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URC quarter-final dates and times revealed with Ulster v Connacht kicking off the schedule

Connacht (Organization) Ulster RTE Leinster Premier Sports SuperSport TG4 Viaplay Jack Conan Munster (Organization)

Second seeds Ulster and seventh seeds Connacht will kick off the BKT URC quarter-final schedule at Kingspan Stadium on Friday, May 5 with a 7.35pm kick-off, and with the clash televised live by TG4.

The other three games take place the following day and top seeds Leinster will host the Cell C Sharks (seeded eight) at 5pm at the Aviva Stadium, the venue where the Blues host Toulouse in the Champions Cup semi-finals next Saturday.

Also on Saturday, May 6, fifth seeds Munster will travel to Scotstoun to face Glasgow Warriors (seeded fourth) with a 7.35pm kick-off.

READ MORE: Leinster and Ireland's Jack Conan on battling hormone imbalance: "I felt like I had aged 10 years"

Both the Leinster and Munster games will be broadcast live by RTE.

Earlier the same day, DHL Stormers (third seeds) and Vodacom Bulls (sixth seeds) meet in a rematch of last season's URC Grand Final and the South African sides will clash at DHL Stadium at 2.30pm. TG4 will show the game live.

The semi-finals will take place on the weekend of May 12/13 and the final on Saturday, May 27 at the venue of the highest-ranked team to have qualified for the decider.

FRIDAY, MAY 5

Quarter-Final 2: Ulster (2) v Connacht (7)

Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

KO: 19:35 UK & IRE / 20:35 SA

Live on: TG4, SuperSport, ViaPlay, Premier Sports, URC.tv, FloRugby

SATURDAY, MAY 6

Quarter-Final 3: DHL Stormers (3) v Vodacom Bulls (6)

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

KO: 14:30 UK & IRE / 15:30 SA

Live on: SuperSport, TG4, ViaPlay, Premier Sports, URC.tv, FloRugby

Quarter-Final 1: Leinster (1) v Cell C Sharks (8)

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

KO: 17:00 UK & IRE / 18:00 SA

Live on: RTÉ, SuperSport, ViaPlay, Premier Sports, URC.tv, FloRugby

Quarter-Final 4: Glasgow Warriors (4) v Munster (5)

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

KO: 19:35 UK & IRE / 20:35 SA

Live on: RTÉ, SuperSport, ViaPlay, Premier Sports, URC.tv, FloRugby

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