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Northampton & Bath handed tough Champions Cup assignments

Northampton & Bath handed tough Champions Cup assignments
BBC Sport Wednesday 01 July 2026, 13:58 UTC 1 min read
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Northampton and Bath will compete for points in the same tough Champions Cup pool next season, having been drawn alongside the Pretoria-based Bulls and Top 14 runners-up Montpellier, while Leicester will face Leinster, Bristol against Bordeaux-Begles, and Saracens and Exeter are in the same group.

Northampton and Bath will compete for points in the same tough Champions Cup pool next season, having been drawn alongside the Pretoria-based Bulls and Top 14 runners-up Montpellier, while Leicester will face Leinster, Bristol against Bordeaux-Begles, and Saracens and Exeter are in the same group.
Northampton & Bath (ORG) Champions Cup (EVENT) Northampton (PERSON) Bath (ORG) Pretoria (LOCATION) Bulls and Top (ORG) Montpellier (ORG) Leicester (LOCATION) Leinster (LOCATION) Bristol (LOCATION) Bordeaux-Begles (ORG) Saracens (LOCATION) Exeter (LOCATION)
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