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21st June 2023
01:16pm BST

Ulster are in with top French sides Toulouse and Racing 92. Harlequins and Bath are the English sides in Pool 2, rounded out by Cardiff. The big clubs in Munster's pool are Exeter Chiefs, 2020 champions, and Toulon, as well as old foes Glasgow. Northampton and Bayonne are also in Pool 3. Leinster were drawn in the same pool as their nemesis, La Rochelle, the reigning Champions Cup title-holders. Leicester Tigers and South Africa's Stormers are also in Pool 4, along with Sale Sharks and Stade Francais. Connacht are in Pool 1 with Saracens, Bulls and Bristol Bears, along with French sides Bordeaux and Lyon.
The pool draw means these sides will be up against each other when it comes to racking up wins and points to finish as high as possible. For example, Leinster will have to play La Rochelle, Stade Francais, Leicester and Sale, as Stormers are in their league.https://twitter.com/ChampionsCup/status/1671497014616391681 Last season, Leinster had all four knock-out games in Dublin as they were top seeds and Aviva Stadium is their nominated home ground for big fixtures. It is also the IRFU's nominated ground for semi-final ties.
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