Champions Cup: Ulster handed tough task in 2024/25 pool stages

Ulster have been handed a tough draw for the pool stages of next season's Champions Cup.

In Pool 1, Richie Murphy's side will face current holders and French Top 14 champions Toulouse, another French outfit in Bordeaux, English Premiership sides Exeter Chiefs and Leicester Tigers, and last season's Challenge Cup champions Sharks of South Africa.

However, Ulster won't play Sharks, due to both sides' involvement in the United Rugby Championship.

Exact dates, venues and kick-off times will be announced in due course, with the outline schedule below.

2024/25 Champions Cup weekends

Round 1: December 6th/7th/8th

Round 2: December 13th/14th/15th

Round 3: January 10th/11th/12th

Round 4: January 17th/18th/19th

Round of 16: April 4th/5th/6th

Quarter-finals: April 11th/12th/13th

Semi-finals: May 2nd/3rd/4th

2025 Challenge Cup final

Principality Stadium, Cardiff: Friday May 23rd

2025 Champions Cup final

Principality Stadium, Cardiff: Saturday May 24th