NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will host Northampton and Wasps at Rodney Parade in the coming season’s LV= Cup.

Lyn Jones’ side start their campaign at Welsh rivals Scarlets and end the group stages at Newcastle, who are back in the Aviva Premiership after a season in the Championship.

Last season the Dragons lost twice to the Scarlets in the RaboDirect Pro12 and home and away to Wasps in the Amlin Challenge Cup. The Saints also triumphed at Rodney Parade in the LV= Cup.

The tournament follows the usual format of teams playing those from another pool with the team ranked first progressing to the semi-finals.

2013-14 LV= Cup

Pool One (play Pool Four)

Saracens

Gloucester Rugby

London Irish

Newport Gwent Dragons

Pool Two (Play Pool Three)

Leicester Tigers

Exeter Chiefs

Sale Sharks

Cardiff Blues

Pool Three (Play Pool Two)

Harlequins

Bath Rugby

Worcester Warriors

Ospreys

Pool Four (play Pool One)

Northampton Saints

London Wasps

Newcastle Falcons

Scarlets

Dragons’ fixtures

Round one: Scarlets, away, November 8/9/10 (weekend of Wales v South Africa)

Round two: Wasps, home, November 15/16/17 (weekend of Wales v Argentina)

Round three: Northampton, home, January 24/25/26 (week before Six Nations)

Round four: Newcastle, away, January 31/February 1/2 (weekend of Wales v Italy)

Semi-finals: March 7/8/9 (weekend of England v Wales)

Final: March 16 (weekend of Wales v Scotland)