Leinster to host Sale and Pau at Laya Arena

Leinster Rugby can confirm that both of this season’s Investec Champions Cup home pool games will be played at the newly redeveloped Laya Arena.

The 2026/27 Champions Cup draw has placed Leinster in Pool 1 where they will face French sides Section Paloise and ASM Clermont Auvergne and the English duo of Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers.

Leinster will host Sale Sharks on Saturday, 12 December(KO: 5.30pm) and Section Paloise on Saturday, 9 January (KO: 5.30pm) and to celebrate Leinster’s return home, both games will be played at Laya Arena.

After two seasons away from the RDS venue, Leinster return following a €52m redevelopment to bring the capacity of the stadium up to 20,600 along with a host of improvements to the matchday facilities.

Ticket information for both games will be confirmed in due course.

2026/27 INVESTEC CHAMPIONS CUP

Pool 1:  Leinster Rugby Glasgow Warriors, Section Paloise, Sale Sharks, Leicester Tigers, ASM Clermont Auvergne

Pool 2:  Stade Toulousain, Lions, Saracens, Stade Rochelais, Exeter Chiefs, Connacht Rugby

Pool 3:  Union Bordeaux Begles, DHL Stormers, Racing 92, Munster Rugby, Bristol Bears, Gloucester Rugby

Pool 4: Northampton Saints, Bath Rugby, Cardiff Rugby, Montpellier Hérault Rugby, Stade Français Paris, Vodacom Bulls

2026/27 Match Weekends

Round 1: 16/17/18 October 2026  
Round 2: 11/12/13 December 2026  
Round 3: 8/9/10 January 2027  
Round 4: 15/16/17 January 2027  
Round of 16: 2/3/4 April 2027  
Quarter-Finals: 9/10/11 April 2027  
Semi-Finals: 30 April / 1/2 May 2027  
Final: Saturday 22 May 2027 (OL Stadium, Lyon)