Northampton Saints have been drawn in the same pool as Clermont Auvergne, the Dragons and Timisoara Saracens in the European Rugby Challenge Cup
Former England skills coach Rory Teague has been named head coach of Bordeaux-Begles.
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Ollie Thorley scored a try in each half as Gloucester came from behind to claim a 33-26 bonus-point win over Zebre.
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ASM Clermont Auvergne will get the defence their Top 14 title underway this weekend live on Sky Sports Arena.
Champions Cup holders Saracens will face Clermont Auvergne, Ospreys and Northampton Saints in next season's pool stages.
Dan Carter's scored a late try to give Racing 92 a 22-20 win over Bordeaux-Begles and a place in the Top 14 play-offs.
Richard Cockerill faces a stiff test as he oversees his first match in charge of Toulon on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
Racing 92 held on with just 13 players for a crucial 10-8 victory at Toulouse on Sunday.
La Rochelle held off a stirring Toulouse fightback to storm back to the French Top 14 summit with a 27-21 win on Sunday.
Stephen Brett marked his Clermont debut with a last-minute penalty as they escaped from Bordeaux with a 23-23 draw.
Wallabies winger Adam Ashley-Cooper will leave Bordeaux at the end of the season after not being offered a new contract.
Ulster finished their disappointing Champions Cup campaign with a 22-26 defeat to Bordeaux-Begles at Kingspan Stadium.
Three penalties from Camille Lopez fired Clermont Auvergne into the Champions Cup quarter-finals as they beat Bordeaux 9-6.
Clermont made it eight wins in eight home games with a bonus-point 30-6 rout of Toulon to regain the lead of the Top 14.
The Champions Cup returns to Sky Sports in January, with fixtures for rounds 5 and 6 announced by EPCR.
Exeter secured a 20-12 victory over Bordeaux-Begles after the French side were reduced to 14 men in the 49th minute.
Exeter's Champions Cup campaign is almost certainly over as they lost 13-7 to Bordeaux-Begles at Sandy Park.
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