2018/19 Challenge Cup Pool Draw

The pools for the 2018/19 Challenge Cup season have today been confirmed in Lausanne.

Connacht will meet Paddy Jackson's new side Perpignan as well as English outfit Sale Sharks.

Harlequins will take on Italian side Benetton Rugby as well as French outfits Agen and Grenoble 
Quins last played Grenoble in a Challenge Cup semi-final in 2016 when Nick Evans inspired the side to a 30-6 win to take them to the final where they ultimately lost to Montpellier.

The Dragons have been drawn against European heavyweights Clermont Auvergne and Northampton Saints in a group of death.

This season’s pool matches will start on October 12th and finish on January 20th with fixtures to be confirmed later this summer.