Rugby
SA Rugby confirm Rainbow Cup kick-off times─── 14:18 Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Kick-off times and dates for the first three rounds of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup have been confirmed, with the opening game – a coastal derby between the Stormers and Sharks in Cape Town – getting proceedings underway in South Africa.
The match between the Stormers and the Sharks is scheduled for 19h00 on Friday, 23 April at Cape Town Stadium, and will be followed by Ulster’s derby match with Connacht, and Zebre’s trip to Edinburgh.
On Saturday lunchtime, Benetton will host Glasgow Warriors to start off a run of four matches, which will see the Vodacom Bulls take on the Lions, Ospreys taking on Cardiff Blues and Leinster hosting Munster in a rematch of their Guinness PRO14 Final on 27 March.
Dragons and Scarlets will finish off the opening round on Sunday at Rodney Parade.
Confirmation of the planned matches for rounds four to six will follow once PRO14 Rugby has received all necessary approvals and permissions from the relevant governments and health authorities for the South African teams to travel.
ROUND 1
Friday, 23 April
19h00: Stormers v Sharks (Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town)
21h15: Edinburgh v Zebre (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
21h15: Ulster v Connacht (Kingspan Stadium, Belfast)
Saturday, 24 April
14h00: Benetton v Glasgow Warriors (Stadio de Monigo, Treviso)
16h00: Bulls v Lions (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
18h15: Ospreys v Cardiff Blues (Liberty Stadium, Swansea)
20h35: Leinster v Munster (RDS Arena, Dublin)
Sunday, 25 April
14h00: Dragons v Scarlets (Rodney Parade, Newport)
ROUND 2
Friday, 30 April
19h00: Sharks v Lions (Kings Park, Durban)
Saturday, 1 May
17h00: Stormers v Bulls (Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town)
Friday, 7 May
19h00: Zebre v Benetton (Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma)
21h15: Munster v Ulster (Thomond Park, Limerick)
21h15: Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh (Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow)
Saturday, 8 May
20h35: Connacht v Leinster (The Sportsground, Galway)
20h35: Scarlets v Ospreys (Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli)
Sunday, 9 May
14h00: Cardiff Blues v Dragons (Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff)
ROUND 3
Saturday, 8 May
16h00: Lions v Stormers (Ellis Park, Johannesburg)
18h15: Bulls v Sharks (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
Friday, 14 May
19h00: Munster v Connacht (Thomond Park, Limerick)
21h15: Leinster v Ulster (RDS Arena, Dublin)
Saturday, 15 May
16h00: Scarlets v Cardiff Blues (Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli)
18h15: Benetton v Zebre (Stadio de Monigo, Treviso)
20h35: Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors (BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
Sunday, 16 May
16h00: Dragons v Ospreys (Rodney Parade, Newport)