Meciuri foarte tari in Cupa Campionilor Europei

Sase din cele opt echipe care urmeaza sa se intalneasca in acest week-end sunt foste castigatoare ale trofeelor atribuite campionilor europeni, Heineken Cup si European Rugby Champions Cup: Toulon (2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014- 2015), Saracens(2015-2016), , Munster (2005-2005, 2007-2008), Toulouse 1995-1995, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2009-2010), Leinster ( 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2011-2-12( si Wasps (2003-2004). Clermont nu a fost decat finalista (2012-2013). Glasgow Warriors nu a acces niciodata in faza finala a competitiei. Iata si echipele ce vor intra pe teren in meciurile de maine si poimaine

Leinster: 15 Joey Carbery, 14 Adam Byrne, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Isa Nacewa (capitan)), 10 Johnny Sexton, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Seán O’Brien, 6 Dan Leavy, 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Devin Toner, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Richardt Strauss, 1 Jack McGrath;
Rezerve: 16 James Tracy, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Michael Bent, 19 Ross Molony, 20 Josh van der Flier, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Fergus McFadden, 23 Zane Kirchner.

Wasps: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Jimmy Gopperth, 11 Willie Le Roux, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Dan Robson, 8 Nathan Hughes, 7 Thomas Young, 6 James Haskell, 5 Kearnan Myall, 4 Joe Launchbury (capitan), 3 Jake Cooper-Woolley, 2 Tommy Taylor, 1 Matt Mullan;
Rezerve: 16 Ashley Johnson, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Marty Moore, 19 Matt Symons, 20 Alex Rieder, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Alapati Leiua, 23 Josh Bassett.

Sambata 1 aprilie, RDS Arena, Dublin,  ora 17,15 (Ro), arbitru: Nigel Owens (Tara Galilor).

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Brad Barritt (capitan), 11 Sean Maitland, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Billy Vunipola , 7 Jackson Wray, 6 Michael Rhodes, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Jamie George, 1 Mako Vunipola;
Rezerve: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Titi Lamositele, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Kelly Brown, 20 Joel Conlon, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Alex Lozowski, 23 Duncan Taylor.

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Alex Dunbar, 12 Peter Horne, 11 Lee Jones, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Henry Pyrgos(co-capitan), 8 Adam Ashe, 7 Ryan Wilson, 6 Rob Harley, 5 Jonny Gray(co-capitan), 4 Brian Alainu’uese, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Gordon Reid;
Rezerve: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Alex Allan, 18 Sila Puafisi, 19 Greg Peterson, 20 Chris Fusaro, 21 Ali Price, 22 Nick Grigg, 23 Rory Hughes.

Duminica 2 aprilie, Allianz Park, Londra, ora 15,00 (Ro), arbitru: Jerome Garces (Franta).

Clermont Auvergne: 15 Scott Spedding, 14 Noa Nakaitaci, 13 Aurélien Rougerie, 12 Rémi Lamerat, 11 Nick Abendanon, 10 Camille Lopez, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Fritz Lee, 7 Peceli Yato, 6 Damien Chouly, 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina, 4 Arthur Iturria, 3 Davit Zirakashvili, 2 Benjamin Kayser (capitan), 1 Raphaël Chaume;
Rezerve: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Etienne Falgoux, 18 Aaron Jarvis, 19 Flip van der Merwe, 20 Judicaël Cancoriet, 21 Ludovic Radosavljevic , 22 Pato Fernandez, 23 Damien Penaud.

Toulon: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Drew Mitchell, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 François Trinh-Duc, 9 Éric Escande, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Liam Gill, 6 Juan Smith, 5 Romain Taofifénua, 4 Juandré Kruger, 3 Levan Chilachava, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Laurent Delboulbès;
Rezerve: 16 Anthony Etrillard, 17 Florian Fresia, 18 Marcel van der Merwe, 19 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, 20 Anthony Belleau, 21 Josua Tuisova, 22 Sébastien Tillous-Borde, 23 Samu Manoa.

Duminica 2 aprilie, Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, ora 17,15 (R0), arbitru: Wayne Barnes (Anglia)

Munster: 15 Simon Zebo, 14 Darren Sweetnam, 13 Jaco Taute, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Tyler Bleyendaal, 9 Conor Murray, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Tommy O’Donnell, 6 Peter O’Mahony (capitan), 5 Billy Holland, 4 Donnacha Ryan, 3 John Ryan, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Dave Kilcoyne;
Rezerve: 16 Rhys Marshall, 17 James Cronin, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Dave O’Callaghan, 20 Jack O’Donoghue, 21 Duncan Williams, 22 Francis Saili, 23 Andrew Conway.

Toulouse: 15 Maxime Medard, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Gael Fickou, 11 Paul Perez, 10 Jean-Marc Doussain, 9 Sebastien Bezy, 8 Francois Cros, 7 Yacouba Camara, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (capitan), 5 Yoann Maestri, Richie Gray, 3 Census Johnston, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Cyril Baille;
Rezerve: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Gurthro Steenkamp, 18 Dorian Aldegheri, 19 Tala Gray, 20 Piula Faasalele, 21 Joe Tekori, 22 Luke McAlister, 23 Arthur Bonneval.

Sambata 1 aprilie, Thomond Park, Limerick, ora 19,45 (Ro), arbitru: J.P. Doyle (Anglia).