ERC confirm Cardiff and London as final venues

The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and Twickenham in London have been confirmed by the ERC as the venues for the next two Heineken…

The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and Twickenham in London have been confirmed by the ERC as the venues for the next two Heineken Cup finals.

Next year’s decider will be played on the weekend of May21st/22nd and is the sixth time the Millennium will host the final. Twickenham will host a fourth final in 2012 on the weekend of May 19th/20th.

ERC chief executive Derek McGrath said: “We are delighted to be coming back to Cardiff for the 2011 Heineken Cup final. It is a city that has fully embraced the Heineken Cup ever since our first season when the home team reached the inaugural final.

“ERC are also very much looking forward to our return to Twickenham in 2012. Twickenham successfully staged the Heineken Cup final in 2000, 2004 and 2007 and we fully expect another memorable occasion in two years time.”