TV Coverage of Heineken Cup Round Six.
The Pool stage of the most competitive Heineken Cup tournament to date comes to a climax next weekend – and eight of the Round 6 matches will have television coverage.
The Pool stage of the most competitive Heineken Cup tournament to date comes to a climax next weekend – and eight of the Round 6 matches will have television coverage.
With 13 of the 24 teams still in the hunt for quarter-final
qualification, the cameras will be at all the key contests as both matches in each of the Pools kick-off simultaneously.
On Friday evening Sky Sports and Sport + will broadcast the crucial Pool 1 battle between Leicester Tigers and Stade Francais Paris while on Saturday
FR2 and Sky Sports will be at Stade Ernest Wallon when Toulouse attempt to end Edinburgh Rugby’s winning streak and claim the Pool 2 honours.
RTE and
Sky Sports will also show Munster’s home clash with Bourgoin that could decide the Pool 5 pecking order.
On Sunday Sky Sports will provide all the Northampton Saints and
Llanelli
Scarlets Pool 4 action from Franklin’s Gardens and will show live
updates
from both Biarritz Olympique and Gloucester in their bumper Saturday
schedule.
The Round 6 television coverage is: (All kick-offs LOCAL time)
Friday 30th January.
Pool 1: Ulster v The Dragons, 19.45: Leicester Tigers v Stade Francais, 19.45 Sky / Sport +
Saturday 31st January.
Pool 2: Toulouse v Edinburgh Rugby, 16.00 FR2 / Sky:
Neath-Swansea Ospreys v Leeds Tykes, 15.00
Pool 3: Biarritz Olympique v Leinster Lions 16.00 Sky *: Cardiff Blues v Sale Sharks, 15.00
Pool 5:Gloucester v Benetton Treviso, 17.00 Sky *: Munster v Bourgoin, 17.00 RTE / Sky
Sunday 1st February.
Pool 4: Northampton Saints v Llanelli Scarlets, 15.00 Sky: The Borders v Agen, 15.00
Pool 6: Perpignan v London Wasps, 14.00 Sport + / Sky: Calvisano v Celtic Warriors, 14.00 Sky Italia
Sky * = Live updates