Top performers
Points 15 Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby)
Carries 28 Ethan Roots (Exeter Chiefs)
Metres 127 James Ramm (Northampton Saints)
Defenders beaten 13 Damian Penaud (Union Bordeaux-Begles)
Tackles 22 Will Evans (Harlequins)
Turnovers won 4 Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls), Alfred Parisien (Lyon)
Key points
• Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby) was the only player to score a hat-trick of tries in the Round of 16. He made 90 metres, beat five defenders, and made three clean breaks - all more than any other scrumhalf.
• Penaud (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) beat 13 Saracens defenders at the weekend. No player has beaten as many in a match in the last four seasons of the tournament.
• Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) made more post-contact metres than any other player in the Round of 16 (32). He also won three turnovers against Lyon - as many as any other forward.
• Levani Botia (Stade Rochelais) made three dominant tackles (second) and won three turnovers against the DHL Stormers.
• Evans (Harlequins) made more successful tackles than any other player in the Round of 16 (22), two of which were dominant. He also won a turnover against Glasgow Warriors.
• Stade Rochelais became the first visiting club to register an Investec Champions Cup victory in South Africa when they edged out the DHL Stormers
• If selected for Leinster Rugby’s quarter-final against Stade Rochelais, Cian Healy will set a new record of 111 tournament appearances having equalled Ronan O’Gara’s long-standing mark last weekend
• If selected for Stade Toulousain’s quarter-final against the Exeter Chiefs, Cyril Baille will make his 50th tournament appearance
Fixtures
Quarter-finals
(Pool stage rankings in brackets / All kick-offs local times)
Saturday
QF 4: Union Bordeaux-Bègles (4) v Harlequins (5), Stade Chaban-Delmas (4pm)
beIN SPORTS / France TV / TNT Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby
QF 2: Leinster Rugby (2) v Stade Rochelais (10), Aviva Stadium (5.30pm)
RTE / beIN SPORTS / TNT Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby
QF 3: Northampton Saints (3) v Vodacom Bulls (6), cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens (8pm)
TNT Sports / SuperSport / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby
Sunday
QF 1: Stade Toulousain (1) v Exeter Chiefs (8), Stade Ernest-Wallon (4pm)
France TV / ITV / 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 country advantage
2024 Investec Champions Cup final: Saturday 25 May; Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London (2.45pm)
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