European Rugby Cup (ERC) has announced the format for the Heineken Cup 2004/2005 tournament with the pool stages reverting to the pre-World Cup formula.
The six Pool stages of next season's
Heineken Cup will revert to the pre-World Cup formula of three blocks of two rounds, starting in October and completing in early January, 2005.
The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be staged in April - with a three-week gap - with the Heineken Cup final being played on the weekend of 21s/22nd May 2005.
Heineken Cup 2004/2005. ROUND 1 - 22nd/23rd/24th October 2004. ROUND 2 - 29th/30th/31st October ROUND 3 - 3rd/4th/5th December ROUND 4 - 10th/11th/12th December ROUND 5 - 7th/8th/9th January, 2005 ROUND 6 - 14th/15th/16th January Heineken Cup Quarter-Finals - 1st/2nd/3rd April Heineken Cup Semi-Finals - 22nd/23rd/24th April
Heineken Cup Final - 21st/22nd May 2005.
