Monday 28 March 2011

Owens to Referee Leinster Heineken Semi

Nigel Owens

Nigel Owens (Wales) will referee the clash of former champions when Leinster and Leicester Tigers meet in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, 9 April. The leading Welsh official, who controlled the 2008 and 2009 Heineken Cup finals, will be in charge of his fifth tournament quarter-final and his 54th Heineken Cup match overall.


ERC, the tournament organisers, have announced the referee appointments with Leinster Rugby Referees official Alain Rolland (Ireland) getting the quarter-finals underway when he takes charge of the all-French contest between Perpignan and Toulon at Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium earlier on the Saturday.

Romain Poite (France) will referee his first Heineken Cup knock-out match when Northampton Saints and Ulster Rugby clash at stadium:mk in Milton Keynes in the first of the Sunday contests.

Wayne Barnes (England) will referee the other all-French affair between Biarritz Olympique and defending champions Toulouse at Estadio Anoeta in San Sebastian which will bring the curtain down on the quarter-finals.

HEINEKEN CUP 2010/11 QUARTER-FINALS
(All Kick-Offs LOCAL Time)

SATURDAY, 9 APRIL 2011
16.30 Perpignan v Toulon - Olympic Stadium, Barcelona - Alain Rolland (I)
FR2 / Canal+ / Sky Sports / Sky Italia

18.00 Leinster v Leicester Tigers - Aviva Stadium, Dublin - Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports / Canal+ Sport / Sky Italia / RTE* / ITV4*

SUNDAY, 10 APRIL 2011
14.00 Northampton Saints v Ulster Rugby - stadium:mk, Milton Keynes - Romain Poite (F)
Sky Sports / Sky Italia / RTE*

17.30 Biarritz Olympique v Toulouse - Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian - Wayne Barnes (E)
FR2 / Sky Sports / Sky Italia

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