Champions Cup 2025: groups, calendar, ranking, TV program… The results of the 2nd day

earthpressnews
Champions Cup 2025 groups calendar TV program All the information

The second day of the Champions Cup was once positive for French clubs.

Great second day of the Champions Cup for French clubs. Bordeaux Bègles opened the ball by crushing Ulster on its lawn to take control of the group thanks in particular to its Bielle Biarrey rocket. In the same group, what can we say about the new recital of the Toulousains who had fun on the lawn of the English of Exeter 61-21. In pool 2, the step was too high for Clermont, beaten with honors on the Leinster pitch while La Rochelle did the job against Bristol. Great feat for Castres who won at home against Munster while Racing stumbled on the Sale pitch. A step which was also too high for the Stade Français beaten by the multiple European champions Saracens. Finally, Toulon was received 2/2 after its victory against Glasgow 30-29.

In total, 24 clubs are involved and divided into four groups of six. 16 teams will aim for the round of 16, in this case the four best ranked in each group. Each team fifth in its group will be transferred to the round of 16 of the Challenge Cup and the sixth will be eliminated. Important detail, two teams from the same league cannot compete against each other. For example, Union Bordeaux Bègles placed in pool A cannot face Stade Toulousain. Eight French clubs are involved in this Champions Cup, here are the groups:

The chickens

  • Pool A: Union Bordeaux-Bègles, ToulouseExeter, Leicester, Durban Sharks, Ulster
  • Pool B: Leinster, La Rochelle, ClermontBristol, Bath, Treviso
  • Pool C: Blue Bulls, CastresMunster, Northampton, Saracens, French Stadium
  • Pool D: Glasgow, Harlequins, Racing 92Dirty, Stormers, Toulon

Ranking

Group A

  1. Toulouse 10 pts

  2. Union Bordeaux-Bègles 10pts
  3. Sharks 6 pts
  4. Leicester 1pt
  5. Exeter 0pt

Pool B

  1. La Rochelle 9pts
  2. Leinster 9pts
  3. Clermont 5pts
  4. Treviso 5pt
  5. Bath 2pt
  6. Bristol 0pt

Pool C

  1. Northampton 10pts
  2. Saracens 9pts
  3. Munster 6pts
  4. Castres 4pts
  5. Bulls 0pt
  6. French Stadium 0pt

Pool D

  1. Toulon 8pts
  2. Glasgow 7pts
  3. Racing 92 4pts
  4. Harlequins 5
  5. Dirty 5
  6. Stormers

Calendar

  • Day 2: December 13/14/15, 2024
  • Day 3: January 10/11/12, 2025
  • Day 4: January 17/18/19, 2025
  • Round of 16: April 4/5/6, 2025
  • Quarter-finals: 11/12/13 April 2025
  • Semi-finals: May 2/3/4, 2025
  • Champions Cup final: May 24, 2025, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff

The 16 clubs will be ranked in descending order, first according to their position in their group, then according to the number of points they have accumulated, in order to establish a general ranking from 1 to 16. The group winners will be ranked from 1 to 4, the runners-up will be ranked from 5 to 8 and so on.

  • Round of 16 1: Club ranked no. 1 – Club ranked no. 16
  • Round of 16 2: Club ranked no. 2 – Club ranked no. 15
  • Round of 16 3: Club ranked no. 3 – Club ranked no. 14
  • Round of 16 4: Club ranked no. 4 – Club ranked no. 13
  • Round of 16 5: Club ranked no. 5 – Club ranked no. 12 Round of 16 6: Club ranked no. 6 – Club ranked no. 11
  • Round of 16 7: Club ranked no. 7 – Club ranked no. 10
  • Round of 16 8: Club ranked No. 8 – Club ranked No. 9
  • QF 1: winner of the round of 16 1 – winner of the round of 16 8
  • QF 2: winner of the 8th final 2 – winner of the 8th final 7
  • QF 3: winner of the 8th final 3 – winner of the 8th final 6
  • QF 4: winner of the 8th final 4 – winner of the 8th final 5
  • DF 1: winner of QF 1 – winner of QF 4
  • DF 2: winner of QF 2 – winner of QF 3

TV program

Day 3

Pool 1

  • Exeter vs Bordeaux-Bègles – Saturday January 11 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Sharks vs Toulouse – Saturday January 11 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport and France TV
  • Leicester vs Ulster – Saturday January 11 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 2

  • La Rochelle vs Leinster – Sunday January 12 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport and France TV
  • Bristol vs Treviso – Sunday January 12 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Bath vs Clermont – Sunday January 12 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 3

  • Munster vs Saracens – Saturday January 11 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport
  • French Stadium vs Northampton – Saturday January 11 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Castres vs Blues Bulls – Saturday January 11 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 4

  • Glasgow vs Racing 92 – Friday January 10 at 9:00 p.m. on
  • Stormers vs Sale – Saturday January 11 at 2:00 p.m. on
  • Toulon vs Harlequins – Sunday January 12 at 2:00 p.m. on

Day 4

Pool 1

  • Ulster vs Exeter – Friday January 17, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Bordeaux-Bègles vs Sharks – Sunday January 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Toulouse vs Leicester – Sunday January 19, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport and France TV

Pool 2

  • Clermont vs Bristol – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport and France TV
  • Leinster vs Bath – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Treviso vs La Rochelle – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 3

  • Blues Bulls vs French Stadium – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Northampton vs Munster – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Saracens vs Castres – Sunday January 19, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. on BeINSport

Pool 4

  • Harlequins vs Glasgow – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Racing 92 vs Stormers – Saturday January 18, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. on BeINSport
  • Dirty vs. Toulon – Sunday January 19, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on BeINSport

lnte4