England’s David Pearson will take charge of Leinster’s opening Heineken Cup Pool 2 clash against Racing Metro 92 in the RDS on Saturday, 9th October…
Tournament organisers ERC has announced the referees for the opening two rounds of European club rugby’s elite tournament.
Nigel Owens will join ARLB pair Alan Lewis and Alain Rolland and English official Chris White in reaching the half century of tournament matches – Lewis taking his record mark to 67 matches when he controls tournament newcomers Toulon’s home match with the Ospreys.
And making their tournament referee bows will be John Lacey (Ireland), who will take charge of Northampton Saints against Castres Olympique in Round 1 and JP Doyle (England), who will control Perpignan against Benetton Treviso in Round 2.
Lacey, the former Munster wing who scored four tries in six Heineken Cup appearances for the Irish province in the 1997 / 1998 tournament, joins Rolland (Leinster) and Malcolm Changleng (The Borders) in both playing in and refereeing Heineken Cup matches.
HEINEKEN CUP 2010 / 2011
(All kick-offs LOCAL time)
ROUND 1
FRIDAY 8 OCTOBER, 2010
Pool 1 Northampton Saints v Castres Olympique 20.00 John Lacey (I) Sky Sports
Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Aironi Rugby 19.30 Peter Allan (S)
Pool 6 Glasgow Warriors v NG Dragons 19.30 Jerome Garces (F)
SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER, 2010
Pool 1 Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh 17.45 Romain Poite (F) S4C*
Pool 2 Leinster v Racing Metro 92 13.30 David Pearson (E) Sky Sports
Pool 2 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Saracens 16.30 Nigel Owens (W) FR2
Pool 3 Toulon v Ospreys 14.30 Alan Lewis (I) Canal+
Pool 3 London Irish v Munster 17.45 Christophe Berdos (F) Sky Sports
Pool 5 Benetton Treviso v Leicester Tigers 14.30 Pascal Gauzere (F) Sky Italia
Pool 5 Scarlets v Perpignan 15.30 Andrew Small (E) Sky Sports
SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER, 2010
Pool 4 Bath Rugby v Biarritz Olympique 13.00 Alain Rolland (I) Sky Sports
Pool 6 Toulouse v London Wasps 16.00 George Clancy (I) FR2
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ROUND 2
FRIDAY 15 OCTOBER, 2010
Pool 1 Castres Olympique v Cardiff Blues 21.00 Alan Lewis (I) Canal+
Pool 3 Ospreys v London Irish 20.00 Peter Fitzgibbon (I) Sky Sports
SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER, 2010
Pool 1 Edinburgh v Northampton Saints 13.30 Jerome Garces (F) Sky Sports
Pool 2 Racing Metro 92 v ASM Clermont Auvergne 14.30 Alain Rolland (I) Canal+
Pool 2 Saracens v Leinster 17.45 Christophe Berdos (F) Sky Sports
Pool 3 Munster v Toulon 15.30 Wayne Barnes (E) Sky Sports
Pool 4 Aironi Rugby v Bath Rugby 14.30 John Lacey (I) Sky Italia
Pool 6 Newport Gwent Dragons v Toulouse 17.45 Andrew Small (E) S4C*
SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER, 2010
Pool 4 Biarritz Olympique v Ulster Rugby 16.00 David Pearson (E) FR2
Pool 5 Leicester Tigers v Scarlets 15.00 George Clancy (I) Sky Sports
Pool 5 Perpignan v Benetton Treviso 14.00 JP Doyle (E) Canal+
Pool 6 London Wasps v Glasgow Warriors 13.00 Pascal Gauzere (F) Sky Sports
* Highlights
