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Which of the six Pools will be the most difficult to qualify from for the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup?
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Pool 6
Previous Poll Results

According to you who was the best European player of the season?
Imanol Harinordoquy (43%)
William Servat (21%)
Other (12%)
Ronan O'Gara(8%)
Brian O'Driscoll (8%)
Vincent Clerc (5%)

Damien Traille (3%)












Broadcasters
Heineken Cup - Live TV Broadcasts
DateLocal TimeHome
AwayTV
8/10/1020:00Northampton Saints  v  Castres OlympiqueSky Sports
9/10/1013:30Leinster  v  Racing Métro 92Sky Sports
9/10/1014:30Benetton Treviso  v  Leicester TigersSky Italia
9/10/1014:30Toulon  v  OspreysCanal+
9/10/1015:30Scarlets  v  PerpignanSky Sports
9/10/1016:30ASM Clermont Auvergne  v  SaracensFR2
9/10/1017:45Cardiff Blues  v  EdinburghS4C*
9/10/1017:45London Irish  v  MunsterSky Sports
10/10/1013:00Bath Rugby  v  Biarritz Olympique Pays BasqueSky Sports
10/10/1016:00Toulouse  v  London WaspsFR2
15/10/1020:00Ospreys  v  London IrishSky Sports
15/10/1021:00Castres Olympique  v  Cardiff BluesCanal+
16/10/1013:30Edinburgh  v  Northampton SaintsSky Sports
16/10/1014:30Aironi Rugby  v  Bath RugbySky Italia
16/10/1014:30Racing Métro 92  v  ASM Clermont AuvergneCanal+
16/10/1015:30Munster  v  ToulonSky Sports
16/10/1017:45Newport Gwent Dragons  v  ToulouseS4C*
16/10/1017:45Saracens  v  LeinsterSky Sports
Amlin Challenge Cup - Live TV Broadcasts
DateLocal TimeHome
AwayTV
7/10/1019:45Newcastle Falcons  v  BourgoinSky Sports
7/10/1020:45Stade Francais Paris  v  Crociati RugbyEurosport France
8/10/1018:30Agen  v  Gloucester RugbyEurosport France
10/10/1018:45Bayonne  v  HarlequinsFR4 / Sky Sports
14/10/1020:45Montpellier  v  Newcastle FalconsEurosport France / Sky Sports
16/10/1020:45La Rochelle  v  AgenEurosport France
17/10/1017:45Leeds Carnegie  v  Stade Francais ParisSky Sports / FR4
9/12/1020:45Montpellier  v  BourgoinEurosport France
11/12/1020:45Brive  v  Sale SharksFR4 / Sky Sports
12/12/1017:45Harlequins  v  Connacht RugbySky Sports
12/12/1018:45Bayonne  v  I Cavalieri EstraEurosport France
16/12/1020:45Stade Francais Paris  v  Bucharest OaksEurosport France
18/12/1020:45Bourgoin  v  MontpellierEurosport France
19/12/1017:45Gloucester Rugby  v  La RochelleSky Sports / FR4
ERC Television Coverage
Sky Sports

Sky Sports broadcast exclusive live coverage of the Heineken Cup throughout the UK and Ireland. Fans can enjoy up to six live games for each Pool weekend with additional games shown as delayed live. Sky Sports will also carry all knock-out games live including the Heineken Cup final and one Amlin Challenge Cup game each weekend.

Sky's extensive European club rugby coverage includes the Rugby Club on Thursday evening and European Rugby Special on Sunday evenings which features highlights of the weekend's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup action.

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ERC's French broadcast partners, France Televisions, broadcast comprehensive coverage of the Heineken Cup which includes one live game on Saturday and one live game on Sunday on the terrestrial France 2 channel. One additionnal Amlin Challenge Cup game is also broadcasted on France 4. See schedule for details.

Canal + Canal Groupe in France have partnered up with France Televisions and broadcast up to three live games each Heineken Cup weekend with matches being shown on the premium Canal +, Canal + Sport and on Sports +.
RTE Sport

RTE Television in Ireland broadcast full delayed coverage of Heineken Cup games involving Munster and Leinster throughout the season. RTE's Heineken Cup coverage also includes the "Against the Head" rugby magazine on Monday's and the "Heineken Cup Road Show with Hook and Pope" on Wednesdays of Heineken Cup weeks broadcast from rugby clubs throughout Ireland.

RTE Radio are the exclusive national radiobroadcasters for the Heineken Cup in Ireland and offer live coverage of all games involving the Irish teams in the tournament.

S4C

S4C, the Welsh language broadcaster carry extensive highlights of Heineken Cup action during European weekends including comprehensive coverage of games involving the three Welsh regions. S4C's coverage also includes the Y Clwb Rygbi magazine programme.

Sky Sport Italia Sky Sport Italia broadcast live up to five Heineken Cup matches each Round including the home Italian games..
Eurosport Eurosport France are partners to the Amlin Challenge Cup and broadcast at least one match live each week.
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