Investec Champions Cup semi-final venues announced as Road to Bilbao Final progresses

Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium is one of four potential semi-final venues.

EPCR, the organiser of the Investec Champions Cup, has confirmed four potential venues to host this season’s semi-finals.

The Investec Champions Cup semi-finals will take place on the weekend of 2/3 May, with the Investec Champions Cup Final scheduled on Saturday, 23 May at Bilbao San Mamés Stadium.

Following the quarter-finals this weekend, the semi-final fixtures will be decided and the clubs with the highest rankings from the pool stage of the tournament will earn home country advantage for the matches.

The four selected venues – one in France, one in Ireland, one in England and one in Scotland – will play host to an Investec Champions Cup semi-final depending on which club progresses with home country advantage.

The four venues are:

• Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux

• Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

• Aviva Stadium, Dublin

• Stadium MK, Milton Keynes

The semi-final fixtures will be announced as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the quarter-finals.

Last year’s semi-finals between Leinster Rugby and Northampton Saints at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, and between Union Bordeaux Bègles and Stade Toulousain at Bordeaux’s Stade Atlantique saw unprecedented demand for tickets, with attendances of more than 42 000 spectators for each match.

Possible Investec Champions Cup semi-final matches and venues – 2/3 May

(Pool stage rankings in brackets)

• Union Bordeaux Bègles (1) v Bath Rugby (4) or Northampton Saints (5) – Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux (capacity: 42 100)

• Glasgow Warriors (2) v Leinster Rugby (3) or Sale Sharks (11) – Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (capacity: 67 130)

• Leinster Rugby (3) v RC Toulon (7) – Aviva Stadium, Dublin (capacity: 51 700)

• Bath Rugby (4) v Stade Toulousain (8) – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes (capacity: 30 500)

• Northampton Saints (5) v Stade Toulousain (8) – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes (capacity: 30 500)

• RC Toulon (7) v Sale Sharks (11) – Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux (capacity: 42 100)

QUARTER-FINALS

(Pool stage rankings in brackets - all kick-offs local times)

Friday

Quarter-final 4: Bath Rugby (4) – Northampton Saints (5) @ The Rec (8pm)

Andrew Brace (IRE)

Premier Sports/beIN Sports/SuperSport/FloRugby/EPCR TV

Saturday

Quarter-final 2: Glasgow Warriors (2) – RC Toulon (7) @ Scotstoun Stadium (3pm)

Karl Dickson (ENG)

Premier Sports/France TV/beIN SPORTS/SuperSport/FloRugby/EPCRTV

Quarter-final 3: Leinster Rugby (3) – Sale Sharks (11) @ Aviva Stadium (5.30pm)

Pierre Brousset (FRA)

Premier Sports/beIN Sports/SuperSport/FloRugby/EPCR TV

Sunday

Quarter-final 1: Union Bordeaux Bègles (1) – Stade Toulousain (8) @ Stade Chaban-Delmas (4pm)

Matthew Carley (ENG)

France TV/beIN Sports/Premier Sports/SuperSport/FloRugby/EPCR TV

Semi-finals – 1/2/3 May

Semi-final 1: winner QF 1 v winner QF 4

Semi-final 2: winner QF 2 v winner QF 3

NB The venues for the semi-final matches will be designated by EPCR.

2026 Investec Champions Cup final: Saturday 23 May; San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao (3.45pm)