Champions Cup 2025/26 · Round of 16
Glasgow Warriors
Bulls
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Championship Standings
Glasgow topped Group 1 with a perfect 4/4 record and 20 points — one of only two sides (alongside Bordeaux) to win every pool match. The Bulls scraped through in 4th place in Group 4 with a single win and a point difference of −68, qualifying as one of the lowest-ranked seeds in the knockout rounds.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bordeaux-Bègles | 4 | 4 | 0 | +76 | 20 |
| 2 | Glasgow Warriors | 4 | 4 | 0 | +49 | 20 |
| 3 |  Leinster | 4 | 4 | 0 | +35 | 18 |
| 4 |  Bath | 4 | 3 | 1 | +91 | 16 |
| 5 |  Northampton Saints | 4 | 3 | 1 | +46 | 16 |
| 6 |  Harlequins | 4 | 3 | 1 | +98 | 15 |
| 7 |  Bristol Bears | 4 | 3 | 1 | +50 | 14 |
| 8 |  RC Toulon | 4 | 3 | 1 | +17 | 14 |
| 9 |  Stormers | 4 | 3 | 1 | −8 | 14 |
| 10 |  Toulouse | 4 | 2 | 2 | +94 | 12 |
| 11 |  Sale Sharks | 4 | 2 | 2 | −38 | 11 |
| 12 |  Saracens | 4 | 2 | 2 | +13 | 10 |
| 13 |  Castres Olympique | 4 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 10 |
| 14 |  Sharks | 4 | 2 | 2 | −10 | 10 |
| 15 |  Edinburgh | 4 | 2 | 2 | −71 | 10 |
| 16 |  Munster | 4 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 8 |
| 17 | Bulls | 4 | 1 | 3 | −68 | 7 |
| 18 |  Leicester Tigers | 4 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 19 |  La Rochelle | 4 | 1 | 3 | −13 | 6 |
| 20 |  Gloucester | 4 | 1 | 3 | −27 | 6 |
| 21 |  Section Paloise | 4 | 1 | 3 | −50 | 6 |
| 22 |  Scarlets | 4 | 0 | 4 | −54 | 3 |
| 23 |  Clermont | 4 | 0 | 4 | −108 | 0 |
| 24 |  Bayonne | 4 | 0 | 4 | −115 | 0 |
Glasgow Warriors
W4, L0Glasgow have been imperious in the Champions Cup — one of only two sides to emerge from the pool phase with a 100% record. The 28–3 demolition of Saracens at Scotstoun was a statement, and away wins at Sale and Clermont showed they can grind out results on the road too. They've scored 115 points in four matches while conceding just 66, a net of +49 that speaks to both attacking potency and defensive resilience.
Bulls
W1, L3The Bulls' European campaign has been painful. The 50–5 mauling at Northampton was the nadir — a performance so limp it raised serious questions about their appetite for northern hemisphere travel. The 49–61 shootout with Bristol at Loftus was entertaining chaos but hardly confidence-building. Their only win came in Pau, scraping past Section Paloise 26–24. They ship points at an alarming rate — 177 conceded in four games, or 44 per match.
Head-to-Head Record
3 – 0 – 3
Glasgow wins · Draws · Bulls wins (last 6 meetings)
Glasgow Warriors (3)Honours are dead even across the last six meetings — three wins apiece — but the venue split is decisive. Glasgow have won both previous home meetings against the Bulls (21–12 in January 2026 and 35–21 in October 2022), while the Bulls have won both at Loftus (40–34 and 29–17). The team playing at home has won five of six, with Glasgow's sole away win coming in June 2024 (16–21 in Pretoria).
Recent Results
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | URC | Glasgow 21–12 Bulls |
| Apr 2025 | URC | Glasgow 19–26 Bulls |
| May 2025 | URC | Bulls 40–34 Glasgow |
| Jun 2024 | URC | Bulls 16–21 Glasgow |
| Oct 2022 | URC | Glasgow 35–21 Bulls |
| Apr 2022 | URC | Bulls 29–17 Glasgow |
Average score in the last 6 meetings: Glasgow 27 – Bulls 26. Remarkably even across six meetings, but the home team has dominated — and Glasgow have Scotstoun on their side this time.
