Rainbow Cup kicking off at Cape Town Stadium
The DHL Stormers will host the opening game of the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup when they take on the Cell C Sharks at Cape Town Stadium on Friday, April 23.
Kick-off times and dates for the first three rounds of the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup have been be confirmed, with the coastal clash in Cape Town getting the tournament underway.
The encounter between the DHL Stormers and the Cell C Sharks in the cup competition’s first game will kick off at 19h00 on Friday, April 23 and will then be followed by Ulster’s derby match with Connacht and Zebre’s trip to Edinburgh.
On Saturday lunchtime, Benetton Rugby will host Glasgow Warriors to start off a run of four matches which will see the Vodacom Bulls take on the Emirates Lions, Ospreys taking on Cardiff Blues and Leinster hosting Munster in a rematch of their Guinness PRO14 Final on March 27.
Dragons and Scarlets will finish off Round 1 on Sunday with a lunch time kick-off (13:00) at Rodney Parade.
All games will be available live across the Guinness PRO14 network of broadcasters: Premier Sports, SuperSport, eir Sport and DAZN with S4C and TG4 showing live free-to-air matches, deferred coverage and highlights throughout the Rainbow Cup.
Full kick-off details for the opening rounds of the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup are below.
Confirmation for Rounds 4-6 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, April 23
DHL Stormers v Cell C Sharks – KO 18:00 UK / 19:00 RSA
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | Host Broadcaster: SuperSport
Ulster v Connacht – KO 20:15
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast | Host Broadcaster: Premier Sports
Edinburgh v Zebre Rugby Club – KO 20:15 UK / 21:15 ITA
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Host Broadcaster: Premier Sports
Saturday, April 24
Benetton v Glasgow Warriors – KO 13:00 UK / 14:00 ITA
Stadio de Monigo, Treviso | Host Broadcaster: DAZN
Vodacom Bulls v Emirates Lions – KO 15:00 UK / 16:00 RSA
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | Host Broadcaster: SuperSport
Ospreys v Cardiff Blues – KO 17:15
Liberty Stadium, Swansea | Host Broadcaster Premier Sports
Leinster v Munster – KO 19:35
RDS Arena, Dublin | Host Broadcaster: eir Sport
Sunday, April 25
Dragons v Scarlets – KO 13:00
Rodney Parade, Newport | Host Broadcaster Premier Sports
Round 2
Friday, April 30
Cell C Sharks v Emirates Lions – KO KO 18:00 UK / 19:00 RSA
Jonsson Kings Park, Durban | Host Broadcaster: SuperSport
Saturday, May 1
DHL Stormers v Vodacom Bulls – KO 16:00 UK / 17:00 RSA
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | Host Broadcaster: SuperSport
Friday, May 7
Zebre Rugby Club v Benetton – KO 18:00 UK / 19:00 ITA
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | Host Broadcaster: DAZN
Munster v Ulster – KO 20:15 UK
Thomond Park, Limerick | Host Broadcaster: eir Sport
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh – KO 20:15
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | Host Broadcaster: Premier Sports
Saturday, May 8
Connacht v Leinster – KO 19:35
The Sportsground, Galway | Host Broadcaster: TG4
Scarlets v Ospreys – KO 19:35
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | Host Broadcaster: Premier Sports
Sunday, May 9
Cardiff Blues v Dragons – KO 13:00
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Host Broadcaster: Premier Sports
Round 3
Saturday, May 8
Emirates Lions v DHL Stormers – KO 15:00 UK / 16:00 RSA
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | Host Broadcaster: SuperSport
Vodacom Bulls v Cell C Sharks – KO 17:15 UK / 18:15 RSA
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | Host Broadcaster: SuperSport
Friday, May 14
Munster v Connacht – KO 18:00
Thomond Park, Limerick | Host Broadcaster: eir Sport
Leinster v Ulster – KO 20:15
RDS Arena, Dublin | Host Broadcaster: eir Sport
Saturday, May 15
Dragons v Ospreys – KO 15:00
Rodney Parade, Newport | Host Broadcaster: Premier Sports
Benetton v Zebre – KO 17:15 UK / 18:15 ITA
Stadio de Monigo, Treviso | Host Broadcaster: DAZN
Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors – KO 19:35
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Host Broadcaster: Premier Sports
Sunday, May 16
Scarlets v Cardiff Blues – KO 13:00
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | Host Broadcaster: Premier Sports
Round 4: Weekend of May 29.
Round 5: Weekend of June 5.
Round 6: Weekend of June 12.
Final: Weekend of June 19.
