The draw has been made for the pool stages of next season's Heineken Cup.

Leinster have been drawn Pool 1 where they will face their opponents from the 2011 final, Northampton Saints as well as the Ospreys and recently crowned French champions, Castres.

Ulster have been handed a tough draw in Pool 5 where they must face Leicester, Montpellier and Treviso.

Connacht are in Pool 3 where they will once again face Toulouse along with Saracens and Zebre.

Munster will be quietly pleased with their Pool 6 draw, which sees them going up against Perpignan, Edinburgh and Gloucester.

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