The first round of Champions Cup fixtures has been confirmed for the 2019/20 season with the tournament to begin on the weekend of the 15th of November.
Reigning champions Saracens will begin
their title defence with a tough away trip to Racing 92 in what is the last
game of the weekend on Sunday November 17th.
The other game in Pool 4 sees the Ospreys
host Munster on Saturday November 16th.
Elsewhere, last season’s beaten finalists Leinster open their tournament with a home game against competition debutants Benetton on the Saturday, while Northampton Saints host Lyon in the other match in Pool 1.
The first game of what is the 25th
edition of the tournament is the Pool 5 clash of Gloucester and Toulouse, as
the reigning Top 14 champions look to go a step further than last season’s
semi-final defeat to Leinster. Connacht play Montpellier in the groups other
game on the Sunday.
In Pool 2 Glasgow Warriors take on Sale
Sharks on the Saturday at 13 00, followed by La Rochelle vs Exeter Chiefs later
that day.
At the same time as the Warriors vs Sharks
game there is the Pool 3 match of Bath against Ulster, with Clermont hosting
Harlequins in the final match of the Saturday fixtures.
The pool stages are set to finish on the
second and third weekends of January, while the final itself takes place in the
Stade de Marseille on May 23rd 2020.
