GLASGOW WARRIORS will face French champions Racing 92 in the European Champions Cup pool stage for the second year in a row after the draw was made today.
Gregor Townsend's team recorded a win and a loss against the Top 14 side last season and will also face Leicester Tigers and Munster in Pool 1 as they bid to make the final at Murrayfield.
Leicester finished fourth in last year's English Premiership, while Irish province Munster came three places behind the Warriors in the Pro 12 in sixth.
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Pool 1: Racing 92, Glasgow Warriors, Leicester Tigers, Munster Rugby
Pool 2: Connacht Rugby, Wasps, Toulouse, Zebre
Pool 3: Saracens, RC Toulon, Scarlets, Sale Sharks
Pool 4: Leinster Rugby, Montpellier, Northampton Saints, Castres Olympique
Pool 5: Exeter Chiefs, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Ulster Rugby, Bordeaux-Begles
Edinburgh have the enticing prospect of a home final in the Challenge Cup this year, as the secondary European competition will also reach its conclusion at the capital's national stadium.
The Scottish club reached the final of the competition in the 2014/15 season, when they were beaten by Gloucester, and will face last year's runners-up Harlequins in Pool 5.
Tim Visser will come up against his former club when they meet, having joined the English side last summer.
French club Stade Francais and Romanian qualifiers Timisoara Saracens make up the rest of the pool.
When Stade take on Quins, it will be a repeat of the 2011 Challenge Cup final.
Challenge Cup draw
Pool 1: La Rochelle, Gloucester Rugby, Benetton Treviso, Bayonne
Pool 2: Ospreys, Grenoble, Newcastle Falcons, Lyon
Pool 3: Brive, Worcester Warriors, NG Dragons, Enisei STM
Pool 4: Cardiff Blues, Bath Rugby, Pau, Bristol Rugby
Pool 5: Harlequins, Edinburgh Rugby, Stade Francais Paris, Timisoara Saracens
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