Heineken Cup Referees Announced

The leading Irish referee will be controlling his 36th tournament match while fellow Irish official Alan Lewis will referee his 46th Heineken Cup contest when Perpignan host Newport Gwent Dragons on the opening night.

Lewis has been in charge of more tournament matches than any other official, Chris White (England) and Joel Jutge (France) moving on to the 43-match mark at ASM Clermont Auvergne and London Wasps respectively.

The referee appointments for matches in Rounds 1, 2 3 and 4 in November and December were announced by ERC today (Thursday, 25 October).

HEINEKEN CUP 2007 / 2008 - (All kick-offs LOCAL times)

ROUND 1

FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER, 2007
Pool 1 Perpignan v Newport Gwent Dragons 21.00 Alan Lewis (I)
Canal+ / Sky Sports*
Pool 2 Ulster Rugby v Gloucester Rugby 20.00 Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports
SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBER, 2007
Pool 1 London Irish v Benetton Treviso 15.00 Tim Hayes (W)
Pool 2 Ospreys v Bourgoin 17.30 David Pearson (E) S4C** / Sport+ / Sky Sports*
Pool 3 Stade Français Paris v Harlequins 14.35 Alain Rolland (I)
Canal+
Pool 4 Viadana v Biarritz Olympique 14.30 Peter Allan (S)
Pool 5 London Wasps v Munster 17.30 Joel Jutge (F)
Sky Sports / Sport+* / RTE**
Pool 6 Edinburgh Rugby v Toulouse 15.30 George Clancey (I)
Sky Sports / FR2
Pool 6 Leinster v Leicester Tigers 13.30 Christophe Berdos (F)
Sky Sports / RTE**
SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER, 2007
Pool 3 Cardiff Blues v Bristol Rugby 13.00 Malcolm Changleng (S)
Sky Sports
Pool 4 Saracens v Glasgow Warriors 15.00 Romain Poite (F)
Pool 5 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Llanelli Scarlets 16.00 Chris White (E)
FR2 / Sky Sports
* Delayed ** Highlights

ROUND 2

FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER, 2007
Pool 2 Gloucester Rugby v Ospreys 20.00 Alan Lewis (I)
Sky Sports
Pool 2 Bourgoin v Ulster Rugby 21.00 Wayne Barnes (E)
Canal+ Sport / Sky Sports*
Pool 4 Glasgow Warriors v Viadana 19.30 James Jones (W)

SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER, 2007
Pool 1 Newport Gwent Dragons v London Irish 13.30 Christophe Berdos (F)
S4C** / Sky Sports
Pool 1 Benetton Treviso v Perpignan 14.30 Andrew Small (E)
Pool 3 Harlequins v Cardiff Blues 15.30 Joel Jutge (F)
Sky Sports
Pool 4 Biarritz Olympique v Saracens 16.30 Malcolm Changleng (S)
FR2
Pool 5 Llanelli Scarlets v London Wasps 17.30 Alain Rolland (I)
Sky Sports
Pool 6 Leicester Tigers v Edinburgh Rugby 15.00 Romain Poite (F)

SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER, 2007
Pool 3 Bristol Rugby v Stade Français Paris 15.00 George Clancy (I)
Sky Sports / FR2
Pool 5 Munster v ASM Clermont Auvergne 13.00 Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports / Sport+ / RTE**
Pool 6 Toulouse v Leinster 21.00 Chris White (E)
Canal+ / Sky Sports / RTE**
* Delayed ** Highlights

ROUND 3

FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER, 2007
Pool 2 Ospreys v Ulster Rugby 20.00 Chris White (E)
S4C** / Sky Sports*
Pool 2 Bourgoin v Gloucester Rugby 21.00 Alain Rolland (I)
Canal+ Sport
Pool 6 Leinster v Edinburgh Rugby 20.00 Joel Jutge (F)
Sky Sports / RTE**

SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER, 2007
Pool 1 Benetton Treviso v Newport Gwent Dragons 14.30 Romain Poite (F)
Pool 3 Harlequins v Bristol Rugby 15.00 Peter Allan (S)
Pool 4 Saracens v Viadana 15.00 Pascal Gauzere (F)
Pool 5 ASM Clermont Auvergne v London Wasps 14.35 Alan Lewis (I)
Canal+ / Sky Sports
Pool 5 Llanelli Scarlets v Munster 17.30 Wayne Barnes (E)
Sky Sports / RTE**
Pool 6 Leicester Tigers v Toulouse 15.30 Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports / FR2

SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER, 2007
Pool 1 London Irish v Perpignan 15.00 Malcolm Changleng (S)
Pool 3 Stade Français Paris v Cardiff Blues 16.00 David Pearson (E)
FR2 / Sky Sports
Pool 4 Glasgow Warriors v Biarritz Olympique 13.00 Tim Hayes (W)
Sky Sports / Sport+
* Delayed ** Highlights

ROUND 4

FRIDAY 14 DECEMBER, 2007
Pool 2 Ulster Rugby v Ospreys 20.00 Joel Jutge (F)
Sky Sports
Pool 4 Biarritz Olympique v Glasgow Warriors 21.00 Nigel Owens (W)
Canal+ Sport / Sky Sports*

SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER, 2007
Pool 1 Newport Gwent Dragons v Benetton Treviso 14.30 Rob Debney (E)
Pool 1 Perpignan v London Irish 16.30 Carlo Damasco (It)
FR2
Pool 2 Gloucester Rugby v Bourgoin 15.00 George Clancey (I)
Pool 3 Cardiff Blues v Stade Français Paris 13.35 Wayne Barnes (E)
S4C** / Canal+ / Sky Sports
Pool 4 Viadana v Saracens 14.30 Peter Fitzgibbon (I)
Pool 5 London Wasps v ASM Clermont Auvergne 17.30 Alain Rolland (I)
Sky Sports / Sport+
Pool 6 Edinburgh Rugby v Leinster 15.30 Tim Hayes (W)
Sky Sports / RTE**

SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER, 2007
Pool 3 Bristol Rugby v Harlequins 15.00 Christophe Berdos (F)
Pool 5 Munster v Llanelli Scarlets 13.00 David Pearson (E)
Sky Sports / RTE**
Pool 6 Toulouse v Leicester Tigers 16.00 Alan Lewis (I)
FR2 / Sky Sports
* Delayed ** Highlights