Winner of Leinster (24-21) in the final a month ago to win the first European title in its history, Stade Rochelais will face another Irish province, Ulster, from the group stage of the 2022 edition. -2023, in addition to the English of Northampton.
Toulouse, the most successful club in the history of the competition, will find Munster for a rematch of their epic quarter-final this season, decided after a rare penalty shoot-out, along with the English of Dirty.
Montpellier, just crowned champion of France, inherited a more lenient draw with the London Irish and the Ospreys.
His victim in the Top 14 final, Castres, will face Exeter and Edinburgh in his four group matches.
For the first time in the history of the competition, three South African franchises are involved.
Clermont inherited the Cape Stormers, first winners of the United Rugby Championship (URC), a championship bringing together Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Italian and South African teams.
Winner last month of the European Challenge, Lyon will challenge the Bulls of Pretoria on the upper floor, while Bordeaux-Bègles will be opposed to the Sharks of Durban.
The 2022-2023 edition of the Champions Cup will be spread over eight weekends starting in December and January for the four group matches and until May 20 for the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
In Challenge Cup, the "small" European Cup, Toulon, unfortunate finalist this season against Lyon, will be opposed to the English of Bath and the Italians of Zebre.
Stade Français and Pau have each inherited a South African opponent, respectively the Johannesburg Lions and the Bloemfontein Cheetahs.
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