Munster and URC foes the Bulls drawn in same pool for 2024/25 Champions Cup

Munster face URC foes Bulls while the ongoing rivalry between Leinster and La Rochelle is set to continue. 

TOUGH DRAWS: Familiar faces and stiff challenges face all three Irish provinces in next season’s Champions Cup with Leinster, Munster and Ulster all handed tough draws for the 2024-25 pool stages. Pic: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Familiar faces and stiff challenges face all three Irish provinces in next season’s Champions Cup with Leinster, Munster and Ulster all handed tough draws for the 2024-25 pool stages.

Munster, losing URC semi-finalists last month, were on Tuesday drawn alongside English champions Northampton Saints, their Premiership rivals Saracens and French Top 14 clubs Stade Francais and Castres. Munster’s URC foes the Bulls make up Pool 3, but no team from the same league will face each other during the four-game pool phase, which begins on the weekend of December 6-8.