Heineken Cup times and dates announced

The times and dates for the first four rounds of the Heineken Cup pool stages have been announced.

Ulster are first into action on Friday, October 22 when they host Cardiff at Ravenhill. Munster start with an attractive fixture against Harlequins on October 23 against Parker Pen holders, Harlequins. On the same day, Leinster are away to Treviso in Italy.
FIXTURES (All kick-offs local time)
ROUND 1

Fri, Oct 22 – Pool 3: Llanelli Scarlets v Toulouse, 7.30. Pool 5: Perpignan v Edinburgh, 8.30. Pool 6: Ulster v Cardiff Blues, 7.30. Oct 23 – Pool 1: Leicester Tigers v Calvisano, 2.45. Pool 2: Bath v Bourgoin, 2.15. Benetton Treviso v Leinster , 4.0. Pool 4: Munster v NEC Harlequins, 5.15. Castres Olympique v Neath-Swansea Ospreys, 6.30. Pool 5: Newport Gwent Dragons v Newcastle Falcons, 1.0. Pool 6: Stade Franais Paris v Gloucester, 4.0. Oct 24 – Pool 1: London Wasps v Biarritz Olympique, 3.0. Pool 3: Glasgow v Northampton Saints, 1.0.

ROUND 2
Fri, Oct 29 – Pool 2: Bourgoin v Benetton Treviso, 7.30. Pool 3: Toulouse v Glasgow 8.30. Pool 6: Cardiff Blues v Stade Franais, 7.30. Oct 30 – Pool 1: Calvisano v London Wasps, 4.0.Biarritz Olympique v Leicester Tigers, 4.0. Pool 2: Leinster v Bath, 5.15. Pool 3: Northampton Saints v Llanelli Scarlets, 1.0. Pool 4: NEC Harlequins v Castres Olympique, 3.0. Pool 6: Gloucester v Ulster , 3.0. Oct 31 – Pool 4: Neath-Swansea Ospreys v Munster , 3.0. Pool 5: Edinburgh v Newport Gwent Dragons, 1.0. Newcastle Falcons v Perpignan, 2.30.

ROUND 3
Fri, Dec 3 – Pool 4: Castres Olympique v Munster , 8.30. Dec 4 – Pool 1: Biarritz Olympique v Calvisano, 6.30. Pool 2: Benetton Treviso v Bath, 4.0. Leinster v Bourgoin, 5.15. Pool 3: Northampton Saints v Toulouse, 3.0. Pool 5: Newport Gwent Dragons v Perpignan, 2.30. Pool 6: Stade Franais v Ulster , 2.0. Gloucester v Cardiff Blues, 7.30. Dec 5 – Pool 1: London Wasps v Leicester Tigers, 3.0. Pool 3: Glasgow v Llanelli Scarlets, 1.0. Pool 4: Neath-Swansea Ospreys v NEC Harlequins, 3.0. Pool 5: Newcastle Falcons v Edinburgh, 2.30.

ROUND 4

Fri, Dec 10 – Pool 2: Bourgoin v Leinster, 8.30. Dec 11 – Pool 1: Calvisano v Biarritz Olympique, 4.0. Pool 2: Bath v Benetton Treviso, 2.15. Pool 3: Toulouse v Northampton Saints, 4.0. Pool 4: Munster v Castres Olympique, 5.15. NEC Harlequins v Neath-Swansea Ospreys, 3.0. Pool 5: Perpignan v Newport Gwent Dragons, 7.0. Edinburgh v Newcastle Falcons, 5.30. Pool 6: Ulster v Stade Franais, 1.0. Cardiff Blues v Gloucester, 2.30. Dec 12 – Pool 1: Leicester Tigers v London Wasps, 3.0. Pool 3: Llanelli Scarlets v Glasgow, 1.0.