The all-Ireland Heineken Champions Cup last 16 clash between Leinster and Ulster at the Aviva Stadium will take place on Saturday, April 1 at 5.30pm and there will be free to air coverage on RTE.
Munster's trip to South Africa to take on the Springboks-laden Sharks has been fixed for earlier the same day, at 1.30pm, at Hollywoodbets Kings Park and will be broadcast live by BT Sports.
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In what will be a busy day for the Irish provinces, Connacht are also pencilled in for action in the last 16 of the Challenge Cup - taking on Benetton at Stadio di Monigo (4pm).
The Champions Cup knockout fixtures gets underway on Friday, March 31 when Leicester Tigers take on Edinburgh Rugby at Mattioli Woods Welford Road, with the winners playing Leinster or Ulster in the quarter-finals.
The highest-ranked clubs from the pool stage have secured home advantage for the Round of 16 and this rule will remain in place for the quarter-finals.
The semi-finals will be played in Europe at EPCR-designated venues with the showpiece final staged at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 20 May, and over 66,000 tickets have already been sold for the Dublin Finals weekend.
EPCR have also revealed that there was a 42% increase in Heineken Champions Cup pool stage attendances compared to last season, with the average attendance per club returning to pre-Covid figures.
There was also a record TV audience for a pool stage match on France Télévisions when viewers peaked at 2.2 million for the final pool round clash between Toulouse and Munster Rugby last Sunday.
In South Africa, attendances improved dramatically across the third and fourth rounds - rising by 62% to an average of 16,100 per match.
HEINEKEN CHAMPIONS CUP – Round of 16
( Pool stage rankings in brackets / All kick-offs local times )
Friday 31 March
Match 5 : Leicester Tigers (B4) v Edinburgh Rugby (A5), Mattioli Woods Welford Road (20.00)
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Saturday 1 April
Match 3 : Cell C Sharks (A3) v Munster Rugby (B6), Hollywoodbets Kings Park (13.30)
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Match 6 : DHL Stormers (B3) v Harlequins (A6), DHL Stadium (16.00)
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Match 1 : Leinster Rugby (A1) v Ulster Rugby (B8), Aviva Stadium (17.30)
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Match 8 : Stade Rochelais (B1) v Gloucester Rugby (A8), Stade Marcel Deflandre (18.30)
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Sunday 2 April
Match 2 : Exeter Chiefs (A2) v Montpellier Hérault Rugby (B7), Sandy Park (12.30)
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Match 4 : Saracens (A4) v Ospreys (B5), StoneX Stadium (15.00)
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Match 7 : Stade Toulousain (B2) v Vodacom Bulls (A7), Le Stadium (16.00)
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Quarter-finals – 7/8/9 April
QF 1: Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 5
QF 2: Winner Match 7 v Winner Match 3
QF 3: Winner Match 2 v Winner Match 6
QF 4: Winner Match 8 v Winner Match 4
NB The highest-ranked clubs from the pool stage will have home advantage
Semi-finals – 28/29/30 April
SF 1 : Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2
SF 2 : Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4
NB The matches will be played in Europe and the highest-ranked clubs from the pool stage will have home country advantage
2023 Heineken Champions Cup final : Saturday 20 May; Aviva Stadium, Dublin
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