Mouthwatering clashes mark 2015/16 Challenge Cup kick-off 2015/16 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup fixtures (scroll down for complete fixtures)
Last season’s Challenge Cup winners, Gloucester Rugby, open their campaign against Zebre Rugby at Kingsholm Stadium on Saturday, 14 November.
The fixtures for Pool 1 of the Challenge Cup involving Connacht Rugby, Brive, Newcastle Falcons and Russian newcomers, Enisei-STM who are based in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, will be announced shortly. EPCR is currently working with all four clubs to determine the most suitable venues for Enisei-STM’s home matches as well as the travel logistics for the games.
The dates and kick-off times for the Round 5 and 6 fixtures in both the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup will be announced following the completion of the Round 4 games.
Tournament weekends
Round 1: 12/13/14/15 November
Round 2: 19/20/21/22 November
Round 3: 10/11/12/13 December
Round 4: 17/18/19/20 December
Round 5: 14/15/16/17 January 2016
Round 6: 21/22/23/24 January 2016
Quarter-finals: 7/8/9/10 April 2016
Semi-finals: 22/23/24 April 2016
LYON 2016 FINALS
Challenge Cup – Friday, 13 May 2016; Grand Stade de Lyon (21.00)
ROUND 1
KICK OFF TIMES ARE LISTED AS LOCAL
12/11/2015 19:45 P3
Harlequins v Montpellier
The Twickenham Stoop Sky Sports / beIN Sports
13/11/2015 19:30 P5
Edinburgh Rugby v Grenoble
BT Murrayfield Stadium
14/11/2015 15:00 P3
Rugby Calvisano v Cardiff Blues
Peroni Stadium
14/11/2015 15:00 P4
Worcester Warriors v La Rochelle
Sixways Stadium
14/11/2015 15:00 P5
London Irish v Agen
Madejski Stadium
14/11/2015 15:15 P4
Gloucester Rugby v Zebre Rugby
Kingsholm Stadium BT Sport
14/11/2015 20:45 P2
Pau v Castres Olympique
Stade du Hameau FR4
15/11/2015 15:15 P2
Newport Gwent Dragons v Sale Sharks
Rodney Parade Sky Sports
ROUND 2
KICK OFF TIMES ARE LISTED AS LOCAL
19/11/2015 19:45 P3
Cardiff Blues v Harlequins
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Sky Sports
19/11/2015 20:45 P4
La Rochelle v Gloucester Rugby
Stade Marcel Deflandre beIN Sports
20/11/2015 19:30 P5
Agen v Edinburgh Rugby
Stade Armandie
20/11/2015 20:30 P3
Montpellier v Rugby Calvisano
Altrad Stadium
21/11/2015 14:30 P2
Sale Sharks v Pau
AJ Bell Stadium
21/11/2015 15:00 P4
Zebre Rugby v Worcester Warriors
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
21/11/2015 17:00 P2
Castres Olympique v Newport Gwent Dragons
Stade Pierre Antoine
21/11/2015 20:45 P5
Grenoble v London Irish
Stade des Alpes
ROUND 3
KICK OFF TIMES ARE LISTED AS LOCAL
10/12/2015 19:45 P4
Worcester Warriors v Gloucester Rugby
Sixways Stadium Sky Sports
10/12/2015 20:45 P5
Agen v Grenoble
Stade Armandie beIN Sports
11/12/2015 19:30 P3
Cardiff Blues v Montpellier
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park
11/12/2015 20:00 P4
La Rochelle v Zebre Rugby
Stade Marcel Deflandre
12/12/2015 14:30 P2
Newport Gwent Dragons v Pau
Rodney Parade
12/12/2015 14:30 P3
Rugby Calvisano v Harlequins
Peroni Stadium
12/12/2015 15:00 P5
London Irish v Edinburgh Rugby
Madejski Stadium
12/12/2015 20:45 P2
Castres Olympique v Sale Sharks
Stade Pierre Antoine FR4
ROUND 4
KICK OFF TIMES ARE LISTED AS LOCAL
17/12/2015 19:45 P4
Gloucester Rugby v Worcester Warriors
Kingsholm Stadium Sky Sports
17/12/2015 20:45 P3
Montpellier v Cardiff Blues
Altrad Stadium beIN Sports
18/12/2015 19:30 P5
Edinburgh Rugby v London Irish
BT Murrayfield Stadium
18/12/2015 19:30 P5
Grenoble v Agen
Stade des Alpes
19/12/2015 14:30 P2
Sale Sharks v Castres Olympique
AJ Bell Stadium
19/12/2015 15:00 P3
Harlequins v Rugby Calvisano
The Twickenham Stoop
19/12/2015 15:00 P4
Zebre Rugby v La Rochelle
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
19/12/2015 20:45 P2
Pau v Newport Gwent Dragons
Stade du Hameau FR4
ROUND 5
KICK OFF TIMES ARE LISTED AS LOCAL
14/15/16/17 Jan
P2
Newport Gwent Dragons v Castres Olympique
Rodney Parade
14/15/16/17 Jan
P2
Pau v Sale Sharks
Stade du Hameau
14/15/16/17 Jan
P3
Harlequins v Cardiff Blues
The Twickenham Stoop
14/15/16/17 Jan
P3
Rugby Calvisano v Montpellier
Peroni Stadium
14/15/16/17 Jan
P4
Gloucester Rugby v La Rochelle
Kingsholm Stadium
14/15/16/17 Jan
P4
Worcester Warriors v Zebre Rugby
Sixways Stadium
14/15/16/17 Jan
P5
Edinburgh Rugby v Agen
BT Murrayfield Stadium
14/15/16/17 Jan
P5
London Irish v Grenoble
Madejski Stadium
ROUND 6
KICK OFF TIMES ARE LISTED AS LOCAL
21/22/23/24 Jan
P2
Castres Olympique v Pau
Stade Pierre Antoine
21/22/23/24 Jan
P2
Sale Sharks v Newport Gwent Dragons
AJ Bell Stadium
21/22/23/24 Jan
P3
Cardiff Blues v Rugby Calvisano
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park
21/22/23/24 Jan
P3
Montpellier v Harlequins
Altrad Stadium
21/22/23/24 Jan
P4
La Rochelle v Worcester Warriors
Stade Marcel Deflandre
21/22/23/24 Jan
P4
Zebre Rugby v Gloucester Rugby
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
21/22/23/24 Jan
P5
Agen v London Irish
Stade Armandie
21/22/23/24 Jan
P5
Grenoble v Edinburgh Rugby
Stade des Alpes