Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 Guide
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Leinster and Connacht face each other in the second leg of the Heineken Champions Cup on Good Friday at 5.15 pm on BT Sport 1HD. Leinsters won the first leg 26-21 in Galway. Connachts are the defending champions. Andy Friend's side is relishing their underdog tag.
Leinster are aiming for a record-equalling fifth Heineken Champions Cup title. They play Connacht in the quarter-finals.
Bristol Bears beat Sale Sharks 10-9 in the first leg of the Heineken Champions Cup last weekend. The second leg takes place on Friday at 7.45pm. Manu Tuilagi will play a big part in this match. Brisol are aiming to reach the quarter-finals for the the second season running. Sale are looking to make the last eight for a second year running, but they are struggling near the bottom of their league.
Zach Mercer scored two tries in the first half as Montpellier took a 14-point lead. But Quins fought back to keep the tie alive. The second leg takes place at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday at 12pm. Louis Lynagh is confident Quincy can overturn the 14 point deficit. He believes they have two more halves of rugby to play. They are looking forward to winning those two.
West Londoners are 14 points behind Manchester United in the Champions Cup.
Munster and Exeter are playing each other in the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 on Saturday. Munster won the first leg by six points. Exterie won by two points in their previous match. Peter O'Mahony, Joey Carberry and Simon Zebo are set to return for the second leg. Johann van der Graan's team needs to win by at least six to progress. He believes it's a winner-takes-all situation.
La Rochelle beat Bordeaux-Begles 31-13 in their Heineken Cup last 16 first leg tie. La Rochellies are looking to avenge last season's Twickenham defeat. Bordereaux need to overturn an 18-point deficit to reach the last eight. Head coach Ronan O'Gara is back on the sidelines after serving a two-week suspension for “indiscipline” incurred against Racing 92.
Leicester Tigers are 19 points clear at the top of the Premiership. They beat Clermont 29-10 at Stade Marcel-Michelin on Sunday. The second leg takes place at Mattioli Woods on Saturday at 5.15pm. They will play either Leinster or Connacht in the quarter-finals. It is only Leicester's second victory in Clermont in 17 years. Steve Borthwick's side are aware of their opponents' quality.
Ulster beat Toulouse 20-20 in the first leg of the European knockout rugby tournament. Robert Baloucoune scored a hat-trick of tries. Tullouse had won nine of their last 10 home games in European knock-out rugby. Tontamack scored the winning try for Tollouse in closing moments. The second leg takes place at Ravenhill on Saturday at 7.45 pm.
Ulster take on Toulouse in the Champions Cup Round of 16 on Saturday evening.
Racing 92 beat Stade Francais 22-9 in the first leg of the Heineken Champions Cup last weekend. The second leg takes place at La Defense Arena on Saturday at 7.45 pm. Stadion Francis lost hooker Tolu Latu to a red card. Racing are looking to reach the final at Marseille's Stades Velodrome for the third time.
