The fixtures, venues and kick-off times for the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals have been confirmed with Leinster Rugby, RC Toulon, Bath Rugby and Union Bordeaux Begles bidding to reach the final in Bilbao.
Four teams remain in the running for the title
Bath Rugby were the first to book their place in the last-four of the tournament after a narrow 43-41 victory over Northampton Saints at The Rec on Friday evening. That came after last week’s 31-22 win over Saracens in the last-16.
The win over the Saints, paired with defending champions Bordeaux’s 30-15 victory over six-time Champions Cup winners Toulouse, means that Johann van Graan’s charges will make the trip across the channel to tackle UBB at Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole on Sunday, May 3.
Bordeaux get home-ground advantage after rampaging through the pool stages and finishing as the top-seed club. They then made light work of Leicester Tigers in the round of 16, thrashing the PREM Rugby club 64-14 before earning a hard-fought victory over Toulouse.
The other semi-final sees Leinster, who qualified as the third-ranked club from the pool stages, host seventh-seed RC Toulon at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, May 2. The Irish province continues their chase of a fifth star, having finished as runners-up in 2022, 2023 and 2024 after they defeated Sale Sharks 43-13 in the quarter-finals and Edinburgh 49-31.
Leo Cullen’s charges will be wary of the threat that two-time champions Toulon pose, however, as the Top 14 club were largely written off for their trip to Scotstoun Stadium but upset the odds to defeat the Glasgow Warriors 22-19.
Ranked 11th in the Top 14, Toulon have shifted their focus almost entirely on the Champions Cup, making them a real threat to Leinster’s cause.
Champions Cup semi-final fixtures
Pool stage rankings in brackets.
Leinster Rugby (3) v RC Toulon (7)
Date:Â Saturday, May 2
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
TV coverage: Premier Sports / France TV / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV
Union Bordeaux Begles (1) v Bath Rugby (4)
Date: Sunday, May 3
Venue: Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST)
TV coverage: France TV / beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV
2026 Investec Champions Cup Final
Date: Saturday, May 23
Venue: San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
Kick-off: 21:00 local (20:00 BST)
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