Munster, Leinster and Connacht Champions Cup fixtures for December and January
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Champions Cup.
Munster, Leinster and Connacht have played one round of the 2026/27 Champions Cup and have three to go. The next one is 11–13 December, once the November internationals are out of the way. Fans who run their own rugby pages or podcasts can join 1xbet affiliate and earn from the audience they build around these weekends. Here is what is left for each province.
Leinster: two at home, one long trip
Leinster lost the final to Bordeaux in May, so this pool is the first step back. They share Pool 1 with Glasgow, Pau, Sale, Leicester and Clermont. Each club plays four of the five, and Leinster skip Glasgow.
Sale visit next, a rematch of last season’s quarter-final. Pau follow, and that one is rare, because the two clubs have not met since 1996. Leicester away closes the pool. It is the longest trip of the three.
Munster: the holders are in the group
Pool 3 is a hard one. Bordeaux, the back-to-back champions, are in it with Stormers, Racing 92, Bristol and Gloucester. Munster went out at the group stage last season, so there is no room for a bad night.
They play Bristol away first, then Bordeaux away. Two road games in a row. That puts a lot on the last round, when Gloucester come to Thomond Park.
Connacht: Toulouse is the home game
Connacht are in Pool 2 with Toulouse, Saracens, La Rochelle, Exeter and the Lions. They play four of the five and skip the Lions. Saracens were the opener. Of the three games left, two are away, at Exeter and La Rochelle.
The home one is Toulouse, the Top 14 champions and six-time European winners. That is the night to get a ticket for.
Ulster are not in this schedule. They play in the Challenge Cup, in a pool with the Cheetahs, Perpignan, Dragons, Bayonne and Zebre.
The fixture sheet
All times are GMT, which is Irish time in winter.
- Sat 12 Dec: Leinster v Sale Sharks, 17:30
- Sat 12 Dec: Bristol Bears v Munster, Ashton Gate, 20:00
- Sun 13 Dec: Exeter Chiefs v Connacht, Sandy Park, 13:00
- Sat 9 Jan: Leinster v Pau, 17:30
- Sat 9 Jan: Connacht v Toulouse, Dexcom Stadium, 20:00
- Sun 10 Jan: Bordeaux-Bègles v Munster, Stade Chaban-Delmas, 15:15
- Sat 16 Jan: Leicester Tigers v Leinster, Welford Road, 20:00
- Sat 16 Jan: Munster v Gloucester, Thomond Park, 17:30
- Sat 16 Jan: La Rochelle v Connacht, Stade Marcel Deflandre, 17:30 (18:30 local)
After the pool stage
The round of 16 is on 2–4 April 2027. The final is on Saturday 22 May at OL Stadium in Lyon. Kick-off times can still move, so check them before you book travel.
