Leinster out-half Harry Byrne celebrating his side's quarter-final victory over Sale Sharks on Saturday. Dan Clohessy/INPHO

Leinster and Ulster set for Saturday semi-finals in Europe

European champions Bordeaux will face Bath on Sunday, 3 May. Both semi-finals will kick off at 3pm Irish time.

LEINSTER’S CHAMPIONS CUP semi-final against Toulon will kick off at 3pm on Saturday, 2 May, EPCR has confirmed.

The eastern province will return to the Aviva Stadium, where they have knocked out Edinburgh and Sale Sharks on respective weekends, and the game will be shown live on Premier Sports 1.

Bordeaux-Begles’ semi-final at home to Bath will take place a day later, on Sunday, 3 May, at 3pm Irish time.

The reigning European champions will host Johann van Graan’s side at Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole, where on Sunday they defeated Toulouse 30-15 in a thrilling all-French quarter-final.

That game will also be shown on Premier Sports 1 in Ireland.

Tickets for Leinster’s semi will go on sale this Wednesday, 15 April.

In the Challenge Cup semi-finals, Ulster will host Exeter Chiefs at Affidea Stadium at 5:30pm on Saturday, 2 May, directly after Leinster-Toulon.

Montpellier-Dragons will kick off at Septeo Stadium at 12:30pm on Sunday, 3 May, before Bordeaux’s Champions Cup meeting with Bath.

As is the case with the Champions Cup semis, the Challenge Cup’s last-four encounters will be shown live on Premier Sports.

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