United Rugby Championship semi-finals: All you need to know

The final four face off as the BKT United Rugby Championship nears its end with two Irish provinces in the mix.

Defending champions Munster, who accounted for Ospreys last weekend, are in Limerick hosting a Glasgow Warriors side bidding to reach a first final since 2019.

Leinster, after finishing third in the table and beating Ulster on Saturday, are in Pretoria and face a Bulls outfit who were far from impressive in their quarter-final victory over Benetton.

Find out all you need to know about the games here.

ONLINE

We'll have live blogs, reports and reaction from the games.

TV

You can see live coverage of Bulls v Leinster from 2.25pm on Saturday on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player (kick-off 3pm).

Munster v Glasgow (Saturday, 6pm) is live on TG4 and Premier Sports.

All games are also shown live on URC.tv.

RADIO

Listen to live commentary of both games on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport.

WEATHER

Sunny and pleasant conditions are forecast for Pretoria on Saturday afternoon. Around 23C.

It's set to rain all day in Limerick on Saturday but it may lighten up around tea-time. Temperature around 15C.

Following last weekend's relatively comfortable 43-20 victory a depleted Ulster side, Leo Cullen's men are in South Africa for their first away URC play-off game since the win over Glasgow in the 2019 final.

Leinster scored seven tries in a 47-14 win when the sides met at the RDS in March.

Their only victory in South Africa since 2018 was against the Lions in Johannesburg in April 2023.

The visitors have lost their last three away games in the championship and have not lost four in succession on their travels since 2016.

The Bulls have won their two previous URC play-off fixtures at Loftus Versfeld, both quarter-finals, over the Sharks in 2022 and over