The defending Investec Champions Cup winners will start the next playoffs as the top seed of this year’s knockout stage.

Pool 1 of the Investec Champions Cup delivers one of the most consequential fixtures of the final round, as the Glasgow Warriors host Saracens at Scotstoun Stadium.

Pool 3 of the Investec Champions Cup reaches a dramatic conclusion at Stade Marcel-Deflandre, where La Rochelle and Harlequins meet with very different pressures, but equally high stakes.

Pool 4 of the Investec Champions Cup closes with contrasting pressures, as the Northampton Saints host the Scarlets at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens.

One of the most anticipated matchups of Round 4 arrives at Ashton Gate, as the Bristol Bears host Bordeaux in a Pool 4 clash with major implications for playoff seeding.

The DHL Stormers return to Cape Town for a must-win Round 4 clash in the Investec Champions Cup, hosting the Leicester Tigers with both teams' European hopes hanging in the balance.

Pool 2 of the Investec Champions Cup reaches a decisive inflection point at Kingsholm, as Gloucester Rugby hosts Toulon in the FloRugby Match of the Week.

One of the most familiar fixtures in Investec Champions Cup history returns to Thomond Park with Pool 2 still wide open and no team yet assured of a place in the knockout rounds.

Round 4 of Pool 1 in the Investec Champions Cup delivers one of the most consequential fixtures of the weekend, as Toulouse hosts the Sale Sharks at Stade Ernest-Wallon.

Pool 3 of the Investec Champions Cup reaches its most volatile moment, as the DHL Stormers host the Leicester Tigers in Round 4, with multiple qualification and seeding paths still in play.

Pool 3 of the Investec Champions Cup closes with sharply contrasting motivations, as Bayonne hosts Leinster Rugby at Stade Jean Dauger.

The final round of Investec Champions Cup pool play brings urgency and consequence to Durban, as the Hollywoodbets Sharks host Clermont with knockout hopes hanging in the balance.

Pool 2 of the Investec Champions Cup remains finely balanced, as Bath Rugby hosts Edinburgh Rugby with qualification and seeding still undecided.

The Investec Champions Cup pool stage reaches a decisive point, as Pau hosts the Vodacom Bulls with postseason implications squarely in focus.

Two of the best teams in the competition square off with the top knockout seed on the line. In short, it simply does not get bigger than the Bristol Bears vs. Union Bordeaux Begles in Round 4 of the Investec Champions Cup.