Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons will get the Heineken Cup Round 5 action underway when they meet at Firhill on Friday, 15 January, 2010.
ERC, the tournament organisers, today (Tuesday 22 December) announced the dates, kick-off times and host broadcasters for the matches on the weekend of 15 / 16 / 17 January, 2010.
Ravenhill will also stage Friday night action with former champions Toulouse and Northampton Saints, against Harlequins and Perpignan respectively, bringing the weekend to a climax on the Sunday afternoon.
The dates and kick-off times for the Round 6 matches - with the two matches in each Pool again kicking-off simultaneously - have also been finalised. The broadcast details will be announced after Round 5 matches have been completed.
HEINEKEN CUP 2009/10
(All kick-offs LOCAL time)
ROUND 5
FRIDAY 15 JANUARY, 2010
POOL 2 Glasgow Warriors v Newport Gwent Dragons 19.30
POOL 4 Ulster Rugby v Edinburgh 20.00 Sky Sports/ RTE*
SATURDAY 16 JANUARY, 2010
POOL 1 Benetton Treviso v Munster 14.35 Sky Italia/ Sky Sports/ RTE*
POOL 2 Gloucester Rugby v Biarritz Olympique 15.00
POOL 3 Leicester Tigers v Viadana 14.00
POOL 3 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Ospreys 16.45 FR2 / Sky Sports (i)/ Sky Italia
POOL 4 Stade Français Paris v Bath Rugby 14.35 Canal+/ Sky Sports (i)
POOL 5 Cardiff Blues v Sale Sharks 15.45 Sky Sports
POOL 6 Leinster v Brive 18.00 Sky Sports/ RTE*
SUNDAY 17 JANUARY, 2010
POOL 1 Northampton Saints v Perpignan 15.00 Sky Sports
POOL 5 Toulouse v Harlequins 16.00 FR2/ Sky Sports (i)
POOL 6 Scarlets v London Irish 12.45 S4C*/ Sky Sports
* Highlights ** Delayed (i) Live on Sky Sports interactive
ROUND 6
FRIDAY 22 JANUARY, 2010
POOL 1 Munster v Northampton Saints 20.00
POOL 1 Perpignan v Benetton Treviso 21.00
SATURDAY 23 JANUARY, 2010
POOL 3 Viadana v ASM Clermont Auvergne 14.35
POOL 3 Ospreys v Leicester Tigers 13.35
POOL 4 Bath Rugby v Ulster Rugby 15.45
POOL 4 Edinburgh v Stade Français Paris 15.45
POOL 6 Brive v Scarlets 19.00
POOL 6 London Irish v Leinster 18.00
SUNDAY 24 JANUARY, 2010
POOL 2 Biarritz Olympique v Glasgow Warriors 13.45
POOL 2 Newport Gwent Dragons v Gloucester Rugby 12.45
POOL 5 Harlequins v Cardiff Blues 15.00
POOL 5 Sale Sharks v Toulouse 15.00
The broadcast details will be announced after Round 5 matches have been completed.