The Ospreys will kick-off their Heineken Cup campaign with a tough trip to Welford Road to face English giants Leicester Tigers on the opening weekend of this year's competition (Sunday 12th October).
The Ospreys will kick-off their Heineken Cup campaign with a tough trip to Welford Road to face English giants Leicester Tigers on the opening weekend of this year's competition (Sunday 12th October).
They will then follow that up with an enticing home fixture against Perpignan the following weekend before facing a December double header against Italian side Benetton Treviso, with the home leg up first.
January will see the Ospreys travel to face Perpignan on the weekend of 16/17/18, before rounding off Pool 3 with a potentially huge clash with Leicester the following weekend.
Full details of the 2008/09 Heineken Cup Pool stage:
THE POOLS
POOL 1: Munster, Sale Sharks, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Montauban
POOL 2: London Wasps, Leinster, Castres Olympique, Edinburgh
POOL 3: Leicester Tigers, Perpignan, Ospreys, Benetton Treviso
POOL 4: Stade Francais Paris, Llanelli Scarlets, Ulster Rugby, Harlequins
POOL 5: Toulouse, Bath Rugby, Newport Gwent Dragons, Glasgow Warriors
POOL 6: Biarritz Olympique, Gloucester Rugby, Cardiff Blues, Rugby Calvisano
THE FIXTURES
(All kick-offs LOCAL times)
ROUND 1
FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 Munster v Montauban 20.00 Sky Sports / RTE*
Pool 3 Perpignan v Benetton Treviso 21.00 Canal+ Sport / Sky Italia
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Sale Sharks 14.35 Canal+ / Sky Sports**
Pool 2 Edinburgh v Leinster 13.35 Sky Sports / RTE* / Sky Italia
Pool 4 Llanelli Scarlets v Harlequins 15.30 S4C* / Sky Sports**
Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Stade Francais Paris 15.30 Sky Sports / FR2
Pool 5 Newport Gwent Dragons v Glasgow Warriors 14.30
Pool 6 Gloucester Rugby v Biarritz Olympique 17.30 Sky Sports / Canal+ Sport
Pool 6 Rugby Calvisano v Cardiff Blues 14.35 Sky Italia / Sky Sports**
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 2 London Wasps v Castres Olympique 15.00
Pool 3 Leicester Tigers v Ospreys 13.00 Sky Sports
Pool 5 Toulouse v Bath Rugby 16.00 FR2 / Sky Sports / Sky Italia
ROUND 2
FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 5 Glasgow Warriors v Toulouse 20.00 Sky Sports / Canal+ Sport / Sky Italia
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 2 Castres Olympique v Edinburgh 18.30 Canal+ Sport / Sky Sports**
Pool 2 Leinster v London Wasps 17.30 Sky Sports / RTE* / Sky Italia
Pool 3 Benetton Treviso v Leicester Tigers 14.35 Sky Italia / Sky Sports**
Pool 3 Ospreys v Perpignan 15.30 Sky Sports / FR2
Pool 4 Stade Francais Paris v Llanelli Scarlets 14.35 Canal+ / Sky Sports
Pool 4 Harlequins v Ulster Rugby 15.00
Pool 6 Biarritz Olympique v Rugby Calvisano 18.00
SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 Montauban v ASM Clermont Auvergne 16.00 FR2
Pool 1 Sale Sharks v Munster 13.00 Sky Sports / Sport+ / RTE*
Pool 5 Bath Rugby v Newport Gwent Dragons 13.00 S4C* / Sky Sports**
Pool 6 Cardiff Blues v Gloucester Rugby 15.00 Sky Sports / Sky Italia
ROUND 3
FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER, 2008
