Bath face La Rochelle in Champions Cup opener

THE 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup gets started with a bang, as Premiership runners-up Bath host two-time Champions Cup winners La Rochelle in Pool 2 on Friday December 6.

Premiership champions Northampton kick-off against Castres on Saturday December 7, with European champions Toulouse in action on the Sunday against Ulster.

ROUND 1

Friday December 6

Bath Rugby v La Rochelle 8pm (all times UK)

Saturday December 7

Clermont Auvergne v Benetton 2pm Sharks v Exeter 3pm Northampton v Castres 3.15pm Stormers v Toulon 5.15pm Munster v Stade Français 5.30pm Saracens v Bulls 5.30pm Glasgow v Sale 8pm Racing 92 v Harlequins 8pm

Sunday December 8

Bordeaux v Leicester 2pm Toulouse v Ulster 4.15pm Bristol v Leinster 5.30

ROUND 2

Friday December 13

Sale v Racing 92 8pm Castres v Munster 8pm

Saturday December 14

Bulls v Northampton 3pm Ulster v Bordeaux 3.15pm Leinster v Clermont Auvergne 5.30pm Leicester v Sharks 5.30pm Harlequins v Stormers 8pm La Rochelle v Bristol 8pm

Sunday December 15

Toulon v Glasgow 2pm Benetton v Bath 2pm Stade Français v Saracens 3.15pm Exeter v Toulouse 5.30pm

ROUND 3

Friday January 10

Glasgow v Racing 92 8pm

Saturday January 11

Stormers v Sale 3pm Exeter v Bordeaux 3.15pm Sharks v Toulouse 3.15pm Munster v Saracens 5.30pm Stade Français v Northampton 5.30pm Leicester v Ulster 8pm Castres v Bulls 8pm

Sunday January 12

Toulon v Harlequins 2pm La Rochelle v Leinster 3.15pm Bristol v Benetton 3.15pm Bath v Clermont Auvergne 5.30pm

ROUND 4

Friday January 17

Ulster v Exeter 8pm

Saturday January 18

Bulls v Stade Français 3pm Northampton v Munster 3.15pm Clermont Auvergne v Bristol 4.15pm Leinster v Bath 5.30pm Benetton v La Rochelle 5.30pm Harlequins v Glasgow 8pm Racing 92 v Stormers 8pm

Sunday January 19

Bordeaux v Sharks 2pm Saracens v Castres 3.15pm Toulouse v Leicester 4.15pm Sale v Toulon 5.30pm