Champions Cup and Challenge Cup fixture lists: Premiership sides set to head to South Africa

The round-by-round fixtures for the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournament have been announced.  

Teams were split into four tiers for the tournament with tier one playing two opponents in tier four while tier two opponents played teams in tier four.

For the first time ever Premiership clubs London Irish, Harlequins will be heading out to South Africa to take on the Stormers, Sharks and the respectively in the pool stages of the Champions Cup.

In the Challenge Cup, Premiership side head out to face the Lions while the Cheetahs will be hosting the .

Here is the full pool fixture list for the tournament, with both finals set to be played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Champions Cup

Round 1 (9-11 Dec)

Racing 92 vs Leinster

Sharks vs Harlequins

Bulls vs Lyon

La Rochelle vs Saints

Clermont vs Stormers

Castres vs Exeter Chiefs

vs Edinburgh

Gloucester vs Bordeaux Begles

vs Leicester Tigers

London Irish vs Montpellier

Munster vs Toulouse

Sale Sharks vs Ulster

Round 2 (16-18 Dec)

Stormers vs London Irish

Montpellier vs Ospreys

Toulouse vs Sale Sharks

Lyon vs Saracens

Bordeaux Begles vs Sharks

Harlequins vs Racing 92

Leinster vs Gloucester

Leicester Tigers vs Clermont

Northampton Saints vs Munster

Edinburgh vs Castres

Ulster vs La Rochelle

Exeter Chiefs vs Bulls

Leinster and Racing meet again in Round 1

Round 3 (12-14 Jan)

Sharks vs Bordeaux Begles

Bulls vs Exeter Chiefs

Castres vs Edinburgh

Clermont vs Leicester Tigers

La Rochelle vs Ulster

Racing 92 vs Harlequins

Gloucester vs Leinster

Ospreys vs Montpellier

London Irish vs Stormers

Saracens vs Lyon

Munster vs Northampton Saints

Sale Sharks vs Toulouse

Round 4 (19-21 Jan)

Stormers vs Clermont

Montpellier vs London Irish

Lyon vs Bulls

Toulouse vs Munster

Bordeaux Begles vs Gloucester

Exeter Chiefs vs Castres

Harlequins vs Sharks

Ulster vs Sale Sharks

Northampton Saints vs La Rochelle

Leicester Tigers vs Ospreys

Leinster vs Racing 92

Edinburgh vs Saracens

Leicester Tigers take on Ospreys in round four

Pool A

Bulls

Castres

Edinburgh

Exeter Chiefs

Gloucester

Harlequins

Leinster

Lyon

Racing 92

Saracens

Sharks

Bordeaux Begles

Pool B

Clermont

Leicester Tigers

London Irish

Montpellier

Munster

Northampton Saints

Ospreys

Sale Sharks

La Rochelle

Toulouse

Stormers

Ulster

Challenge Cup:

Round 1 (9-11 Dec)

vs Benetton

Zebre vs Toulon

Pau vs Cheetahs

Perpignan vs Bristol Bears

vs Glasgow Warriors

vs Newcastle Falcons

Scarlets vs Bayonne

Worcester Warriors vs Lions

Wasps vs Dragons

Cardiff vs Brive

Round 2 (16-18 Dec)

Lions vs Stade Francais

Cheetahs vs Scarlets

Brive vs Connacht

Toulon vs Bath

Benetton vs Worcester Warriors

Bayonne vs Wasps

Bristol Bears vs Zebre

Newcastle Falcons vs Cardiff

Dragons vs Pau

Glasgow Warriors vs Perpignan

Dragons fly-half Sam Davies
Wasps take on Dragons in the opening round

Round 3 (12-14 Jan)

Stade Francais vs Lions

Zebre vs Bristol Bears

Pau vs Dragons

Perpignan vs Glasgow Warriors

Connacht vs Brive

Scarlets vs Cheetahs

Wasps vs Bayonne

Worcester Warriors vs Benetton

Cardiff vs Newcastle Falcons

Bath vs Toulon

Round 4 (19-21 Jan)

Lions vs Worcester Warriors

Toulon vs Zebre

Cheetahs vs Pau

Benetton vs Stade Francais

Brive vs Cardiff

Bayonne vs Scarlets

Newcastle Falcons vs Connacht

Glasgow Warriors vs Bath

Dragons vs Wasps

Bristol Bears vs Perpignan

Glasgow Warriors host Bath in round four

Pool A

Bath

Bristol

Brive

Cardiff

Connacht

Glasgow Warriors

Newcastle Falcons

Toulon

Perpignan

Zebre

Pool B

Bayonne

Benetton

Cheetahs

Dragons

Lions

Scarlets

Pau

Stade Francais

Wasps

Worcester Warriors

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