The Challenge Cup draw has spoken.
This is the first time that South African clubs will take part in the tournament.
Brive will face Connacht and Cardiff, Toulon will face Bath and the Zebres de Parme and Perpignan will face Glasgow and Bristol in Pool A. Pau will meet the Dragons and the Cheetahs, the Bloemfontein club, Bayonne will challenge the Scarlets and the Wasps while Stade Français inherited Benetton Treviso and the Johannesburg-based Lions in Pool B.
The Challenge Cup, which was won this year by the LOU, will start at the beginning of December.
The final will take place on May 19, 2023 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Pool A
: Glasgow Warriors, RC Toulon, Bristol Bears, Connacht Rugby, Cardiff Rugby, CA Brive, Newcastle Falcons, Zebre Parma, USAP, Bath Rugby.
Pool B
: Scarlets, Section Paloise, Wasps, Lions, Benetton Rugby, Stade Français Paris, Warriors of Worcester, Dragons RFC, Bayonne, Cheetahs.
