What European rugby is on this weekend? Kick off times and TV details

After a hectic opening round, there is more European rugby in store this weekend as some of the world's biggest teams do battle once more in the second round of the Heineken Champions and Challenge Cup.

The South African sides involved in the Champions Cup for the first time ever got off to a mixed start, with Cell C Sharks beating Harlequins before the Stormers fell short against Clermont last weekend.

The second round sees matches played over the entirety of the weekend, with Leinster and Gloucester getting things under way on Friday night and teams in action on Saturday and Sunday too.

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The only Welsh region in the elite Champions Cup, Ospreys head to France to face Montpellier at 9PM on Saturday night.

Meanwhile, Cardiff make a trip to Newcastle to face the Falcons, while Dragons return from South Africa to host Section Paloise and Scarlets meet the Toyota Cheetahs at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma.

What rugby is on Friday?

Champions Cup

All Champions Cup matches will be broadcast live on BT Sport. Click here to sign up. It's £17 per month on a 24-month contract or £25 for a month pass.

• Leinster v Gloucester - 8PM
• Bordeaux v Cell C Sharks - 9PM

Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup matches will be shown on Viaplay (formerly Premier Sports), S4C and epcrugby.tv.

• Emirates Lions v Stade Francais - 7:30PM - Viaplay

• Glasgow Warriors v USAP - 8PM - Viaplay

• Brive v Connacht - 9PM -epcrugby.tv

What rugby is on Saturday?

Champions Cup

• Exeter Chiefs v Vodacom Bulls - 1PM
• Edinburgh v Castres - 1PM
  
• Leicester Tigers v Clermont - 3.15PM
• Lyon v Saracens - 4.15PM
• Ulster v Stade Rochelais - 5.30PM
• DHL Stormers v London Irish - 7.30PM
• Montpellier v Ospreys - 9PM

Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup matches will be shown on Viaplay (formerly Premier Sports), S4C and epcrugby.tv.

• Toulon v Bath - 2PM - Viaplay
• Toyota Cheetahs v Scarlets - 4:15PM - Viaplay
• Dragons v Section Paloise - 5:30PM - S4C
• Newcastle Falcons v Cardiff - 5:30PM - Viaplay
• Aviron Bayonnais v Bennetton- 6.30PM - epcrugby.tv

You can sign up to watch using the links below

• Viaplay - click here
• epcrugby.tv - click here

What rugby is on Sunday?

Champions Cup

• Northampton Saints v Munster - 1PM
• Stade Toulousain v Sale Sharks - 2pm
• Harlequins v Racing 92 - 5:30PM
  

Challenge Cup

• Bristol Bears v Zebre - 1PM - epcrugby.tv

What do the pools look like?

Champions Cup

Pool A

1. Castres
2. Cell C Sharks
3. Edinburgh
4. Exeter Chiefs
5. Gloucester
6. Harlequins
7. Leinster
8. Lyon
9. Racing 92
10. Saracens
11. Bordeaux-Begles
12. Vodacom Bulls

Pool B

1. Clermont Auvergne
2. DHL Stormers
3. Leicester Tigers
4. London Irish
5. Montpellier
6. Munster
7. Northampton Saints
8. Ospreys
9. Sale Sharks
10. La Rochelle
11. Toulouse
12. Ulster

Challenge Cup

Pool A

1. Bath Rugby
2. Bristol Bears
3. Brive
4. Cardiff
5. Connacht
6. Glasgow Warriors
7. Newcastle Falcons
8. Toulon
9. Perpignan
10. Zebre

Pool B

1. Bayonne
2. Benetton
3. Dragons
4. Emirates Lions
5. Scarlets
6. Pau
7. Stade Francais
8. Toyota Cheetahs

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