The first semifinals matches has been played already and -
- Northampton will be in the final in the Champions C up; and
- Bath will be in the final in the Chalelnge Cup
In the remaining to semifinals only Fnch rugnby clubs will be invovled - with Toulouse playing Bordeaux in the Cupsemi-final; and Racing playing Lyon in the Challenge Cup semi's today,
The finals ewill between -
The European Cup - Bordeaux vs Northampton
The Challenge Cup - Lyon vs Bath
With the first two semifinals complete and there will be no URC clubs involved in either of he two the URC is the main program where the SA teams will play a role in. There are two Rounds to be played before the play-off stage is reached.
At present on the log the Bulls are lying 3rd on the log, with the Sharks at 4 and the Stormers at 6. If all three of the teams win there matches t - three of the SA tems will be in the top 8 and even the Lions by getting bonus point wins may end up in he top 8 as well - depending on the performances of higher ranked teams in the series,
All four SA teams have home matches in SA and that make for interesting matches over the next two weeks.