Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals: Predictions, teams, kick-off times, how to watch and referee appointments
Rieko Ioane and Louis Bielle-Biarrey are on the left wing for Leinster and Bordeaux-Begles respectively.
It’s the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals this weekend as Bath host Northampton, Glasgow tackle Toulon, Leinster face Sale Sharks, and Bordeaux meet Toulouse.
Check on the team news, our predictions and all the match details ahead of the fixtures.
Champions Cup teams
Friday
Bath Rugby v Northampton Saints
Prediction: Bath by 5
Bath Rugby: 15 Tom De Glanville, 14 Henry Arundell, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Will Muir, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben Spencer (c), 8 Miles Reid, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Guy Pepper, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Quinn Roux, 3 Vilikesa Sela, 2 Tom Dunn, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Kepueli Tuipulotu, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Ted Hill, 21 Bernard van der Linde, 22 Santi Carreras, 23 Alfie Barbeary
Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Archie McParland, 8 Henry Pollock, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 JJ van der Mescht, 4 Tom Lockett, 3 Cleopas Kundiona, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Ed Prowse, 20 Callum Chick, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Tom Litchfield, 23 George Hendy
Venue: Recreation Ground
Kick-off: 20:00 BST
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)
Assistant Referees: Eoghan Cross (Ire), Ben Breakspear (Wal)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ire)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / epcrugby.tv
Saturday
Glasgow Warriors v RC Toulon
Prediction: Glasgow by 2
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Kyle Steyn (c), 13 Stafford McDowall, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Ollie Smith, 10 Dan Lancaster, 9 Ben Afshar, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Alex Samuel, 4 Olujare Oguntibeju, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 1 Patrick Schickerling
Replacements: 16 Seb Stephen, 17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Max Williamson, 20 Euan Ferrie, 21 Angus Fraser, 22 Jack Oliver, 23 Adam Hastings
Toulon: 15 Melvyn Jaminet, 14 Gaël Drean, 13 Nacho Brex, 12 Jérémy Sinzelle, 11 Setariki Tuicuvu, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Ben White, 8 Mikheil Shioshvili, 7 Charles Ollivon, 6 Junior Kpoku, 5 David Ribbans (c), 4 Corentin Mezou, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Teddy Baubigny, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
Replacements: 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 17 Daniel Brennan, 18 Beka Gigashvili, 19 Matthias Halagahu, 20 Zach Mercer, 21 Baptiste Serin, 22 Esteban Abadie, 23 Mathis Ferte
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Karl Dickson (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal (Eng), Ben Connor (Wal)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (Eng)
How to watch: Premier Sports / France TV / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / epcrugby.tv
Leinster Rugby v Sale Sharks
Prediction: Leinster by 30
Leinster: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Jamie Osborne, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Harry Byrne, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Ryan Baird, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan (c), 1 Alex Usanov
Replacements: 16 Rónan Kelleher, 17 Jerry Cahir, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Max Deegan, 20 Scott Penny, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Ciarán Frawley, 23 Robbie Henshaw
Sale Sharks: 15 Joe Carpenter, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez, 12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ben Bamber, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Ethan Caine, 1 Si McIntyre
Replacements: 16 Alfie Longstaff, 17 Ralph McEachran, 18 James Harper, 19 Reuben Logan, 20 Jos Gilmore, 21 Dom Hanson, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Alex Wills
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
Assistant Referees: Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita), Filippo Russo (Ita)
TMO: Tual Trainini (Fra)
How to watch: Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / epcrugby.tv
Sunday
Union Bordeaux-Bègles v Stade Toulousain
Prediction: Toulouse by 3
Bordeaux-Begles: 15 Salesi Rayasi, 14 Pablo Uberti, 13 Damian Penaud, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Maxime Lucu (c), 8 Marko Gazzotti, 7 Cameron Woki, 6 Pierre Bochaton, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Boris Palu, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Maxime Lamothe, 1 Jefferson Poirot
Replacements: 16 Gaetan Barlot, 17 Matis Perchaud, 18 Ben Tameifuna, 19 Tiaan Jacobs, 20 Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer, 21 Temo Matiu, 22 Arthur Retiere, 23 Hugo Reus
Toulouse: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Teddy Thomas, 13 Kalvin Gourgues, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Matthis Lebel, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont, 8 Anthony Jelonch, 7 Jack Willis, 6 François Cros, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Dorian Aldegheri, 2 Peato Mauvaka, 1 David Ainu’u
Replacements: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Cyril Baille, 18 Joel Merkler, 19 Joshua Brennan, 20 Leo Banos, 21 Théo Ntamack, 22 Paul Graou, 23 Blair Kinghorn
Venue: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST)
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Craig Evans (Wal), Morne Ferreira (SA)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)
How to watch: France TV / beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / epcrugby.tv
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