Saints handed two trips to France in Champions Cup group stages
Saints will make two trips to France in the Investec Champions Cup pool stages next season.
The first batch of fixtures for the tournament have been confirmed, and Saints will travel across the Channel to take on both Stade Français Paris and Montpellier Hérault Rugby.
They then have home encounters with Cardiff Rugby and Vodacom Bulls.
Saints were drawn in Pool 4 alongside those four clubs earlier this month, as well as fellow Gallagher PREM side Bath Rugby, but they won't play the west country side in the pool stage.
Phil Dowson's side begin their campaign at Franklin's Gardens on Sunday, October 18 when Cardiff Rugby make the trip to Northampton for a 5.30pm kick-off.
They then make their first trip to France on Friday, December 11, when they go to Stade Jean Bouin in Paris to take on Stade Français (ko 8pm), before heading south again to the Septeo Stadium on Saturday, January 9, 2027, to square up to Montpellier Hérault at 5.30pm.
Saints then wrap up their group campaign with a home date against Vodacom Bulls a week later on Friday, January 15 (ko 8pm).
If the qualify from the group and reach the knockout stages, the last 16 stage is due to be played on the weekend of April 2-4.
Beaten finalists in 2025, the Saints were beaten in the quarter-finals last season, going down to an agonising final-minute 43-41 defeat at Bath.