[RUGBYLIST] Heineken Cup

[Guido Chimienti]

Domandina: sapete che questo we si giocano i quarti di finale delle Coppe 
Europee?

Ieri è uscito il campione in carica del Munster, battuto dagli Scarlets di 
Llanelli 24 a 15.

Intanto ecco un'info interessante sulle semifinali

HEINEKEN CUP SEMI-FINALS
STADE DE FRANCE COULD BE NEXT FOR HEINEKEN CUP KNOCK-OUT ACTION

Stade de France - the home of French rugby - could become the 81st venue to 
host Heineken Cup action if Stade Français Paris beat Leicester Tigers in 
Sunday's Heineken Cup quarter-final at Welford Road.

The Board of ERC, the tournament organisers, have confirmed the potential 
venues for the semi-finals, to be played on the weekend of 21 / 22 April, en 
route to the 12th Heineken Cup final being staged at Twickenham Stadium, 
London on Sunday, 20 May.

Following the Heineken Cup 2006 / 2007 semi-final draw made in Twickenham in 
January, the winners of the Biarritz Olympique v Northampton Saints and 
Leicester Tigers v Stade Français Paris quarter-finals will have "home 
country" advantage in this season's semi-finals.

A Leicester Tigers semi-final against the winners of Munster and Scarlets 
will be played at the Walkers Stadium, in Leicester. The 32,000 capacity 
home of Leicester City FC hosted its first Heineken Cup semi-final in 2005 
when Tigers were defeated by Toulouse.

A Stade Français Paris semi-final would see either reigning champions 
Munster or Llanelli Scarlets, who clash in the first quarter-final tomorrow 
(Friday) night, travel to the 80,000 capacity international stadium in Saint 
Denis, Paris.

If Biarritz Olympique qualify for the semi-finals by beating Northampton 
Saints at Estadio Anoeta in San Sebastian on Sunday then they would return 
to the Spanish stadium, which hosted a semi-final last season, for their 
match against the winners of the London Wasps and Leinster quarter-final.

A quarter-final win by Northampton Saints over the French champions Biarritz 
Olympique would mean a semi-final at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, against 
either London Wasps or Leinster.

The 32,000 capacity home of Coventry City FC would also become a new 
Heineken Cup venue.

The venues, dates, kick-off times and television coverage of the semi-finals 
will be confirmed after the quarter-finals.

Visit ercrugby.com for information on Heineken Cup semi-final tickets.

The potential semi-finals and semi-finals venues, with each stadium's 
capacity, are:

HEINEKEN CUP SEMI-FINALS - TO BE PLAYED 21 / 22 APRIL

Leicester Tigers v Llanelli Scarlets or Munster - Walkers Stadium, Leicester 
- 32,000
or
Stade Français Paris v Llanelli Scarlets or Munster - Stade de France, Paris 
- 80,000


Biarritz Olympique v London Wasps or Leinster - Estadio Anoeta, San 
Sebastian - 32,000
or
Northampton Saints v London Wasps or Leinster - Ricoh Arena, Coventry - 
32,000


HEINEKEN CUP 2007 QUARTER-FINALS - (All kick-offs LOCAL time)

FRIDAY 30 MARCH
Llanelli Scarlets v Munster - 19.30 - Stradey Park - Sky Sports / Canal+ / 
RTE* / S4C**

SATURDAY 31 MARCH
London Wasps v Leinster - 17.45 - Adams Park - Sky Sports / Canal+ / RTE*


SUNDAY 1 APRIL
Biarritz Olympique v Northampton Saints - 14.00 - Estadio Anoeta - FR2 / Sky 
Sports
Leicester Tigers v Stade Français Paris - 15.30 - Welford Road - Sky Sports 
/ FR2

* Delayed transmission
** Delayed highlights transmission

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