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Leeds Carnegie miss out on Jonny Wilkinson's Toulon in Challenge Cup
PREMIERSHIP new boys Leeds Carnegie have been drawn against last season's beaten finalists in the European Challenge Cup.
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Neil Back and Andy Key's side are the second seeds behind French Top 14 side Bourgoin in pool one. Bourgoin lost to Northampton in the final at Twickenham Stoop last month.
They are also paired with Italians Overmach Rugby Parma and Bucuresti Oaks of Romania.
Jonny Wilkinson's Toulon, the biggest draw of the competition, have been drawn with Saracens in pool three.
The competition begins on the weekend of 8/9/10/11 October.
Back said: "European rugby has always held a special place for me but this will be the first time that Andy Key and I have coached a team in Europe.
"We are thrilled with the draw especially as it gives us a chance to take on someone who was a great servant for Leeds, Alberto Di Bernardo, at his new club in Bourgoin.
"We knew we would always have a big team in our pool as the second seeds but it does not come much tougher than taking on the runners-up from the previous season.
"However, we will also have to have the right mentality to take on the other two teams in our pool as well
"Every team is improving each season with more exposure to the better French and English teams.
"Our mn objective next season is obviously to consolidate our position in the Guinness Premiership but we also want to represent Leeds and Yorkshire in Europe.
"I is great for a team to challenge themselves in a different environment and you learn a lot about individuals when you are away from home in Europe and I am looking forward to taking this group of players on the road next season."
Pools
POOL 1: Bourgoin, Leeds Carnegie, Overmach Rugby Parma, Bucuresti Oaks.
POOL 2: Worcester Warriors, Connacht Rugby, Montpellier, Olympus Rugby XV Madrid.
POOL 3: Saracens, Castres Olympique, Toulon, Rugby Rovigo.
POOL 4: London Wasps, Rugby Calvisano, Bayonne, Racing-Metro 92.
POOL 5: Newcastle Falcons, Montauban, Petrarca Rugby, Albi.
Schedule
ROUND 1 – 8/9/10/11 October, 2009
ROUND 2 – 15/16/17/18 October, 2009
ROUND 3 -10/11/12/13 December, 2009
ROUND 4 -17/18/19/20 December, 2009
ROUND 5 – 14/15/16/17 January, 2010
ROUND 6 – 21/22/23/24 January, 2010
QUARTER-FINALS – 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 April, 2010
SEMI-FINALS – 30 / 1 / 2 May, 2010
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP FINAL – 21 / 22 / 23 May, 2010
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