European Fixtures update

The fixtures, dates, venues and kick-off times for Rounds 1 and 2 of the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup will be announced on Thursday at 2pm by organisers EPCR.

The fixtures for Rounds 3 to 6 will also be confirmed.

The new-look tournaments feature clubs which have qualified for the first time on merit from their respective domestic leagues - Aviva Premiership Rugby, the Top 14 and the Guinness PRO12.

The pool stages of both tournaments will be played over six weekends - two in October, two in December and two in January 2015. (See below). The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of 3/4/5 April, the semi-finals on 17/18/19 April, and the finals on the weekend of 1/2 May 2015.

The Chiefs have been drawn alongside Connacht, Bayonne and La Rochelle in Pool Two of this season's European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Pool stage weekends
Round 1: 16/17/18/19 October 2014
Round 2: 23/24/25/26 October 2014
Round 3: 4/5/6/7 December 2014
Round 4: 11/12/13/14 December 2014
Round 5: 15/16/17/18 January 2015
Round 6: 22/23/24/25 January 2015

Knockout stage weekends

Quarter-finals: 3/4/5 April 2015

Semi-finals: 17/18/19 April 2015

Finals: 1/2 May 2015