Champions Cup fixtures confirmed
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The EPCR have confirmed the 2018/19 Champions Cup fixtures, with Leinster Rugby, who last season became only the second club in history to win Europe’s blue-riband club tournament for a fourth time, beginning thedefence of their title with a mouthwatering clash against Wasps at the RDS Arena on Friday, 12 October.
Former tournament winners, Bath Rugby and Toulouse, are set to kick off the free-to-air coverage when they meet in Pool 1 at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, 13 October.
Premiership champions, Saracens, begin their campaign on Sunday, 14 October when they take on Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium, and last season’s PRO14 runners-up, Scarlets, will be at home against the 2018 Champions Cup defeated finalists, Racing 92, on Saturday, 13 October.
TOP 14 winners, Castres Olympique, make the journey to Kingsholm to face Gloucester Rugby in Pool 2 on Sunday, 14 October, while Cardiff Blues, who triumphed in last season’s Challenge Cup, go head-to-head with tournament debutants Lyon at the Matmut Stadium de Gerland on the same day.
Newcastle Falcons are back in Europe’s top flight for the first time since 2005 and Dean Richards’ side have a demanding opening fixture against RC Toulon at Stade Mayol on Sunday, 14 October.
Round 1
FRI 12 OCT 2018
Leinster vs Wasps, RDS Arena, Dublin
SAT 13 OCT 2018
Bath vs Toulouse
Montpellier vs Edinburgh
Exeter vs Munster
Scarlets vs Racing 92
Ulster vs Leicester Tigers
SUN 14 OCT 2018
Lyon vs Cardiff Blues
Gloucester vs Castres
Glasgow vs Saracens
Toulon vs Newcastle
ROUND 2
SAT 20 OCT 2018
Leicester vs Scarlets
Munster vs Gloucester
Castres vs Exeter
Wasps vs Bath
Edinburgh vs Toulon
Saracens vs Lyon
Racing vs Ulster
SUN 21 OCT 2018
Newcastle vs Montpellier
Cardiff Blues vs Glasgow
Toulouse vs Leinster
ROUND 3
FRI 07 DEC 2018
Scarlets vs Ulster
Edinburgh vs Newcastle
SAT 08 DEC 2018
Lyon vs Glasgow
Exeter vs Gloucester
Toulon vs Montpellier
Bath vs Leinster
Wasps vs Toulouse
SUN 09 DEC 2018
Saracens vs Cardiff Blues
Munster vs Castres
Racing vs Leicester
Round 4
FRI 14 DEC 2018
Gloucester vs Exeter
Ulster vs Scarlets
SAT 15 DEC 2018
Cardiff Blues vs Saracens
Glasgow vs Lyon
Toulouse vs Wasps
Leinster vs Bath
Castres vs Munster
Round 5
FRI 11 JAN 2019
Gloucester vs Munster
SAT 12 JAN 2019
Leinster vs Toulouse
Montpellier vs Newcastle
Ulster vs Racing 92
Bath vs Wasps
Toulon vs Edinburgh
Scarlets vs Leicester
SUN 13 JAN 2019
Exeter vs Castres
Glasgow vs Cardiff Blues
Lyon vs Saracens
Round 6
FRI 18 JAN 2019
Edinburgh vs Montpellier
Newcastle vs Toulon
SAT 19 JAN 2019
Saracens vs Glasgow
Cardiff Blues vs Lyon
Racing 92 vs Scarlets
Leicester vs Ulster
Munster vs Exeter
Castres vs Gloucester
SUN 20 JAN 2019
Wasps vs Leinster
Toulouse vs Bath
EPCR weekends
Round 1: 12/13/14 October
Round 2: 19/20/21 October
Round 3: 7/8/9 December
Round 4: 14/15/16 December
Round 5: 11/12/13 January 2019
Round 6: 18/19/20 January 2019
Quarter-finals: 29/30/31 March 2019
Semi-finals: 19/20/21 April 2019
2019 Newcastle finals
Challenge Cup final: Friday 10 May, St James’ Park (19.45)
Heineken Champions Cup final: Saturday 11 May, St James’ Park (17.00)
