The Irish sides in the Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup's know their fixture dates and venues
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The Irish sides in the Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup's know their fixture dates and venues

THE IRISH SIDES IN THIS YEAR'S Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup have learned more information around their Euro fixtures after further details were released today by The EPCR. 

BT Sport, as well as RTÉ, ITV and S4C will show the games after agreeing new broadcast deals this week.  

Leinster Rugby 's first Pool A game will be on Saturday, 10 December against Racing 92 the three-time finalists, they will then face Gloucester Rugby in thr RDS on the 16th of that month.  

On the 14 January 2023, Leinster will travel to the Kingsholm Stadium to take on Gloucester again. Leinster will then welcome Racing 92 to the Aviva Stadium in the final pool game

Munster play Toulouse in Thomond Park on Sunday, 11th December. They will travel to Northampton for the second game, and then welcome Northampton to Limerick in January 

Graham Rowntree's side will close out the pool with a trip to France, with a game against Toulouse 

Sale Sharks v Ulster Rugby will take place at the AJ Bell Stadium on Sunday 11 December. A week later Ulster will play La Rochelle at the Kingspan Stadium Saturday 17 December, 5 30pm 

The return leg for that game at Stade Marcel Deflandre will take place on Saturday 14 January, 

Ulster end the pool with a game against Sale Sharks at the Kingspan Stadium on Saturday 21 January. 

In the EPCR Challenge Cup Connacht take on Newcastle Falcons in Galway, they travel to France to play CA Brive, the return fixture will happen in Galway in January. The final game will be against Newcastle in England

Heineken Champions Cup

Leinster

Round 1, Saturday 10 December, 4pm

Racing 92 v Leinster – Stade Oceane, La Havre

Round 2 Friday 16 December, 8pm

Leinster v Gloucester – RDS Arena

Round 3 Saturday 14 January, 1pm

Gloucester v Leinster – Kingsholm Stadium

Round 4 Saturday 21 January, 5.15pm

Leinster v Racing 92 – Aviva Stadium

Munster

Round1 Sunday, December 11, 2022, 3.15pm;

Round 1: Munster Rugby v Stade Toulousain –Thomond Park, 3.15pm;

Round 2 Sunday, December 18, 2022, 1pm;

Round 2: Northampton Saints v Munster Rugby –Cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens,

Round 3 Saturday, January 14, 2023, 3.15pm

Round 3: Munster Rugby v Northampton Saints, –Thomond Park,

Round 4 Sunday, January 22, 2023 3.15pm

Round 4: Stade Toulousain v Munster Rugby –Stade Ernest Wallon, 3.15pm

Ulster

Round 1, Sunday 11 December, 1pm

Sale Sharks v Ulster Rugby – AJ Bell Stadium

Round 2 Saturday 17 December, 5 30pm

Ulster Rugby v Stade Rochelais – Kingspan Stadium

Round 3 Saturday 14 January, 5 30pm

Stade Rochelais v Ulster Rugby – Stade Marcel Deflandre

Round 4 Saturday 21 January, 8pm

Ulster Rugby v Sale Sharks – Kingspan Stadium – Saturday 21 January

EPCR Challenge Cup

Connacht

Round 1, Saturday 10 December, 5.30pm

Connacht v Newcastle Falcons – The Sportsground Galway

Round 2 Friday 16 December, 9pm

CA Brive v Connacht– Stade Amédée-Domenech

Round 3 Saturday 13 January, 5 30pm

Connacht v CA Brive – The Sportsground Galway

Round 4 Saturday 21 January, 8pm

Newcastle Falcons v Connacht - Kingston Park, Newcastle