NEWPORT Gwent Dragons will have a reunion with former head coach Paul Turner when they take on London Wasps in the LV Cup.

Turner was appointed as attack and skills coach by the English club last month, working under former Cardiff Blues boss Dai Young.

The away clash at Adams Park is on the weekend of October 21 and is the region’s second fixture of the tournament.

The Dragons, who were beaten in the semi-finals of the tournament by eventual winners Gloucester at Kingsholm last season, start with a home clash with Bath.

They travel to the Ospreys on the weekend of January 27 before finishing the group stage with a home clash with English champions Saracens.

Dragons head coach Darren Edwards said: “The cup was a great opportunity for players at the Dragons last season.

“Getting to the semi-finals gave many of our younger players their first taste of playing rugby at that level and was a great boost for our season.

“We have a tough pool with away trips to Wasps and the Ospreys but it will be a great start to the campaign to open with a home clash against our closest English neighbours Bath and I’m confident that the boys will meet the challenges head-on.”

Pool 1

Saracens

Bath

London Wasps

Ospreys

Pool 2

Leicester

London Irish

Sale

Cardiff Blues

Pool 3

Gloucester

Harlequins

Newcastle

Scarlets

Pool 4

Northampton

Exeter

Worcester

Dragons

Round 1 – 14/15/16 October

Northampton v Saracens

Worcester v London Wasps

Dragons v Bath

Exeter v Ospreys

Newcastle v Cardiff Blues

Harlequins v London Irish

Gloucester v Sale

Scarlets v Leicester

Round 2 – 21/22/23 October

Saracens v Exeter

London Wasps v Dragons

Bath v Worcester

Ospreys v Northampton

London Irish v Newcastle

Sale v Harlequins

Leicester v Gloucester

Cardiff Blues v Scarlets

Round 3 – 27/28/29 January

Ospreys v Dragons

London Wasps v Exeter

Saracens v Worcester

Bath v Northampton

Newcastle v Sale

Harlequins v Leicester

Scarlets v London Irish

Gloucester v Cardiff Blues

Round 4 – 3/4/5 February

Exeter v Bath

Worcester v Ospreys

Northampton v London Wasps

Dragons v Saracens

Cardiff Blues v Harlequins

Leicester v Newcastle

London Irish v Gloucester

Sale v Scarlets

Teams from pool 1 and 2 play teams from pool 2 and 4 respectively.

The group winners qualify for the semis.

Semi finals (9/10/11 March)

Final (16/17/18 March)