Leinster to kick off Heineken ties

LEINSTER will kick off the Heineken Cup quarter finals, with the ERC pencilling in their appetising quarter final against Clermont-Auvergne for Friday night, April 9 (8pm).

Munster, not to mention Limerick gardaí, will be relieved that the province’s renewal of acquaintances with Northampton, will take place on Saturday evening, April 10 at 5.30pm.

Meanwhile, Connacht’s Amlin Cup quarter-final against Bourgoin is also fixed for Saturday (1pm) at the Sportsground in Galway.

Friday, April 9: Heineken Cup: Leinster v Clermont Auvergne, 8pm.

Saturday, April 10:Heineken Cup: Biarritz v Ospreys, 4pm; Munster v Northampton Saints, 5.30pm; Amlin Challenge Cup: Connacht v Bourgoin, 1pm; Toulon v Scarlets, 8pm.

Sunday April 11: Heineken Cup: Toulouse v Stade Francais, 5.30pm; Amlin Challenge Cup: Wasps v Gloucester, 2pm; Newcastle v Cardiff Blues, 3pm.