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ERC Chairman Jean-Pierre Lux and ERC Chief Executive Derek McGrath conducted the draw for European club rugby's premier competition in Cardiff's prestigious opera and concert hall, the Wales Millennium Centre.
Round One takes place on the weekend of Oct 21-23.
POOL 1
Munster, Castres Olympique, Sale Sharks, Newport-Gwent Dragons
POOL 2
Calvisano, Perpignan, Leeds Tykes, Cardiff Blues
POOL 3
Ospreys, Stade Francais Paris, Leicester Tigers, Clermont Auvergne
POOL 4
Biarritz Olympique Pays-Basque, Saracens, Ulster Rugby , Benetton Treviso
POOL 5
Glasgow, Bourgoin, Bath Rugby, Leinster
POOL 6
London Wasps, Toulouse, Llanelli Scarlets, Edinburgh Rugby
HEINEKEN CUP 2005 / 2006 QUALIFIERS
FRANCE
1) Biarritz Olympique 2) Stade Francais Paris 3) Toulouse 4) Bourgoin 5) Perpignan 6) Castres Olympique 7) Clermont Auvergne
ENGLAND 1) London Wasps 2) Leicester Tigers 3) Sale Sharks 4) Bath Rugby 5) Saracens 6) Leeds Tykes
WALES
1) Ospreys 2) Newport Gwent Dragons 3) Llanelli Scarlets 4) Cardiff Blues
IRELAND
1) Munster 2) Leinster 3) Ulster
ITALY
1) Rugby Calvisano 2) Benetton Treviso
SCOTLAND
1) Glasgow Rugby 2) Edinburgh Rugby
DRAW FORMAT
Six Pools of four teams.
Under the draw the six top seeds from the six nations will be kept apart at the head of the six Pools.
Biarritz Olympque Pays Basque (France), London Wasps (England), Munster (Ireland), Rugby Calvisano (Italy), Glasgow Rugby (Scotland) and the Ospreys (Wales) are the six confirmed top seeds.
No two teams from the same country will be drawn in the same Pool except for the seventh French club, Clermont Auvergne, who could face any of their six domestic rivals.
