The dates and times have been announced for the Vodacom Bulls, Lions and Stormers’ fixtures in the pool stage of the 2026-27 Investec Champions Cup.
South Africa’s three representatives in rugby’s premier club competition, which kicks off on the weekend of 16-18 October, learned their schedules on Friday.
The Lions, set to make their maiden appearance in the tournament, kick off their campaign against two-time winners La Rochelle on Saturday, 17 October in France, before they host six-time champions Toulouse (12 December) and the Exeter Chiefs (16 January) at Ellis Park, either side of a trip to English giants Saracens on 10 January.
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The Stormers welcome the Bristol Bears to Cape Town Stadium to launch their European journey on 17 October, before heading to reigning back-to-back champions Bordeaux Bègles on 13 December and a visit to Gloucester on 9 January. John Dobson’s men then return to the Mother City for a date with Racing 92 (16 January).
The Bulls, who have twice reached the knockout stage of the competition, tackle Stade Français on 17 October at Loftus Versfeld, before a run of matches against Montpellier away (12 December), Bath at home (9 January) and the Northampton Saints away (15 January) to close out the pool phase.
The action culminates at Lyon’s OL Stadium, which hosts both the EPCR Challenge Cup and Champions Cup finals on 21 and 22 May.
Lions Investec Champions Cup fixtures and times
vs La Rochelle, Saturday, 17 October, La Rochelle, 6:30pm
vs Toulouse, Saturday, 12 December, Johannesburg,3pm
vs Saracens, Sunday, 10 January, London, 3:15pm
vs Exeter Chiefs, Saturday, 16 January, Johannesburg, 3pm
Stormers Investec Champions Cup fixtures and times
vs Bristol Bears, Saturday, 17 October, Cape Town, 4:15pm
vs Bordeaux Bègles, Sunday, 13 December, Bordeaux, 5:15pm
vs Gloucester, Saturday, 9 January, Gloucester, 3pm
vs Racing 92, Saturday, 16 January, Cape Town, 5:15pm
Bulls Investec Champions Cup fixtures and times
vs Stade Français, Saturday, 17 October, Pretoria, 2pm
vs Montpellier, Saturday, 12 December, Montpellier, 5:15pm
vs Bath, Saturday, 9 January, Pretoria, 5:15pm
vs Northampton Saints, Friday, 15 January, Northampton, 10pm
FULL INVESTEC CHAMPIONS CUP FIXTURES AND SCHEDULE HERE
Investec Champions Cup pools
(Teams do not play team from same league in pool)
Pool 1: Leinster, Glasgow Warriors, Pau, Sale Sharks, Leicester Tigers, Clermont Auvergne
Pool 2: Toulouse, Lions, Saracens, La Rochelle, Exeter Chiefs, Connacht
Pool 3: Bordeaux Bègles, Stormers, Racing 92, Munster, Bristol Bears, Gloucester
Pool 4: Northampton Saints, Bath, Cardiff, Montpellier, Stade Français, Bulls
Investec Champions Cup 2026-27 match weekends
Round 1: 16/17/18 October 2026
Round 2: 11/12/13 December 2026
Round 3: 8/9/10 January 2027
Round 4: 15/16/17 January 2027
Round of 16: 2/3/4 April 2027
Quarter-finals: 9/10/11 April 2027
Semi-finals: 30 April/1/2 May 2027
Final: Saturday, 22 May 2027
Photo: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images
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