Munster get Northampton and Bulls, Ulster drawn against Toulouse and Leicester
The draws for the pool stages of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup were made on Tuesday morning. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Beaten finalists Leinster have been pitted against Clermont Auvergne, La Rochelle, Bristol, Benetton and Bath in the group stages of next season’s Champions Cup after they were drawn together in Pool 2. Tuesday morning’s draw placed Munster against Northampton, Bulls, Stade Francais, Saracens and Castres in Pool 3.Each club will play four matches against four different clubs, who are not from the same league, either home or away.
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