Who needs what to make URC play-offs?

Who needs what to make URC play-offs?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Munster, Cardiff, Ulster and Connacht are in contention for the URC play-offsByChris KirwanBBC Sport WalesPublished2 minutes agoCommentsAfter seven months of league action, the race for the United Rugby Championship (URC) play-offs is going down to the wire.After a break for European semi-finals, the URC returns for the final two rounds of the regular season with plenty still to be decided.The tussle for seedings in the top four - and home advantage in the quarter-finals - is tight but not as tense as who finishes in the top eight.Cardiff missed out by a point last season after Lions were pipped by Ospreys on games won a year earlier.BBC Sport looks at what is at stake in the final games and how other results could impact Champions Cup qualification.Morgan set for 'emotional' last Ospreys home gamePublished12 hours agoHow Wainwright became Dragons great before Parade goodbyePublished13 hours agoURC standingsImage source, BBC SportFighting for top spotImage source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Glasgow beat Stormers in the 2025 play-off quarter-finalsFirst place is of huge value given that it will mean home advantage throughout the play-offs, including the Grand Final on Saturday, 20 June.Stormers and Glasgow have secured play-off places, though the South Africans suffered a surprise home defeat by Connacht in round 15.Both teams face the same opposition in the final weeks against Cardiff and Ulster, who are also chasing play-off spots.Defending champions Leinster and Lions can also secure home advantage in the quarter-finals and meet in Dublin on Saturday, 9 May.Munster are chasing hard while seventh-placed Bulls look threatening.Who will miss out?Lions and Leinster have one foot in the play-offs so it appears five clubs are chasing the final four spots.The Irish trio of Munster, Ulster and Connacht as well as Cardiff and Bulls - who have lost three of the last four finals - are bat...