QUARTER-FINAL

The teams for this weekend's Quarter-Final of the BKT United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.

TEAM NEWS HEADLINES

#GLAvCON

• Scott Cummings returns after injury layoff for first Glasgow Warriors appearance since pre Guinness Six Nations
• Dylan Tierney-Martin & Darragh Murray named in Connacht starting XV upon return from injury

#BULvMUN

• Ruan Nortje set to make his 150th appearance for the Vodacom Bulls
• Fineen Wycherley to make his 150th appearance for Munster if called upon from the bench

#STOvCAR

• Seabelo Senatla and Ruan Ackermann return from injury for DHL Stormers with Ruhan Nel also captaining the side on his return
• Josh Adams returns to fitness to join Cam Winnett and Jacob Beetham in the backline for Cardiff

#LEIvLIO

• James Lowe set to earn his 100th Leinster cap. He is currently level with Shane Horgan for Leinster's all-time try-scoring record (69 tries)
• JC Pretorius to earn his 50th cap for Fidelity SecureDrive Lions if called upon from the bench

FRIDAY, MAY 29

Glasgow Warriors v Connacht Rugby

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow – KO 19.45 IRE & UK / 20.45 ITA & SA

Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 51st league game)

AR 1: Ben Breakspear (WRU) AR 2: Craig Evans (WRU)

TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)

Live on: Premier Sports, TG4, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Glasgow Warriors: Josh McKay, Kyle Steyn (CAPT), Stafford McDowall, Sione Tuipulotu, Kyle Rowe, Dan Lancaster, George Horne; Patrick Schickerling, Johnny Matthews, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Alex Samuel, Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey

Replacements: Gregor Hiddleston, Rory Sutherland, Sam Talakai, Jare Oguntibeju, Euan Ferrie, Sione Vailanu, Jack Oliver, Ollie Smith

Connacht Rugby: Sam Gilbert, Shane Jennings, John Devine, Bundee Aki, Shayne Bolton, Josh Ioane, Ben Murphy, Billy Bohan, Dylan Tierney-Martin, Sam Illo, Darragh Murray, Josh Murphy, Cian Prendergast (CAPT), Shamus Hurley-Langton, Paul Boyle

Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Peter Dooley, Finlay Bealham, Joe Joyce, Sean O’Brien, Matthew Devine, Hugh Gavin, Sean Naughton

Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Franco Smith said: “Connacht will present a strong challenge tomorrow evening. They have a well-drilled squad full of talent, and come here as one of the most in-form teams in the competition.

“We are pleased to welcome Scott back into our matchday 23 after his injury layoff - he has worked hard and worked closely with our medical and S&C teams to put himself in the best possible position ahead of his return.

“We know the difference that the Warrior Nation can make, and we look forward to hearing them get behind the team at Scotstoun as we kick off the playoffs tomorrow night.”

Connacht Rugby Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “This is exactly where we wanted to be at the start of the season, so credit must go to all the players for what they’ve displayed in recent months to get us to this position. Now we have to go out there and seize the opportunity. Glasgow are a formidable opponent especially away from home, with an array of talented players who are very well coached, but we are excited by the challenge ahead of us.”

SATURDAY, MAY 30

Vodacom Bulls v Munster Rugby

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria – KO 12.00 IRE & UK / 13.00 ITA & SA

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR, 62nd league game)

AR 1: Federico Vedovelli (FIR) AR 2: Fillipo Russo (FIR)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Vodacom Bulls: Willie le Roux, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Canan Moodie, Harold Vorster, Stravino Jacobs, Handre Pollard, Embrose Papier; Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar, Wilco Louw, Ruan Vermaak, Ruan Nortje, Marcell Coetzee (CAPT), Elrigh Louw, Cameron Hanekom

Replacements: Marco van Staden, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Francois Klopper, Cobus Wiese, Jeandre Rudolph, Paul de Wet, Stedman Gans, Sergeal Petersen

Munster Rugby: Mike Haley, Andrew Smith, Alex Nankivell, Seán O’Brien, Shane Daly, JJ Hanrahan, Craig Casey (CAPT); Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Michael Ala’alatoa, Tom Ahern, Evan O’Connell, Jack O’Donoghue, John Hodnett, Brian Gleeson

Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Josh Wycherley, Conor Bartley, Fineen Wycherley, Gavin Coombes, Ben O’Donovan, Dan Kelly, Alex Kendellen

Vodacom Bulls Head Coach Johan Ackermann said: “We’re looking forward to playing in front of our home crowd. We have tremendous respect for Munster, a team that has shown its pedigree and were champions two seasons ago. They have a rich history and a proud culture. We are privileged to be in the Quarter-Finals, and will hopefully put in a good performance.”

