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ERC have confirmed the kick-off times and dates for the Heineken Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals to be held in April.
In the Heineken Cup, Saracens will be up against last season's beaten finalists, Ulster, in the second of the Saturday fixtures with a venue to be announced at a later date, while Sunday's matches on 7 April will kick off with the meeting of pool stage top seeds, Harlequins, and two-time former champions Munster at the Twickenham Stoop.
With all matches broadcast live, and with capacity crowds expected at every venue, the curtain will come down on the weekend when French heavyweights, Toulon, take on Leicester Tigers, who won the tournament in 2001 and 2002, in the first ever meeting between the clubs in Europe.
Five of the clubs in the last eight - Clermont, Harlequins, Leicester, Munster and Ulster - have European titles to their names, while Montpellier will be appearing in the knockout stage for the first time.
Heineken Cup Fixtures:
Saturday, 6 April
Clermont v Montpellier, Stade Marcel Michelin 16.40
Saracens v Ulster Rugby, Venue TBC 18.30
Sunday, 7 April
Harlequins v Munster, Twickenham Stoop 14.00
Toulon v Leicester Tigers, Venue TBC 17.30
Challenge Cup Fixtures:
Thursday, 4 April
Gloucester v Biarritz, Kingsholm 20.00
Friday, 5 April
London Wasps v Leinster, Adams Park 20.00
Perpignan v Toulouse, Stade Aimé Giral 20.00
Saturday, 6 April
Bath v Stade Francais, Recreation Ground 13.00
Comments
lawynd says...
Cool, thanks froggy73! We've looked at flights into both Toulon and Marseille and the timings aren't the greatest...currently looking into getting the Eurostar and then a train from Paris or possibly driving down!
Posted 09:50 28th January 2013
froggy73 says...
If you don't want to fly to Toulon (Airport is Hyere-Toulon, small exotic airport), then the closest airport will be Marseille I think
Posted 11:01 25th January 2013
lawynd says...
I need to figure out the best way to get to Toulon that doesn't involve flying into the airport there...any ideas from the locals?
Posted 14:50 24th January 2013