Northampton's European form comes in stark contrast to their stuttering domestic campaign, with the defending Premiership champions currently sitting eighth in the English top flight.

Having cruised past Clermont Auvergne and into the last eight on Friday, Saints take on Castres in the Champions Cup this Saturday, with Bordeaux facing Munster the same day.

That follows Leinster against Glasgow on Friday, with Toulon versus Toulouse concluding the quarter-final ties on Sunday. The semi-finals are then slated for the beginning of May.

Saints - whose only previous Champions Cup victory came 25 years ago - have not progressed past the semis since 2011, but are looking to become the Premiership's first winners since Exeter in 2020.

Quarter-finals (ties to be played 11/12/13 April):

Friday: Leinster v Glasgow Warriors (20:00 BST)

Saturday: Bordeaux v Munster (15:00 BST)

Saturday: Northampton Saints v Castres (17:30 BST)

Sunday: Toulon v Toulouse (15:00 BST)

Semi-finals (ties to be played 2/3/4 May):

Bordeaux/Munster v Toulon/Toulouse

Leinster/Glasgow v Northampton/Castres