Leinster claimed a bonus-point victory over Irish rivals Munster to keep the Stormers in second place and set up a Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final between the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks at Loftus Versfeld.

Despite fielding a second-string starting lineup, log-leaders Leinster were able to claim a 35-25 win over Munster in the final round-robin game of the season on Saturday evening.

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In the South African context, the result denied Munster from reclaiming second place from the Stormers, who climbed there from fourth after beating the Scarlets with a bonus point earlier on Saturday. Newly crowned SA Conference champions, the Stormers will host Edinburgh at Cape Town Stadium in the quarter-finals.

As Munster were not able to earn either a losing bonus point or four-try bonus point, the Bulls ended the season in fourth place and the Sharks in fifth, setting up an all-South African quarter-final at Loftus Versfeld.

In the two other quarter-finals, Leinster will welcome Glasgow Warriors to Dublin while Munster must now travel to Belfast to face Ulster.

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