Investec Champions Cup semi-final venues announced
- EPCR Media
- Apr 8
- 2 min read
EPCR, the organiser of the Investec Champions Cup, has confirmed four potential venues to host this season’s semi-finals.
The Investec Champions Cup semi-finals will take place on the weekend of 2/3/4 May, with the Investec Champions Cup Final scheduled on Saturday, 24 May at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
Following the quarter-finals this weekend, the semi-final fixtures will be decided and the clubs with the highest rankings from the pool stage of the tournament will earn home country advantage for the matches.
The four selected venues – two in France, one in Ireland and one in England – will play host to an Investec Champions Cup semi-final depending on which club progresses with home country advantage.
The four venues are:
Bordeaux’s Matmut ATLANTIQUE
Lyon’s Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Dublin’s Aviva Stadium
Milton Keynes’ Stadium MK
The semi-final fixtures will be announced as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the quarter-finals.
Last year’s semi-finals between Leinster Rugby and Northampton Saints at Dublin’s Croke Park, and Stade Toulousain v Harlequins at Le Stadium in Toulouse saw unprecedented demand for tickets, with over 115 000 snapped up in under 24 hours.
Possible Investec Champions Cup semi-final matches and venues – 2/3/4 May
(Pool stage rankings in brackets)
Union Bordeaux-Bègles (1) v RC Toulon (4) or Stade Toulousain (5) – Matmut ATLANTIQUE, Bordeaux (capacity: 42 100)
Leinster Rugby (2) v Northampton Saints (3) or Castres Olympique (6) – Aviva Stadium, Dublin (capacity: 51 700)
Northampton Saints (3) v Glasgow Warriors (7) – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes (capacity: 30 500)
RC Toulon (4) v Munster Rugby (9) – Matmut Stadium de Gerland, Lyon (capacity: 35 000)
Stade Toulousain (5) v Munster Rugby (9) – Matmut ATLANTIQUE, Bordeaux (capacity: 42 100)
Castres Olympique (6) v Glasgow Warriors (7) – Matmut ATLANTIQUE, Bordeaux (capacity: 42 100)
Comments