Bulls, Stormers learn knockout opponents in European Champions Cup

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Suleiman Hartzenberg of the Stormers in action during the United Rugby Championship 2025/26 game between the Stormers and the Bulls at Cape Town Stadium on 3 January 2026 ©Nic Bothma/BackpagePix

The line-up for the knockout rounds of the European Champions Cup have been set, with the Stormers away at French side Toulon and the Bulls travelling to Scotland to face Glasgow Warriors.

Both will be incredibly tough fixtures, but a failure to finish in the top two in their pools means they lose out on home-ground advantage.

The four highest-ranked clubs in each pool have secured their places in the Round of 16 and the two highest-ranked clubs in each pool will have home advantage for the matches which will be played on the weekend of 3-5 April.

In accordance with the tournament rules, the pool winners have been ranked 1 to 4, the second-placed clubs have been ranked 5 to 8, the third-placed clubs have been ranked 9 to 12, and the fourth-placed clubs have been ranked 13 to 16.

Round of 16 – 3-5 April
R16 1: Union Bordeaux Bègles (1) v Leicester Tigers (16)
R16 2: Glasgow Warriors (2) v Bulls (15)
R16 3: Leinster Rugby (3) v Edinburgh Rugby (14)
R16 4: Bath Rugby (4) v Saracens (13)
R16 5: Northampton Saints (5) v Castres Olympique (12)
R16 6: Harlequins (6) v Sale Sharks (11)
R16 7: RC Toulon (7) v Stormers (10)
R16 8: Stade Toulousain (8) v Bristol Bears (9)

Quarter-finals – 10-12 April
QF 1: Winner R16 1 v Winner R16 8
QF 2: Winner R16 2 v Winner R16 7
QF 3: Winner R16 3 v Winner R16 6
QF 4: Winner R16 4 v Winner R16 5
NB: The highest-ranked clubs from the pool stage will have home venue advantage

Semi-finals – 1-3 May
SF 1: Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 4
SF 2: Winner QF 2 v Winner QF 3
NB: The matches will be played in Europe and where relevant the highest-ranked clubs from the pool stage will have home country advantage