With the regular domestic seasons now over, the sides for the Investec Champions Cup 2025/26 have been locked in.
It wasn’t long ago that we were watching Union Bordeaux-Bègles lift the coveted Investec Champions Cup silverware for the first time in the club’s history, but attention is already turning towards next season.
Each of the three contributing leagues’ regular seasons has now finished, meaning all 24 sides from each of the Gallagher Premiership, the United Rugby Championship (URC) and the TOP 14 are now known.
The eight clubs qualified from England’s top flight are as follows:
Bath Rugby
Leicester Tigers
Sale Sharks
Bristol Bears
Gloucester Rugby
Saracens
Harlequins
Northampton Saints
The eight sides qualified from the URC are as follows:
Leinster Rugby
Vodacom Bulls
Hollywoodbets Sharks
Glasgow Warriors
DHL Stormers
Munster Rugby
Edinburgh Rugby
Scarlets
The eight clubs qualified from the TOP 14 are as follows:
Stade Toulousain
Union Bordeaux-Bègles
RC Toulon
Aviron Bayonnais
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Castres Olympique
Stade Rochelais
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