Amlin Challenge Cup
Amlin Cup fixtures revealed
ESPNscrum Staff
July 25, 2011

The 2011/12 Amlin Challenge Cup battle lines have been drawn with England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson set to return to Newcastle when Toulon tackle the Falcons in Pool 2 on December 8.

Toulon will travel to Kingston Park for their Round 3 clash with Wilkinson, who spent 12 years at Newcastle before moving to the south of France, set to spearhead the French club's challenge after they reached the quarter finals of last year's Heineken Cup.

Worcester Warriors, who won promotion back to the Aviva Premiership last season, have been drawn against 2011 runners-up Stade Francais in the opening fixture of the tournament on November 10. London Wasps, who won the competition in 2003, launch their campaign away to Bordeaux-Begles before taking on Femi-CZ Rovigo and Bayonne in Pool 3.

Meanwhile Exeter Chiefs face a daunting challenge to get out of Pool 4 as they face Heineken Cup semi-finalists Perpignan, Newport Gwent Dragons and I Cavalieri Prato. Sale Sharks open up away to Brive, who they finished runners up to in last year's Pool 2, before facing newcomers and Spanish Champions CR La Vila and French Top 14 side Agen.

Amlin Challenge Cup fixtures:

All kick-offs local times with host broadcasters where relevant

ROUND 1

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Pool 1 Worcester Warriors v Stade Français Paris -19.45 Sky Sports

Pool 2 Toulon v Petrarca Rugby - 20.30 Eurosport

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Pool 4 Perpignan v Exeter Chiefs 19.00 Eurosport

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Pool 2 Newcastle Falcons v Lyon Rugby - 15.00

Pool 3 Femi-CZ Rovigo v Bayonne - 15.00

Pool 3 Bordeaux-Begles v London Wasps - 20.55 FR4

Pool 4 I Cavalieri Prato v Newport Gwent Dragons - 14.30

Pool 5 CR La Vila v Agen - 16.00

Pool 5 Brive v Sale Sharks - 18.30

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Pool 1 Bucharest Wolves v Crociati Rugby - 15.00

ROUND 2

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Pool 3 Bayonne v Bordeaux-Begles - 20.30 Eurosport

Pool 4 Newport Gwent Dragons v Perpignan - 19.45 S4C

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Pool 1 Stade Français Paris v Bucharest Wolves - 19.00 Eurosport

Pool 5 Sale Sharks v CR La Vila - 19.45

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Pool 1 Crociati Rugby v Worcester Warriors - 20.30

Pool 2 Petrarca Rugby v Newcastle Falcons - 15.00

Pool 2 Lyon Rugby v Toulon - 20.55 FR4

Pool 4 Exeter Chiefs v I Cavalieri Prato - 15.00

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Pool 5 Agen v Brive 18.00 - Eurosport

Pool 3 London Wasps v Femi-CZ Rovigo - 15.00

ROUND 3

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Pool 2 Newcastle Falcons v Toulon 19.45 - Sky Sports

Pool 5 Agen v Sale Sharks 20.30 - Eurosport

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Pool 4 Perpignan v I Cavalieri Prato - 19.00

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Pool 1 Crociati Rugby v Stade Français Paris - 20.30

Pool 2 Lyon Rugby v Petrarca Rugby - 17.00

Pool 3 Femi-CZ Rovigo v Bordeaux-Begles 15.00

Pool 3 Bayonne v London Wasps 20.55 FR4

Pool 5 CR La Vila v Brive 16.00

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Pool 1 Bucharest Wolves v Worcester Warriors -15.00

Pool 4 Exeter Chiefs v Newport Gwent Dragons - 17.45 S4C

ROUND 4

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Pool 1 Stade Français Paris v Crociati Rugby - 20.30 Eurosport

Pool 3 London Wasps v Bayonne - 19.45 Sky Sports

Pool 5 Brive v CR La Vila - 20.00

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Pool 3 Bordeaux-Begles v Femi-CZ Rovigo - 19.00

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Pool 1 Worcester Warriors v Bucharest Wolves - 15.00

Pool 2 Petrarca Rugby v Lyon Rugby - 15.00

Pool 2 Toulon v Newcastle Falcons - 20.55 FR4

Pool 4 I Cavalieri Prato v Perpignan - 14.30

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Pool 4 Newport Gwent Dragons v Exeter Chiefs - 17.45 S4C

Pool 5 Sale Sharks v Agen - 15.00

ROUND 5

JANUARY 12/13/14/15, 2012

Pool 1 Worcester Warriors v Crociati Rugby

Pool 1 Bucharest Wolves v Stade Français Paris

Pool 2 Toulon v Lyon Rugby

Pool 2 Newcastle Falcons v Petrarca Rugby

Pool 3 Bordeaux-Begles v Bayonne

Pool 3 Femi-CZ Rovigo v London Wasps

Pool 4 I Cavalieri Prato v Exeter Chiefs

Pool 4 Perpignan v Newport Gwent Dragons

Pool 5 Brive v Agen

Pool 5 CR La Vila v Sale Sharks

ROUND 6

JANUARY 19/20/21/22, 2012

Pool 1 Crociati Rugby v Bucharest Wolves

Pool 1 Stade Français Paris v Worcester Warriors

Pool 2 Lyon Rugby v Newcastle Falcons

Pool 2 Petrarca Rugby v Toulon

Pool 3 Bayonne v Femi-CZ Rovigo

Pool 3 London Wasps v Begles-Bordeaux

Pool 4 Exeter Chiefs v Perpignan

Pool 4 Newport Gwent Dragons v I Cavalieri Prato

Pool 5 Agen v CR La Vila

Pool 5 Sale Sharks v Brive

QUARTER-FINALS

APRIL 5 /6/7/8 , 2012

SEMI-FINALS

APRIL 27/28/29, 2012

AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP FINAL

MAY 18/19/20, 2012

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