Overview
- The all-French quarterfinal, which kicks off Sunday at 4 p.m. local time in Bordeaux, will decide a place in the Champions Cup last four.
- Both coaches named full-strength XVs with France stars, with Antoine Dupont starting for Toulouse and Maxime Lucu and Matthieu Jalibert for UBB, and winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey cleared to start after an ankle scare.
- UBB announced on the stadium PA that captain and scrum-half Maxime Lucu has extended his contract through 2029.
- English referee Matthew Carley will officiate, drawing on World Cup and Six Nations experience and having overseen Toulouse’s 2024 European final.
- The tie matches Europe’s reigning champions, UBB, against France’s domestic titleholders, Toulouse, after both posted big wins in the round of 16.