The 2022/23 EPCR Challenge Cup fixture schedule has been announced as Dragons take on both English giants Wasps and French outfit Section Paloise in Pool B.
The Men of Gwent will kick off our campaign with an away trip to the Coventry Building Society Arena to take on Wasps in December before hosting Section Paloise at Rodney Parade a week later.
Dragons will then travel to France in round three to face the Pyrenees based side before completing the group stage by welcoming Wasps to Newport in January.
At this stage, EPCR are only announcing the fixtures by round for the pool stages, with exact dates, kick-off times and TV coverage in both the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup to be announced as soon as possible following the conclusion of negotiations with broadcasters for the new cycle across each market.
The 2020 winners, Bristol Bears, will be hoping for a repeat performance when they start their EPCR Challenge Cup Pool A campaign against USAP at Stade Aimé Giral on the weekend of 9/10/11 December, while last season’s defeated finalists, RC Toulon, travel to Zebre Parma in Round 1.
Click HERE for the 2022/23 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage fixtures
EPCR CHALLENGE CUP
• 20 clubs (seven tournament winners with 14 EPCR titles between them)
• Two pools of 10
• Four pool stage rounds
• Six highest-ranked clubs from each pool qualify for the knockout stage
• Knockout stage: Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final
Click HERE for the EPCR Challenge Cup pools
Fixture Schedule 2022/23 key dates
Round 1 – 9/10/11 December 2022 – Wasps (A)
Round 2 – 16/17/18 December 2022 – Section Paloise (H)
Round 3 – 13/14/15 January 2023 – Section Paloise (A)
Round 4 – 20/21/22 January 2023 – Wasps (H)
Round of 16 – 31 March - 1/2 April 2023
Quarter-finals – 7/8/9 April 2023
Semi-finals – 28/29/30 April 2023
EPCR Challenge Cup final – Friday 19 May 2023; Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Heineken Champions Cup final – Saturday 20 May 2023; Aviva Stadium, Dublin
