Hayden Cottle
The fixtures for the 2026/27 European Rugby Champions Cup have now been confirmed, nine days after the initial draw took place.
Teams from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and South Africa will be vying to be named as the Continent's best, as they compete in Rugby's elite European competition.
Let's take a look at who was drawn in which group and what the fixtures look like for the 2026/27 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Rugby Union
2026/27 European Rugby Champions Cup groups
Pool 1
- Leinster Rugby
- Glasgow Warriors
- Section Palois
- Sale Sharks
- Leicester Tigers
- ASM Clermont Auvergne
Pool 2
- Stade Toulousain
- Lions
- Saracens
- Stade Rochelais
- Exeter Chiefs
- Connacht Rugby
Pool 3
- Union Bordeaux Begles
- Stormers
- Racing 92
- Munster Rugby
- Bristol Bears
- Gloucester Rugby
Pool 4
- Northampton Saints
- Bath Rugby
- Cardiff Rugby
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby
- Stade Francais Paris
- Bulls
2026/27 European Rugby Champions Cup fixtures
The following fixtures will take place across the four rounds of group stage action, leading in to knockout matches, which include round of 16 matches, quarter finals, semi finals and finals.
Group Stages
Round 1 - 16/17/18 October 2026
- Gloucester Rugby v Union Bordeaux Begles
- Sale Sharks v Glasgow Warriors
- Bulls v Stade Francais Paris
- ASM Clermont Auvergne v Leinster Rugby
- Stormers v Bristol Bears
- Connacht Rugby v Saracens
- Stade Rochelais v Lions
- Munster Rugby v Racing 92
- Bath Rugby v Montpellier Hérault Rugby
- Section Paloise v Leicester Tigers
- Stade Toulousain v Exeter Chiefs
- Northampton Saints v Cardiff Rugby
Round 2 - 11/12/13 December 2026
- Stade Francais Paris v Northampton Saints
- Glasgow Warriors v Section Paloise
- Lions v Stade Toulousain
- Leicester Tigers v ASM Clermont Auvergne
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Bulls
- Leinster Rugby v Sale Sharks
- Saracens v Stade Rochelais
- Bristol Bears v Munster Rugby
- Cardiff Rugby v Bath Rugby
- Exeter Chiefs v Connacht Rugby
- Union Bordeaux Begles v Stormers
- Racing 92 v Gloucester Rugby
Round 3 - 8/9/10 January 2027
- Glasgow Warriors v Leicester Tigers
- Gloucester Rugby v Stormers
- Exeter Chiefs v Stade Rochelais
- Bulls v Bath Rugby
- Leinster Rugby v Section Paloise
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Northampton Saints
- Connacht Rugby v Stade Toulousain
- Stade Francais Paris v Cardiff Rugby
- Racing 92 v Bristol Bears
- Saracens v Lions
- Union Bordeaux Begles v Munster Rugby
- Sale Sharks v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Round 4 - 15/16/17 January 2027
- Northampton Saints v Bulls
- Cardiff Rugby v Montpellier Hérault Rugby
- Section Paloise v Sale Sharks
- Lions v Exeter Chiefs
- Stormers v Racing 92
- Bristol Bears v Union Bordeaux Begles
- Stade Rochelais v Connacht Rugby
- Munster Rugby v Gloucester Rugby
- ASM Clermont Auvergne v Glasgow Warriors
- Leicester Tigers v Leinster Rugby
- Stade Toulousain v Saracens
- Bath Rugby v Stade Francais Paris
Knockout Rounds
- Round of 16 - 2/3/4 April 2027
- Quarter Finals - 9/10/11 April 2027
- Semi Finals - 30 April / 1/2 May 2027
- Final - Saturday 22nd May 2027