Pool 1 Sale Sharks v Montauban 19.45
Pool 2 Edinburgh v London Wasps 19.30
Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Llanelli Scarlets 20.00 Sky Sports
Pool 6 Cardiff Blues v Biarritz Olympique 20.00 S4C*/Sky Sports**/Canal+ Sport / Sky Italia
SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER, 2008
Pool 2 Leinster v Castres Olympique 13.35 Sky Sports / Sport+ / RTE*
Pool 3 Ospreys v Benetton Treviso 15.00
Pool 3 Leicester Tigers v Perpignan 17.30 Sky Sports / Canal+ Sport
Pool 4 Stade Francais Paris v Harlequins 16.30 FR2 / Sky Sports
Pool 5 Toulouse v Newport Gwent Dragons 14.35 Canal+ / Sky Sports** / Sky Italia
Pool 6 Rugby Calvisano v Gloucester Rugby 14.35 Sky Italia / Sky Sports**
SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER, 2008
Pool 1 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Munster 16.00 FR 2 / Sky Sports / RTE*
Pool 5 Bath Rugby v Glasgow Warriors 13.00 Sky Sports / Sky Italia
ROUND 4
FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER, 2008
Pool 2 Castres Olympique v Leinster 21.00 Canal+ Sport / Sky Sports / RTE*
Pool 4 Llanelli Scarlets v Ulster Rugby 20.00 S4C* / Sky Sports** / Sky Italia
SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER, 2008
Pool 1 Munster v ASM Clermont Auvergne 15.30 Sky Sports / FR2 / RTE*
Pool 1 Montauban v Sale Sharks 19.00
Pool 3 Benetton Treviso v Ospreys 14.35 Sky Italia / Sky Sports**
Pool 4 Harlequins v Stade Francais Paris 17.30 Sky Sports / Canal+Sport
Pool 5 Newport Gwent Dragons v Toulouse 14.30
Pool 6 Biarritz Olympique v Cardiff Blues 14.35 Canal+ / Sky Sports
Pool 6 Gloucester Rugby v Rugby Calvisano 15.00
SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER, 2008
Pool 2 London Wasps v Edinburgh 13.00 Sky Sports / Sky Italia
Pool 3 Perpignan v Leicester Tigers 16.00 FR 2 / Sky Sports / Sky Italia
Pool 5 Glasgow Warriors v Bath Rugby 14.00
* Delayed highlights
** Red button
ROUND 5
16 / 17 / 18 JANUARY, 2009
Pool 1 Munster v Sale Sharks
Pool 1 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Montauban
Pool 2 London Wasps v Leinster
Pool 2 Edinburgh v Castres Olympique
Pool 3 Perpignan v Ospreys
Pool 3 Leicester Tigers v Benetton Treviso
Pool 4 Llanelli Scarlets v Stade Francais Paris
Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Harlequins
Pool 5 Newport Gwent Dragons v Bath Rugby
Pool 5 Toulouse v Glasgow Warriors
Pool 6 Gloucester Rugby v Cardiff Blues
Pool 6 Rugby Calvisano v Biarritz Olympique
ROUND 6
23 / 24 / 25 JANUARY, 2009
Pool 1 Sale Sharks v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Pool 1 Montauban v Munster
Pool 2 Leinster v Edinburgh
Pool 2 Castres Olympique v London Wasps
Pool 3 Ospreys v Leicester Tigers
Pool 3 Benetton Treviso v Perpignan
Pool 4 Stade Francais Paris v Ulster Rugby
Pool 4 Harlequins v Llanelli Scarlets
Pool 5 Bath Rugby v Toulouse
Pool 5 Glasgow Warriors v Newport Gwent Dragons
Pool 6 Cardiff Blues v Rugby Calvisano
Pool 6 Biarritz Olympique v Gloucester Rugby
QUARTER-FINALS - 10 / 11 / 12 APRIL, 2009
SEMI-FINALS - 1 / 2 / 3 MAY, 2009
14th HEINEKEN CUP FINAL - MURRAYFIELD STADIUM, EDINBURGHÂ - 23 / 24 MAY, 2009
Notes
Additional TV details will be announced at a later date.
Round 5 and 6 fixtures will be announced after Round 4.