Champions Cup Fixtures Confirmed
EPCR has announced the full fixtures schedule for pool stages of the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, which marks the 30th season of the elite international club competitions. Munster kick off their Champions Cup campaign with a home game against Stade Francais on Saturday, December 7, with a 5.30pm kick-off. Six days […]
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EPCR has announced the full fixtures schedule for pool stages of the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, which marks the 30th season of the elite international club competitions.
Munster kick off their Champions Cup campaign with a home game against Stade Francais on Saturday, December 7, with a 5.30pm kick-off.
Six days later, Munster travel to Castres Olympique for a Friday night clash against our old foes in France on December 13 (9pm local time/8pm Irish time).
In January, we welcome English giants Saracens to Thomond Park with another 5.30pm kick-off on Saturday, January 11.
Our final Pool game will be away to Premiership champions Northampton Saints on Saturday, January 18, with a 3.15pm start.
See more details on our Champions Cup opponents here.
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Champions Cup Pool 3 Fixtures
Round 1
Saturday, December 7
Northampton Saints v Castres Olympique, Cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens, 3.15pm;
Munster Rugby vs. Stade Français Paris, Thomond Park, 5.30pm;
Saracens vs. Vodacom Bulls, StoneX Stadium, 5.30pm;
Round 2
Friday, December 13
Castres Olympique v Munster Rugby, Stade Pierre Fabre, 9pm local;
Saturday, December 14
Vodacom Bulls vs. Northampton Saints, Loftus Versfeld, 3pm local;
Sunday, December 15
Stade Français Paris v Saracens, Stade Jean Bouin, 4.15pm local;
Round 3
Saturday, January 11
Munster Rugby vs. Saracens, Thomond Park, 5.30pm;
Stade Français Paris vs. Northampton Saints, Stade Jean Bouin, 6.30pm local
Castres Olympique v Vodacom Bulls, Stade Pierre Fabre, 9pm local
Round 4
Saturday, January 18
Vodacom Bulls v Stade Français Paris, Loftus Versfeld, 3pm local;
Northampton Saints v Munster Rugby, cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens, 3.15pm;
Sunday, January 19
Saracens v Castres Olympique, StoneX, 3.15pm;
Click here for the full list of 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup fixtures.
EPCR Chairman Dominic McKay said: “We are delighted to confirm the full fixture schedule for the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, and I’d like to extend my thanks to the clubs, leagues and broadcast partners for their collaboration.
“This will be the 30th season of this great competition which will see us celebrating incredible memories and witnessing the special moments these world-class fixtures continue to deliver.
“Following the Pool Draws last week, the Road to Cardiff is very much underway and we look forward to seeing who will progress through the season to the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup Finals at the Principality Stadium in May next year.
“We will build on an exceptional season last year, including record growth on TV, digital platforms and in stadia, with scintillating fixtures lined up for the pool stages.”
EPCR CEO Jacques Raynaud added: “With input from the clubs, leagues and our broadcast partners, and following the EPCR Pool Draws just 10 days ago, we have again finalised the schedule in a short turnaround time.
“Fans will no doubt be hugely excited to begin planning their EPCR weekends well in advance, for both home games and away weekends in Europe and South Africa.
“We can expect world-class sporting action from these 42 elite clubs, and we very much look forward to the action getting underway on Friday 6 December.”
The fixture schedules were determined by using an algorithm which took into consideration the new, improved tournament formats, the outcome of the pool draws, league calendar restrictions, individual club calendar restrictions and broadcast requirements.
Investec Champions Cup
- 24 elite clubs, 11 previous tournament winners, 26 Champions Cup titles
- Four pools of six
- Four pool stage rounds, four knockout stage rounds
- Four highest-ranked clubs from each pool qualify for the knockout stage
- Fifth-ranked club in each pool qualifies for the EPCR Challenge Cup
Click HERE for the Investec Champions Cup pools
2024/25 weekends
Round 1 – 6/7/8 December 2024
Round 2 – 13/14/15 December 2024
Round 3 – 10/11/12 January 2025
Round 4 – 17/18/19 January 2025
Round of 16 – 4/5/6 April 2025
Quarter-finals – 11/12/13 April 2025
Semi-finals – 2/3/4 May 2025
EPCR Challenge Cup Final – Friday 23 May 2025, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Investec Champions Cup Final – Saturday 24 May 2025, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Munster’s 2024/25 Fixtures
Pre-Season Game 1
Saturday, August 31
Bath v Munster, The Rec, 3pm;
Pre-Season Game 2
Friday, September 6
Munster v Gloucester, Virgin Media Park, 7pm; Buy tickets here
URC Round 1
Saturday, September 21
Munster v Connacht, Thomond Park, 5.30pm;
URC Round 2
Saturday, September 28
Zebre Parma v Munster, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, 3pm Irish time/4pm local;
URC Round 3
Saturday, October 5
Munster v Ospreys – Virgin Media Park, 7.35pm;
URC Round 4
Saturday, October 12
Leinster v Munster, TBC, 5.45pm;
URC Round 5
Saturday, October 19
DHL Stormers v Munster, DHL Stadium, 5pm Irish time/6pm local;
URC Round 6
Saturday, October 26
Hollywoodbets Sharks v Munster, HollywoodBets Kings Park, 3pm Irish time/4pm local;
Touring Game
Saturday, November 2
Munster v All Blacks XV, Thomond Park, 5.30pm;
URC Round 7
Saturday, November 30
Munster v Emirates Lions, Thomond Park, 7.35pm;
Champions Cup Round 1
Saturday, December 7
Munster v Stade Francais, Thomond Park, 5.30pm;
Champions Cup Round 2
Friday, December 13
Castres Olympique v Munster, Stade Pierre Fabre, 8pm Irish time/9pm local
URC Round 8
Date & Time TBC
Ulster v Munster, Kingspan Stadium;
URC Round 9
Date & Time TBC
Munster v Leinster, Thomond Park;
Champions Cup Round 3
Saturday, January 11
Munster v Saracens, Thomond Park, 5.30pm;
Champions Cup Round 4
Saturday, January 18
Northampton Saints v Munster, cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens, 3.15pm;
URC Round 10
Saturday, January 25
Dragons RFC v Munster, Rodney Parade, 7.35pm;
URC Round 11
Saturday, February 15
Munster v Scarlets, Thomond Park, 5.15pm;
URC Round 12
Friday, February 28
Munster v Edinburgh Rugby, Virgin Media Park, 7.35pm;
URC Round 13
Friday, March 21
Glasgow Warriors v Munster, Scotstoun, 7.35pm;
URC Round 14
Date & Time TBC
Connacht v Munster, Dexcom Stadium;
URC Round 15
Saturday, April 19
Munster v Vodacom Bulls, Thomond Park, 5.15pm;
URC Round 16
Friday, April 25
Cardiff Rugby v Munster, Cardiff Arms Park, 7.35pm;
URC Round 17
Friday, May 9
Munster v Ulster, Thomond Park, 7.35pm;
URC Round 18
Friday, May 16
Munster v Benetton, Virgin Media Park, 8pm;
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