Leinster draw Wasps and Bath in Champions Cup, Exeter to face Munster and Gloucester

Wednesday 20 June 2018 17:25, UK

Holders Leinster have been drawn against Wasps, Toulouse and Bath in Pool One in next season's Champions Cup.

The draw, which took place at Lausanne's Olympic Museum in Switzerland, means Pool One boasts four former European champions, with Leinster and Toulouse both having won on a record four occasions, while Wasps have won it twice and Bath won it in 1998.

A west country derby lies ahead in Pool Two, with Premiership rivals Exeter and Gloucester drawn together, and that quartet is completed by Irish giants Munster and reigning French champions Castres.

Premiership title holders Saracens will face Scottish and Welsh opposition in Pool Three, after being drawn against Glasgow Warriors and last season's Challenge Cup winners Cardiff Blues, while Lyon round out the group.

European fixture dates (2018/19)


Round 1	October 12/13/14
Round 2	October 19/20/21
Round 3	December 7/8/9
Round 4	December 14/15/16
Round 5	January 11/12/13
Round 6	January 18/19/20
Quarter-finals	March 29/30/31
Semi-finals	April 19/20/21
Challenge Cup final	May 10	At St James' Park, Newcastle
Champions Cup final	May 11	At St James' Park, Newcastle

Last season's beaten finalists, Racing 92, have been drawn against 2018 semi-finalists Scarlets, Leicester Tigers and Ulster in Pool Four.

Newcastle's St James' Park will play host to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals next May, and the Falcons will have their work cut out to progress after being drawn against Montpellier, Edinburgh Rugby and Toulon in Pool Five.