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January rugby calendar: Your guide to the month’s fixtures

The final two rounds of European action take centre stage ahead of the start of the Six Nations

Wed Jan 1 2020 - 00:00

(all time Irish)

FRIDAY 3rd
Pro 14: Cardiff v Scarlets, Arms Park (7.35); Ulster v Munster, Kingspan stadium (7.35).

SATURDAY 4th
Pro 14: Benetton v Glasgow, Stadio Monigo (1.0); Dragons v Ospreys, Rodney Parade (3.0); Zebre v Cheetahs, Stadio Lanfranchi (3.0); Leinster v Connacht, RDS (5.30); Edinburgh v Kings, Murrayfield (7.45).

FRIDAY 10th
Champions Cup: La Rochelle v Sale Sharks, Stade Marcel Deflandre (7.45); Bath v Harlequins, The Rec (7.45).

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SATURDAY 11th
Champions Cup: Clermont Auvergne v Ulster, Stade Marcel-Michelin (1.0); Ospreys v Saracens, Liberty Stadium (1.0); Glasgow Warriors v Exeter Chiefs, Scotstoun (3.15); Connacht v Toulouse, Sportsground (3.15); Gloucester v Montpellier, Kingsholm (5.30).

AIL Division 1A (2.30): Ballynahinch v Clontarf; Cork Con v Young Munster; Dublin University v Terenure; Garryowen v UCD; Lansdowne v UCC.

Division 1B (2.30): City of Armagh v Banbridge; Navan v Naas; Old Belvedere v St Mary's; Old Wesley v Malone; Shannon v Highfield.

Division 2A (2.30): Ballymena v Rainey OB; Buccaneers v Old Crescent; MU Barnhall v Dolphin; Nenagh Ormond v QUB; UL Bohemian v Cashel.

Division 2B (2.30): Blackrock v Greystones; Dungannon v Belfast Harlequins; Galwegians v Wanderers; Malahide v Corinthians; Ballina v Sligo (5.0).

Division 2C (2.30): Bangor v Enniscorthy; City of Derry v Midleton; Clonmel v Skerries; Sunday's Well v Omagh; Tullamore v Bruff.

SUNDAY 12th
Champions Cup:Leinster v Lyon, The RDS (1.0); Northampton v Benetton, Franklin's Gardens (1.0); Racing 92 v Munster, Paris La Defense Arena (3.15).

SATURDAY 18th
Champions Cup: Lyon v Northampton, Stade de Gerland (1.0); Benetton v Leinster, Stadio Comunale di Monigo (1.0); Ulster v Bath, Kingspan stadium (3.15); Harlequins v Clermont Auvergne, Twickenham Stoop (3.15); ; Exeter Chiefs v La Rochelle, Sandy Park (5.30) Sale Sharks v Glasgow Warriors, AJ Bell Stadium (5.30)

SUNDAY 19th
Champions Cup: Munster v Ospreys, Thomond Park (1.0); Saracens v Racing 92, Allianz Park (1.0); Montpellier v Connacht, GGL Stadium (3.15); Toulouse v Gloucester, Stade Ernest Wallon (3.15).

SATURDAY 25th
Pro14: Kings v Cheetahs, Mandela Bay (tbc)

AIL Division 1A (2.30): Clontarf v Dublin University; Terenure v Lansdowne; UCC v Garryowen; UCD v Cork Con; Young Munster v Ballynahinch.

Division 1B (2.30): Banbridge v Navan; Highfield v Old Wesley; Malone v City of Armagh; Naas v Old Belvedere; St Mary's v Shannon.

Division 2A (2.30): Cashel v Buccaneers; Dolphin v UL Bohemian; Old Crescent v Nenagh Ormond; QUB v Ballymena; Rainey OB v MU Barnhall.

Division 2B (2.30): Belfast Harlequins v Galwegians; Corinthians v Blackrock; Greystones v Dungannon; Sligo v Malahide; Wanderers v Ballina.

Division 2C (2.30): Bruff v Clonmel; Enniscorthy v City of Derry; Midleton v Tullamore; Omagh v Bangor; Skerries v Sunday's Well.

FRIDAY 31st
Under-20 Six Nations Championship: Ireland v Scotland, Musgrave Park (7.15).

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