| Home team | Gloucester |
| Away team | Bordeaux Begles |
| Venue | Kingsholm Stadium |
| Competition | Champions Cup |
| Kick-off time | 8 pm |
| Watch Live in the UK | Premier Sports |
Gloucester vs Bordeaux Begles preview as the sides meet in the opening round of the Champions Cup for 2026 at Kingsholm.
Gloucester currently sit top of the PREM table after three games where they have won two of their matches and gained four bonus points.
Bordeaux are the back-to-back winners of the Champions Cup, defeating Leinster in the final in Bilbao last year. Six games into the Top 14 season, they sit third with four wins and three bonus points.
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Gloucester vs Bordeaux Begles confirmed lineups
| Gloucester | Bordeaux Begles | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Bleuler | 1 | Poirot | |||
| Lake | 2 | Lamothe | |||
| Knight | 3 | Falatea | |||
| Kleyn | 4 | Woki | |||
| Clark | 5 | Tameifuna | |||
| Gwynne | 6 | Gazzotti | |||
| Morgan | 7 | Matiu | |||
| Clement | 8 | Willis | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Robson | 9 | Page-Relo | |||
| C Atkinson | 10 | Lucu | |||
| Loader | 11 | Bielle-Biarrey | |||
| S Atkinson | 12 | Moefana | |||
| Llewellyn | 13 | Depoortere | |||
| Joseph | 14 | Uberti | |||
| Barton | 15 | Rayasi | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Blaje | 16 | Sa | |||
| Ruskin | 17 | Perchaud | |||
| Salt | 18 | Pkhakadze | |||
| Thomas | 19 | Zapedowski | |||
| Trenhokm | 20 | Bochaton | |||
| Ludlow | 21 | Ibsaiene | |||
| Englefield | 22 | Mousques | |||
| Knight | 23 | Buros | |||
Recent Form:
Gloucester (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 9th October 2026 | Prem | Leicester Tigers | 38-31 |
| Won | 3rd October 2026 | Prem | Harlequins | 48-0 |
| Won | 26th September 2026 | Prem | Exeter Chiefs | 24-45 |
| Won | 12th September 2026 | Prem Cup | Sale Sharks | 43-26 |
| Loss | 5th September 2026 | Prem Cup | Bristol Bears | 43-40 |
Bordeaux Begles (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 10th October 2026 | Top 14 | Clermont | 22-23 |
| Won | 3rd October 2026 | Top 14 | Lyon | 51-28 |
| Loss | 26th September 2026 | Top 14 | Perpignan | 38-25 |
| Won | 20th September 2026 | Top 14 | Stade Fracais | 40-10 |
| Loss | 13th September 2026 | Top 14 | Tou;pise | 48-12 |
Gloucester vs Bordeaux Begles head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 21st January 2023 | Champions Cup | Gloucester | 17-26 |
| 10th December 2022 | Champions Cup | Gloucester | 22-17 |
| 31st May 2015 | Champions Cup | Bordeaux Begles | 22-23 |
| 11th January 2013 | Challenge Cup | Gloucester | 26-31 |
| 18th October 2012 | Challenge Cup | Gloucester | 25-13 |
Predictions
- Bordeaux Begles win
- 90+ points in the game
- 2 Louis Bielle-Biarrey tries
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