The squads for the 2019/20 Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have been released today (Wednesday) as teams prepare to start their quest for a spot at European Finals Weekend in May 2020.

2019 Heineken Champions Cup winners Saracens have named the likes of Rugby World Cup finalists Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Jamie George and Elliot Daly in their squad alongside 2019 EPCR European Player of the Year Alex Goode.

Meanwhile, other Rugby World Cup finalists including Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry and scrum-half Faf de Klerk, as well as Montpellier fly-half Handrè Pollard and Toulouse wing Cheslin Kolbe, have made the cut for their respective Heineken Champions Cup sides.

The action in the Heineken Champions Cup gets underway on Friday, 15 November when Gloucester Rugby host Toulouse at Kingsholm Stadium in a Pool 5 clash live on BT Sport and beIN SPORTS.

Ahead of the 2020 finals in Marseille next May, all 60 matches in Rounds 1 to 6 of the Heineken Champions Cup will be broadcast live in the UK, Ireland and Italy on either BT Sport, Channel 4, Virgin Media or DAZN, and in France on beIN SPORTS and France Télévisions.

Click HERE for the 2019/20 Heineken Champions Cup fixtures

The Challenge Cup will feature Leicester Tigers for the first time and the two-time European Cup winners will open up their campaign against Pau on Saturday, 16 November.

Three-time European Cup winners RC Toulon will start their Challenge Cup path against Bayonne before matches against Scarlets and London Irish in Pool 2.

Click HERE for the 2019/20 Challenge Cup fixtures

EPCR weekends – 2019/20 season

Round 1: 15/16/17 November 2019 Round 2: 22/23/24 November 2019 Round 3: 6/7/8 December 2019 Round 4: 13/14/15 December 2019 Round 5: 10/11/12 January 2020 Round 6: 17/18/19 January 2020 Quarter-finals: 3/4/5 April 2020 Semi-finals: 1/2/3 May 2020

2020 finals – Stade de Marseille Challenge Cup final – Friday 22 May Heineken Champions Cup final – Saturday 23 May