyon Olympique Universitaire (5), Swansea.com Stadium (18.30)

QF 1: Connacht Rugby (1) v Racing 92 (9), Dexcom Stadium (21.00)

Sunday 13 April

QF 2: Bath Rugby (10) v Gloucester Rugby (15), The Recreation Ground (18.30)

Semifinals – 2/3/4/ May

SF 1: winner QF 1 v winner QF 4

SF 2: winner QF 2 v winner QF 3

NB The matches will be played in Europe and the highest-ranked clubs from the pool stage will have home venue advantage

2025 EPCR Challenge Cup final: Friday 23 May; Principality Stadium, Cardiff.