Overview
- Results over the weekend locked in quarter-final ties of Glasgow v Connacht, Bulls v Munster, Stormers v Cardiff, and Leinster v Lions with games scheduled for May 29–30.
- Leinster crushed the Ospreys 68-14 in Dublin to jump into second place, scoring 10 tries in a statement win that flipped the seeding order.
- Munster beat the Lions 24-17 in Limerick to climb from ninth to fifth after late withdrawals, including fly-half Jack Crowley, and a spell with 13 men from two yellow cards.
- Cardiff’s 22-16 upset of the Stormers clinched a playoff berth for the Welsh side and forced a Cape Town rematch in the quarter-finals.
- A spitting allegation involving Munster replacement Diarmuid Barron was raised in the Lions match, which the TMO could not verify on the night and is expected to go to the disciplinary citing process.