TV channel confirmed for 2025/26 Champions Cup - Final Dates revealed

The broadcaster, which signed a three-year deal with EPCR in 2023, will show all 63 matches from the Champions Cup alongside comprehensive coverage of the EPCR Challenge Cup. This includes two live matches per round in the pool stage, selected Round of 16 games, and every quarter-final, semi-final and final.

Rugby fans can look forward to wall-to-wall coverage of the sport’s top club competitions, with Premier Sports further cementing its position as the home of elite rugby. The network already delivers over 400 live rugby matches a season, including full coverage of the United Rugby Championship (URC), France’s TOP 14, Major League Rugby (MLR), and Japan League One.

The 2025/26 EPCR season kicks off on Friday 5 December with a double-header in the Investec Champions Cup: Sale Sharks host Glasgow Warriors at Salford Community Stadium, while Aviron Bayonnais welcome the DHL Stormers to Stade Jean-Dauger.

Defending champions Union Bordeaux Bègles begin their title defence away to the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld the following day. Meanwhile, Bath Rugby – fresh off a historic domestic treble – will launch their campaign by hosting Munster at The Rec in a Saturday night showdown.

Other Round 1 highlights include Leinster’s home clash with Harlequins, and a blockbuster match between Stade Toulousain and the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Toulouse.

In the EPCR Challenge Cup, Premier Sports’ coverage will begin with Ulster taking on Racing 92 on 5 December, followed by Exeter Chiefs against Toyota Cheetahs at Sandy Park on 7 December.

The 2025/26 EPCR season culminates in Bilbao, with San Mamés Stadium set to host both the Challenge Cup Final on Friday 22 May and the Champions Cup Final on Saturday 23 May.

Richard Sweeney, Chief Executive of Premier Sports UK, said: