Super Rugby play-off schedule announced

SANZAAR have unveiled the schedule for the quarter-finals in the ongoing season of Super Rugby that will be played on 20th and 21st July.

The winners of the three conferences was ranked 1 to 3 following which the next five positions was decided based on overall points irrespective of the group.

Accordingly, Crusaders, Lions and Waratahs finished in top three while Hurricanes, Chiefs, Highlanders, Jaguares and Sharks occupied the remaining positions.

The first quarter-final will be played on Friday with Hurricanes hosting rivals Chiefs at Westpac Stadium while the remaining three games have been scheduled on Saturday.

The second quarter-final will see Crusaders and Sharks in action in Christchurch and the third knock-out game has Waratahs and Highlanders featuring in Sydney.

The final game will be played in Johannesburg with Lions locking horns with Jaguares. The winners of the four games will progress to the semi-final that will be played on 27th July.

The Quarter-Finalists and their rankings are:

1. Crusaders - New Zealand Conference Winners
2. Lions - South African Conference Winners
3. Waratahs - Australian Conference Winners
4. Hurricanes
5. Chiefs
6. Highlanders
7. Jaguares
8. Sharks

Quarter-final Match Schedule (all times local)

Fri July 20: Hurricanes v Chiefs, Westpac Stadium, Wellington @ 19:35
Sat July 21: Crusaders v Sharks, AMI Stadium, Christchurch @ 19:35
Sat July 21: Waratahs v Highlanders, Allianz Stadium, Sydney @ 20:05
Sat July 21 Lions v Jaguares, Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg @ 15:05