NEWPORT Gwent Dragons open their Amlin Challenge Cup campaign with a trip to London to face Wasps.
Then the visitors to Rodney Parade are French Top 14 side Bayonne before the Gwent region have back-to-back clashes with Italian Championship side Rugby Mogliano.
Amlin Cup fixture details with the kick-off times to be confirmed:
Round One: Saturday, October 12, London Wasps v Dragons (Adams Park Stadium, High Wycombe, KO 8.10pm)
Round Two: Saturday, October 20, Dragons v Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro (Rodney Parade, KO 8.10pm)
Round Three: 6/7/8/9 December, Rugby Mogliano v Dragons (Stadio Comunale, Mogliano Veneto)
Round Four: Sunday, December 16, Dragons v Rugby Mogliano (Rodney Parade, KO 5.35pm)
Round Five: 10/11/12/13 January, Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro v Dragons (Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne)
Round Six: 17/18/19/20 January, Dragons v London Wasps (Parade)
Early RaboDirect Pro 12 League fixtures
Friday, August 31: Dragons v Zebre, KO 7pm
Saturday, September 8: Leinster v Dragons, KO 6.15pm
Saturday, September 15: Dragons v Blues, KO 6.30pm
Saturday, September 22: Munster v Dragons, KO 8pm
Friday, September 28: Dragons v Edinburgh, KO 7.05pm
Friday, October 5: Scarlets v Dragons, KO 7.05pm
Friday, October 26: Dragons v Ulster, KO 7.05pm
Friday, November 2: Glasgow v Dragons, KO 7.30pm
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