The match officials for the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals have been announced, with Nika Amashukeli handed the clash in Dublin.
Georgian official Amashukeli will hold the whistle for the Leinster v Leicester Tigers fixture at the Aviva Stadium as the action gets underway on Friday night.
Saturday’s Champions Cup schedule begins with Toulouse facing the Sharks and it will be English official Karl Dickson taking charge at Stade Ernest Wallon.
Then it will be Mathieu Raynal of France in the middle for Exeter Chiefs against reigning United Rugby Championship winners the Stormers in the evening.
The Champions Cup quarter-finals finish on Sunday with tournament holders La Rochelle facing Saracens, which will be refereed by Andrew Brace (Ireland).
Wayne Barnes gets Challenge Cup opener
Like the Champions Cup, the Challenge Cup quarter-finals will get up and running on Friday and it will be Wayne Barnes refereeing Scarlets versus Clermont.
The remaining three last-eight games will take place on Saturday as the day kicks off with an all-French meeting between Toulon and Lyon before Benetton face Cardiff and then Glasgow Warriors host the Lions. The referees for those matches are Mike Adamson (Scotland), Luke Pearce and Matthew Carley (both England).
Champions Cup
Leinster v Leicester Tigers
Date: Friday, April 7
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Kick-off: 20:00 BST (19:00 GMT)
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant Referees: Pierre Brousset (France), Tual Trainini (France)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
Toulouse v Sharks
Date: Saturday, April 8
Venue: Stade Ernest Wallon
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley (England), Jonathan Healy (England)
TMO: Tom Foley (England)
Exeter Chiefs v Stormers
Date: Saturday, April 8
Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France), Jonathan Gasnier (France)
TMO: Thomas Charabas (France)
La Rochelle v Saracens
Date: Sunday, April 9
Venue: Stade Marcel Deflandre
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Frank Murphy (Ireland), Chris Busby (Ireland)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ireland)
🗣️ "The scoreline didn’t do justice to the visitors, who gave Sarries the fright of their life in the first half."
🏴🏴 Five takeaways from Saracens' victory over the Ospreys.
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Challenge Cup
Scarlets v Clermont
Date: Friday, April 7
Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off: 20:00 BST (19:00 GMT)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal (England), Sara Cox (England)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (England)
Toulon v Lyon
Date: Saturday, April 8
Venue: Stade Felix Mayol
Kick-off: 13:30 local (12:30 BST, 11:30 GMT)
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Ian Kenny (Scotland)
TMO: Ben Blain (Scotland)
Benetton v Cardiff Rugby
Date: Saturday, April 8
Venue: Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe (England), Jack Makepeace (England)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)
Glasgow Warriors v Lions
Date: Saturday, April 8
Venue: Scotstoun
Kick-off: 20:00 BST (19:00 GMT)
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales (England), Dan Jones (England)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England)
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