Overview
- Ulster host the table-leading Stormers in Belfast with both clubs chasing different targets, as Ulster fight to stay in the top eight and the leaders defend first place.
- The Stormers need back-to-back away wins over Ulster and Cardiff to all but lock up the No. 1 seed and home advantage through the knockouts.
- Leinster face the in-form Lions in Dublin in a direct battle for a home quarter-final place with both teams level on 53 points.
- The Bulls, who have won seven of their last eight URC games, play Zebre Parma in Pretoria as they push to rise into the home quarter-final positions.
- The Sharks are out of playoff contention and host Benetton in Durban seeking a lift for supporters after a tough tour.