The Ulster Ravens will face Munster A in the quarter-finals of the British & Irish Cup...

Following the conclusion of the pool stages, the British & Irish Cup 2011-12 quarter finals have been confirmed.

The Ulster Ravens, one of just four clubs to record four straight wins in the pool stages and will meet Munster A in a home quarter-final which will be played on the weekend of the 20/21 January.

Full details will be confirmed once Ulster's Heineken Cup dates for the Round 6 match v Clermont (which will be played on the same weekend) are known.

2009-10 winners Cornish Pirates will welcome fellow RFU Championship side Nottingham Rugby to The Mennaye for an all-English tie in January.

Leinster A are the third Irish side to push through to the quarter finals and will host Welsh Principality Premiership outfit Pontypridd, who finished top of their group with wins over Leeds Carnegie and Swansea.

In the fourth quarter final Llanelli travel to Cross Keys, the home side securing their path to the knock-out stages in their debut year in the competition.

2011-12 British & Irish Cup Quarter-finals

Cornish Pirates vs. Nottingham Rugby
Ulster vs. Munster A
Leinster A vs. Pontypridd
Cross Keys vs. Llanelli

All matches to be played w/e 20th January

Quarter-final qualification
The British & Irish Cup Quarter Final Draw is determined as follows:
5.2.2 The 6 Pool winners shall be ranked 1-6 and the runners up shall then be ranked 7-12, in each case based on their playing record in the Pool Stages using 5.2.1 (a)-(j). Those teams ranked 1-8 shall proceed to the quarter final.
5.3.3 The draw for the quarter-final Matches shall be made from the teams ranked 1-8 as set out in Regulation 5.2.2. Those teams ranked 1-4 in accordance with 5.2.2 will have the home advantage. The draw will be organised by the Committee and will ensure that there are no fixtures that replicate the pool matches.

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