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