Dragons RFC have today discovered the club’s shortlisted opponents in the EPCR Challenge Cup for the 2024/25 season.
The Men of Gwent were today (Tuesday) drawn - during the ceremony at Principality Stadium, Cardiff - in Pool 2 of the European tournament alongside Section Paloise – for a third consecutive season - Montpellier, Newcastle Falcons, Emirates Lions and Ospreys.
The 2024/25 EPCR Challenge Cup tournament will continue with the same pool stage format as last season and will kick off in December with two consecutive rounds of action, followed by Rounds 3 and 4 on consecutive weekends in January 2025 (See dates below).
Clubs will play four matches against four different opponents during the pool stage with same-league matches kept to a minimum, and only impacting clubs from the URC.
The draws, which were streamed live on EPCRugby.TV, were presented by Sarra Elgan and Vincent Pochulu.
The 2024/25 fixture schedules for both tournaments with dates, venues, kick-off times and TV coverage will be announced as soon as possible.
Fixtures will be determined using an algorithm which will take into consideration league calendar restrictions, individual club calendar restrictions, broadcast requirements and the pool draws.
2024/25 weekends
- Round 1 – 6/7/8 December
- Round 2 – 13/14/15 December
- Round 3 – 10/11/12 January 2025
- Round 4 – 17/18/19 January 2025
- Round of 16 – 4/5/6 April 2025
- Quarter-finals – 11/12/13 April 2025
- Semi-finals – 2/3/4 May 2025
- EPCR Challenge Cup final – Principality Stadium, Cardiff; Friday 23 May 2025
- Investec Champions Cup final – Principality Stadium, Cardiff; Saturday 24 May
