Bath Rugby host Montpellier at the Recreation Ground in Round One of the 2026/27 Investec Champions Cup

Bath Rugby kick off their 2026/27 Investec Champions Cup campaign at home to French giants Montpellier tonight as the last two winners of the second tier EPCR Challenge Cup go head-to-head as the Recreation Ground.

Here are all the ways you can follow all the action this weekend...

When is the game?

Bath Rugby v Montpellier is being played on Saturday, October 17 at the Recreation Ground.

What time is kick-off?

The kick-off time is at 8pm UK time.

Is the game on TV or being streamed?

Yes. But a different competition means a different streaming service, with the match being shown on Premier Sports in the UK.

Today's game is being shown on Premier Sports 2, with coverage starting at 7.45pm.

A subscription starts at £13.99 a month, you can sign up here.

In other territories, the game is being shown on beIN Sports, France.TV, SuperSport, FLO Rugby, EPCR.TV

How else can I follow the game?

If you are not going to be inside the stadium, and even if you are, SomersetLive will be live blogging the match, bringing you all the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, stats, analysis, interviews and highlights from inside the ground.

Will there be live radio commentary of the match?

BBC Radio Somerset will also be providing live commentary of the game.

What's the team news?

Bath Rugby: 15. Santi Carreras, 14. Joe Cokanasiga, 13. Ollie Lawrence, 12. Max Ojomoh, 11. Charlie Griffin, 10. Finn Russell, 9. Ben Spencer, 1. Beno Obano, 2. Tom Dunn, 3. Will Stuart, 4. Will Jeanes, 5. Charlie Ewels, 6. Ted Hill, 7. Guy Pepper, 8. Arthur Green

Replacements: 16. Dan Frost, 17. Scott Kirk, 18. Archie Griffin, 19. Ewan Richards, 20. Josh Bayliss, 21. Bernard van der Linde, 22. Cameron Redpath, 23. Kepueli Tuipulotu

Montpellier Hérault Rugby: 15. Stuart Hogg, 14. Dimitri Delibes, 13. Lennox Anyanwu, 12. Justo Piccardo, 11. Donovan Taofifenua, 10. Adam Hastings, 9. Ali Price, 1. Reda Wardi, 2. Lyam Akrab, 3. Wilfrid Hounkpatin, 4. Ruben van Heerden, 5. Bastien Chalureau, 6. Yacouba Camara, 7. Alex Becognee, 8. Lenni Nouchi (c)

Replacements: 16. Ricky Riccitelli, 17. Luca Tabarot, 18. Valentin Welsch, 19. Adam Beard, 20. Tyler DuGuid, 21. Billy Vunipola, 22. Sebastien Bezy, 23. Jon Echegaray

Who are the officials?

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Ita)

Assistant referees: Filippo Russo (Ita), Alberto Favaro (Ita)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)