The quarter-finals for the Amlin Challenge Cup will see some intriguing matches. Across the four matches there are two all-French and one all-English tie and two former Heineken Cup Champions will go head-to-head in the other knock-out game.
Top ranked side Stade Francais Paris will host high-flying compatriots Montpellier whilst in the second all-French game, Top 14 Champions Clermont Auvergne will travel to La Rochelle.
Former Heineken Cup champions Brive, seeded second in the knock-out stages are at home against double European Champions Munster who qualified for the competition as one of three best-runners up from the Heineken Cup.
Double Amlin Challenge Cup winners Harlequins will face London Wasps who themselves have lifted the Heineken Cup twice and the Amlin Challenge Cup once back in 2003, in a fascinating tie.
The quarter-final matches, to be played the weekend of 8 / 9 / 10 April, 2011 will be:
(1) Stade Francais Paris v Montpellier (8)
(2) Brive v Munster (7)
(3) La Rochelle v ASM Clermont Auvergne (6)
(4) Harlequins v London Wasps (5)
Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final qualifiers and their rankings:
1 Stade Francais Paris
2 Brive
3 La Rochelle
4 Harlequins
5 London Wasps (Heineken Cup - Third best Pool runner-up)
6 Clermont Auvergne (Heineken Cup - Fourth best Pool runner-up)
7 Munster (Heineken Cup - Fifth best Pool runner-up)
8 Montpellier
Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final draw:
The draw for the Amlin Challenge Cup 2010 / 2011 semi-finals was made in High Wycombe this evening.
AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINALS 2010 / 2011
(To be played 30 April / 1 May)
The winner of the first named quarter-final in each semi-final pairing will have home country advantage.
Semi-final 1: Stade Francais Paris or Montpellier v La Rochelle or ASM Clermont Auvergne
Semi-final 2: Brive or Munster v Harlequins or London Wasps