{"id":229459,"date":"2025-07-01T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/229459\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:00:12","slug":"bristol-bears-learn-their-2025-26-investec-champions-cup-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/229459\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol Bears learn their 2025\/26 Investec Champions Cup opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get the full draw for the 2025\/26 Investec Champions Cup<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_GettyImages-1976394427.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>CARDIFF, WALES &#8211; JANUARY 31: A general view of the Investec Champions Cup and the EPCR Challenge Cup trophies on the inside of the stadium as Cardiff and Bilbao are announced as host cities for the 2025 and 2026 European Rugby Finals respectively, at Principality Stadium on January 31, 2024 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Ryan Hiscott\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Bristol Bears will face opposition from France, Wales and South Africa in the 2025\/26 Investec Champions Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">This season, 24 clubs have qualified for the Investec Champions Cup the TOP 14, Gallagher Prem and United Rugby Championship (URC) and will once again compete in four pools of six teams, two from each of the leagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Bears, who failed to win a Champions Cup game last season after being drawn in a tough group, which saw them exit the competition before the knockout rounds, will face current trophy holders Bordeaux B\u00e8gles, Scarlets, Pau and the Vodacom Bulls in 2025\/26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Northampton Saints have also been drawn in Pool 4, but once again there will be no matches between clubs from the same league in the pool stages, so in order to create the group stage fixtures, each club will play four matches against four different clubs who are not from the same league, either home or away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The date of the first rounds of European fixtures which kick off in December will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Once again Premier Sports will be the lead broadcasters of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Full 2025\/26 Investec Champions Cup draw<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Pool 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Stade Toulousain<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">ASM Clermont Auvergne<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Hollywoodbets Sharks<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Saracens<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Glasgow Warriors<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Sale Sharks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Pool 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Bath Rugby<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">RC Toulon<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Munster Rugby<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Castres Olympique<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Edinburgh Rugby<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Gloucester Rugby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Pool 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Leinster Rugby<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Leicester Tigers<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Harlequins<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Stade Rochelais<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Aviron Bayonnais<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">DHL Stormers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Pool 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Union Bordeaux B\u00e8gles<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Scarlets<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Bristol Bears<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Section Paloise<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Northampton Saints<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Vodacom Bulls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fixtures<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">2025\/26 weekends<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Round 1 \u2013 5\/6\/7 December 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Round 2 \u2013 12\/13\/14 December 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Round 3 \u2013 9\/10\/11 January 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Round 4 \u2013 16\/17\/18 January 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Round of 16 \u2013 3\/4\/5 April 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Quarter-finals \u2013 10\/11\/12 April 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Semi-finals \u2013 1\/2\/3 May 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get the full draw for the 2025\/26 Investec Champions CupCARDIFF, WALES &#8211; 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