Leicester Tigers will face Irish club Connacht at home in the European Challenge Cup Round of 16 and will also have home advantage if they progress to the quarter-finals.
Connacht are the Challenge Cup’s most experienced team with 126 previous matches in the tournament and have never faced Tigers previously.
The Irish side lost to Racing 92 and Bristol Bears in the pool stage of the Champions Cup before being placed into the Challenge Cup draw but have had a strong start in the Pro14, sitting second to Munster in Pool B with eight wins from 14 rounds so far.
Tigers reached the semi-finals last season in their first Challenge Cup campaign before being knocked out by Toulon.
The winners of that Round of 16 tie will be at home to the Ospreys or Newcastle Falcons in the quarter-final stages a week later.
Dates and kick-off times are still to be confirmed.
Teams from the same league were kept apart in the Round of 16 draw performed by organisers EPCR in Switzerland this afternoon, with all clubs placed in an ‘open’ draw for the quarter-final stages.
Challenge Cup knockout stages
Round of 16
Dragons v Northampton Saints
Ospreys v Newcastle Falcons
London Irish v Cardiff Blues
Harlequins v Ulster
Benetton Rugby v Agen
Zebre Rugby Club v Bath Rugby
Leicester Tigers v Connacht
Montpellier v Glasgow Warriors
Quarter-Finals
Montpellier or Glasgow Warriors v Benetton or Agen
Dragons or Northampton Saints v Harlequins or Ulster
Zebre Rugby Club or Bath Rugby v London Irish or Cardiff Blues
Leicester Tigers or Connacht or Ospreys or Newcastle Falcons
Heineken Champions Cup draw
Round of 16
Munster Rugby v Toulouse
Gloucester Rugby v La Rochelle
Wasps v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Exeter Chiefs v Lyon
Leinster Rugby v RC Toulon
Bordeaux-Bègles v Bristol Bears
Racing 92 v Edinburgh Rugby
Scarlets v Sale Sharks
Quarter-finals
Exeter Chiefs or Lyon v Leinster Rugby or RC Toulon
Wasps or ASM Clermont Auvergne v Munster Rugby or Toulouse
Gloucester Rugby or La Rochelle v Scarlets or Sale Sharks
Bordeaux-Bègles or Bristol Bears v Racing 92 or Edinburgh Rugby
