Leinster and La Rochelle to lock horns once again in Champions Cup
Leinster have been drawn in Pool 2 alongside La Rochelle, Clermont Auvergne, Bristol and Bath.
For the fifth season in succession, Leinster and La Rochelle will lock horns in the Investec Champions Cup after the draw for the 2024/25 edition was made on Tuesday.
Leinster have been drawn in Pool 2 alongside La Rochelle, Clermont Auvergne, Bristol and Bath.
After suffering two final defeats to Ronan O'Gara's side, Leinster twice took their revenge last season - in the pool stages and in quarter-finals - before suffering another agonising final defeat, this time at the hands of Toulouse.
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Munster have been drawn in Pool 3 with Premiership champions Northampton, three-time winners Saracens, Stade Francais and Castres.
Ulster look to have been handed a tough task in a group containing reigning champions Toulouse, Top 14 finalists Bordeaux, and Premiership heavyweights Leicester Tigers and Exeter Chiefs.
The pool matches will be played on the weekends of 6-8 December, 13-15 December, 10-12 January and 17-19 January.
Connacht, meanwhile, have been drawn against Cardiff, Zebre, Perpignan, Lyon and the Cheetahs in Pool 1 of the Challenge Cup.
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