The top eight teams on the United Rugby Championship log reach the playoffs, and the top four earn a home quarter-final. South Africa’s Bulls, Stormers, Sharks and Lions share the table with the Irish, Welsh, Scottish and Italian sides. A win is worth four log points, a draw two, with a bonus point on offer for scoring four tries or losing by seven or fewer.
The top eight teams on the URC log qualify for the playoffs. The top four each host a quarter-final, the four winners go through to the semi-finals, and the last two standing meet in the Grand Final.
A win is worth four points and a draw two. A team also picks up a bonus point for scoring four or more tries, and a losing bonus point for finishing within seven points of the winner.
Four South African sides compete in the United Rugby Championship: the Bulls, the Stormers, the Sharks and the Lions.