Summary

  • FT: Leinster 33-21 Scarlets

  • FT: Sharks 24-24 Munster (AET - Sharks win 6-4 on pens)

  • FT: Bulls 42-33 Edinburgh

  1. Van der Merwe out, Ritchie startspublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 31 May

    Bulls v Edinburgh (12:30 BST)

    Duhan van der Merwe is the big miss for Edinburgh, as Sean Everitt makes just one change to his capital side.

    Jamie Ritchie, who will join Perpignan this summer, starts at blindside flanker as Ben Muncaster drops to the bench from the team that beat Ulster to clinch a play-off spot.

    Scotland wing Van der Merwe, who has been sidelined since March with ankle ligament damage, has resumed training and is with the squad in South Africa.

    But Everitt said: "He's probably still a few days away from being ready to return to full match action. We're managing his return carefully to ensure he's fully prepared when he does step back onto the field."

    Jamie RitchieImage source, SNS
  2. TEAM NEWS from Pretoriapublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 31 May

    Bulls v Edinburgh (12:30)

    Bulls: Le Roux, Moodie, Kriel, Vorster, De Klerk; Johannes, Papier; Wessels, Grobbelaar, Louw, Wiese, Van Heerden, Coetzee, Nortje (c), Hanekom.

    Replacements: A Van der Merwe, Matanzima, Smith, Kirsten, Van Staden, Burger, Gans, Williams.

    Edinburgh: Goosen, Graham, Currie, Lang, Paterson, Thompson, Price, Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Sykes, Skinner, Ritchie, Watson, Bradbury (c).

    Replacements: Harrison, Venter, Sebastian, McConnell, Muncaster, McAlpine, Healy, Bennett.

  3. Welcome to Loftus!published at 12:15 British Summer Time 31 May

    Bulls v Edinburgh (12:30 BST)

    Edinburgh's season has come down to this.

    Win, and it's a place in the semi-finals. Lose, and it's all over.

    It's a place that we Scottish rugby fans know well, given Glasgow's heroics last year. But can Edinburgh repeat the feat and pull off a heist at altitude?

    Loftus VersfeldImage source, SNS