Heineken Cup Round of 16 - Watch every game live on BT SportLess than a fortnight on from Ireland's Grand Slam heroics in Dublin, the great and the good of European rugby reconvene this weekend with a place in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup at stake. With an intoxicating weekend of knockout drama in store, we preview every game from the last 16, with all seven remaining matches available to watch exclusively live on BT Sport.
However, the Belfast outfit are in good nick domestically, having won their last three matches against the Cell C Sharks, Cardiff and the Vodacom Bulls to strengthen their hold on third place in the URC. Looking ahead to the meeting, McFarland said: "History tells us that it's a tough place for us to go. The last two years we have beaten them twice. We played well in patches in the other games but weren't good enough to beat them this year.
We can influence the game in how we play. We need to get it right. " Whoever comes out on top will have an intimidating trip to Leicester Tigers on their hands in the quarter-finals. Sunday 2 April Exeter Chiefs vs Montpellier - 12pm, BT Sport 1 There is sure to be plenty of spice on Sunday lunchtime as 2020 European Cup winners Exeter entertain Montpellier to Sandy Park. Chiefs stalwarts Sam Simmonds and Luke Cowan-Dickie are both joining the French giants at the end of the season, making this weekend's last-16 tie a must-watch showdown with a place in the last eight of the competition at stake as Stuart Hogg bids to make sure that this match isn't his last in Europe after announcing that he will retire following this winter's World Cup. Rob Baxter's side will be hoping they can continue their outstanding home form against Montpellier as they welcome the Top 14 champions to Devon.
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Reflecting on last Friday's bitterly disappointing defeat to 14-man Newcastle Falcons, Skivington said: "I don't think it was a good look for us and we were pretty angry about it. But the boys have come in this week with a really good attitude, taken it on the chin, and no-one's made any excuses. "We haven't really had too many consecutive games and it can be tough after a loss to have a week off, so it's nice to have a game this week. "The exciting thing for us is that we've had some great experiences in Europe over the last few years.
The Gallagher Premiership side have run up more than 40 points against them on both their previous meetings in south-west England – in the 2017/18 and 2021/22 pool stages. They qualified for a home tie this time by finishing second in Pool A, losing only once, in Round 3 to Vodacom Bulls, whom they hammered 44-14 in Round 2, also completing the double over Castres Olympique. Meanwhile, Montpellier reached the Round of 16 by finishing seventh of the eight qualifiers from Pool B, a 32-17 win at London Irish and a 21-21 draw with the Premiership club sandwiching a shock double loss to Ospreys. Should the Chiefs advance into the quarter-finals, they would have home advantage against either the DHL Stormers of Harlequins.
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"We know we have the ability to win games against them but also are aware that if we are not playing to the peak of that ability, it's going to be tough going, but we are very motivated. "Leinster's heartbeat is their gain line or line in quick ball, so if you feed them that or if they can impose that, you will struggle in the game. "We managed to be able to slow it down in past games. They are going to score tries against you or anybody, so you have to score too.
The player-of-the-match display of youngster Fin Baxter during the opener against Racing 92 was one of those highlights, while Tabai Matson's men showcased their best attacking instincts against the Sharks to give themselves some grounds for optimism heading into another clash against South African opposition. Matson will be under no illusions about the size of the task facing his men though. The DHL Stormers became the first side to take points off Leinster this season in a pulsating 22-22 draw in Dublin last Friday, keeping themselves second in the United Rugby Championship behind Leo Cullen's men as a result.
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The KwaZulu-Natal outfit won three of their four pool-stage games in what is their inaugural campaign, only losing 39-29 at Harlequins after qualification for the last 16 had already been assured. That said, the Sharks have been on a bit of a downward trend in recent weeks, falling to defeat against Ulster, the DHL Stormers and the Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship, while their upcoming opponents have been in largely positive form - barring last weekend's disappointing reverse to Glasgow Warriors - and are now seven points above the Sharks in the play-off race. After last year's heartbreaking quarter-final elimination at the hands of Toulouse in a highly unusual penalty shootout - the second time in succession that Munster had been dumped out of Europe by the French giants - it's hard to say whether the team is better or worse off for those experiences now that Graham Rowntree is steering the ship following Johann van Graan's departure to Bath last summer.
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