The quarter-finalists of the European Challenge Cup have been confirmed...

Gloucester have qualified as top seeds, Newcastle Falcons are No. 2 seeds, with fellow English Premiership sides London Irish and Northampton also at home in the last eight.

Worcester Warriors, Bayonne and Connacht have also qualified for the knockout stages with the last place taken by Brive.

The European Challenge Cup quarter-final qualifiers are:

1) Gloucester Rugby (29 points; 47 tries

2) Newcastle Falcons (28 points; 44 tries)

3) London Irish (27 points; 32 tries)

4) Northampton Saints (25 points; 28 tries)

5) Worcester Warriors (24 points, 23 tries)

6) Bayonne (20 points, 31 tries)

7) Connacht (20 points, 25 tries)

8) Brive (18 points; 30 tries)

The quarter-finals, to be played 31 March / 1 / 2 April, will be:
Gloucester Rugby v Brive

Newcastle Falcons v Connacht

London Irish v Bayonne

Northampton Saints v Worcester Warriors