The Dragons will have the chance to avenge last season’s Heineken Cup campaign as they face Gloucester at Rodney Parade in the opening round of this season’s LV= Cup.
The Men Of Gwent will then travel to Northampton and Sale before taking on regional rivals the Scarlets in the final match of the pool stages at Rodney Parade.
There is no doubt that this is a group of quality sides - it shows that this competition is tough and look forward to crossing swords with these teams. We had a good result against Sale last season in the tournament and having met Gloucester in the Heineken Cup it’s a good opportunity for our players to test themselves. Northampton are more unfamiliar but we know that they are strong team. Obviously we know the Scarlets very well but I’m pleased we got the home draw and look forward to welcoming them to Rodney Parade.
Round 1 (weekend of November 6, 2010)
Dragons v Gloucester Rugby
Round 2 (weekend of November 13, 2010)
Northampton Saints v Dragons
Round 3 (weekend of January 29, 2011)
Sale Sharks v Dragons
Round 4 (weekend of February 5, 2011)
Dragons v Scarlets
Semi finals (weekend of March 12, 2011, venue TBC)
Final (weekend of March 19, 2011, venue TBC)
- The LV= Cup is a 16-team competition involving the 12 Aviva Premiership Rugby clubs and 4 Welsh regions
- Played in four pools of four with three English clubs and one Welsh region in each pool
- English clubs have been allocated to the pools depending on their finish in last season's Premiership
- Welsh regions have been allocated to the pools to avoid repeating fixtures from the Heineken and Amlin Challenge cups where possible
- Teams in Pool 1 play teams in Pool 4 and teams in Pool 2 play teams in Pool 3
- Each team plays four pool matches - two home and two away - with the top team from each pool qualifying for the semi finals.
