Match-ups confirmed for Super Rugby quarters

Cape Town - After 17 rounds and 135 matches of the regular season the quarter-finalists for the 2016 Super Rugby tournament have been determined.

The four Conference winners will host the four wildcard teams in the quarter-finals.

The Hurricanes won the hotly contested battle of the New Zealand Conference to finish as Conference winner and top tournament seed to secure their home quarter-final.

The Hurricanes beat the Crusaders 35-10 in Christchurch, while the Highlanders beat the Chiefs 25-15 in Dunedin.
 
The Lions' 34-22 loss in Buenos Aires to the Jaguares saw them finish top of South Africa Conference 2 to qualify as tournament second seed.
 
The Stormers finished as South Africa 1 Conference winners after beating the Kings 52-24 in Cape Town and enter the quarter-finals as third seed.

The Australian Conference winner was the Brumbies who beat the Force in Canberra 24-10 to qualify as fourth seed, meaning the Waratahs missed out on quarter-final qualification.
 
The wild card quarter-finalists are three teams from the Australasia Group: the Highlanders, Chiefs, Crusaders; and the Sharks from South Africa 2 who beat to the Sunwolves 40-29 to claim the one wild card spot from the South Africa Group.

Quarter-final line-up:

Friday, July 22

Brumbies v Highlanders, Canberra - 10:00

Saturday, July 23

Hurricanes v Sharks, Wellington - 09:35

Lions v Crusaders, Johannesburg - 16:30

Stormers v Chiefs, Cape Town - 19:00