Ulster will take on ASM Clermont Auvergne and Northampton Saints in Pool A of the 2021-22 Heineken Champions Cup. The pool draw took place in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday and was streamed live on HeinekenChampionsCup.com. The pool draw included eight teams from each of Europe’s three leading professional leagues: the Gallagher Premiership, the TOP 14 and last season’s PRO14. EPCR will now begin working on the fixture schedule. Exact dates, venues, kick-off times and TV coverage will be announced as soon as practicable. The 2021/22 Heineken Champions Cup will be played over nine weekends, with four rounds of pool stage action commencing in December. The eight highest-ranked teams from each pool will advance to the knockout stage, which will consist of a Round of 16 on a home and away basis, quarter-finals and semi-finals, with the final in Marseille on 28 May 2022. Pool A (with opponents in brackets) Stade Rochelais (Bath Rugby, Glasgow Warriors) Exeter Chiefs (Montpellier Hérault Rugby, Glasgow Warriors) Leinster Rugby (Montpellier Hérault Rugby, Bath Rugby) Racing 92 (Northampton Saints, Ospreys) Sale Sharks (ASM Clermont Auvergne, Ospreys) Ulster Rugby (ASM Clermont Auvergne, Northampton Saints) ASM Clermont Auvergne (Sale Sharks, Ulster Rugby) Northampton Saints (Racing 92, Ulster Rugby) Ospreys (Racing 92, Sale Sharks) Montpellier Hérault Rugby (Exeter Chiefs, Leinster Rugby) Bath Rugby (Stade Rochelais, Leinster Rugby) Glasgow Warriors (Stade Rochelais, Exeter Chiefs) Pool B (with opponents in brackets) Stade Toulousain (Wasps, Cardiff Rugby) Harlequins (Castres Olympique, Cardiff Rugby) Munster Rugby (Castres Olympique, Wasps) Union Bordeaux-Bègles (Leicester Tigers, Scarlets) Bristol Bears (Stade Français Paris, Scarlets) Connacht Rugby (Stade Français Paris, Leicester Tigers) Stade Français Paris (Bristol Bears, Connacht Rugby) Leicester Tigers (Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Connacht Rugby) Scarlets (Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Bristol Bears) Castres Olympique (Harlequins, Munster Rugby) Wasps (Stade Toulousain, Munster Rugby) Cardiff Rugby (Stade Toulousain, Harlequins) 2021/22 EPCR weekends Round 1 – 10/11/12 December Round 2 – 17/18/19 December Round 3 – 14/15/16 January 2022 Round 4 – 21/22/23 January 2022 Round of 16 (1st leg) – 8/9/10 April 2022 Round of 16 (2nd leg) – 15/16/17 April 2022 Quarter-finals – 6/7/8 May 2022 Semi-finals – 13/14/15 May 2022 Challenge Cup final – Friday 27 May 2022; Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Heineken Champions Cup final – Saturday 28 May 2022; Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Ulster to face Clermont and Northampton in Heineken Champions Cup pool stage

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