Challenge Cup fixtures announced
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The EPCR have confirmed the 2018/19 Challenge Cup fixtures, with Dragons kicking off this season’s campaign in Romania against Timisoara Saracens at the Dan Paltinisanu Stadium on Saturday, October 13th.
Alongside the Romanians, Dragons were drawn alongside two European heavyweights, Top 14 outfit ASM Clermont-Auvergne and Premiership side Northampton Saints in Pool One of the competition.
Bristol Bears kick off their European Challenge Cup campaign on Saturday, 13th October when Italian side Zebre Rugby are the visitors to Ashton Gate. Pat Lam’s side make the return trip to Parma the following weekend (Saturday, 20th October.)
Saints will start this season's Challenge Cup campaign at home to Clermont Auvergne.
The black, green and gold beat the French giants at Franklin's Gardens back in January and will hope for a repeat performance when the teams meet again in Pool 1 on Saturday, October 13.
ROUND 1
FRI 12 OCT 2018
Enisei vs La Rochelle
Perpignan vs Sale Sharks
ROUND 2
FRI 19 OCT 2018Agen vs Benetton
Dragons vs Northampton
SAT 20 OCT 2018
Pau vs SF Paris
Zebre vs Bristol
Warriors vs Ospreys
ASM Clermont vs Timisoara
Bordeaux vs Perpignan
Grenoble vs Harlequins
ROUND 3
SAT 08 DEC 2018Enisei vs Zebre
Timisoara vs ASM Clermont
Benetton vs Harlequins
Northampton vs Dragons
Connacht vs Perpignan
Bristol vs La Rochelle
Ospreys vs SF Paris
Bordeaux vs Sale Sharks
Pau vs Warriors
Grenoble vs Agen
ROUND 4
FRI 14 DEC 2018Agen vs Grenoble
Perpignan vs Connacht
SF Paris vs Ospreys
SAT 15 DEC 2018
Timisoara vs Northampton
ASM Clermont vs Dragons
Zebre vs Enisei
Warriors vs Pau
Sale vs Bordeaux
Harlequins vs Benetton
La Rochelle vs Bristol
ROUND 5
Enisei vs Bristol
Benetton vs Agen
Connacht vs Sale Sharks
Harlequins vs Grenoble
Ospreys vs Warriors
ASM Clermont vs Northampton
FRI 11 JAN 2019
La Rochelle vs Zebre
Perpignan vs Bordeaux
Dragons vs Timisoara
SF Paris vs Pau
Warriors vs SF Paris
Sale Sharks vs Perpignan
Bordeaux vs Connacht
Pau vs Ospreys
Grenoble vs Benetton
Agen vs Harlequins
Northampton vs Timisoara
Dragons vs ASM Clermont
SAT 19 JAN 2019
Zebre vs La Rochelle
Bristol vs Enisei
Quarter-finals
FRI 29 MAR 2019
Semi-Finals
FRI 19 APR 2019
Final
FRI 10 MAY 2019
