Agen and London Irish lock horns for the seventh time in the European Rugby Challenge Cup when the Gallagher Premiership side visit Stade Armandie in the opening round. The French outfit will be hoping to halt a winless streak in the competition that dates back to 2018 against a London Irish side who have also struggled in the Challenge Cup in recent years. Match facts

Agen and London Irish have met six times before in the Challenge Cup, London Irish have won five of those previous meetings, their only defeat coming in their first meeting back in November 1999.
Agen have lost their last eight games in the Challenge Cup, their worst ever run in the competition, their last win came against Grenoble in December 2018.
London Irish have lost their last four Challenge Cup games, their worst run since losing their first seven games in the competition back in 1996-1997.
London Irish have a 50% win rate away from home against TOP 14 sides in the Challenge Cup, winning eight of their last 12 such matches.
Agen averaged just one try and 9.5 points per game in the Challenge Cup last season, the lowest tallies of any side in the competition.