Bath vs. La Rochelle Champions Cup

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Investec Champions Cup preview: Toulouse lead French charge, Glasgow represent Scotland

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Bath face La Rochelle in the opening match of the 30th Investec Champions Cup .

Toulouse, who lifted the first title in 1996 , also won the most recent edition.

Exeter Chiefs were last English side to win the competition in 2020 .

South Africa's sides have played in the tournament for the past two seasons , adding quality on the pitch and logistical challenges.

The teams finishing fifth in each pool will drop down into the Challenge Cup round of 16 . The final will be played at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 24 May 2025 . "When the tournament is good it is seriously good," said Jones . "The problem the tournament has is how it gets going, how easy is it to follow, the nature of the pool stage and the logistical challenge of South African sides and the travelling that involves. "It can get messy but the tournament always seems to ride out those periods and deliver an epic crescendo.".

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