European Champions Cup quarter finalists confirmed

The European Rugby Champions Cup quarter finalists have been decided and Racing Metro, Toulon, Clermont and Leinster will all have home matches.

For the first time since 1998 that there are four English Premiership sides in the last eight and all of them will be playing away from home.

The qualifiers for the 2014/15 European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-finals and their rankings at the conclusion of the pool stage are as follows :

1 Racing Metro 92 (winner Pool 5)
2 RC Toulon (winner Pool 3 )
3 ASM Clermont Auvergne (winner Pool 1 )
4 Leinster Rugby (winner Pool 2)
5 Bath Rugby (winner Pool 4 )
6 Northampton Saints (best pool runner-up)
7 Wasps (second best pool runner-up)
8 Saracens (third best pool runner-up)

The European Rugby Champions Cup quarter finalists are as follows.

Racing Metro v Saracens

Toulon vs Wasps

Clermont v Northampton Saints

Leinster v Bath

The matches will be played on the weekend of the 3/4/5 of April and will be confirmed closer to the time.

The draw for the tournament semi-finals was made at Stade Marcel-Michelin in Clermont-Ferrand and the winner of the first named quarter-final in each semi-final pairing will have home country advantage.

Semi-final 1:
RC Toulon or Wasps v Leinster Rugby or Bath Rugby

Semi-final 2:
ASM Clermont Auvergne or Northampton Saints v Racing Metro 92 or Saracens

Matches to be played on 17/18/19 April