Heineken Cup: Referees for Round 3 and 4

The leading Welsh referee, one of only three officials to control a half century of tournament matches, will be in charge of his 52nd top flight European contest when the 2009 Heineken Cup champions clash with the reigning French champions at the redeveloped Lansdowne Road.

Tournament organisers ERC today (Tuesday, 16 November, 2010) announced the referees for the back-to-back rounds of European club rugby's elite tournament which resumes on the weekend of 10 / 11 / 12 December with Wayne Barnes refereeing the Round 3 meeting of ASM Clermont Auvergne and Leinster at Stade Marcel Michelin on Sunday, 12 December.

Defending Heineken Cup champions Toulouse and Glasgow Warriors are first back into action when they meet at Firhill Stadium on Friday, 10 December, with Welshman James Jones in charge.
HEINEKEN CUP 2010 / 2011 - (All kick-offs LOCAL time)

ROUND 3
FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 6 Glasgow Warriors v Toulouse 20.00 James Jones (W)
Sky Sports / Canal+ Sport / FR3*

SATURDAY 11 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 1 Northampton Saints v Cardiff Blues 17.45 Romain Poite (F)
Sky Sports

Pool 1 Castres Olympique v Edinburgh 18.45 JP Doyle (E)
Canal+ / Sky Sports (i)

Pool 2 Saracens v Racing Metro 92 15.30 Alain Rolland (I)
Sky Sports / FR2

Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Bath Rugby 13.30 Jerome Garces (F)
Sky Sports

Pool 4 Aironi Rugby v Biarritz Olympique 14.30 Peter Fitzgibbon (I)
Sky Italia / Sport+** / FR3*

Pool 5 Perpignan v Leicester Tigers 14.30 Alan Lewis (I)
Canal+ / Sky Sports (i)

Pool 5 Scarlets v Benetton Treviso 15.00 Greg Garner (E)
Sky Sports* / S4C*

SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 2 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Leinster 16.00 Wayne Barnes (E)
FR2 / Sky Sports (i)

Pool 3 London Irish v Toulon 15.00 Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports / Sport+**

Pool 3 Munster v Ospreys 13.00 David Pearson (E)
Sky Sports / Sport+**

Pool 6 NG Dragons v London Wasps 13.00 Peter Allan (S)
S4C* / Sky Sports (i)

* Highlights ** Delayed (i) Red button

ROUND 4
FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 2 Racing Metro 92 v Saracens 21.00 George Clancy (I)
Canal+ Sport

Pool 4 Biarritz Olympique v Aironi Rugby 19.00 Andrew Small (E)
FR2*

SATURDAY 18 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 2 Leinster v ASM Clermont Auvergne 17.45 Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports / Sport+ / FR3*

Pool 3 Toulon v London Irish 16.30 Alain Rolland (I)
FR2 / Sky Sports (i)

Pool 3 Ospreys v Munster 15.30 Romain Poite (F)
Sky Sports

Pool 4 Bath Rugby v Ulster Rugby 13.30 Pascal Gauzere (F)
Sky Sports

Pool 5 Benetton Treviso v Scarlets 14.30 Peter Allan (S)
Sky Italia / Sky Sports (i)

Pool 6 Toulouse v Glasgow Warriors 14.30 John Lacey (I)
Canal+ / Sky Sports (i)

SUNDAY 19 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 1 Cardiff Blues v Northampton Saints 15.00 Jerome Garces (F)
S4C* / Sky Sports (i)

Pool 1 Edinburgh v Castres Olympique 14.00 Wayne Barnes (E)
Sky Sports*

Pool 5 Leicester Tigers v Perpignan 15.00 Peter Fitzgibbon (I)
Sky Sports / FR2

Pool 6 London Wasps v NG Dragons 13.00 Christophe Berdos (F)
Sky Sports / Sport+*

* Highlights ** Delayed (i) Red button

NOTES:
a) The nominated referees are drawn from the ERC 2010/ 2011 Match Officials' panel.
b) The nominations are proposed by the ERC Match Officials Performance Manager, Donal Courtney, to the ERC Match Officials Sub Committee made up of Referee Managers from the six Unions of the participating teams, who review and confirm the final appointments.
c) The performance of match officials will be reviewed by Donal Courtney together with a panel of Performance Reviewers.
d) Head Coaches / Directors of Rugby are invited to submit their comments and feedback to Donal Courtney regarding the performances of match officials in their games.