The four regions have moved their Round 1 domestic battles – Blues v Ospreys and Dragons v Scarlets – to after their first games against English opposition. The Scarlets host Exeter Chiefs at Parc y Scarlets on 10/11/12 November in what promises to be an epic battle.
The Ospreys host Premiership runners-up Wasps on the same weekend, while the Blues head to Newcastle and the Dragons return to Franklin’s Gardens, where they met Northampton Saints in a pre-season friendly last weekend. The Blues take on reigning champions Leicester Tigers at Welford Road in Round 3 in January.
Anglo-Welsh Cup
Pool 1: Bath, Cardiff Blues, Gloucester, Wasps
Pool 2: Dragons, Exeter Chiefs, Harlequins, Sale Sharks
Pool 3: Northampton Saints, Scarlets, Saracens, Worcester Warriors
Pool 4: Leicester Tigers, London Irish, Newcastle Falcons, Ospreys
Round 2 – 10/11/12 November
Ospreys v Wasps – Liberty Stadium
Newcastle Falcons v Cardiff Blues – Kingston Park
Northampton Saints v Dragons – Franklin’s Gardens
Scarlets v Exeter Chiefs – Parc y Scarlets
Round 1 – 17/18/19 November
Cardiff Blues v Ospreys – Cardiff Arms Park
Dragons v Scarlets – Rodney Parade
Round 3 – 26/27/28 January
Gloucester Rugby v Ospreys – Kingsholm
Leicester Tigers v Cardiff Blues – Welford Road
Harlequins v Scarlets – Twickenham Stoop
Saracens v Dragons – Allianz Park
Round 4 – 02/03/04 February
Cardiff Blues v London Irish – Cardiff Arms Park
Ospreys v Bath Rugby – Liberty Stadium
Dragons v Worcester Warriors – Rodney Parade
Scarlets v Sale Sharks – Parc y Scarlets
10/11/12 March – Semi-Finals
17/18/19 March – Final
