HEC quarter-final fixtures confirmed
January 27 2010
Northampton's Heineken Cup quarter-final against Munster will take place on Saturday, April 10.
Tournament organisers European Rugby Cup have confirmed a17.30 GMT kick-off for the Thomond Park clash, which is a repeat of the teams' Pool One encounter in Limerick just four days ago.
Saints, England's solitary quarter-final survivors this season, lost 12-9 on that occasion but still progressed as one of two best runners-up.
Heineken Cup holders Leinster will launch the quarter-finals the previous evening in Dublin against Clermont Auvergne, starting at 20.00 GMT.
Welsh challengers the Ospreys then face Biarritz the following day, with Biarritz taking the game into northern Spain to the 32,000-capacity Estadio Anoeta in San Sebastian, home of Real Sociedad football club.
And the quarter-final programmeis concluded on Sunday, April 11 with the all-French clash between Toulouse and Stade Français.
Details of the second-tier Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals have also been announced, which features an all-English encounter between Wasps and Gloucester.
That tie will take place on Sunday, April 11, followed the same afternoon by Newcastle's appointment with Cardiff Blues.
The previous day sees Connacht hosting Bourgoin, with Jonny Wilkinson's Toulon facing a Saturday night home tie against the Scarlets.
Heineken Cup quarter-finals:
Leinster v Clermont, 20.00 BST, Friday April 9
Biarritz v Ospreys, 16.00 (15.00 BST), Saturday, April 10
Munster v Northampton, 17.30 BST, Saturday, April 10
Toulouse v Stade Français, 17.30 (16.30 BST), Sunday April 11
Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals:
Connacht v Bourgoin, 13.00 BST, Saturday, April 10
Toulon v Scarlets, 21.00 (20.00 BST), Saturday, April 10
Wasps v Gloucester, 14.00 BST, Sunday April 11
Newcastle v Cardiff Blues, 15.00 BST, Sunday April 11