The Pool Stages of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup have been concluded, with the top eight sides from Pool A and Pool B qualifying for the Last 16.
The top four from each Champions Cup pool have secured the home-field advantage going into the knockout stages, so here is how the next round of action in club rugby’s most prestigious competition lines up.
Round of 16 – 31 March-1/2 April
R16 1: Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby
R16 2: Exeter Chiefs v Montpellier Hérault Rugby
R16 3: Cell C Sharks v Munster Rugby
R16 4: Saracens v Ospreys
R16 5: Leicester Tigers v Edinburgh Rugby
R16 6: DHL Stormers v Harlequins
R16 7: Stade Toulousain v Vodacom Bulls
R16 8: Stade Rochelais v Gloucester Rugby
With the ninth and tenth placed finishers moving to the EPCR Challenge Cup, the draw for that competition has also been locked in. Lyon, Racing 92, Clermont Auvergne and Sale Sharks all drop into the EPCR Challenge Cup, with the round of 16 lining up as follows:
Round of 16 – 31 March-1/2 April
R16 1: RC Toulon v Toyota Cheetahs
R16 2: Scarlets v CA Brive
R16 3: Benetton Rugby v Connacht Rugby
R16 4: Glasgow Warriors v Dragons RFC
R16 5: Stade Francais Paris v Lyon
R16 6: Emirates Lions v Racing 92
R16 7: Bristol Bears v ASM Clermont Auvergne
R16 8: Cardiff Rugby v Sale Sharks
With the European action resuming at the end of March, there is quite a break until rugby’s greatest club competition is back on our screens. But now the draw has taken place, rugby fans can start booking their plane tickets, for when the most unpredictable and exciting domestic tournament re-starts.