Fixture Days 1 to 4

[Tony Manx]

• DAY 1
• Friday, October 12, 2012
• Pool 2 Ospreys v Benetton Treviso, Liberty Stadium 20.00 Sky Sports
• Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Castres Olympique , Ravenhill 20.00 Sky Sports / Sport +
• Saturday, October 13, 2012
• Pool 1 Rugby v Saracens Edinburgh, Murrayfield 13.35 Sky Sports
• Group 1 Racing Metro 92 v Munster Rugby, Stade de France 14.35 Canal + / Sky Sports
• Zebra Pool 3 v Connacht Rugby at Stadio XXV Aprile (Parma) 14.35 Sky Italia
• Pool 5 Leinster Rugby v Exeter Chiefs, RDS 15.40 Sky Sports / Canal + Sport
• Pool 5 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Scarlets, Stade Marcel Michelin 16.40 FR2/Sky Sports
• Pool 3 Harlequins v Biarritz Olympique , Twickenham Stoop 18.00 Sky Sports / Sport +
• Sunday, October 14, 2012
• Pool 4 Northampton Saints v Glasgow Warriors, Franklin's Gardens 12.45 Sky Sports
• Pool 6 Sale Sharks v Cardiff Blues, Salford City Stadium 12.45 Sky Sports
• Pool 2 Toulouse v Leicester Tigers, The Sports Stadium 16.00 FR2/Sky
• Pool 6 Toulon v Montpellier, Stade Velodrome 21.00 Canal + / Sky Sports
• DAY 2
• Friday, October 19, 2012
• Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Glasgow Warriors, Scotstoun Stadium 20.00 Sky Sports
• Pool 4 Castres v Northampton Saints, Stade Pierre Antoine 21.00 Canal + / Sky Sports
• Saturday, October 20, 2012
• Pool 5 Scarlets v Leinster Rugby, Parc y Scarlets 13.35 Sky Sports
• Pool 2 Benetton Treviso v Toulouse, Stadio di Monigo 14.35 Sky Italia / Canal + / Sky Sports
• Pool 1 Saracens v Racing Metro, King Baudouin Stadium (Brussels) 16.40 FR2/Sky Sports
• Pool 3 Rugby Connacht v Harlequins, Sportsground 18.00 The Sky Sports
• Pool 5 Exeter Chiefs v ASM Clermont Auvergne, Sandy Park 18.00 Sky Sports / Sport +
• Biarritz Olympique v Pool 3 Zebra, Parc des Sports Aguilera 19.00 Canal +
• Sunday, October 21, 2012
• Pool 1 Munster Rugby v Edinburgh Rugby, Thomond Park 12.45 Sky Sports
• Pool 6 Cardiff Blues v Toulon Cardiff Arms Park 12.45 Sky Sports / Sport +
• Pool 2 Leicester Tigers v Ospreys Welford Road 15.00 Sky Sports
• Pool 6 Montpellier v Sale Sharks Stade Yves du Manoir 16.00 FR2/Sky Sports
• DAY 3
• Friday, December 7, 2012
• Pool 4 Glasgow Warriors v Castres Olympique, Scotstoun Stadium 19.35
• Pool 3 Connacht Rugby v Biarritz, The Sportsground 20.00 Sky Sports / Canal + Sport
• Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Northampton Saints, Franklin's Gardens 20.00 Sky Sports
• Saturday, December 8, 2012
• Pool 5 Scarlets v Exeter Chiefs, Parc y Scarlets 13.35 Sky Sports
• Pool 2 Toulouse v Ospreys Stade Ernest Wallon 14.35 Canal + / Sky Sports
• Zebra Pool 3 v Harlequins, Stadio XXV Aprile 14.35 Sky Italia
• Pool 2 Leicester Tigers v Benetton Treviso, Welford Road 15.40 Sky Sports
• Pool 6 Sale Sharks v Toulon, Salford City Stadium 15.40 Sky Sports/FR2
• Pool 1 Munster Rugby v Saracens, Thomond Park 18.00 Sky Sports
• Group 1 Racing Metro 92 v Edinburgh Rugby, Stade Yves du Manoir 19.00 Canal + / Sky Sports
• Sunday, December 9, 2012
• Pool 6 Cardiff Blues v Montpellier, Cardiff Arms Park 12.45 Sky Sports / Sport +
• Pool 5 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Leinster Rugby, St Marcel Michelin 16.00 FR2/Sky Sports
• DAY 4
• Friday, December 14, 2012
• Group 1 Edinburgh Rugby v Racing Metro 92, Murrayfield 20.00 Sky Sports / Canal + Sport
• Pool 3 v Connacht Rugby Biarritz Olympique at Parc des Sports Aguilera 21.00 Canal + / Sky Sports
• Saturday, December 15, 2012
• Pool 2 Ospreys v Toulouse, Liberty Stadium 13.35 Sky Sports / Canal +
• Pool 2 Benetton Treviso v Leicester Tigers at Stadio di Monigo 14.35 Sky Italia / Sky Sports
• Harlequins v Pool 3 Zebra, Twickenham Stoop 15.00
• Pool 3 Leinster Rugby v ASM Clermont Auvergne 15.40 Sky Sports/FR2 Aviva Stadium
• Pool 5 Scarlets v Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park 15.40 Sky Sports
• Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Northampton Saints, Ravenhill 18.00 Sky Sports
• Pool 6 Montpellier v Cardiff Blues, Stade Yves du Manoir 19.00 Canal + / Sky Sports
• Sunday, December 16, 2012
• Pool 4 Castres Olympique v Glasgow Warriors, Stade Pierre Antoine 13.45 Canal + / Sky Sports
• Pool 1 Munster Rugby v Saracens, London (TBC) 15.00 Sky Sports
• Pool 6 Toulon v Sale Sharks, Stade Felix Mayol 16.00 FR2/Sky Sports

