2026 European Rugby Champions Cup final

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The 2026 European Rugby Champions Cup final will be the final match of the 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup campaign, and the 31st European club rugby final in general. It will be contested by holders Bordeaux Bègles and eight times finalists Leinster.[1]

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2026 European Rugby Champions Cup final
The match will take place at the San Mamés Stadium
Event2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup
Date23 May 2026
VenueSan Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
RefereeKarl Dickson (England)
2025
2027
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The San Mamés Stadium will be the host venue for the second time, having last hosted the final in 2018.[2]

Background

Bordeaux Bègles is looking to retain their 2025 title, in what will be Bordeaux's second appearance in the Champions Cup final. Leinster, on the other hand, have been in the European showdown on eight other occasions with four titles, the last coming in 2018, the last time Bilbao hosted the European final.

Both sides enter the final having won all their games; with Bordeaux sitting as top seeds with the full 20 points in the pool stage, and Leinster entering as third seeds. Away from Europe, both sides enter the final with similar domestic forms, with Bordeaux sitting in fourth place in the 2025–26 Top 14 season, with Leinster finishing in second place in the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship regular season.

The two sides have only ever faced each other twice in their history, coming during the 1998–99 Heineken Cup pool stage (before Bordeaux Bègles became UBB), where they Leinster won their home game 9–3, and Bordeaux winning 31–10.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

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France Bordeaux Bègles Round Ireland Leinster
Opponent Result Pool stage Opponent Result
South Africa Bulls 33–46 (A) Round 1 England Harlequins 45–28 (H)
Wales Scarlets 50–21 (H) Round 2 England Leicester Tigers 15–23 (A)
England Northampton Saints 50–28 (H) Round 3 France La Rochelle 25–24 (H)
England Bristol Bears 15–27 (A) Round 4 France Bayonne 13–22 (A)
Final standings
European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 4
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 France Bordeaux Bègles (1) 4 4 0 0 173 97 +76 27 14 4 0 20 Home Champions Cup round of 16
2 England Northampton Saints (5) 4 3 0 1 156 110 +46 23 16 4 0 16
3 England Bristol Bears (10) 4 3 0 1 154 104 +50 23 13 2 0 14 Away Champions Cup round of 16
4 South Africa Bulls (15) 4 1 0 3 113 181 68 17 27 3 0 7
5 France Pau (12CC) 4 1 0 3 110 160 50 15 23 1 1 6 Away Challenge Cup round of 16
6 Wales Scarlets 4 0 0 4 103 157 54 13 24 2 1 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 3
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Ireland Leinster (3) 4 4 0 0 115 80 +35 16 10 2 0 18 Home Champions Cup round of 16
2 England Harlequins (6) 4 3 0 1 184 86 +98 26 14 3 0 15
3 South Africa Stormers (9) 4 3 0 1 117 125 8 15 19 2 0 14 Away Champions Cup round of 16
4 England Leicester Tigers (16) 4 1 0 3 118 115 +3 17 15 2 0 6
5 France La Rochelle (11CC) 4 1 0 3 101 114 13 15 15 1 1 6 Away Challenge Cup round of 16
6 France Bayonne 4 0 0 4 58 173 115 8 24 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
England Leicester Tigers 64–14 (H) Round of 16 Scotland Edinburgh 49–31 (H)
France Toulouse 30–15 (H) Quarter-finals England Sale Sharks 43–13 (H)
England Bath 38–26 (H) Semi-finals France Toulon 29–25 (H)
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