2015/16 British & Irish Cup Weekends Confirmed

The weekends of the 2015/16 British and Irish Cup fixtures were confirmed today and the Connacht Eagles are in Pool 5 with Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select, Doncaster Knights and Jersey RFC.

Details including match venues, dates and kick off times will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Pools
Pool 1: Ealing, Moseley, Leinster, Rotherham
Pool 2: Bedford, Scarlets Premiership Select, Bristol, Ulster Ravens
Pool 3: Ospreys Premiership Select, Yorkshire, Munster, London Scottish
Pool 4: Nottingham, Cardiff Blues Premiership Select, London Welsh, Cornish Pirates
Pool 5: Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select, Connacht Eagles, Doncaster Knights, Jersey RFC

British and Irish Cup Pool 5 Fixtures

Round one – 13/14/15 November

Connacht Eagles vs Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select
Jersey RFC vs Doncaster Knights

Round two – 20/21/22 November

Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select vs Jersey RFC
Doncaster Knights vs Connacht Eagles

Round three – December 11/12/13

Doncaster Knights vs Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select
Connacht Eagles vs Jersey RFC

Round four – 18/19/20 December

Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select vs Doncaster Knights
Jersey RFC vs Connacht Eagles

Round five – 15/16/17 January

Connacht Eagles vs Doncaster Knights
Jersey RFC vs Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select

Round six – 23 January

Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select vs Connacht Eagles
Doncaster Knights vs Jersey RFC
Quarter-Finals
Taking place on weekend of 12 March, 2016
Top side in each pool progress to knockout stage, plus three best runners-up
Eight quarter-finalists ranked with teams ranked 1-4 having home advantage

Semi-Finals and Final
Four winning quarter finalists progress to semi -final draw which takes place on weekend of March 2016
Semi-finalists progress to final to take place on weekend of 9 April 2016