The menu is now known for the eight French clubs involved in the Champions Cup for the 2025-2026 season. After announcing the make-up of the four pools last week, EPCR revealed on Tuesday the order of the fixtures and the dates.

Toulouse and Clermont (pool 1) travel to Saracens

  • Stade toulousain

Toulouse – Sharks (7 December, 16:15) 

Glasgow – Toulouse (13 December, 21:00) 

Saracens – Toulouse (11 January, 18:30)

Toulouse – Sale (17 January, 18:30)

  • Clermont

Saracens – Clermont (6 December, 14:00)

Clermont – Sale (13 December, 16:15)

Clermont – Glasgow (10 January, 16:15)

Sharks – Clermont (17 January, 15:00)

Toulon avoid Thomond Park, Castres do not (pool 2)

  • Toulon

Edinburgh – Toulon : (7 December, 18:30)

Toulon – Bath (14 December, 16:15) 

Toulon – Munster (11 January, 14:00) 

Gloucester – Toulon (17 January, 21:00)

  • Castres

Gloucester – Castres (7 December, 16:15) 

Castres – Edinburgh (14 December, 14:00)

Castres – Bath (9 January, 21:00)

Munster – Castres (17 January, 18:30)

La Rochelle return to the Aviva, Bayonne face England twice (pool 2)

  • La Rochelle

La Rochelle – Leicester (6 December, 18:30)

Stormers – La Rochelle (13 December, 15:00)

Leinster – La Rochelle (10 January, 18:30) 

La Rochelle – Harlequins (18 January, 16:15)

  • Aviron bayonnais

Bayonne – DHL Stormers (Friday 5 December, 21:00) : Jean-Dauger

Harlequins – Bayonne (Sunday 14 December, 13:00) : Twickenham Stoop

Leicester – Bayonne (Saturday 10 January, 20:00) : Mattioli Woods Welford Road

Bayonne – Leinster (Saturday 17 January, 16:15) : Jean-Dauger

A rerun of the last final in Bordeaux, a chance for Pau (pool 4)

  • Union Bordeaux-Bègles

Vodacom Bulls – UBB (6 December, 17:15) 

UBB – Scarlets (13 December, 18:30)

UBB – Northampton (11 January, 16:15)

Bristol – UBB (18 January, 14:00)

  • Section paloise

Pau – Northampton (7 December, 14:00) 

Bristol – Pau (14 December, 18:30) 

Scarlets – Pau (10 January, 21:00)

Pau – Vodacom Bulls (Friday 16 January, 21:00).