Champions Cup (rugby): Allianz Riviera and MMArena are competing to host one semi-final

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The Allianz Riviera (Nice, FRA, 36,178 seats) and the MMArena (Le Mans, FRA, 25,064 seats) are among the stadiums pre-selected by the EPCR to host a semi-final of the 2015-16 Champions Cup, announced the European professional club rugby's governing body and organiser of the two European rugby cups, on 31/03/2016.

Madejski Stadium (Reading, ENG, 24,161 seats) has already been officially designated to host one of the two semi-finals, scheduled for 23/04/2016. This semi-final will necessarily have two English clubs, because it will pit the winners of the two quarter-finals which are 100% English: Wasps - Exeter and Saracens - Northampton.

The stadium of the other semi-final will be appointed after the other two quarter-finals of the competition are played, involving three French club: Racing 92 - RC Toulon and Leicester (ENG) - Stade Français, both to be played on 10/04/2016.

The are three possibilities, depending on the clubs in the semi-finals, which will be played on 22 or 24/04/2016:
• If RC Toulon won its quarter-final, the semi-final will take place at the Allianz Riviera in…

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