Pool 4 Preview: Champions Cup Stakes Rise For Bulls, Bristol And Saints
Pool 4 Preview: Champions Cup Stakes Rise For Bulls, Bristol And Saints
Pool 4 heats up in Champions Cup Round 3, with the Bulls hosting Bristol, Scarlets facing Pau and unbeaten Bordeaux clashing with the Northampton Saints.
Pool 4 offers a sharp contrast in form, as Round 3 brings together sides moving in opposite directions.
The Vodacom Bulls return home desperate to halt a five-match skid that has bled into their European campaign. Despite flashes of attacking promise, heavy defeats to Bordeaux and the Lions have exposed defensive cracks.
The Bristol Bears arrive in ruthless form, unbeaten in five matches and brimming with confidence after emphatic Champions Cup wins over Scarlets and Pau. The Bears will be wary, however, of a Bulls side that claimed this fixture last January and now plays with nothing to lose.
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In Llanelli, the Scarlets and Pau square off in a contest defined by urgency.
The Scarlets have struggled to translate domestic grit into European success, while Pau’s own Champions Cup outings have been punishing.
With both teams anchored near the bottom of the pool, discipline and composure could prove decisive.
The round culminates in a marquee clash between Union Bordeaux Bègles and the Northampton Saints.
Both sides are perfect through two European rounds and riding dominant domestic momentum.
Bordeaux’s explosive attack meets Northampton’s relentless pace in a matchup that could shape the entire pool.
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Investec Champions Cup Round 3
Friday, Jan. 9
- 3 p.m. ET: Castres Olympique vs. Bath Rugby, Stade Pierre-Fabre
- 3 p.m. ET: Edinburgh Rugby vs. Gloucester Rugby, TBD
Saturday, Jan. 10
- 8 a.m. ET: Vodacom Bulls vs. Bristol Bears, Loftus Versfeld
- 10:15 a.m. ET: Clermont Auvergne vs. Glasgow Warriors, Stade Marcel-Michelin
- 12:30 p.m. ET: Leinster Rugby vs. La Rochelle, TBD
- 12:30 p.m. ET: Sale Sharks vs. Hollywoodbets Sharks, Salford Community Stadium
- 3 p.m. ET: Scarlets vs. Pau, Parc y Scarlets
- 3 p.m. ET: Leicester Tigers vs. Bayonne, Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Sunday, Jan. 11
- 8 a.m. ET: Harlequins vs. DHL Stormers, Twickenham Stoop
- 8 a.m. ET: Toulon vs. Munster Rugby, Stade Félix Mayol
- 10:15 a.m. ET: Bordeaux-Bègles vs. Northampton Saints, Stade Chaban-Delmas
- 12:30 p.m. ET: Saracens vs. Toulouse, StoneX Stadium
Investec Champions Cup Pool 4
Round 1
- Saturday, Dec. 6 – 10:15 a.m. ET: Vodacom Bulls vs. Bordeaux-Bègles, Loftus Versfeld
- Saturday, Dec. 6 – 3 p.m. ET: Scarlets vs. Bristol Bears, Parc y Scarlets
- Sunday, Dec. 7 – 8 a.m. ET: Pau vs. Northampton Saints, Stade du Hameau
Round 2
- Saturday, Dec. 13 – 12:30 p.m. ET: Bordeaux-Bègles vs. Scarlets, Stade Chaban-Delmas
- Sunday, Dec. 14 – 10:15 a.m. ET: Northampton Saints vs. Vodacom Bulls, cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens
- Sunday, Dec. 14 – 12:30 p.m. ET: Bristol Bears vs. Pau, Ashton Gate
Round 3
- Saturday, Jan. 10 – 8 a.m. ET: Vodacom Bulls vs. Bristol Bears, Loftus Versfeld
- Saturday, Jan. 10 – 3 p.m. ET: Scarlets vs. Pau, Parc y Scarlets
- Sunday, Jan. 11 – 10:15 a.m. ET: Bordeaux-Bègles vs. Northampton Saints, Stade Chaban-Delmas
Round 4
- Friday, Jan. 16 – 3 p.m. ET: Pau vs. Vodacom Bulls, Stade du Hameau
- Sunday, Jan. 18 – 8 a.m. ET: Bristol Bears vs. Bordeaux-Bègles, Ashton Gate
- Sunday, Jan. 18 – 10:15 a.m. ET: Northampton Saints vs. Scarlets, cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens
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