Leicester Tigers Up First For The Ospreys

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, EDINBURGH - 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.