Amlin Challenge Cup
Amlin Cup fixtures revealed
ESPNscrum Staff
July 25, 2011
Jonny Wilkinson will return to Kingston Park to face former side Newcastle
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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 © ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
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