{"id":400888,"date":"2026-01-09T01:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/400888\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T01:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:02:06","slug":"three-cant-miss-matches-in-epcr-challenge-cup-round-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/400888\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Can&#8217;t Miss Matches In EPCR Challenge Cup Round 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/collections\/11207301-european-professional-club-rugby-challenge-cup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The EPCR Challenge Cup<\/a> is back after the holiday break, and with six matches on Saturday, Jan. 10 and three more matches on Sunday, Jan. 11, there&#8217;s plenty of rugby union to consume.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With that said, there are a few specific matchups to keep an eye on, as teams try to break away from the pack of their respective pools.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In particular, Stade Francais and Exeter Chiefs, the two top teams in Pool 3, will clash on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the must-watch matches from EPCR Challenge Cup 2026 Round 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stade Fran\u00e7ais Vs. Exeter Chiefs\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Stade Fran\u00e7ais<\/p>\n<p>Pool 3: 1st (10 pts)Record: 2-0Points For: 83Point Diff: +44<\/p>\n<p>Exeter Chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Pool 3: 2nd (8 pts)Record: 1-0-1Points For: 73Point Diff: +30<\/p>\n<p>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/events\/14403219-2026-stade-francais-vs-exeter-chiefs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FloRugby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Benetton Vs. Dragons RFC<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Jan. 10, 12:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Benetton<\/p>\n<p>Pool 2: 1st (9 pts)Record: 2-0Points For: 70Point Diff: +21<\/p>\n<p>Dragons RFC<\/p>\n<p>Pool 2: 4th (4 pts)Record: 1-1Points For: 40Point Diff: \u221222<\/p>\n<p>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/events\/14403223-2026-benetton-rugby-vs-dragons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FloRugby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Montpellier vs. Connacht<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Jan. 11, \u00a08:00 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Montpellier<\/p>\n<p>Pool 1: 1st (10 pts)Record: 2-0Points For: 55Point Diff: +35<\/p>\n<p>Connacht<\/p>\n<p>Pool 1: 3rd (6 pts)Record: 1-1Points For: 73Point Diff: +49<\/p>\n<p>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/events\/14403231-2026-montpellier-herault-rugby-vs-connacht-rugby\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FloRugby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EPCR Challenge Cup Round 3 Fixtures<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, January 10, 2026<\/p>\n<p>8:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Stade Fran\u00e7ais vs. Exeter Chiefs \u2013 Stade Jean Bouin8:00 a.m. ET \u2013 US Montauban vs. Black Lion \u2013 Stade Sapiac8:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Newcastle vs. Perpignan \u2013 Kingston Park10:15 a.m. ET \u2013 Lions vs. Lyon \u2013 Ellis Park10:15 a.m. ET \u2013 Cardiff Rugby vs. Racing 92 \u2013 Cardiff Arms Park12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Benetton vs. Dragons RFC \u2013 Stadio Comunale di Monigo<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, January 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p>8:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Montpellier vs. Connacht \u2013 Septeo Stadium8:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Zebre vs. Ospreys \u2013 Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi10:15 a.m. ET \u2013 Cheetahs vs. Ulster \u2013 National Rugby Centre AmsterdamHow To Watch EPCR Challenge Cup In USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/collections\/11207301-european-professional-club-rugby-challenge-cup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The EPCR Challenge Cup 2026, as well as the Investec Champions Cup, will be broadcast on FloRugby at the FloSports App.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>European Union Rugby Lives On FloSports And FloRugby<\/p>\n<p>Rugby fans can stream every match from the Top 14, Gallagher Premiership and United Rugby Championship on FloRugby, along with the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, making the platform the U.S. home for the world\u2019s biggest club competitions and the game\u2019s top players.<\/p>\n<p>How To Watch Rugby Matches In The United States On FloRugby<\/p>\n<p>Professional club rugby in Europe all streams on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States. FloRugby and FloSports also are the U.S. home to:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Join The Rugby Conversation On FloRugby Social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The EPCR Challenge Cup is back after the holiday break, and with six matches on Saturday, Jan. 10&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400889,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-400888","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}