Heineken Cup Broadcast Info - Rounds 1 and 2

By The Media Assassin
October 26 2005

Saracens are back in Europe's premier club competition for the first time in five seasons. If you can't get to either Vicarage Road for the visit of Biarritz or out to Italy where the Men in Black play Benetton Treviso, you can still watch and listen to the games on tv, on radio and online.

SARACENS v BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE Vicarage Road, Sunday 23 October, Kick-off 3pm

RADIO

BBC Three Counties Radio will be broacasting full commentary on the following frequencies: FM 98.0 (in Buckinghamshire) MW 630 and MW 1161 (everywhere else within)

INTERNET  - Three Counties Radio, BBCi, Saracens.com and ERC all have links to live commentary with the ERC link also having a chat facility.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/threecounties - Click on the LISTEN LIVE link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/rugbyunion - Click on Audio link from the menu

http://www.saracens.com/match/audio_commentary.php - Click on the microphone!

http://www.ercrugby.com/cup/35_2920.php?PHPSESSID=7d057d9a6beef83ca0490042a642e8c8 - Audio Broadcast Centre can be found at the bottom of the page.

TELEVISION

S4C - Sky Channel 151 - will be broadcasting extended highlights of the game with Welsh commentary at 7.30pm.

Highlights will also be shown on Sky Sports' European Rugby Special on Sunday evening at 11.00pm on Sky Sports 2 (repeated 8.30am Monday 24 on Sky Sports 3 and at 3.30pm on Sky Sports 2)

BENETTON RUGBY v SARACENS, Saturday 29 October, kick-off 1pm (BST)

RADIO

There will be NO live commentary from Stadio Monigo, but there will be regular second half updates from 2pm on Three Counties Sport which goes out on:

FM 94.7, 95.5, 98.0, 103.8, 104.5 and MW 630 and 1161

INTERNET

The only place to hear the updates will be on the Three Counties Radio site's LISTEN LIVE link http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/threecounties

TELEVISION

If you can get it, Sky Italia has live coverage of the game. Highlights on Sky Sports' European Rugby Special on Sunday evening (Sky Sports 2, 21.30)