Heineken Cup Pool Draw

The draw to decide the 2007/2008 Heineken Cup Pools will take place on Wednesday next, June 20th, at the Riverside Suite, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff at 12 noon.

ERC Chairman Jean-Pierre Lux will conduct the draw, which will decide the composition of the six Pools of four teams each for the 2007/2008 Heineken Cup Pool stages.

Pool Draw Format

The six top seeds from the six nations will be kept apart at the head of the six Pools.

The confirmed top seeds are: London Wasps (England), Stade Français Paris (France), Leinster (Ireland), Benetton Treviso (Italy), Glasgow Warriors (Scotland) and the Ospreys (Wales).

No two teams from the same country will be drawn in the same Pool except for the seventh English club, who could face any of their six domestic rivals.

HEINEKEN CUP 2007 / 2008 QUALIFIERS

ENGLAND (7)
London Wasps (seeded)
Leicester Tigers
Gloucester Rugby
Bristol Rugby
Saracens
London Irish
NEC Harlequins

FRANCE (6)
Stade Francais Paris (seeded)
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Toulouse
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque
Perpignan
Bourgoin

IRELAND (3)
Leinster (seeded)
Ulster Rugby
Munster

ITALY (2)
Benetton Treviso (seeded)
Viadana

SCOTLAND (2)
Glasgow Warriors (seeded)
Edinburgh

WALES (4)
Ospreys (seeded)
Cardiff Blues
Llanelli Scarlets
Newport Gwent Dragons