Chiefs to face Montpellier in last 16 of Heineken Champions Cup

By Mark Stevens
22/1/23

Exeter Chiefs will face French side Montpellier-Herault in the last 16 of this season’s Heineken Champions Cup.

Saturday’s 40-3 victory over Castres ensured Rob Baxter’s side finished as second seeds in Pool A on a total of 16 points.

They will now welcome Montpellier to Sandy Park on the weekend of April 1/2.

The two sides have met on previous occasions in the competition, the most recent being last season when the Chiefs won at Sandy Park 42-6, before losing the corresponding fixture 37-26 at the GGL Stadium.

The game is sure to have added spice with the fact that two of the current Chiefs, hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie and No.8 Sam Simmonds, will be joining the Top 14 outfit next season.

Should the Chiefs advance into the quarter-finals, they would have home advantage against either the DHL Stormers of Harlequins.

ROUND OF 16 (To be played March 31, April 1/2)

GAME 1: Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby

GAME 2: Exeter Chiefs v Montpellier-Herault

GAME 3: Cell C Sharks v Munster Rugby

GAME 4: Saracens v Ospreys

GAME 5: Leicester Tigers v Edinburgh Rugby

GAME 6: DHL Stormers v Harlequins

GAME 7: Toulouse v Vodacom Bulls

GAME 8: La Rochelle v Gloucester Rugby

QUARTER-FINALS (To be played April 7/8/9)

QF 1: Winner Rd 16 1 v Winner R16 5

QF 2: Winner Rd 16 7 v Winner R16 3

QF 3: Winner Rd 16 2 v Winner Rd 16 6

QF 4: Winner Rd 16 8 v Winner Rd 16 4

SEMI-FINALS (To be played April 28/29/30)

SF 1: Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2

SF 2: Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4

FINAL (To be played May 20, Aviva Stadium, Dublin)