This guide features details of all 63 European Rugby Champions Cup fixtures for the upcoming season.
The 2024-25 Investec Champions Cup will get underway on Friday 6 December as two-time winners La Rochelle kick off their campaign away to Bath, the 1998 champions. Holders Toulouse will host 1999 champions Ulster as their bid for a seventh title gets underway on Sunday 8 December.
The Champions Cup features four pools of six – eight teams each from the Gallagher Premiership, URC and Top 14. Each club faces four different opponents in the pool stage.
The top four in each pool qualify for the knockout stage, while the four fifth-ranked teams step down to the EPCR Challenge Cup. The 2025 European finals will be played at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, 30 years on from the first final in the Welsh capital.
For details of other tournaments such as the Rugby Championship and Premiership Rugby, check out our comprehensive guide to rugby fixtures around the world.
Investec Champions Cup 2024-25 on TV
Premier Sports has secured the rights to both the Champions Cup and the EPCR Challenge Cup in the UK and Ireland. The broadcaster has secured a three-year contract that runs to the end of the 2026-27 season, and their coverage will include all 63 Champions Cup games.
The service is available in the UK through the Sky, Virgin and Amazon platforms, and to stream on desktop and the Premier Sports app. A standard Premier Sports subscription costs £15.99 per month, though you can make significant savings if you pay annually – it costs £10.99 per month if you sign up for a minimum 12-month term, and £120 (which works out at £10.00 per month) if you pay for the whole year upfront.
beIN Sports will televise all European Rugby Champions Cup fixtures live in France, while SuperSport will broadcast many of the games in South Africa.
Some games will also be available for free in France and Ireland, as France Télévisions and RTÉ will broadcast selected games featuring French and Irish teams, respectively, in each round of fixtures. We’ve highlighted these matches below.
Fans in other countries will be able watch the European Rugby Champions Cup action (with English language commentary) on EPCR TV. A season pass costs €49.99 or you can buy a weekend pass for €14.99.
European Rugby Champions Cup fixtures 2024-25
All kick-off times/dates UK and Ireland
ROUND 1
Friday 6 December
- Bath v La Rochelle (8pm)
Saturday 7 December
- Clermont Auvergne v Benetton (1pm)
- Sharks v Exeter Chiefs (1pm)
- Northampton v Castres (3.15pm)
- Stormers v Toulon (3.15pm) Free on France TV
- Munster v Stade Français (5.30pm) Free on RTÉ
- Saracens v Bulls (5.30pm)
- Glasgow Warriors v Sale Sharks (8pm)
- Racing 92 v Harlequins (8pm)
Sunday 8 December
- Bordeaux-Bègles v Leicester (1pm)
- Toulouse v Ulster (3.15pm) Free on France TV
- Bristol Bears v Leinster (5.30pm)
ROUND 2
Friday 13 December
- Sale Sharks v Racing 92 (8pm)
- Castres v Munster (8pm)
Saturday 14 December
- Bulls v Northampton Saints (1pm)
- Ulster v Bordeaux-Bègles (3.15pm) Free on France TV
- Leinster v Clermont Auvergne (5.30pm) Free on RTÉ
- Leicester Tigers v Sharks (5.30pm)
- La Rochelle v Bristol Bears (8pm)
- Harlequins v Stormers (8pm)
Sunday 15 December
- Benetton v Bath (1pm)
- Stade Français v Saracens (1pm) Free on France TV
- Toulon v Glasgow Warriors (3.15pm)
- Exeter Chiefs v Toulouse (5.30pm)
ROUND 3
Friday 10 January
- Glasgow Warriors v Racing 92 (8pm)
Saturday 11 January
- Stormers v Sale Sharks (1pm)
- Exeter Chiefs v Bordeaux-Bègles (3.15pm)
- Sharks v Toulouse (3.15pm) Free on France TV
- Munster v Saracens (5.30pm) Free on RTÉ
- Stade Français v Northampton (5.30pm)
- Leicester Tigers v Ulster (8pm)
- Castres v Bulls (8pm)
Sunday 12 January
- Toulon v Harlequins (1pm)
- La Rochelle v Leinster (3.15pm) Free on France TV
- Bristol Bears v Benetton (3.15pm)
- Bath v Clermont Auvergne (5.30pm)
ROUND 4
Friday 17 January
- Ulster v Exeter Chiefs (8pm)
Saturday 18 January
- Bulls v Stade Français (1pm)
- Northampton Saints v Munster (3.15pm)
- Clermont Auvergne v Bristol (3.15pm) Free on France TV
- Benetton v La Rochelle (5.30pm)
- Leinster v Bath (5.30pm) Free on RTÉ
- Harlequins v Glasgow Warriors (8pm)
- Racing 92 v Stormers (8pm)
Sunday 19 January
- Bordeaux-Bègles v Sharks (1pm)
- Saracens v Castres (3.15pm)
- Toulouse v Leicester Tigers (3.15pm) Free on France TV
- Sale Sharks v Toulon (5.30pm)
ROUND OF 16
Friday 4 to Sunday 6 April 2025
QUARTER-FINALS
Friday 11 to Sunday 13 April 2025
SEMI-FINALS
Friday 2 to Sunday 4 May 2025
GRAND FINAL
Saturday 24 May 2025
Principality Stadium, Cardiff