Leinster Rugby Vs. Harlequins: Investec Champions Cup Watch Guide
Leinster Rugby Vs. Harlequins: Investec Champions Cup Watch Guide
Leinster Rugby, the No. 2 seed in the Investec Champions Cup playoffs, faces Marcus Smith and the Harlequins in the Round of 16 at Croke Park.
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After four rounds of pool play and a month-and-a-half of waiting, the Investec Champions Cup returns April 4 with the start of the Round of 16 matches across Europe. And that means that Leinster Rugby will begin its quest to win its elusive fifth Champions Cup title.
The juggernaut from Dublin, which features more than a dozen Irish Rugby national team players, as well as members of the Springboks and All Blacks on the roster, have made the Champions Cup Final three straight years and have been upset in all three.
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But if there was ever a year for Leinster to finally get the fifth Champions Cup title, it’s 2025.
Defending champion Toulouse is re-grouping after a season-ending injury to Antoine Dupont in the Six Nations.
La Rochelle, the team that beat Leinster in 2022 and 2023, has to get past Leinster’s biggest rival in Round 1, Munster.
And the right side of the Champions Cup bracket is full of teams that have not made the Final. That includes the Harlequins, who Leinster hosts at Croke Park at 10 a.m. ET on April 5.
The Harlequins are led by English Rugby star Marcus Smith and finished fourth in Pool 4. They beat the Glasgow Warriors, the defending United Rugby Champions, 24-7, to punch a ticket to the Round of 16 and finish Pool 4 with a 2-2 record.
And the match is streaming live in the United States and North America. Here’s what to know about Leinster Rugby vs. Harlequins:
How To Watch Leinster Rugby vs. Harlequins In Investec Champions Cup Round of 16
The match is streaming live on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States and all of North America.
When Do The Investec Champions Cup Playoffs Begin In 2025?
The Investec Champions Cup Playoffs kick off with the Round of 16 on April 4, as the Northampton Saints take on Clermont Rugby. The remaining seven games of the round will be played April 5-6.
The quarterfinals will follow from April 11-13, with a short break until the semifinals on May 2-4.
The Champions Cup Final will take place at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on May 24.
Investec Champions Cup Round Of 16 Fixtures
Friday, April 4
- Northampton Saints (3) vs. ASM Clermont Auvergne (14) - cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens
Saturday, April 5
- RC Toulon (4) vs. Saracens (13) - Stade Félix Mayol
- Leinster Rugby (2) vs. Harlequins (15) - Croke Park
- Castres Olympique (6) vs. Benetton Rugby (11) - Stade Pierre-Fabre
- Stade Rochelais (8) vs. Munster Rugby (9) - Stade Marcel Deflandre
- Glasgow Warriors (7) vs. Leicester Tigers (10) - Scotstoun Stadium
Sunday, April 6
- Union Bordeaux-Bègles (1) vs. Ulster Rugby (16) - Stade Chaban-Delmas
- Stade Toulousain (5) vs. Sale Sharks (12) - Stadium Municipal de Toulouse
Investec Champions Cup Weekends
- Round 1 – 6/7/8 December 2024
- Round 2 – 13/14/15 December 2024
- Round 3 – 10/11/12 January 2025
- Round 4 – 17/18/19 January 2025
- Round of 16 – 4/5/6 April 2025
- Quarterfinals – 11/12/13 April 2025
- Semifinals – 2/3/4 May 2025
- 2025 Investec Champions Cup final – Saturday, May 24, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Investec Champions Cup Format
Key points of the 2024-2025 Investec Champions Cup:
- A multi-pool format, as launched in the 2023-2024 season
- 24 elite clubs - eight each from the Gallagher Premiership, URC and TOP 14 - in four pools of six
- Sporting jeopardy, with each club playing against four different opponents, home or away, in the pool stage
- Four highest-ranked clubs in each pool qualify for the Round of 16
- The Investec Champions Cup will be played over eight weekends, with four pool rounds and four knockout rounds culminating in the 2025 final, which will be staged at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Saturday, May 24.
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