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Champions Cup 2025-26 pool-by-pool guide: Form teams to dark horses

The European blue riband club tournament kicks off, once more, this weekend.

ON THE LINE: A view of the Investec Champions Cup trophy and match ball at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 - 20:45

Simon Lewis and Brendan O’Brien

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Teams: ASM Clermont Auvergne, Glasgow, Sale, Saracens, Sharks, Toulouse

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