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Eamon Doggett

Leinster, Munster, Connnacht and Ulster's Championship Cup pool fixtures

Leinster will begin their Heineken Champions Cup campaign with the visit of Benetton to the RDS on Saturday 16 November.

Leo Cullen's side will then hit the road for away trips to Lyon and Northampton before the reverse fixtures in Pool 1 as they look to make the final for a third successive season.

Last year's beaten semi-finalists Munster will follow them on Saturday evening with a showdown with the Ospreys in Swansea.

The following weekend ex-Reds winger Simon Zebo will return to Thomond Park with French heavyweights Racing 92 for an evening kick off.

Munster will then welcome the reigning champions Saracens to Limerick as Mark McCall's side look to win the competition for the fourth time in five seasons.

Meanwhile, in Galway, there is sure to be a sell-out crowd at the Sportsground as Connacht return to the top tier of European rugby with Montpellier coming to town on Sunday, 17 November.

The Westerners will follow that with away trips to Toulouse and Gloucester in Pool 5 before the reverse fixtures.

Ulster will open up their campaign at the Recreation Ground against Bath before they face into two home fixtures with Clermont Auvergne and Harlequins.

The pool stages conclude on the second and third weekends of January 2020 with the Stade de Marseille hosting the Challenge Cup final on Friday, May 22 before the Heineken Champions Cup final on Saturday, May 23.

Leinster pool fixtures

Leinster's Garry Ringrose makes a break (©INPHO/Dan Sheridan)

Saturday, 16 November

Leinster v Benetton, 3.15pm, RDS Arena (BT Sport)

Saturday 23 November

Lyon v Leinster, 4.15pm, Matmud Stadium de Gerland (BT Sport)

Saturday, 7 December

Northampton Saints v Leinster, 1pm, Franklin Gardens (Channel 4/BT Sport)

Saturday, 14 December

Leinster v Northampton Saints, 5.15pm, Aviva Stadium (Channel 4/BT Sport)

Saturday, 11 January

Leinster v Lyon, 1pm, RDS Arena (BT Sport)

Saturday, 18 January

Benetton v Leinster, 2pm, Stadio Comunale di Monigo (BT Sport)

Munster pool fixtures

Fans before the game (©INPHO/James Crombie)

Saturday, November 16

Ospreys v Munster, 5.30pm, Liberty Stadium (BT Sport)

Saturday, November 23

Munster v Racing 92, Thomond Park, 5.30pm – BT Sport & beIN Sports

Saturday, December 7

Munster v Saracens, 5.30pm, Thomond Park, (BT Sport)

Saturday, December 14

Saracens v Munster, 3pm Allianz Park (BT Sport)

TBC Saturday/Sunday, January 11/12

Racing 92 v Munster, TBC

Sunday, January 19

Munster v Ospreys, 1pm, Thomond Park (BT Sport)

Connacht pool fixtures

Connacht's Matt Healy celebrates scoring a try with Bundee Aki (©INPHO/Tommy Dickson)

Sunday, 17 November

Connacht v Montpellier, 1pm, The Sportsground, (BT Sport)

Saturday, 23 November

Toulouse v Connacht, 2pm, Stade Ernest Wallon (BT Sport)

Sunday, 8 December

Gloucester v Connacht, 1pm, Kingsholm Stadium (BT Sport)

Saturday, 14 December

Connacht v Gloucester, 12.45pm, The Sportsground (BT Sport)

Saturday, 11 January

Connacht v Toulouse, 3.15pm, The Sportsground (BT Sport)

Sunday, 19 January

Montpellier v Connacht, 4.15pm, GGL Stadium (BT Sport)

Ulster pool fixtures

Ulster's Jordi Murphy and Marcell Coetzee celebrate winning (©INPHO/Craig Watson)

Saturday, 16 November

Bath v Ulster, 1.00pm, Recreation Ground (Channel 4/BT Sport)

Friday, 22 November

Ulster v ASM Clermont Auvergne, 7.45pm, Kingspan Stadium (BT Sport)

Saturday, 7 December

Ulster v Harlequins, 3.15pm, Kingspan Stadium (BT Sport)

Friday, 13 December

Harlequins v Ulster, 7.45pm, The Twickenham Stoop (BT Sport)

11/12 January

ASM Clermont Auvergne v Ulster, TBC, Stade Marcel-Michelin (BT Sport)

Saturday, 18 January

Ulster v Bath, 3.15pm, Kingspan Stadium (BT Sport)

2019/2020 Heineken Champions Cup pools

Pool 1: Leinster Rugby, Lyon, Northampton Saints, Benetton Rugby

Pool 2: Exeter Chiefs, Glasgow Warriors, La Rochelle, Sale Sharks

Pool 3: ASM Clermont Auvergne, Ulster Rugby, Harlequins, Bath Rugby

Pool 4: Saracens, Munster Rugby, Racing 92, Ospreys

Pool 5: Toulouse, Gloucester Rugby, Connacht Rugby, Montpellier

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