There are local rivalries to be settled, slim deficits to overturn and gauntlets to throw down as the European Rugby Champions Cup reaches its edge-of-your-seat, glued-to-the-TV, sudden death stage. The reigning champions are on the ropes, and you can read on as we explain how to watch a European Rugby Champions Cup live stream online for every 2021-22 game wherever you are.
Dates: December 10 - May 28
Champions: Toulouse
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Each pool's four top-ranking sides have home advantage for the second leg, which goes some way to explaining why we saw so many away victories last weekend. Exeter and Montpellier were the only teams to make home advantage count, and even then Exeter’s win was so narrow it felt like defeat to the players.
Leinster, La Rochelle, Racing 92 and Leicester are in envious positions, as are Ulster, who have a six-point lead over defending champions Toulouse, but won’t be taking anything for granted given the respective sides’ contrasting records in the knockout stages of this competition.
There’s only one point separating Bristol and Sale, who face off in one of the standout games of the weekend, while Harlequins, who are used to digging deep, are going to have to dig deeper than ever after a heavy 40-26 defeat to Montpellier.
Whatever unfolds, our guide has you covered - here's how to get a European Rugby Champions Cup live stream from anywhere.
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How to watch European Rugby Champions Cup from outside your country
We've recommended some of the best places to live stream European Rugby Champions Cup games below. But might run into a problem trying to access them if you're outside of your country - even if you're fully registered and in all likelihood paying a subscription fee.
This is because of something called geo-blocking - best thought of as a kind of digital border - but it's not nearly as scary as it sounds and we can help you get back to your preferred European Rugby Champions Cup live stream in no time at all.
Simply follow our VPN advice below and you'll soon be up and running with a great bit of software that allows you to relocate your device back to your country of residence - thereby regaining access to all the streaming services and content you normally enjoy at home.
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2021/22 European Rugby Champions Cup fixtures: schedule, times and dates
All times are given in GMT/IST
ROUND OF 16
First leg results
Connacht 21-26 Leinster
Sale Sharks 9-10 Bristol Bears
Bordeaux 13-31 La Rochelle
Toulouse 20-26 Ulster
Exeter Chiefs 13-8 Munster
Stade Français 9-22 Racing 92
Montpellier 40-26 Harlequins
Clermont 10-29 Leicester Tigers
Second leg
Friday, April 15
Leinster vs Connacht - 5.30pm
Bristol Bears vs Sale Sharks - 8pm
Saturday, April 16
Harlequins vs Montpellier - 12.30pm
Munster vs Exeter Chiefs - 3pm
La Rochelle vs Bordeaux - 3pm
Leicester Tigers vs Clermont - 5.30pm
Ulster vs Toulouse - 8pm
Sunday, April 17
Racing 92 vs Stade Français - 3.30pm
QUARTER-FINALS - May 6-8
SEMI-FINALS - May 13-15
FINAL - May 28, 4.45pm