Fixtures Confirmed For Heineken Cup’s Fourth Round

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ERC (European Rugby Cup Limited) have confirmed the televised fixtures and kick-off times for the fourth round of pool matches in the 2005/06 Heineken Cup.

December 17 will be a “super Saturday” for the Irish provinces as all three are in action. In Pool One, Munster’s Thomond Park clash with the Newport-Gwent Dragons will kick-off at 5.15pm and be broadcast live by RTE and Sky Sports.

Both Ulster and Leinster are away on the weekend before Christmas – Mark McCall’s Ulster side travel to meet current Pool Four toppers Saracens in London (1.00pm), while Leinster, currently second in Pool Five, finish off their back-to-back run against Bourgoin by visiting the Stade Pierre Rajon (3.00pm). Both games will be shown live on Sky Sports.

HEINEKEN CUP ROUND 4 (all kick-offs Irish time)

Friday December 16:

Pool 1 – Sale Sharks v Castres Olympique, Edgeley Park, 8.00pm

Pool 5 – Glasgow Warriors v Bath, Hughenden, 7.30pm

Pool 6 – Toulouse v Edinburgh Gunners, Stade Ernest Wallon, 7.30pm (Sport+/Sky Sports)

Saturday December 17:

Pool 1 – Munster v Newport-Gwent Dragons, Thomond Park, 5.15pm (RTE/Sky Sports/S4C**)

Pool 2 – Cardiff Blues v Calvisano, Cardiff Arms Park, 3.00pm (Sky Sports*/S4C**); Perpignan v Leeds Tykes, Stade Aime Giral, 5.30pm

Pool 3 – Stade Francais v ASM Clermont Auvergne, Stade Jean Bouin, 5.00pm (Sport+, Sky Sports*)

Pool 4 – Saracens v Ulster, Vicarage Road, 1.00pm (Sky Sports); Benetton Treviso v Biarritz Olympique, Stade Comunale di Monigio, 1.00pm (Sky Italia)

Pool 5 – Bourgoin v Leinster, Stade Pierre Rajon, 3.00pm (FR2, Sky Sports)

Sunday December 18:

Pool 3 – The Ospreys v Leicester Tigers, Liberty Stadium, Swansea, 1.00pm (Sky Sports, S4C**)

Pool 6 – London Wasps v Llanelli Scarlets, Causeway Stadium, 3.00pm (Sky Sports/S4C**)

* Delayed transmission

** Highlights