Who needs what on URC final week to make play-offs?
BBC Sport looks at what is at stake in the final round and how other results could impact Champions Cup qualification.
Munster, Cardiff, Ulster and Connacht are in contention for the URC play-offs [Getty Images] It is the weekend when supporters are glued to phones and radios as well as the action on the pitch as the United Rugby Championship (URC) play-offs are decided. After seven months of league action, the race for the top eight has gone the distance with five teams battling for four spots. Lions, Munster, Cardiff and Ulster are currently above the dotted line with Connacht chasing hard.
The tussle for the play-offs is the main story of the final round of the URC while Glasgow battle with Stormers for top spot. BBC Sport looks at what is at stake on next weekend and how it could impact Champions Cup qualification. Scarlets angry at 'unheard of' penalty count in derby loss URC standings [BBC Sport] Fascinating Friday Tournament organisers could not have wished for a more intriguing Friday night of the final weekend with all three games having a huge impact on the play-off.
Cardiff and Ulster are locked on 50 points in the last two play-off places but face the league top two sides Stormers and Glasgow, respectively, while Connacht travel to Edinburgh ready to capitalise on any slip. Ulster thought they were moving up to sixth-place with a bonus-point win over Stormers on Friday before conceding an injury-time penalty try in a dramatic 38-38 draw in Belfast. It means the Challenge Cup finalists remain below Cardiff games won and just a point ahead of Connacht.
"We're going into the last game knowing after that game, we're in the final of a European competition," said Ulster head coach Richie Murphy. "There's so much to play for over the next couple of weeks. We'll brush ourselves down.
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