By Paul
June 14 2005

The Pools for the 05/06 Heineken Cup have been announced, and Munster have Castres, Sale Sharks and Newport-Gwent Dragons in their group 2005/06 HEINEKEN CUP POOL STAGES:
POOL 1: Munster, Castres Olympique, Sale Sharks, Newport-Gwent Dragons

POOL 2: Calvisano, Perpignan, Leeds Tykes, Cardiff Blues

POOL 3: Ospreys, Stade Francais, Leicester Tigers, Clermont Auvergne

POOL 4: Biarritz Olympique, Saracens, Ulster, Benetton Treviso

POOL 5: Glasgow, Bourgoin, Bath Rugby, Leinster

POOL 6: London Wasps, Toulouse, Llanelli Scarlets, Edinburgh

MATCH DATES:

Pool stages:
Round 1 – Oct 21/22/23, 2005
Round 2 – Oct 28/29/30, 2005
Round 3 – Dec 9/10/11, 2005
Round 4 – Dec 16/17/18, 2005
Round 5 – Jan 13/14/15, 2006
Round 6 – Jan 20/21/22, 2006

Knock-out stages:
Quarter-finals – Apr 1/2, 2006
Semi-finals – Apr 22/23, 2006
Final (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) – May 20/21, 2006