DHL Stormers v Cardiff Rugby

DHL Stadium, Cape Town – KO 14.30 IRE & UK / 15.30 ITA & SA

Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 40th league game)

AR 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) AR 2: Andrew Cole (IRFU)

TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

Live on: SuperSport, S4C, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

DHL Stormers: Damian Willemse, Seabelo Senatla, Ruhan Nel (CAPT), Dan du Plessis, Leolin Zas, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Imad Khan; Ntuthuko Mchunu, André-Hugo Venter, Neethling Fouché, Adré Smith, Ruben van Heerden, Paul de Villiers, Ben-Jason Dixon, Evan Roos

Replacements: JJ Kotzé, Vernon Matongo, Zachary Porthen, Salmaan Moerat, Ruan Ackermann, Marcel Theunissen, Stefan Ungerer, Jurie Matthee

Cardiff Rugby: Cam Winnett, Jacob Beetham, Ben Thomas, Rory Jennings, Josh Adams, Ioan Lloyd, Johan Mulder; Rhys Barratt, Liam Belcher (CAPT), Keiron Assiratti, Josh McNally, Rory Thornton, James Botham, Dan Thomas, Taine Basham

Replacements: Daf Hughes, Danny Southworth, Javan Sebastian, George Nott, Alun Lawrence, Evan Lloyd, Ellis Bevan, Tom Bowen

DHL Stormers Director of Rugby John Dobson said: “We enjoy incredible support at DHL Stadium, and we know that this will be another memorable occasion as knock-out rugby returns to Cape Town.

"We have some key players returning, which makes this one of the most experienced DHL Stormers teams that we have ever selected.

"We have earned this opportunity to play a Quarter-Final in front of our fans and we want to make it count,"

Cardiff Rugby Coach Corniel van Zyl said: "The approach and what we expect from the Stormers is the same. For us, it's all about how we apply what we want to do against them”

"The pressure was on us last time out at Cardiff Arms Park, but I think that has obviously shifted back onto them a little now. If we can start well and apply pressure through what we do best - scoring points - then we can put them under pressure.

"That is ultimately the only way we can impose ourselves on them. That's what we're aiming to do, and, at the end of the day, we'll do our best to come away with the victory."

Leinster Rugby v Fidelity SecureDrive Lions

Aviva Stadium, Dublin – KO 20.00 IRE & UK / 21.00 ITA & SA

Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 63rd league game)

AR 1: Hollie Davidson (SRU) AR 2: Ru Campbell (SRU)

TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)

Live on:  TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Leinster Rugby: Hugo Keenan, Jimmy O'Brien, Rieko Ioane, Jamie Osborne, James Lowe, Sam Prendergast, Luke McGrath; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, Max Deegan, Scott Penny, Caelan Doris (CAPT)

Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Alex Usanov, Thomas Clarkson, Diarmuid Mangan, Josh van der Flier, Jamison Gibson-Park, Harry Byrne, Robbie Henshaw

Fidelity SecureDrive Lions: Quan Horn, Angelo Davids, Henco van Wyk, Richard Kriel, Erich Cronje, Chris Smith, Nico Steyn, SJ Kotze, PJ Botha, Sebastian Lombard, Reinhard Nothnagel, Darrien Landsberg, Siba Mahashe, Batho Hlekani, Francke Horn (CAPT)

Replacements: Franco Marais, Eddie Davids, RF Schoeman, Ruan Delport, Siba Qoma, JC Pretorius, Rynhard Jonker, Haashim Pead