Bath and Wasps drawn with champions Leinster in 2018/2019 Heineken Champions Cup pools

Heineken Champions Cup
The renamed Heineken Champions Cup Credit: PA

Former European title holders Wasps and Bath have been drawn in arguably the toughest group of next season's Heineken Champions Cup.

Apart from the Premiership rivals meeting each other, they must also get to grips with reigning champions Leinster and French giants Toulouse, who boast eight European crowns between them.

But the draw, which took place at Lausanne's Olympic Museum in Switzerland, was kinder to Premiership champions Saracens.

Saracens, who regained the Premiership title last month by beating Exeter at Twickenhan, have been drawn with Glasgow, Lyon and European Challenge Cup holders Cardiff Blues.

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