The Sky Sports cameras will be at four of the venues, including the opening match of the tournament when Sale Sharks host Munster at Edgeley Park on the Friday night.

Sky Sports will also Cardiff Blues against Leeds Tykes and the Ospreys’ clash with Stade Français on the Saturday and complete the first weekend at Murrayfield when Edinburgh Gunners take on 2004 Heineken Cup winners London Wasps at Sunday lunchtime.

RTE will be showing Leinster against Bath Rugby, while Sport+ 2will show the contests between Castres Olympique and Newport Gwent Dragons as well as Bourgoin against Glasgow Warriors.

In addition S4C in Wales will broadcast comprehensive highlights of matches on Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings involving the four Welsh teams and a selection of other matches in each round.

“This is unprecedented television coverage for the tournament and our broadcast partners will bring more and more of the colour, passion and excitement from across Europe’s premier club rugby tournament to the developing fan base,” said ERC Chief Executive Derek McGrath. “The previous highest number of matches on a Pool weekend was eight and this clearly demonstrates the enhanced stature and high esteem in which the Heineken Cup is held.

“More than twelve hours of live television action over a weekend represents fantastic exposure for all our stakeholders – the member Unions and participating clubs, our partners and rugby supporters across Europe.”

ROUND 1
Friday 21 October, 2005
Pool 1 Sale Sharks v Munster    19.30 Sky Sports
Pool 4 Ulster v Benetton Treviso    19.30
Pool 5 Bourgoin v Glasgow Warriors    20.30 Sport+ / Sky Sports*
Saturday 22 October, 2005
Pool 1 Castres Olympique v Newport Gwent Dragons 18.15 Sport+ / S4C **
Pool 2 Cardiff Blues v Leeds Tykes    13.00 Sky Sports / S4C **
            Rugby Calvisano v Perpignan   14.00 Sky Italia / Sport+
Pool 3 Leicester Tigers v ASM Clermont Auvergne  15.00
Pool 5 Leinster v Bath Rugby     17.15 RTE / Sky Sports
Pool 6 Toulouse v Llanelli Scarlets    16.00 FR2/Sky Sports/ S4C **
Sunday 23 October, 2005
Pool 3 Ospreys v Stade Français Paris   15.00 Sky Sports/Sport+/S4C**
Pool 4 Saracens v Biarritz Olympique   15.00 S4C **
Pool 6 Edinburgh Gunners v London Wasps   13.00 Sky Sports
* Delayed
** Highlights

ROUND 2
Friday 28 October, 2005
Pool 1 Newport Gwent Dragons v Sale Sharks  19.30 Sky Sports / S4C **
Pool 2 Perpignan v Cardiff Blues    20.30 Sport+ / Sky Sports*
Saturday 29 October, 2005
Pool 1 Munster v Castres Olympique    17.15 RTE/Sport+/Sky Sports
Pool 4 Biarritz Olympique v Ulster    16.00 FR2 / Sky Sports
Pool 6 Llanelli Scarlets v Edinburgh Gunners  15.00 S4C **
Sunday 30 October, 2005
Pool 3 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Ospreys   16.00 S4C **
Pool 5 Glasgow Warriors v Leinster    13.00 Sky Sports
* Delayed
** Highlights

ROUND 3
Friday 9 December, 2005
Pool 4 Ulster v Saracens     19.30 Sky Sports    
Saturday 10 December, 2005
Pool 1 Newport Gwent Dragons v Munster                           13.00   Sky Sports
Pool 2 Rugby Calvisano v Cardiff Blues   14.00 Sky Italia
Pool 5 Leinster v Bourgoin     17.15 RTE/Sport+/Sky Sports
Pool 6 Edinburgh Gunners v Toulouse   16.00
Sunday 11 December, 2005
Pool 3 Leicester Tigers v Ospreys    15.00 Sky Sports
Pool 5 Bath Rugby v Glasgow Warriors   14.15 
Pool 6 Llanelli Scarlets v London Wasps   13.00 Sky Sports
* Delayed transmission