{"id":414721,"date":"2026-01-15T13:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/414721\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:39:14","slug":"investec-champions-cup-round-4-pool-2-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/414721\/","title":{"rendered":"Investec Champions Cup Round 4: Pool 2 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pool 2 has been the tightest group in the Investec Champions Cup<\/a>, and Round 4 could finally reshape the table.<\/p>\n

Just six points separate first from last, with every team already carrying at least one loss.<\/p>\n

Bath Rugby<\/a> sit on top after wins over Munster<\/a> and Castres<\/a>, but defensive breakdowns at Toulon showed how thin the margin really is.<\/p>\n

Edinburgh<\/a> are next up for Bath, and a road win would push the Scots into first place.<\/p>\n

Toulon<\/a> remain unpredictable, while Munster, Gloucester<\/a>, and Castres all sit one result away from flipping the standings.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know about Pool 2 matchups ahead of Round 4 of the Investec Champions Cup.<\/p>\n

How To Watch Investec Champions Cup In USA<\/p>\n

The Investec Champions Cup 2026 will be broadcast on FloRugby at the FloSports App.<\/a><\/p>\n

Bath Rugby Vs. Edinburgh Rugby<\/p>\n

Friday, Jan. 16, 3:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Bath Rugby<\/p>\n

Pool 2: 1st (11 pts)Record: 2-1Point Diff: +38<\/p>\n

Edinburgh Rugby<\/p>\n

Pool 2: 2nd (10 pts)Record: 2-1Point Diff: \u221218<\/p>\n

Watch: FloRugby<\/a><\/p>\n

Munster Rugby Vs. Castres Olympique<\/p>\n

Saturday, Jan. 17, 12:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Munster Rugby<\/p>\n

Pool 2: 4th (6 pts)Record: 1-2Point Diff: 0<\/p>\n

Castres Olympique<\/p>\n

Pool 2: 6th (5 pts)Record: 1-2Point Diff: \u221210<\/p>\n

Watch: FloRugby<\/a><\/p>\n

Gloucester Rugby Vs. Toulon<\/p>\n

Saturday, Jan. 17, 3:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Gloucester Rugby<\/p>\n

Pool 2: 5th (6 pts)Record: 1-2Point Diff: \u221210<\/p>\n

Toulon<\/p>\n

Pool 2: 3rd (9 pts)Record: 2-1Point Diff: 0<\/p>\n

Watch: FloRugby<\/a><\/p>\n

Investec Champions Cup Round 4 Fixtures<\/p>\n

Friday, Jan. 16<\/p>\n

3:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Pau vs. Vodacom Bulls (Pool 4)3:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Bath Rugby vs. Edinburgh Rugby (Pool 2)<\/p>\n

Saturday, Jan. 17<\/p>\n

8:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Hollywoodbets Sharks vs. Clermont Auvergne (Pool 1)10:15 a.m. ET \u2013 Bayonne vs. Leinster (Pool 3)10:15 a.m. ET \u2013 Stormers vs. Leicester Tigers (Pool 3)12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Toulouse vs. Sale Sharks (Pool 1)12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Munster Rugby vs. Castres Olympique (Pool 2)3:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Gloucester Rugby vs. Toulon (Pool 2)<\/p>\n

Sunday, Jan. 18<\/p>\n

8:00 a.m. ET \u2013 Bristol Bears vs. Bordeaux-B\u00e8gles (Pool 4)10:15 a.m. ET \u2013 Northampton Saints vs. Scarlets (Pool 4)10:15 a.m. ET \u2013 La Rochelle vs. Harlequins (Pool 3)12:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Glasgow Warriors vs. Saracens (Pool 1)Watch FloRugby’s Round 4 Podcast Preview\"RugbyEuropean Union Rugby Lives On FloSports And FloRugby<\/p>\n

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

How To Watch Rugby Matches In The United States On FloRugby<\/p>\n

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

FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Join The Rugby Conversation On FloRugby Social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pool 2 has been the tightest group in the Investec Champions Cup, and Round 4 could finally reshape…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-414721","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\/414721","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=414721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}