NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have been drawn in the same pool as James Hook’s Perpignan in the group stages of the Amlin Challenge Cup.

They will also face Aviva Premiership side Exeter Chiefs and Italian outfit Cavalieri Prato.

The first round of games will take place between November 10 and 13.

The last time the Dragons competed in the tournament, they reached the semi-final.

The five pool winners will progress into the quarter-finals where they will be joined by three group runners-up from the Heineken Cup.

Pool 1: Stade Francais Paris, Worcester Warriors, Crociati Parma, Bucharest Wolves

Pool 2: Toulon, Newcastle Falcons, Petrarca Padova, Lyon Rugby

Pool 3: London Wasps, Bayonne, Femi-CZ Rovigo, Bordeaux-Begles

Pool 4: Perpignan, Newport Gwent Dragons, Exeter Chiefs, Cavalieri Prato

Pool 5: Sale Sharks, Brive, Agen, Club de Rugby La Vila