AMLIN CUP:MUNSTER'S AMLIN Challenge Cup quarter-final against Brive at Stade Municipal Amédée Domenech on Saturday, April 9th, will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and Eurosport.
Satellite broadcaster Sky will have live coverage of all four quarter-finals in conjunction with France Télévisions and Eurosport France.
ERC chief executive Derek McGrath pointed out: “This welcome move by Sky Sports confirms the ever-growing stature and appeal of the Amlin Challenge Cup.
“With three former Heineken Cup winners in London Wasps, Brive and Munster, in the last eight, the quarter-finals promise to provide matches high in both intensity and quality.”
The Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages kick off on Thursday, April 7th, with the all-French meeting of La Rochelle and Clermont Auvergne, and the quarter-finals conclude when Brive take on Munster.
The Amlin Challenge Cup final will be played at Cardiff City Stadium on Friday, May 20th (9.45), on the eve of the Heineken Cup final at the Millennium Stadium.
AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP Quarter-finals(all kick-off times Irish).
Thursday, April 7th.
La Rochelle v ASM Clermont Auvergne, Stade Marcel Deflandre (7.45) Eurosport / Sky Sports.
Friday, April 8th.
Harlequins v London Wasps (7.45), The Stoop - Sky Sportsl; Stade Français Paris v Montpellier, Stade Charléty (7.45) FR4 / Sky Sports.
Saturday, April 9th.
Brive v Munster, Stadium Municipal Amédée Domenech (1.0) Eurosport / Sky Sports
SEMI-FINALS
(April 29th/29th/30th/May 1st): Stade Français Paris or Montpellier v La Rochelle or ASM Clermont Auvergne; Brive or Munster v Harlequins or London Wasps.
Final (May 20th), Cardiff City stadium (7.45).
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