 

[dudeabides]

Looking forward to this getting underway, it's such a great tournament. One would have to be blinded not to notice that you marked every Biarritz fixture with a wink, except for their match away to the Harlequins. I think they can win that one, either way it's the most intriguing match of Day 1 to me, though I suppose they will make a bigger deal out of Toulouse v Leicester. And I'll bet Connacht are not at all displeased to be in the pool with Zebre who they know they can beat twice, and maybe they can get another rare Heineken cup upset like the one against the Quins at the Sportsground last year.

 

[Tony Manx]

The reason I have not marked it with a wink is I am "afeared" of Quins at their patch!!

I believe we have a very good defensive pattern but, as Castres showed at the weekend, if our number one players are not available, for whatever reason, (and up for it) in the back line, we have a frailty there plus, even with our best backs on show, we are not likely to be able to keep up with Quins if they can cut loose and score as freely as they are readily able to do and have shown this and last season. I know that we are second best on points in the league this season but have played a couple of the weaker teams at home..............

We do miss the injured Yach but Lesgourges is having a very good season and am not too worried about him but, he is not Yach, who should be back by the end of the year. Fly half is still a problem and our inside centre, Traille, is not the player he was in attack and now is a bit like Tindall - hold the ball and bash......IF the ball gets passed by him and Gimenez we have the wings in Ngwenya and Brew (who has been terrific for us this season) to finish but they need the ball. Balshaw is inconsistent...he has been brilliant but tends not to show this on the big stage and cannot remember when he had a good H Cup match for us! If either of Baby or Buruto have to play we could be like a sieve!!

i think it could be a good match but am not confident enough on this one................yet no doubt the Sky commentators (especially Dewi) will again be pumping up the unbelievable talent we have at our disposal but which we consistently fail to utilise arguing that we prefer the "stick it up the jumper" !! I hope they do stick it up their jumper at the Stoop......leave the entertainment to someone who cares!!!

 

[Tony Manx]

Sorry wrong thread!!

 

[Feicarsinn]

There will be official threads going up for the Heineken Cup. It's quite a big deal by all accounts.

 

[Tony Manx]

OK!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

In the week running up to each round there will be invidividual threads going up for each game, as opposed to how we're doing it atm with the club rugby where we have one thread for the whole round.