Extended Form
Glasgow Warriors11W, 2L
Wins against: Benetton (31–10), Leinster (38–17), Munster (31–22), Saracens (28–3 ERCC), Zebre (47–10), Edinburgh (24–12), Toulouse (28–21 ERCC), Bulls (21–12), Dragons (49–0), Sharks (35–19), Ospreys (42–17). Losses to: Connacht (10–15), Scarlets (0–23).
Glasgow's home record is extraordinary — 11 wins from 13 across URC and Champions Cup, including scalps over Leinster (38–17), Toulouse (28–21), and Saracens (28–3). Scotstoun may only hold 7,351 but it is becoming one of European rugby's most intimidating venues. The only blemishes were a stumble in Connacht and the Scarlets shock, but those feel like outliers given the sheer volume of quality wins.
Bulls5W, 5L
Wins against: Clermont (33–21 ERCC), Sale (26–21 ERCC), Zebre (26–21), Edinburgh (21–3), Ospreys (42–17). Losses to: Connacht (10–15), Scarlets (0–23), Benetton (14–16), Leinster (19–37), Leinster (0–52 ERCC QF 2025).
Glasgow's away form is more mixed — they can win on the road against mid-table opposition and even in tricky European away venues like Sale and Clermont, but last season's 52–0 annihilation at Leinster in the Champions Cup quarter-final was a chastening reminder of their ceiling. They'll be relieved to have home advantage here.
Glasgow Warriors XV
Lineups not yet announced for this fixture. Glasgow will likely lean on their Scotland contingent — Huw Jones and Sione Tuipulotu in the centres, the Fagerson brothers in the pack, Rory Darge at openside, and George Horne or Jamie Dobie at scrum-half. Adam Hastings is expected at fly-half. Franco Smith has squad depth across all positions and may rotate given the URC title is also in play.
Bulls XV
Lineups not yet announced. The Bulls boast serious Springbok firepower — Handre Pollard at 10, Cameron Hanekom at 8, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Canan Moodie in the back three, and Ruan Nortje in the engine room. However, managing their international players' workloads across URC and Europe has been a balancing act all season. Johan Ackermann may need to field his strongest XV to have any chance in Glasgow.
Key Matchups
The Bulls have the star power — Pollard's kicking, Hanekom's carrying (he led the URC in carries per game for much of the season), and the Arendse-Moodie combination in the back three is electric. But Glasgow's midfield of Tuipulotu and Jones has been one of the best centre pairings in European rugby this season, with Jones's distribution and Tuipulotu's physicality creating a formidable axis. The decisive battleground will be the set piece — if Glasgow's scrum and lineout can deny the Bulls clean ball, they'll strangle the visitors' attacking game at source. The Bulls' pack has underperformed in Europe all season and Scotstoun's tight pitch will amplify that pressure.
Match Forecast
Glasgow should win this comfortably. They are the form team in European rugby — a perfect pool campaign, 11 wins from 13 at Scotstoun, and a 10-match winning streak that includes Leinster (38–17) and Toulouse (28–21) at home. The scorecard's +12 net is driven by their outstanding home record, vastly superior European form, and the trajectory gap between a side peaking at the right time and one limping into the knockouts. The Bulls conceded 177 points in four pool games — an average of 44 per match — and that defensive fragility will be ruthlessly exposed by Glasgow's structured attack.
The Bulls' saving grace is individual Springbok brilliance — Pollard can orchestrate a game from anywhere, Hanekom is one of the most destructive ball-carriers in world rugby, and Arendse in broken-field play is almost unstoppable. If they can weather the Scotstoun storm early and build a set-piece platform, they have the firepower to make it competitive. But European rugby is about systems, not stars, and Glasgow's system under Franco Smith is one of the best on the continent right now. The 50–5 at Northampton and the 46–33 home loss to Bordeaux tell you where the Bulls stand in European knockout football.
Glasgow to win by 14+ and advance to the quarter-finals — the Bulls' European misadventures continue.