Munster To Face Racing, Glasgow & Leicester
29th June 2016 By Munster Rugby
Following this afternoon’s Pool Draws, Munster will face Racing 92, Glasgow Warriors and Leicester Tigers in Pool 1 of the 2016/17 European Champions Cup.
With Munster seeded in Tier 4, the draw took place in the last ten minutes in Neuchatel, Switzerland, and was conducted by Challenge Cup winner Dimitri Yachvili and European Cup winner Ieuan Evans.
European Champions Cup 2016/17 Pool Draw
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 | Pool 5 |
| Racing 92 | Connacht | Saracens | Leinster | Exeter |
| Glasgow | Wasps | Toulon | Montpellier | Clermont |
| Leicester | Toulouse | Scarlets | Northampton | Ulster |
| Munster | Zebre | Sale | Castres | Bordeaux |
Finalised dates, venues and kick-off times for Champions Cup fixtures will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
EPCR weekends – 2016/17 season
Round 1: 13/14/15/16 October
Round 2: 20/21/22/23 October
Round 3: 8/9/10/11 December
Round 4: 15/16/17/18 December
Round 5: 12/13/14/15 January 2017
Round 6: 19/20/21/22 January 2017
Quarter-finals: 30/31 March – 1/2 April 2017
Semi-finals: 21/22/23 April 2017
Finals Edinburgh 2017 Challenge Cup final: Friday 12 May, BT Murrayfield Stadium Champions Cup final: Saturday 13 May, BT Murrayfield Stadium.
