Champions Cup, European Cross Country Championships and club championship provincial finals: your sport on TV this week

Champions Cup rugby is back and the first round pits a repeat of last year's final as champions La Rochelle play host to Leinster, the European Cross Country Championships take place in Brussels with Ireland hoping to build on last year's success and the Munster  and Ulster Club Senior Football Finals taking place on Sunday - another action packed week of sport. 

TV GUIDE: Champions Cup, European Cross Country Champions and club championship provincial finals: your sport on TV this week

Don't Miss: Champions Cup Rugby is back this weekend. Connacht are the first of the Irish teams out when they take on Bordeaux Bègles on Friday evening in The Sportsgrounds. Next up Ulster are away to Bath in The Rec on Saturday afternoon with Munster hosting Bayonne at Thomond Park Saturday evening. The last of the Irish provinces out is Leinster in a repeat of last's year final when they take on the champions Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle at Stade Marcel Deflandre on Sunday afternoon. It promises to be a cracking weekend of rugby with all the games lives across TNT Sport and RTÈ

Set the Sky Box: European Cross Country Championships will take place in Laeken Park in Brussels on Sunday afternoon. Ireland will look to continue their good record at the Championships. In last year's competition Ireland brought home a record five medals and will be hoping to build on last years success. Fresh from qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris at the Valencia Marathon, Fionnuala McCormack  has a short turnaround as she prepares for a record 18th appearance for a female athlete at the Euro Cross Championships. Watch the action live on RTÈ and BBC on Sunday.

Monday December 4

7.45pm, Torino v Atalanta, Serie A, TNT Sports 1

7.45pm, AFC Wimbledon v Ramsgate, FA Cup Round Two, ITV4

8pm, Celta Vigo v Càdiz, Premier Sports 1 and LaLigaTV

11.30pm, New Zealand v Pakistan, 2nd T20 Women, TNT Sports 3

Tuesday December 5

12.30am, Celtics at Pacers, NBA, TNT Sports 2

1.15am, Cincinnati at Jacksonville, NFL, Sky Sports NFL

3am, Pelicans at Kings, NBA, TNT Sports 2

5pm, Kaiserslautern v Numemberg, German Cup, Premier Sports 1

5pm, Magdeburg v Fortuna Dusseldorf, German Cup, Premier Sports 2

6pm, Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland, Women's Nations League, RTÈ 2 and BBC 2

7.30pm, Wolves v Burnley, Premier League, Premier Sports 2

7.45pm, Scotland v England, Women's Nations League, BBC 1

8.15pm, Luton v Arsenal, Premier League, Premier Sports 1

Wednesday December 6

12.30am, Knicks at Bucks, NBA, TNT Sports 1

3am, Suns at Lakers, NBA, TNT Sports 1

12.45pm, Shoot-out, Snooker, Eurosport 1

1pm, India v England, 1st T20 Women, TNT Sports 1

6.30pm, Mosconi Cup, Pool, Sky Sports Arena

5pm, West Indies v England, 2nd ODI, TNT Sports 1

5pm, Bayer Leverkusen v SC Paderborn, Bundesliga, Premier Sports 1

5pm, Saarbrucken v Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga, Premier Sports 2

7.30pm, Sheffield Utd v Liverpool, Premier League, Premier Sports 2

8pm, Hearts v Rangers, Scottish Premiership, Sky Sports Football

8pm, Marseille v Lyon, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 2

8.15pm, Man Utd v Chelsea, Premier League, Premier Sports 1

Thursday December 7

12am, Magic at Cavaliers, NBA, TNT Sports 3

3am, Nuggets at Clippers, NBA, TNT Sports 3

10am, Alfred Dunhill Championship, European Tour, Sky Sports Golf

12.45pm, Shoot-out, Snooker, Eurosport 1

5pm, World Champions Cup, PGA Tour, Sky Sports Golf

6.30pm, Mosconi Cup, Pool, Sky Sports Arena

7.30pm, Brest v Strasbourg, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 1

7.30pm, Everton v Newcastle, Premier League, Premier Sports 2

8.15pm, Tottenham v West Ham, Premier League, Premier Sports 1

Friday December 8

1.15am, New England at Pittsburgh, NFL, Sky Sports NFL

10am, Alfred Dunhill Championship, European Tour, Sky Sports Golf

12.45pm, Shoot-out, Snooker, Eurosport 1

5pm, World Champions Cup, PGA Tour, Sky Sports Golf

6.30pm, Mosconi Cup, Pool, Sky Sports Arena

7.45pm, Juventus v Napoli, Serie A, TNT Sports 3

8pm, Coventry City v Birmingham City, Championship, Sky Sports Football

8pm, Montpellier v Lens, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 4

8pm, Glasgow v Northampton, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 1

8pm, Connacht v Bordeaux Bègles, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 2

