London Welsh have been fined 10,000 euros for fielding ineligible scrum-half Tyson Keats in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Sale Sharks will open their Amlin Challenge Cup campaign at home to 2012 winners Biarritz on 10 October.
Richard Cockerill believes players will remain loyal to their clubs over England as the dispute over Europe rumbles on.
Cardiff will host the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals this season.
England, Scotland and Wales are all vying to host the 2014 European Club Rugby finals next May.
The WRU are bidding for Cardiff to stage next season's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals.
Sale and Worcester have been drawn in the same pool for next season's Amlin Challenge Cup.
Leinster cruised to a 34-13 victory over Stade Francais in the Amlin Challenge Cup final.
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