Semis are going to be hard

The path to the 2024 United Rugby Championship Grand Final will go through Limerick and Pretoria now that the semi-finals have been confirmed.

Both games will take place on Saturday in back-to-back slots across Ireland and South Africa to decide which teams will progress to the URC Grand Final on June 22.

The Vodacom Bulls will host Leinster at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria at 4pm local time (3pm IRE & UK) followed by defending champions Munster’s clash with Glasgow Warriors at Thomond Park, Limerick at 6pm local (7pm SA).

Should Munster progress to the Grand Final, they will be the host team due to their No 1 ranking from the league standings and the match will take place at Thomond Park at 5pm local (6pm SA) on Saturday (June 22).

If Glasgow Warriors (4) win, then their league ranking will place them as the away team in the Grand Final with either Vodacom Bulls (2) or Leinster (3) earning the right to host the game.

BKT URC – Semi-Finals Saturday, June 15

Semi-Final 2: Vodacom Bulls v Leinster

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

KO: 4pm SA (3pm IRE & UK)

Live on SuperSport, RTÉ, Premier Sports, URC.tv

Semi-Final 1: Munster v Glasgow Warriors

Thomond Park, Limerick

KO: 6pm IRE & UK (7pm SA)

Live on TG4, SuperSport, Premier Sports, URC.tv