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Robbie Copeland

Scottish Cup dates for the semi-finals and Final and why the showpiece is so late

We finally know the line-up for the Scottish Cup semi-finals as Rangers will take on Celtic in an all-Glasgow blockbuster while Falkirk and Inverness go in search of a Hampden fairytale.

The Caley Jags came up with the first quarter-final upset as they eliminated Premiership Kilmarnock on Friday evening before Celtic thumped Hearts 3-0 at Tynecastle to keep their Treble hopes alive and kicking. Rangers then dealt with Raith Rovers at Ibrox with the same scoreline as they keep up their bid to retain the trophy they won last season under Gio van Bronckhorst.

The Bairns saw off Ayr United on Monday night to complete the last four with Colin Hendry making the draw shortly after full-time and it didn't disappoint with one of Glasgow's big two set to face lower league opposition come the Final. Fans are still waiting on kick-off details to be finalised and while we know what dates to mark in our calendars, the final comes with a huge potential for a scheduling headache for the lower league sides involved.

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