2015/16 British and Irish Fixtures Confirmed

The2015/16 British and Irish Cup fixtures were confirmed today with Munster A to play Ospreys Premiership Select, Yorkshire and London Scottish in Pool 3.

It’s all new opposition for Munster A this season with the Welsh inclusion of an Ospreys Premiership Select and English Championship sides Yorkshire Carnegie and London Scottish.

The Munster A coaching panel will remain the same this season with Mick O’Driscoll as Head Coach and the former Munster lock will be looking to guide his young charges beyond this season’s quarter final stage when they commence their campaign away to London Scottish on the weekend of November 13/14/15.

Munster A Management Team
Head Coach Mick O'Driscoll
Backs Coach Greig Oliver
Assistant Coach Doug Howlett
Manager Alan Miller

Pools
Pool 1: Ealing, Moseley, Leinster, Rotherham
Pool 2: Bedford, Scarlets Premiership Select, Bristol, Ulster Ravens
Pool 3: Ospreys Premiership Select, Yorkshire, Munster, London Scottish
Pool 4: Nottingham, Cardiff Blues Premiership Select, London Welsh, Cornish Pirates
Pool 5: Dragons Premiership Select, Connacht, Doncaster, Jersey

British and Irish Cup Pool 3 Fixtures
Round 1 13-15 Nov
Yorkshire v Ospreys Premiership Select
London Scottish v Munster

Round 2 20-22 Nov
Ospreys Premiership Select v London Scottish
Munster v Yorkshire

Round 3 11-13 Dec
Munster v Ospreys Premiership Select
Yorkshire v London Scottish

Round 4 18-20 Dec
Ospreys Premiership Select v Munster
London Scottish v Yorkshire

Round 5 15-17 Jan
Yorkshire v Munster
London Scottish v Ospreys Premiership Select

Round 6 22-24 Jan
Ospreys Premiership Select v Yorkshire
Munster v London Scottish

Quarter-Finals
Taking place on weekend of 12 March, 2016
Top side in each pool progress to knockout stage, plus three best runners-up
Eight quarter-finalists ranked with teams ranked 1-4 having home advantage

Semi-Finals and Final
Four winning quarter finalists progress to semi -final draw which takes place on weekend of March 2016
Semi-finalists progress to final to take place on weekend of 9 April 2016