Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon will begin the defence of their Heineken Cup crown at home to Glasgow Warriors in October.

Wilkinson played a key role in the French club landing northern hemisphere club rugby’s biggest prize with victory over Clermont Auvergne in last season’s Dublin final.

The 34-year-old former England international will be hoping to launch another successful campaign with the Pool 2 meeting against the Warriors at Stade Felix Mayol on Sunday, October 13.

Clermont, meanwhile, will face a testing examination in their Pool 4 opener as they travel to face Top 14 rivals Racing Metro.

Tournament organisers European Rugby Cup last week named Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium as the venue for the final, which will take place on Saturday, May 24.

But the long-term future of the competition is in doubt.

The English and French clubs have served notice they will pull out of the Heineken Cup when the existing participation agreement ends in May 2014, unless changes are made to commercial rights.

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