Munster face a tough task with the opening match of the defence of their Heineken European Cup involving a trip to the home of former champions Leicester Tigers.
The back to back winners will entertain Munster on Sunday October 22nd with the kick off set for 3pm.
Leicester make the return trip to Thomond Park in round 6 of the competition next January.
On paper Leinster would seem to have an easier start to their campaign with a home match against Gloucester. In round two they travel to Murrayfield to face Edinburgh Gunners.
Ulster start the tournament where they share a group with Toulouse, London Irish and Llanelli Scarlets, by entertaining the French side at Ravenhill.
Round 1: Friday 20 October:
Pool 2 Agen v Edinburgh Gunners
Pool 3 Ospreys v Sale Sharks
Pool 6 Border Reivers v Overmach Rugby Parma
Saturday 21 October:
Pool 1 Benetton Treviso v Perpignan
Pool 2 Leinster v Gloucester Rugby
Pool 3 Rugby Calvisano v Stade Francais Paris
Pool 4 Bourgoin v Cardiff Blues
Pool 5 Ulster Rugby v Toulouse
Pool 5 London Irish v Llanelli Scarlets
Sunday 22 October:
Pool 1 London Wasps v Castres Olympique
Pool 4 Leicester Tigers v Munster
Pool 6 Biarritz Olympique v Northampton Saints
Round 2:
Friday 27 October:
Pool 1 Castres Olympique v Benetton Treviso
Pool 3 Sale Sharks v Rugby Calvisano
Pool 5 Llanelli Scarlets v Ulster Rugby
Saturday 28 October:
Pool 1 Perpignan v London Wasps
Pool 2 Gloucester Rugby v Agen
Pool 3 Stade Francais Rugby v Ospreys
Pool 4 Munster v Bourgoin
Pool 6 Northampton Saints v Border Reivers
Pool 6 Overmach Rugby Parma v Biarritz Olympique
Sunday 29 October:
Pool 2 Edinburgh Gunners v Leinster
Pool 4 Cardiff Blues v Leicester Tigers
Pool 5 Toulouse v London Irish
Round 3:
Friday 8 December:
Pool 4 Bourgoin v Leicester Tigers
Saturday 9 December:
Pool 1 Castres Olympique v Perpignan
Pool 2 Leinster v Agen
Pool 2 Gloucester Rugby v Edinburgh Gunners
Pool 3 Rugby Calvisano v Ospreys
Pool 5 Llanelli Scarlets v Toulouse
Pool 5 London Irish v Ulster Rugby
Pool 6 Border Reivers v Biarritz Olympique
Pool 6 Overmach Rugby Parma v Northampton Saints
Sunday 10 December:
Pool 1 London Wasps v Benetton Treviso
Pool 3 Stade Francais Paris v Sale Sharks
Pool 4 Cardiff Blues v Munster
Round 4
Friday 15 December:
Pool 1 Perpignan v Castres Olympique
Pool 3 Ospreys v Rugby Calvisano
Pool 5 Ulster Rugby v London Irish
Saturday 16 December:
Pool 1 Benetton Treviso v London Wasps
Pool 2 Agen v Leinster
Pool 4 Munster v Cardiff Blues
Pool 4 Leicester Tigers v Bourgoin
Pool 5 Toulouse v Llanelli Scarlets
Pool 6 Northampton Saints v Overmach Rugby Parma
Sunday 17 December:
Pool 2 Edinburgh Gunners v Gloucester Rugby
Pool 3 Sale Sharks v Stade Francais Paris
Pool 6 Biarritz Olympique v Border Reivers
ROUND 5:
12 - 14 January:
Pool 1 Benetton Treviso v Castres Olympique
Pool 1 London Wasps v Perpignan
Pool 2 Agen v Gloucester Rugby
Pool 2 Leinster v Edinburgh Gunners
Pool 3 Ospreys v Stade Francais Paris
Pool 3 Rugby Calvisano v Sale Sharks
Pool 4 Leicester Tigers v Cardiff Blues
Pool 4 Bourgoin v Munster
Pool 5 Ulster Rugby v Llanelli Scarlets
Pool 5 London Irish v Toulouse
Pool 6 Biarritz Olympique v Overmach Rugby Parma
Pool 6 Border Reivers v Northampton Saints
Round 6: 19 -21 January:
Pool 1 Castres Olympique v London Wasps
Pool 1 Perpignan v Benetton Treviso
Pool 2 Gloucester Rugby v Leinster
Pool 2 Edinburgh Gunners v Agen
Pool 3 Stade Francais Paris v Rugby Calvisano
Pool 3 Sale Sharks v Ospreys
Pool 4 Cardiff Blues v Bourgoin
Pool 4 Munster v Leicester Tigers
Pool 5 Llanelli Scarlets v London Irish
Pool 5 Toulouse v Ulster Rugby
Pool 6 Overmach Rugby Parma v Border Reivers
Pool 6 Northampton Saints v Biarritz Olympique
Quarter-finals:
30 March - 1 April
Semi-finals:
20 -22 April
Final:
19/20 May at Twickenham
