French opposition first up for Irish provinces

All four Irish provinces will kick-off their Champions Cup campaigns against French Top 14 teams in October. 

Ronan O’Gara’s Racing 92 host his former employers Munster at Stade Yves-Du-Manoir on October 16 with Ulster travelling to Bordeaux Bègles on the same afternoon. Connacht and Leinster open their campaigns against Toulouse and Castres Olympique respectively, a day earlier.

Round One (All times Irish)

Pool 1:

October 14th: Glasgow Warriors v Leicester Tigers, Scotstoun Stadium, 7.45pm, (BT Sport). October 16th: Racing 92 v Munster, Stade Yves-Du-Manoir, 3.15pm, (Sky Sports).

Pool 2:

October 15th: Wasps v Zebre, Ricoh Arena, 1pm, (Sky Sports). Connacht v Toulouse, Sportsground, 5.30pm, (Sky Sports).

Pool 3:

October 15th: Toulon v Saracens, Stade Felix Mayol, 3.15pm, (Sky Sports); Scarlets v Sale Sharks, Parc y Scarlets, 7.45pm, (BT Sport).

Pool 4:

October 15th: Leinster v Castres Olympique, RDS, 3.15pm, (BT Sport) Northampton v Montpellier, Franklin’s Gardens, 5.30pm, (Sky Sports).

Pool 5:

October 16th: Bordeaux Bègles v Ulster, Stade Chaban-Delmas, 1pm, (Sky Sports); Exeter Chiefs v Clermont Auvergne, Sandy Park, 5.30pm, (BT Sport).

Round Two

Pool 1:

October 22nd: Munster v Glasgow Warriors, Thomond Park, 1pm, (Sky Sports); October 23rd: Leicester Tigers v Racing 92, Welford Road, 5.30pm, (BT Sport).

Pool 2:

October 23rd: Toulouse v Wasps, Le Stadium, 3.15pm, (BT Sport); Zebre v Connacht, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, 3.15pm, (BT Sport).

Pool 3:

October 21st: Sale Sharks v Toulon, AJ Bell Stadium, 7.45pm, (BT Sport); October 22nd: Saracens v Scarlets, Allianz Stadium, 5.30pm, (Sky Sports).

Pool 4:

October 22nd: Castres Olympique v Northampton Saints, Stade Antoine Pierre, 3.15pm, (Sky Sports); October 23rd: Montpellier v Leinster, Altrad Stadium, 1pm, (Sky Sports).

Pool 5:

October 22nd: Clermont Auvergne v Bordeaux Bègles, Stade Marcel Michelin, 3.15pm, (Sky Sports); Ulster v Exeter Chiefs, Kingspan Stadium, 7.45pm, (BT Sport).

Round Three

Pool 1:

December 10th: Munster v Leicester Tigers, Thomond Park, 3.15pm, (BT Sport); Racing 92 v Glasgow Warriors, Stade Yves-Du-Manoir, 3.15pm, (BT Sport);

Pool 2:

December 10th: Zebre v Toulouse, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, 6.45pm, (BT Sport); December 11th: Wasps v Connacht, Ricoh Arena, 1pm, (Sky Sports);

Pool 3:

December 10th: Saracens v Sale Sharks, Allianz Stadium, 5.30pm, (Sky Sports); December 11th: Toulon v Scarlets, Stade Felix Mayol, 4.15pm, (Sky Sports).

Pool 4:

December 9th: Northampton Saints v Leinster, Franklin’s Gardens, 7.45pm, (BT Sport); December 11th: Montpellier v Castres Olympique, Altrad Stadium, 1pm (Sky Sports).

Pool 5:

December 10th: Ulster v Clermont Auvergne, Kingspan Stadium, 1pm, (Sky Sports); December 11th: Exeter Chiefs v Bordeaux Bègles, Exeter Chiefs v Bordeaux Begles, Sandy Park Stadium, 5.30pm.

Round Four

Pool 1:

December 16th: Glasgow Warriors v Racing 92, Scotstoun Stadium, 7.45pm, (BT Sport); December 17th: Leicester Tigers v Munster, Welford Road, 3.15pm, (BT Sport);

Pool 2:

December 17th: Toulouse v Zebre, Stade Ernst Wallon, 2.15pm, (BT Sport); Connacht v Wasps, Sportsground, 5.30pm, (Sky Sports);

Pool 3:

December 17th: Sale Sharks v Saracens, AJ Bell Stadium, 5.30pm, (BT Sport); December 18th: Scarlets v Toulon, Parc y Scarlets, 1pm, (Sky Sports);

Pool 4:

December 17th: Leinster v Northampton Saints, Aviva Stadium, 7.45pm, (BT Sport); December 18th: Castres Olympique v Montpellier, Stade Pierre Antoine, 1pm, (Sky Sports)

Pool 5:

December 17th: Bordeaux Bègles v Exeter Chiefs, Stade Chaban-Delmas, 1pm, (Sky Sports); December 18th: Clermont Auvergne v Ulster, Stade Marcel Michelin, 3.15pm, (Sky Sports).

Round Five

(times TBC) January 13/14/15:

Pool 1:

Glasgow Warriors v Munster, Scotstoun Stadium; Racing v Leicester Tigers, Stade Yves-Du-Manoir;

Pool 2:

Connacht v Zebre, Sportsground; Wasps v Toulouse, Ricoh Arena:

Pool 3:

Toulon v Sale Sharks, Stade Felix Mayol; Scarlets v Saracens, Parc y Scarlets;

Pool 4:

Leinster v Montpellier, RDS; Northampton Saints v Castre Olympique, Franklin’s Gardens;

Pool 5:

Bordeaux Bègles v Clermont Auvergne, Stade Chaban Delmas; Exeter Chiefs v Ulster, Sandy Park Stadium.

Round 6 (times TBC) January 20/21/22:

Pool 1:

Munster v Racing 92, Thomond Park; Leicester Tigers v Glasgow Warriors, Welford Road;

Pool 2:

Zebre v Wasps, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi; Toulouse v Connacht, Stade Ernest Wallon;

Pool 3:

Saracens v Toulon, Allianz Stadium; Sale Sharks v Scarlets, AJ Bell Stadium;

Pool 4:

Castres Olympique v Leinster, Stade Antoine Pierre; Montpellier v Northampton Saints, Altrad Stadium;

Pool 5:

Ulster v Bordeaux Bègles, Kingspan Stadium; Clermont Auvergne v Exeter Chiefs, Stade Marcel Michelin.