Glasgow Warriors discover 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup opponents

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JUNE 08: Warriors huddle on the pitch ahead of kick off during a United Rugby Championship Play-Off Quarter-Final match between Glasgow Warriors and DHL Stormers at Scotstoun Stadium, on June 08, 2024, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

One of the top seeds in the competition courtesy of winning the BKT United Rugby Championship, the draw sees Franco Smith’s men learn their group stage opponents in Europe’s premier competition, as they look to improve upon last season’s Round of 16 showing.

Europe, here we come ✨

We will take on Racing 92, RC Toulon, Harlequins and Sale Sharks in the 2024/25 @ChampionsCup group stages, after being drawn together in Pool Four 💪

How excited are you, Warrior Nation? 🤩#WhateverItTakes ⚔️🛡️ pic.twitter.com/r41YYyvkkH

— Glasgow Warriors (@GlasgowWarriors) July 2, 2024

Smith’s squad will get an immediate chance at settling the score with the team that eliminated them in the 2023/24 knockout stages, after being pooled with Harlequins months on from April’s narrow defeat at the Twickenham Stoop.

Another 2023/24 opponent will also lie in wait, as RC Toulon are drawn with the Warriors for the second successive campaign, braces from Huw Jones and Kyle Rowe earning a 29-5 victory over the French outfit at Scotstoun back in January.

A first meeting with Sale Sharks since 2020 awaits when the pool stages kick-off, with a 45-7 victory in 2020 at the AJ Bell Stadium having backed up a 13-10 win over the English outfit at Scotstoun in the 2019/20 group stages at the AJ Bell Stadium.

The Warriors’ pool stage opponents are rounded out by French powerhouses Racing 92, a star-studded squad including South Africa captain Siya Kolisi and England fly-half Owen Farrell set for their first meeting with Glasgow since the Warriors earned a famous home-and-away double over the Parisians in the 2016/17 season.

Pool Four is concluded by the DHL Stormers, with competition rules meaning that teams from the same league will not play each other in the pool stages.

Fixture dates, kick-off times and broadcast details will be confirmed by EPCR in due course.

2024/25 weekends
Round One – 6/7/8 December
Round Two – 13/14/15 December
Round Three – 10/11/12 January 2025
Round Four – 17/18/19 January 2025

Round of 16 – 4/5/6 April 2025
Quarter-finals – 11/12/13 April 2025
Semi-finals – 2/3/4 May 2025

2025 EPCR Challenge Cup final – Principality Stadium, Cardiff; Friday 23 May
2025 Investec Champions Cup final – Principality Stadium, Cardiff; Saturday 24 May