Reigning Heineken Cup champions Toulouse will be first into action in front of the television cameras when Round 4 of the Heineken Cup is played on the weekend of 16 / 17 / 18 December.
Fabien Pelous' team resume their bid for a fourth title when they travel to Edinburgh Gunners in Round 3 the previous weekend, the reverse fixture with the Scottish side being played on Friday, 16 December and screened live by Sport+ and Sky Sports.
Other action on the Friday night sees Sale Sharks clashing with Castres Olympique and Bath Rugby traveling to Glasgow Warriors.
Eight of the 12 matches will be televised live - five of them on the Saturday when Sky Sports continue their Round 4 coverage with three live matches. France Televisions will screen Bourgoin against Leinster; RTE will show Munster against Newport Gwent Dragons; Sport+ will be at Stade Francais Paris against ASM Clermont Auvergne and Sky Italia at Benetton Treviso against Biarritz Olympique.
On the Sunday Sky Sports will cover the Ospreys v Leicester Tigers and the London Wasps v Llanelli Scarlets matches.
S4C will show highlights, including the four matches involving the Welsh regions.
HEINEKEN CUP ROUND 4 (all kick-offs LOCAL time)
FRIDAY 16 DECEMBER
Pool 1 Sale Sharks v Castres Olympique 20.00
Pool 5 Glasgow Warriors v Bath Rugby 19.30
Pool 6 Toulouse v Edinburgh Gunners 20.30 Sport+/Sky Sports
SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER
Pool 1 Munster v Newport Gwent Dragons 17.15 RTE/Sky Sports/ S4C**
Pool 2 Cardiff Blues v Rugby Calvisano 15.00 Sky Sports*/S4C**
Pool 2 Perpignan v Leeds Tykes 18.30
Pool 3 S Français Paris v ASM Clermont Auvergne 18.00 Sport+/Sky Sports*
Pool 4 Saracens v Ulster Rugby 13.00 Sky Sports
Pool 4 Benetton Treviso v Biarritz Olympique 14.00 Sky Italia
Pool 5 Bourgoin v Leinster 16.00 FR2/Sky Sports
SUNDAY 18 DECEMBER
Pool 3 Ospreys v Leicester Tigers 13.00 Sky Sports/ S4C**
Pool 6 London Wasps v Llanelli Scarlets 15.00 Sky Sports/ S4C**
* Delayed transmission
** Highlights