8pm, Clermont v Edinburgh, Challenge Cup, Premier Sports 1

8pm, Getafe v Valencia, La Liga, Premier Sports 2 and LaLigaTV

9pm, Grant Thornton Invitational, LPGA and PGA Tour, Sky Sports Golf

11.30pm, New Zealand v Pakistan, 3rd T20 Women, TNT Sports 2

Saturday December 9

1am, Warriors at Thunder, NBA, TNT Sports 3

10am, Alfred Dunhill Championship, European Tour, Sky Sports Golf

12pm, Man City v Aston Villa, Women's Super League, Sky Sports Premier League

12.30pm, Crystal Palace v Liverpool, Premier League, TNT Sports 1

12.30pm, Sunderland v West Brom, Championship, Sky Sports Football

12.45pm, Shoot-out, Snooker, Eurosport 1

1pm, India v England, 2nd T20 Women, TNT Sports 2

1pm, Black Lion v Gloucester, Challenge Cup, Premier Sports 2

1pm, Alavès v Las Palmas, La Liga, LaLigaTV

1.10pm, Sandown, Horse Racing, ITV4, Virgin Media One

2pm, Toulon v Exeter, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 3

3pm, Man Utd v Bournemouth, Premier League, Premier Sports 1

3.15pm, Real Betis v Real Madrid, La Liga, Premier Sports 2 and LaLigaTV

3.15pm, Bath v Ulster, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 1

4.15pm, Toulouse v Cardiff, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 3

5pm, West Indies v England, 3rd ODI, TNT Sports 2

5pm, Atalanta v AC Milan, Serie A, TNT Sports 4

5.30pm, Munster v Bayonne, Champions Cup, RTÈ 2 and TNT Sports

5.30pm, Bulls v Saracens, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 1

5.30pm, Aston Villa v Arsenal, Premier League, Sky Sports Premier League

5.30pm, Villarreal v Real Sociedad, La Liga, Premier Sports 1 and LaLigaTV

5.30pm, Borussia Dortmund v RB Leipzig, Bundesliga, Sky Sports Football

7 pm, Grant Thornton Invitational, LPGA and PGA Tour, Sky Sports Golf

7.45pm, Inter Milan v Udinese, Serie A, TNT Sports 3

8pm, Bulls v Saracens, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 1

8pm, Mallorca v Sevilla, La Liga, Premier Sports 1 and LaLigaTV

8pm, PSG v Nantes, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 4

Sunday December 10

1am, Robeisy Ramierez v Rafael Espinoza, Boxing, Sky Sports Arena

3am, Song Yadong v Chris Gutierrez, UFC, TNT Sports 1

9.30am, Alfred Dunhill Championship, European Tour, Sky Sports Golf

11.20am, European Cross Country Championships, Athletics, RTÈ 2 and BBC Red Button

11.30am, Frosinone v Torino, Serie A, TNT Sports 2

12pm, Kilmarnock v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Sky Sports Football

12pm, Nice v Reims, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 4

1pm, India v England, 3rd T20 Women, TNT Sports 3

1pm, Sale v Stade Francais, Champions Cup, UTV and TNT Sports 1

1pm, Atlètico Madrid v Almeria, La Liga, Premier Sports 1 and LaLigaTV

1.10pm, Cork, Horse Racing, RTÈ 1

1.30pm, South Africa v India, 1st T20, Sky Sports Cricket

2pm, Dingle v Castlehaven, Munster SFC Final, TG4

2pm, Clermont v Lille, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 4

2pm, Arsenal v Chelsea, Women's Super League, BBC2

2pm, Luton Town v Man City, Premier League, Sky Sports Premier League

2.30pm, Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga, Sky Sports Football

3.15pm, Leicester v Stormers, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 2

3.15pm, Granada v Athletic Bilbao, La Liga, Premier Sports 1 and LaLigaTV

3.15pm, Newcastle v Montpellier, Challenge Cup, Premier Sports 2

4pm, Glen v Scotstown, Ulster SFC Final, TG4

4.05pm, Lyon v Toulouse, TNT Sports 4

4.15pm, La Rochelle v Leinster, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 1

4.30pm, Tottenham v Newcastle, Premier League, Sky Sports Premier League

4.30pm, Cologne v Mainz, Bundesliga, Sky Sports Football

5pm, Salernitana v Bologna, Serie A, TNT Sports 3

6pm, Chris Billam-Smith v Mateusz Masternak, Boxing, Sky Sport Arena 

6pm, Grant Thornton Invitational, LPGA and PGA Tour, Sky Sports Golf

6.30pm, Racing 92 v Harlequins, Champions Cup, TNT Sports 1

6.45pm, Tottenham v Man Utd, Women's Super League, Sky Sports Football

7.45pm, Roma v Fiorentina, Serie A, TNT Sports 2

7.45pm, Lorient v Marseille, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 3

8pm, Barcelona v Girona, La Liga, Premier Sports 1 and LaLigaTV