Scarlets to face Sharks in Euro last 16

Rob Lloyd News

Scarlets have been handed a home draw against Gallagher Premiership contenders Sale Sharks in the round of 16 of the Heineken Champions Cup.

The draw was made on Tuesday afternoon at tournament headquarters in Lausanne with Scarlets taking on the Sharks for only the fifth time in the history of the competition. Scarlets have won three of the previous four contests and lost once (2017).

The draw was also made for the quarter-finals with the winners of the Scarlets-Sharks tie travelling to take on the victors of the La Rochelle-Gloucester clash.

Last 16 draw

Munster v Toulouse

Gloucester v La Rochelle

Wasps v ASM Clermont

Exeter v Lyon

Leinster v RC Toulon

Bordeaux-Belges v Bristol

Racing v Edinburgh

Scarlets v Sale Sharks

Matches to be played weekend of April 2-4

Quarter-final draw

Exeter or Lyon v Leinster or RC Toulon

Wasps or ASM Clermont v Munster or Toulouse

La Rochelle or Gloucester v Scarlets or Sale

Bordeaux-Begles or Bristol v Racing 92 or Edinburgh