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Castres face off against Bath Rugby in Investec Champions Cup Round 3 on Fri 9th January 2026 at Stade Pierre Fabre. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 22:00 SAST, 09:00 NZST in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.
This is the first time Castres and Bath Rugby play each other both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Bath Rugby in 1st and Castres in 2nd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Castres vs Bath Rugby will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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