Follow the action in the 2023-24 Investec Champions Cup when the tournament resumes in April

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The Six Nations is now over for another year, but that’s not the end of the continental rugby action this season. This guide explains how to watch a European Rugby Champions Cup live stream when the tournament resumes over the weekend of 5-7 April 2024.

Viewers in the UK and Ireland can watch the tournament on TNT Sports (rebranded from BT Sport), with selected games available on free-to-air services ITV, S4C and RTÉ. If you’re outside your home country but want to follow the games in the company of your usual broadcaster, you can use a VPN (such as ExpressVPN) to watch a European Rugby Champions Cup live stream from anywhere.

Six teams from England, five from France, two apiece from South Africa and Ireland, and one from Scotland will be vying to get their hands on the coveted trophy when the Round of 16 kicks off. Can Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle make it three wins in a row? Or will someone else have their name etched on the trophy next spring? You’ll want to watch a European Rugby Champions Cup live stream to find out.

Read on to find out how to tune in. You can see a full list of Round of 16 fixtures if you scroll down to the end of the article.

And don’t forget you can also watch Women’s Six Nations live streams FOR FREE in March and April.


Watch European Rugby Champions Cup: live stream selected matches FOR FREE

While you’ll have to pay for a subscription service if you want to watch every match of this season’s European Rugby Champions Cup, selected games in every round of the tournament are available to watch for FREE, allowing fans to live stream games involving teams from their home countries.

These games are all available to watch on free-to-air services:

Saturday 6 April

Sunday 7 April

  • Northampton Saints v Munster (12.30pm BST; ITVX)
  • Toulouse v Racing 92 (3pm BST; France TV)

Watch European Rugby Champions Cup: live stream from outside your country

If you want to watch Investec Champions Cup coverage from your home country’s broadcaster but are abroad, you can do so by using a VPN – Virtual Private Network.

A VPN is a piece of software which offers both online privacy and the ability to change your IP address, meaning that you can access on-demand content or live TV like you would back at home while in another country.

Our fine colleagues at TechRadar have tested hundreds of VPNs and reckon ExpressVPN is one of the best. It’s easy to use, has strong security features and lets you to watch on several devices at once, including smart TVs and phones, iPads, tablets, PCs and Macs.

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Watch European Rugby Champions Cup: live stream from the UK and Ireland

TNT Sports (rebranded from BT Sport) will show every match of the 2023/24 tournament in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Discovery+ is the streaming home of TNT Sports in the UK, and a Premium monthly plan (including TNT Sports) costs £29.99 per month . TNT Sports can also be added to your BT, EE, Sky and Virgin Media plan (prices vary by platform).

In the Republic of Ireland, TNT Sports is available through Sky, Now, Virgin Media and Vodafone. Again, prices vary by platform.

There are also limited free-to-air options in every round of the tournament. In the UK, ITV and ITVX will be airing one match per round (including the final), as will RTÉ (and RTÉ Player) in Ireland.

If you’re a British or Irish resident away from home but want your usual European Rugby Champions Cup coverage, it’s best to check out ExpressVPN so you can watch from abroad.


Watch European Rugby Champions Cup: live stream from South Africa

The Bulls and the Stormers are both taking part in this year’s Investec Champions Cup, and after the Springboks’ spectacular Rugby World Cup triumph in October, they’ll be looking to ensure that another of the biggest trophies in rugby makes its way to South Africa.

Subscription service SuperSport has the rights to air the 2023/24 European Rugby Champions Cup. There are various SuperSport packages available, whether you want to watch via DStv or stream.


Watch European Rugby Champions Cup: live stream from the USA

FloRugby has the rights to stream the European Rugby Champions Cup live for viewers in the United States.

A FloRugby monthly subscription costs $29.99 or you can take out an annual deal for $150.


Watch European Rugby Champions Cup: live stream from elsewhere in Europe

In France you can live stream European Rugby Champions Cup matches on subscription service beIN Sports, while two matches in every round of the pool stages will also be available on the free-to-air France TV. 

In Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, you can watch Investec Champions Cup matches on Viaplay.

In various other European countries – including Italy – EPCR TV should be your destination. There are options to buy weekend and season passes, or to pay on a match-by-match basis.


European Rugby Champions Cup – Round of 16 fixtures

Here’s the full list of fixtures for the Round of 16 in the European Champions Cup, taking place over the weekend of 5-7 April 2024. Kick-offs are UK & Ireland time.

Friday 5 April

  • Harlequins v Glasgow Warriors (8pm)

Saturday 6 April

  • Bulls v Lyon (12.30pm)
  • Exeter Chiefs v Bath (3pm)
  • Stormers v La Rochelle (3pm)
  • Bordeaux-Bègles v Saracens (5.30pm)
  • Leinster v Leicester Tigers (8pm)

Sunday 7 April

  • Northampton Saints v Munster (12.30pm)
  • Toulouse v Racing 92 (3pm)

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