Connacht will meet Heineken Champions Cup finalists Racing 92 and Challenge Cup winners Bristol Bears at home in this season’s Champions Cup.
The draws for the coming season was made in Switzerland on Wednesday
Andy Friend’s side were drawn in Pool ‘B’ with 11 other teams, but as a Tier 3 side will only face the Tier 2 teams home and away, meaning it’s Racing and Bristol who will make trips to The Sportsground.
The other Pool B teams that Connacht will compete against for a spot in quarter-finals are Exeter Chiefs, Harlequins and Gloucester from the Premiership, Top 14 sides Lyon, Clermont and Toulouse, and fellow PRO14 teams Ulster, Munster and Glasgow.
Confirmed fixture details including dates and kick-off times will be announced in the coming days, however the games will take place on the weekends of December 11 & 18, and January 15 & 22.
