Excitements builds as Challenge Cup Round 1 gets ever closer
- EPCR Media
- 4 days ago
- 1 min read
With the opening EPCR Challenge Cup fixtures just days away, please find below the link to Round 1 preview information including fixtures, pools, match officials and selected club and individual player performance data.
Round 1 notes
18 clubs from seven nations - Ireland, France, South Africa, Wales, England, Italy and Georgia - will compete in the 2025/26 tournament, divided into three pools over four pool stage rounds.
Round 1 fixtures will take place from 5 to 7 December, with each club facing four different opponents, either home or away, during the pool stage.
The four highest-ranked clubs from each of the pools, as well as four clubs from the Investec Champions Cup, will qualify for the Round of 16.
The competition is played over eight weekends with four pool stage rounds and four knockout stage rounds culminating in the 2026 Final at Bilbao's San Mamés Stadium on Friday, 22 May.
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