For the first time, a South African team will contest a last-four clash in the prestigious European club tournament after John Plumtree’s charges beat fellow Vodacom URC side Edinburgh in a thrilling quarter-final at Kings Park on Saturday.The result marked the Sharks’ fourth win on the trot in Durban, and in the Challenge Cup. The semi-finals will play out on the first weekend in May, with Plumtree’s men set to lock horns with Les Jaunards at Twickenham Scoop on Saturday, 4 May.
The winners will contest the showpiece at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday, 24 May against the victors between English Premiership club Gloucester and Italian outfit Benetton. In a wrap of the sides in the Champions Cup semi-finals, four-time winners Leinster tackle the Northampton Saints – who make their first appearance after thrashing the Vodacom BullsThis content is not behind a paywall and it is Habari Media's commitment that it remains so and access to the content is free.
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