Northampton Saints will face Ealing Trailfinders in the Premiership Rugby Cup quarter-finals – with the Championship side set to head to cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday 1 March (kick-off: 3pm).
The men in Black, Green and Gold topped Pool B, thanks to a ten-try 33-66 victory over Nottingham Rugby on Saturday – having already defeated the Championship side in the tournament’s opening rounds, while also claiming wins against Coventry Rugby and fellow Gallagher Premiership side Leicester Tigers in the Pool stages.
And while Saints had already secured their place in the knock-out stages, results elsewhere have since confirmed that they will be the third-place seed entering the knock-out rounds and it will be Ealing who make the trip to cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens. For full breakdown of the seedings and other quarter-final clashes, please see below.
Saints last faced Ealing in the same competition on the opening day of the 2023/24 season – where Trailfinders ran out home winners in the 48-22 clash – but have yet to make the trip to Northampton in a competitive clash.
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2024/25 PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CUP KNOCK-OUTS
The eight teams that made it through to the Premiership Rugby Cup quarter-finals are seeded as follows:
- Seed 1: Newcastle Falcons (wins 5, point difference 108, points 26)
- Seed 2: Exeter Chiefs (wins 5, points difference 186, points 25)
- Seed 3: Northampton Saints (wins 5, points difference 69, points 25)
- Seed 4: Bath Rugby (wins 5, points difference 187, points 24)
- Seed 5: Harlequins (wins 4, points difference 56, points 24)
- Seed 6: Ealing Trailfinders (wins 4, points difference 55, points 22)
- Seed 7: Sale Sharks (wins 4, points difference 53, points 22)
- Seed 8: Gloucester (wins 4, points difference 4, points 21)
As such, the quarter-finals will take at the home grounds of Newcastle, Exeter, Northampton and Bath at the following times:
- QF 1: Friday 28th February (kick-off: 7.45pm) – Newcastle Falcons vs Gloucester – Kingston Park
- QF 2: Saturday 1st March (kick-off: 3pm) – Exeter Chiefs vs Sale Sharks – Sandy Park
- QF 3: Saturday 1st March (kick-off: 3pm) – Northampton Saints vs Ealing Trailfinders – cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
- QF 4: Friday 28th February (kick-off: 7.45pm) – Bath Rugby vs Harlequins – The Recreation Ground (Live on TNT Sports)
The Premiership Rugby Cup semi-finals will then take place on the weekend of 7/8/9 March as follows (held at the ground of the highest seeded team in each match):
- Winner of QF 1 vs Winner of QF 4
- Winner of QF 2 vs Winner of QF 3
The Final will take place the following weekend (14/15/16 March) at the highest seeded team’s home ground.
