England's Heineken Champions Pitted Together

The pool stage of the Anglo-Welsh competition was completed last weekend, and now just four sides remain. They will compete for a place in the Twickenham final next May, but first their will be a semi-final double header in the Millennium Stadium on March 4.
The other semi-fnal sees the 1998 Heineken Cup winners, Bath Rugby tackle Llanelli Scarlets, so often the bridesmaid's in tight Heineken contests.

London Wasps' Director of Rugby Ian McGeechan is expecting another "titanic battle" with Leicester Tigers in the other semi-final.

Wasps and Leicester met five times last season - twice in the Heineken Cup, twice in the Premiership and then in the Premiership Final when a 39-14 victory saw Wasps claim the title for the third season in a row.

McGeechan said: "It's great to have got to the semi-final and to have the opportunity to play at the Millennium Stadium and it will be a new experience for a lot of our players to play there.

"The draw has given us a big game against Leicester and after last season's titanic battles in the Heineken Cup, the scene is now set for the two clubs to meet again in the Powergen."

Wasps were unbeaten qualifiers at the top of Group B following yesterday's 42-8 win over Saracens, while Leicester recovered from losing their first Group D game to Newport-Gwent Dragons to go through with a 29-16 victory against Northampton Saints.

Tickets for the semi-finals are now on sale via Ticketmaster - tel 08705 582582 / www.ticketmaster.co.uk and from all four Powergen Cup semi-finalists.