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EPCR Challenge Cup - Round of 16 review

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Zach Mercer scoring during Gloucester's victory over Castres Olympique at Kingsholm. EPCR Media

Top performers

Points 15 Tom Spring (Aviron Bayonnais), Joe Simmonds (Section Paloise), Santiago Carreras (Gloucester Rugby)

Carries 19 Nick Timoney (Ulster Rugby)

Metres 149 Onisi Ratave (Benetton Rugby)

Defenders beaten 7 Eliott Roudil (Section Paloise)

Tackles 18 Baptiste Delaporte (Castres Olympique)


Key points

• Timoney (Ulster Rugby) made 19 carries - more than any other player - and 11 successful tackles against Montpellier Hérault Rugby.

• Viliame Mata (Edinburgh Rugby) made as many dominant carries as any other player (five) and won two turnovers in the Round of 16 against Aviron Bayonnais.

• Ratave (Benetton Rugby) made a round-high 149 metres, 35 post-contact metres, and four clean breaks against the Emirates Lions.

• Roudil (Section Paloise) beat seven Connacht defenders at the weekend - more than any other player. Teammate Thomas Carol also beat six.

• Alexandre Fischer and Peceli Yato (both ASM Clermont Auvergne) won three turnovers against the Toyota Cheetahs; no player won more in the Round of 16.


Fixtures

Quarter-finals

(Pool stage rankings in brackets - all kick-offs local times)

Friday

QF 2: Gloucester Rugby (2) v Ospreys (7), Kingsholm (8pm)

TNT Sports / S4C / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby

Saturday

QF 1: Hollywoodbets Sharks (1) v Edinburgh Rugby (8), Hollywoodbets Kings Park (1.30pm)

SuperSport / TNT Sports / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby

QF 4: ASM Clermont Auvergne (4) v Ulster Rugby (12), Stade Marcel-Michelin (1.30pm)

France TV / beIN SPORTS / TNT Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby

Sunday

QF 3: Benetton Rugby (3) v Connacht Rugby (11), Stadio di Monigo (1.30pm)

epcrugby.tv / beIN SPORTS / TNT Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby

Semi-finals – 3/4/5 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

2024 EPCR Challenge Cup final: Friday 24 May; Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London (8pm)

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