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Leinster reunited with Montpellier as provinces learn Champions Cup pool-stage opponents

The provinces will play each pool opponent home and away in a bid to reach the two-legged Round of 16.

LEINSTER WILL ONCE again face Montpellier in the Heineken Champions Cup next season, with Leo Cullen’s men also scheduled to square off against Bath in the 2021/22 pool stage following this afternoon’s draw.

Munster will face Wasps and Castres, with Ulster due to play Clermont and Northampton, and Connacht up against Leicester Tigers and Stade Francais.

The four provinces will face their pool opponents both at home and away, beginning in December.

The competition will once again be contested by 24 clubs with eight each from the Gallagher Premiership, the Guinness Pro14 and the Top 14 having secured their places.

The clubs have been divided into two pools of 12 – Pool A and Pool B. The eight highest-ranked clubs from each pool will qualify for the knockout stage which will consist of a two-legged round of 16 clash before one-legged quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final in Marseille, which will take place on 28 May 2022.

Heineken Champions Cup pool-stage draw

Pool A

  • La Rochelle
  • Exeter Rugby
  • Leinster Rugby
  • Montpellier
  • Bath Rugby
  • Glasgow Warriors
  • Racing 92
  • Sale Sharks
  • Ulster Rugby
  • Clermont Auvergne
  • Northampton Saints
  • Ospreys

Pool B

  • Toulouse
  • Harlequins
  • Munster Rugby
  • Castres Olympique
  • Wasps
  • Cardiff Blues
  • Bordeaux Begles
  • Bristol Bears
  • Connacht Rugby
  • Stade Francais
  • Leicester Tigers
  • Scarlets
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    Mar 6th 2019, 9:12 AM

    I wonder if Ramos will issue an apology to the fans too

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    Mar 6th 2019, 9:43 AM

    @samstheman: Are you still banging on about Ramos

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    Mar 6th 2019, 9:52 AM

    @samstheman: yizzer never gonna let that go are yiz??

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    Mar 6th 2019, 9:57 AM

    @John Connolly: are you still banging on John?

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:00 AM

    @Brian Dunne: let what go? The man got himself suspended on purpose for this game & his team concedes 4 goals & gets dumped out of the competition.

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:01 AM

    @samstheman: I sure am

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:01 AM

    @John Connolly: you go girl. Knock yourself out

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:07 AM

    @samstheman: Its been almost a year since Ramos took care of Salah and you just can’t let it go,imagine how bitter you’ll be win Man City win the league

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:12 AM

    @John Connolly: it’s plainly obvious with that post you’re the bitter one John. Why bring Liverpool into it? What has that got to do with this? As I told you the other night I’m also a Barcelona fan. Have been to plenty of games there & been to the city loads too I love the place. Besides Ramos isn’t a very popular figure with many football fans.
    I suggest with your attitude you find some place nice to go & take a week or 10 days for yourself

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:40 AM

    @samstheman: Ha ha ha ha,you sound as bad a Klopp with your desperate excuses

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:41 AM

    @samstheman: Ha ha ha ha,you sound as bad as Klopp with your desperate excuses

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:48 AM

    @John Connolly: bitter boy. As well as OGS has done since he’s come in. You can even bring yourself to comment on his work. You spend all your time on Liverpool threads or on threads nothing to do with Liverpool but still bring them into it. Says plenty about you Johnny but as I’ve said before it’s best summed up as you being bitter end of story

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:59 AM

    @samstheman: keep on digging that hole for yourself,why did you bring Man Utd into it,you’re obsessed with them

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    Mar 6th 2019, 11:05 AM

    @John Connolly: to highlight how completely sad you are John. A united fan who only posts Liverpool related content

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    Mar 6th 2019, 11:06 AM

    @John Connolly: Do you think Ramos made the right decision getting himself banned for last night’s match?

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    Mar 6th 2019, 11:15 AM

    @samstheman: You’re the one who brought up Man Utd

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    Mar 6th 2019, 11:15 AM

    @The Bloody Nine: Of course not but even if he was playing Madrid probably still would have lost

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    Mar 6th 2019, 11:21 AM

    @John Connolly: so why are you having this pointless argument with someone you agree with?

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    Mar 6th 2019, 11:23 AM

    @The Bloody Nine: Because he has been harping on about Ramos since the champions league final last year

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    Mar 6th 2019, 11:38 AM

    @John Connolly: go ahead and post what I said in relation to the champions league final John? Or I could save you the trouble, I said Bales goal was good enough to win any final. Liverpool weren’t good enough. Obviously it was a while ago, so if you have any proof of my making any reference to Ramos other than last week, fire it up there. Thanks.

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    Mar 6th 2019, 12:00 PM

    @samstheman: Are you trying to convince me or convince yourself that you’re still bitter over Ramos,that’s why no one wants Liverpool to win anything when all the sh@te ye talk

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    Mar 6th 2019, 12:04 PM

    @John Connolly: that’s fine John if you could show where I’ve been banging on about Ramos for a year I’d appreciate that. Thanks pal

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    Mar 6th 2019, 9:34 AM

    Real Madrid and Amazing fans in the same sentence…. ffs.. laughable

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    Mar 6th 2019, 9:50 AM

    I’m sorry ye are such bellends, he should have said.!!

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    Mar 6th 2019, 9:47 AM

    Madrid are falling to pieces. Chelsea are the real winners though – cant see Hazard going to that team

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    Mar 6th 2019, 10:22 AM

    @John:

    Doubt he’d stay at Chelsea either.

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    Mar 6th 2019, 12:34 PM

    @John: PSG it is so

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