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How To Watch The European Champions Cup Rugby Semi-Finals As Fixtures Confirmed For May
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Here’s our guide on how to watch the European Champions Cup rugby semi-finals as the continent’s top club rugby competition reaches the business end.
With the Champions Cup quarter-finals now complete, we are left with two mouth-watering fixtures for the semi-finals.
Irish giants Leinster booked their place in the final four with a dominant, 52-0 win against Glasgow Warriors.
The Dublin outfit have not conceded a point in the knockout stages, having dispatched Harlequins 62-0 a week earlier.
Northampton Saints hammered French side Castres 51-16 at Franklin’s Gardens, and are the only English club still in the competition.
Bordeaux-Begles defeated Munster 47-29, while reigning champions Toulouse overcame Toulon 21-18 in a nail-biting all-French affair.
Back to back years in the Semi-Finals 👏
And now a shot at redemption against Leinster lies between @SaintsRugby and the final in Cardiff 👀#InvestecChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/assgkAa02d
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) April 14, 2025
When Are The Champions Cup Semi-Finals?
This year’s Champions Cup semi-finals will take place over the weekend of Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May 2025.
The first semi sees favourites Leinster host Northampton Saints in Dublin, before Toulouse travel to Bordeaux.
In the second-tier European Challenge Cup, Bath will travel to Edinburgh, with Lyon hosting Racing 92.
Investec Champions Cup Semi-Final Fixtures
- Saturday 3 May – Leinster Vs Northampton Saints (17:30)
- Sunday 4 May – Bordeaux-Begles Vs Toulouse (15:00)
European Challenge Cup Semi-Final Fixtures
- Saturday 3 May – Edinburgh Vs Bath (15:00)
- Sunday 4 May – Lyon Vs Racing 92 (12:30)
How To Watch Champions Cup Rugby On TV
In the UK and Ireland, every game in both the Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup will be shown live on Premier Sports.
There is also Welsh language commentary on S4C, while BEIN Sports and .TV Sport are the broadcasters for French fans.
Amazon Prime subscribers can add Premier Sports to their and stream the Champions Cup rugby live on any compatible device.
To watch the rugby via a live stream:
- to Amazon Prime Video on any compatible device.
- Click on ‘Sports’ and navigate to Premier Sports.
- Sign up to add Premier Sports to your Amazon Prime .
- Navigate to the game you’d like to watch and tune in to the live broadcast.