Last two rounds in pool one now finalised

MUNSTER will complete their programme of pool games in this season’s Heineken Cup against the Northampton Saints at Thomond Park on Friday, January 22, six days after the two-time winners face Benetton Treviso in a crunch round five tie in Italy.
Pool one table-toppers Munster can take a massive step towards securing their place in the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup for a 12th straight season with victory over Benetton Treviso at the Stadio Communale di Monigo on Saturday, January 16.
The game will begin at 1.35pm Irish time and will be televised live on Sky Sports.
Munster will then have a six-day turnaround before a potentially decisive pool match against the second-placed Northampton Saints at Thomond Park on Friday, January 22. The game will have an 8pm kick-off time.
A decision on whether the match will be televised live by Sky Sports will be made once the round five ties are completed.
However, as the Thomond Park game and the clash between USAP Perpignan and Benetton Treviso, which will not have any impact on which sides qualify for the quarter-finals are the only Heineken Cup pool games fixed to take place on Friday, January, 22 it seems safe to assume that the Limerick fixture will be broadcast live by Sky Sports.

Colm Kinsella