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2025 Ulster Rugby vs Racing 92

EPCR Challenge Cup Watch Guide: Full Schedule, Matchups, Pools & Streaming

EPCR Challenge Cup Watch Guide: Full Schedule, Matchups, Pools & Streaming

Your guide to the 2025-26 EPCR Challenge Cup: how to watch, full schedule, pools, and top matchups to follow throughout December and January.

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The 2025-26 EPCR Challenge Cup brings nonstop action from Dec. 5 through Jan. 18. Three stacked pools of six teams load the schedule with meaningful clashes every weekend. 

The competition kicks off on Dec. 5 when Ulster Rugby hosts Racing 92 at Affidea Stadium, launching a month of fixtures that span Belfast, Paris, Lyon, Cardiff, Ellis Park and more. 

Fans can follow top sides like Lyon OU, Ospreys, Montpellier, Exeter Chiefs, Benetton, Stade Français, Connacht, and the newly rebranded Newcastle Red Bulls, all fighting for position before knockout berths are locked in mid-January. 

The final round on Jan. 17–18 features playoff-shaping matchups across all three pools, including Ulster vs. Stade Français and Ospreys vs. Montpellier. 

The Challenge Cup delivers high-stakes rugby from start to finish.

How to Watch the EPCR Challenge Cup 2025

Steam all EPCR Challenge Cup games live and archived on FloRugby and the FloSports app. 

2025 Ulster Rugby vs Racing 92


EPCR Challenge Cup 2025-2026 Fixtures And Kickoff Time

Here's the full schedule:

EPCR Challenge Cup Round 1 Fixtures

Fri, Dec. 5, 2025

  • 2 p.m. ET: Ulster Rugby vs. Racing 92, Affidea Stadium

Sat, Dec. 6, 2025

  • 7 a.m. ET: Lions vs. Benetton Rugby, Ellis Park
  • 7 a.m. ET: Stade Français Paris vs. Cardiff Rugby, Stade Jean Bouin
  • 9:15 a.m. ET: Black Lion vs. Montpellier Hérault Rugby, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
  • 11:30 a.m. ET: Lyon O.U. vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Matmut Stadium de Gerland
  • 2 p.m. ET: Zebre Parma vs. US Montauban, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Sun, Dec. 7, 2025

  • 7 a.m. ET: Perpignan vs. Dragons RFC, Stade Aimé Giral
  • 9:15 a.m. ET: Ospreys vs. Connacht Rugby, Dunraven Brewery Field
  • 11:30 a.m. ET: Exeter Chiefs vs. Toyota Cheetahs, Sandy Park

EPCR Challenge Cup Round 2 Fixtures

Fri, Dec. 12, 2025

  • 2 p.m. ET: Montpellier Hérault Rugby vs. Zebre Parma, Septeo Stadium

Sat, Dec. 13, 2025

  • 7 a.m. ET: Benetton Rugby vs. Perpignan, Stadio Monigo
  • 7 a.m. ET: Toyota Cheetahs vs. Stade Français Paris, NRCA Stadium
  • 9:15 a.m. ET: US Montauban vs. Ospreys, Stade Sapiac
  • 11:30 a.m. ET: Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Lions, Kingston Park
  • 2 p.m. ET: Cardiff Rugby vs. Ulster Rugby, Cardiff Arms Park
  • 2 p.m. ET: Connacht Rugby vs. Black Lion, Dexcom Stadium

Sun, Dec. 14, 2025

  • 7 a.m. ET: Racing 92 vs. Exeter Chiefs, TBD
  • 9:15 a.m. ET: Dragons RFC vs. Lyon O.U., Rodney Parade

EPCR Challenge Cup Round 3 Fixtures

Sat, Jan. 10, 2026

  • 7 a.m. ET: Stade Français Paris vs. Exeter Chiefs, Stade Jean Bouin
  • 7 a.m. ET: US Montauban vs. Black Lion, Stade Sapiac
  • 7 a.m. ET: Newcastle Red Bulls vs. Perpignan, Kingston Park
  • 9:15 a.m. ET: Lions vs. Lyon O.U., Ellis Park
  • 9:15 a.m. ET: Cardiff Rugby vs. Racing 92, Cardiff Arms Park
  • 11:30 a.m. ET: Benetton Rugby vs. Dragons RFC, Stadio Monigo

Sun, Jan. 11, 2026

  • 7 a.m. ET: Montpellier Hérault Rugby vs. Connacht Rugby, Septeo Stadium
  • 7 a.m. ET: Zebre Parma vs. Ospreys, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
  • 9:15 a.m. ET: Toyota Cheetahs vs. Ulster Rugby, NRCA Stadium

EPCR Challenge Cup Round 4 Fixtures

Fri, Jan. 16, 2026

  • 2 p.m. ET: Dragons RFC vs. Newcastle Red Bulls, Rodney Parade

Sat, Jan. 17, 2026

  • 7 a.m. ET: Ulster Rugby vs. Stade Français Paris, Affidea Stadium
  • 7 a.m. ET: Black Lion vs. Zebre Parma, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
  • 11:30 a.m. ET: Perpignan vs. Lions, Stade Aimé Giral
  • 2 p.m. ET: Connacht Rugby vs. US Montauban, Dexcom Stadium
  • 2 p.m. ET: Ospreys vs. Montpellier Hérault Rugby, Dunraven Brewery Field

Sun, Jan. 18, 2026

  • 7 a.m. ET: Exeter Chiefs vs. Cardiff Rugby, Sandy Park
  • 7 a.m. ET: Lyon O.U. vs. Benetton Rugby, Matmut Stadium de Gerland
  • 11:30 a.m. ET: Racing 92 vs. Toyota Cheetahs, Paris La Défense Arena

EPCR Challenge Cup Pools 2025–2026

Pool 1

  • Ospreys
  • Zebre Parma
  • Montpellier Hérault Rugby
  • US Montauban
  • Black Lion
  • Connacht Rugby

Pool 2

  • Lyon Olympique Universitaire
  • Newcastle Red Bulls
  • Dragons RFC
  • Benetton Rugby
  • Lions
  • USAP (Perpignan)

Pool 3

  • Toyota Cheetahs
  • Cardiff Rugby
  • Exeter Chiefs
  • Racing 92
  • Stade Français Paris
  • Ulster Rugby

European Union Rugby Lives On FloSports And FloRugby

Rugby fans can stream every match from the Top 14, Gallagher Premiership and United Rugby Championship on FloRugby, along with the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, making the platform the U.S. home for the world’s biggest club competitions and the game’s top players.

How To Watch Rugby Matches In The United States On FloRugby

Professional club rugby in Europe all streams on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States. FloRugby and FloSports also are the U.S. home to: 

FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays. 

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