City Ground to host major European rugby semi-final

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Leicester Tigers (Graham Wilson, cc-by-sa-2.0)

Leicester Tigers will be playing Racing Metro 92 in Nottingham after winning their European Champions Cup quarter-final.

The match takes place on Sunday April 24 with kick-off at 3:15pm to determine which team will play either Saracens or Wasps in the final taking place in Lyon, France.

Leicester beat Stade Francais 41-13 at Welford Road to progress with Racing Metro winning 19-16 courtesy of a 78th minute penalty against defending champions Toulon.

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The two teams have never faced each other in any competition with the two-time European champions Leicester looking to get off to a winning start against the French outfit.

An English team is guaranteed to make the final with London-based Saracens playing Coventry-based Wasps in the other semi.

If Leicester win, it will be the first all-English top tier European rugby final for nine seasons, with that final also featuring Leicester, who lost 25-9 to Wasps at Twickenham.