SA teams to travel as final Round 18 URC fixtures confirmed

United Rugby Championship (URC) organisers on Friday confirmed the scheduling for the final regular season round of the season.

URC MATCH CENTRE

Round 18 has a raft of blockbuster fixtures which starts on Friday, May 20 as Ulster welcome the Sharks to Belfast, where both teams expect to compete for quarter-final seeding while on the same night, the Bulls make the trip to Ospreys who could be in contention to win the Welsh Shield.

On Saturday May 21, another Welsh-South African clash could have play-off and Shield ramifications as the Scarlets host the Stormers in Llanelli, while the Lions also face Welsh outfit Dragons in Newport.

The regular season promises to end on a fiery note with crucial Irish and Scottish derbies completing the card.

Edinburgh will host Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield, while Munster make the trip to Dublin's Aviva Stadium to face Leinster in a fixture that will decide vital play-off seedings and could crown the first Irish Shield winner.

FRIDAY, MAY 20

Benetton v Cardiff

Stadio Monigo, Treviso - KO 18.00 IRE & UK / 19.00 ITA & SA

Live On: Mediaset, S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport & URC TV

Ulster v Sharks

Kingspan Stadium, Belfast - KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA & SA

Live On: BBC NI, TG4, SuperSport, Premier Sports, & URC TV

Ospreys v Bulls

Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea - KO 20.10 IRE & UK / 21.10 ITA & SA

Live On: BBC Wales, SuperSport, Premier Sports & URC TV

SATURDAY, MAY 21

Dragons v Lions

Rodney Parade, Newport - KO 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA & SA

Live On: S4C, SuperSport, Premier Sports & URC TV

Connacht v Zebre Parma

The Sportsground, Galway - KO 17.00 IRE & UK / 18.00 ITA & SA

Live On: RTÉ, Mediaset, Premier Sports, SuperSport & URC TV

Scarlets v Stormers

Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli - KO 17.10 IRE & UK / 18.10 ITA &