Wayne Barnes to open Heineken
English referee Wayne Barnes will blow the kick-off whistle for this season's Heineken Cup, when he takes charge of the match between Munster and Montauban in France on Friday, October 10.
English referee Wayne Barnes will blow the kick-off whistle for this season's Heineken Cup, when he takes charge of the match between Munster and Montauban in France on Friday, October 10.
Barnes will also be in charge the following week, when Perpignan travel to Wales to face the Ospreys.
Welshman James Jones will referee the other match of the opening night in Perpignan, with the Catalans hosting Benetton Treviso.
World Cup final referee Alain Rolland will take charge of the other big match of the first weekend when Leicester Tigers host the Ospreys on Sunday, October 12, and another Irishman, George Clancy, takes charge of Bath's visit to Toulouse on the same day.
Heineken Cup refereeing appointments:
Friday October 10, 2008
Pool 1 Munster v Montauban, Wayne Barne
Pool 3 Perpignan v Benetton Treviso, James Jones
Saturday October 11, 2008
Pool 1 Clermont Auvergne v Sale Sharks, Alan Lewis
Pool 2 Edinburgh v Leinster, David Pearson
Pool 4 Scarlets v Harlequins, Christophe Berdos
Pool 4 Ulster v Stade Français, Nigel Owens
Pool 5 The Dragons v Glasgow Warriors, Romain Poite
Pool 6 Gloucester v Biarritz Olympique, Peter Allan
Pool 6 Rugby Calvisano v Cardiff Blues, Rob Debney
Sunday October 12, 2008
Pool 2 London Wasps v Castres Olympique, Carlo Damasco
Pool 3 Leicester Tigers v Ospreys, Alain Rolland
Pool 5 Toulouse v Bath, George Clancy
Friday October 17, 2008
Pool 5 Glasgow Warriors v Toulouse, Alan Lewis
Saturday October 18, 2008
Pool 2 Castres Olympique v Edinburgh, Andrew Small
Pool 2 Leinster v London Wasps, Nigel Owens
Pool 3 Benetton Treviso v Leicester Tigers, Romain Poite
Pool 3 Ospreys v Perpignan, Wayne Barnes
Pool 4 Stade Français Paris v Scarlets, Peter Allan
Pool 4 Harlequins v Ulster, Tim Hayes
Pool 6 Biarritz Olympique v Rugby Calvisano, Andy McPherson
Sunday October 19, 2008
Pool 1 Montauban v Clermont Auvergne, Chris White
Pool 1 Sale Sharks v Munster, Christophe Berdos
Pool 5 Bath v The Dragons, Carlo Damasco
Pool 6 Cardiff Blues v Gloucester, Alain Rolland