18 days ago European Rugby Challenge Cup Harlequins boss Jason Gilmore shares timeline on Fin Baxter's return
Baxter, 24, hasn’t played since scoring in the Champions Cup win over Bayonne on 14 December, 2025.


Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Black Lion v Vannes
Challenge Cup - Round
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Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Black Lion v Vannes
Challenge Cup - Round
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Luka Matkava
Aka Tabutsadze
Aka Tabutsadze
Kitione Kamikamica
Jean-Maurice Decubber
Aka Tabutsadze
Shalva Mamukashvili
Enzo Benmegal
Stephen Varney
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Black Lion face off against Vannes in Challenge Cup Round 1 on Sat 7th December 2024 at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:00. In South Africa it’s at 15:00 SAST, 02:00 NZST in New Zealand, 00:00 AEST in Australia and 05:00 EST in the US.
Black Lion won the last encounter but 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 Vannes in 5th and Black Lion in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Black Lion vs Vannes 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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