The Pool Draw took place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland today, Wednesday 29th June 2016.
The Dragons, who got through to last year’s semi-finals will take on Brive, Worcester Warriors and Enisei-STM.
The pools for 2016/17 have been drawn as follows:
Pool 1:
La Rochelle
Gloucester Rugby
Treviso
Bayonne
Pool 2:
Ospreys
Grenoble
Newcastle Falcons
Lyon
Pool 3:
Brive
Worcester Warriors
Newport Gwent Dragons
Enisei-STM
Pool 4:
Cardiff Blues
Bath Rugby
Pau
Bristol Rugby
Pool 5:
Harlequins
Edinburgh Rugby
Stade Francias Paris
Timisoara
Newport Gwent Dragons Head Coach, Kingsley Jones commented: “The pool that we have been drawn into is a tough one, but we are confident that we will be able to progress through the initial stages. We want to make sure that we get as much as we can out of the pool stages this coming season.
“We are determined to go one better than we did last season and over the past two years we have shown our ambition and intent.”
He continued: “On a personal level it will be good to go back to Russia to see old many old faces. I know a lot about this team having worked with them and I look forward to going back.”
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