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News: Heineken Cup Dates Confirmed for Saints
By ComeOnYouSaints.com
July 22 2013
ERC today confirmed kick-off times and broadcast details for the first four rounds of the 2013/4 Heineken Cup...
HEINEKEN CUP 2013/4
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS FIXTURES
POOL STAGE (POOL ONE)
R1. Saturday 12th October, 16.40pm - Castres Olympique (A) - TV France 2
R2. Sunday 20th October, 12.45pm - Ospreys (H) - TV Sky
R3. Saturday 7th December, 6pm - Leinster (H) - TV Sky
R4. Saturday 14th December, 6pm - Leinster (A) - TV Sky
R5. 10/11/12 January 2014 - Ospreys (A)
R6. 17/18/19 January 2104 - Castres Olympique (H)
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Castres away 12/10/13 K/o 16.40
Ospreys home 20/10/13 K/o 12.45
Leinster home 07/12/13 K/o 18.00
Leinster away 14/12/13 K/o 18.00
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Ospreys home 20/10/13 K/o 12.45
Leinster home 07/12/13 K/o 18.00
Leinster away 14/12/13 K/o 18.00
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20th October to (possibly) see King Kahn play against his old club?
Could be interesting
Could be interesting
Don't think I will go over to Catser oil been there once and it were shut. Thank gawd I stayed in Two loos
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Castres is on the best weekend, bit of autumn warmth rather than ice and snow we've seen in the past and Toulouse are home on the Friday night to boot too. Want to see three games then hop on the train down to Toulon for Sundays game.
We have just come back from the Toulouse area and a return HC trip was eagerly awaited, but only if in October. Brill that it is the first weekend of the HC and as Chris says will allow some warmth and all the rest. The Toulouse game sounds interesting, Chris. Thanks for that.
Hoping to make a week of it.
Hoping to make a week of it.
Leinster traditionally have the December HC tie at the Aviva stadium so that should be a good trip. Personal circumstances give me the opportunity to do all the away fixtures this season which I haven't done since 2002. Can't wait for it all to get going now!!
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Hoping that, as the Castres game is confirmed for a Saturday afternoon, I can make it over. Looking at the possibility of Eurostar and the sleeper train to Toulouse over Friday night, then back on the Sunday.
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Smurf, look at the TGV 1st Class, nice big comfy seats, easy to sleep in. I know I say this every year but here we go again, when booking rail tickets look at the 1st Class prices too (except for Eurostar) as sometimes they can be cheaper than standard. And on't buy a return ticket from the Uk to your destination and back, book each journey separately.
Ospreys on a Sunday lunchtime is a shame.. Love the atmosphere when we play the welsh teams and the pre match get together... Oh we'll, breakfast and Guinness again..
does the k/o time of castres make it possible to hotel and train in toulouse?
From memory the last train back to Toulouse is about 8pm. Do we assume the stated start time is local rather than BST.
At the moment there's a direct train from Toulouse at 1:45 gets into Castre at 13:00, plenty of time to stop for a beer and amble to the ground. Direct returns at 19:57 and 20:40. If I remember correctly the next timetable change in France is later in October but don't quote me on that.
Looks like my Stag do will be the Castres away trip. Question - stay in Toulouse or Castres? I like Toulouse a lot, but haven;t been to Castres before.....
Thinking of Going Thursday - Mon to take in Toulouse/Saints/Toulon and coming back Monday
What say Gleadell Tours?
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
What say Gleadell Tours?
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
Everything's a bit in limbo for me at the moment Dave re the house move but if I'm clear of it all and in Norfolk by then I'll definitely be going.
Rail Replacement Service?
Be aware that it looks like replacement buses might be operating on the Toulouse/Castres route in October - we were going to get the train (flying into Toulouse), however hiring a car is probably now our preferred option.
Be aware that it looks like replacement buses might be operating on the Toulouse/Castres route in October - we were going to get the train (flying into Toulouse), however hiring a car is probably now our preferred option.
This is the first time we've been able to get to a Castres away game, and it's a Birthdays trip too. We're flying into Carcassonne and hiring a car.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2013:07:23:10:25:14 by Tracy O.
Just a thought. The Saints official trips stay in Toulouse and then run coaches to the ground then back to Toulouse. Surely a bloke with Chris Wearmouth's talents could organize 2/3 extra coaches for fans travelling by themselves. Registration by a certain date, non-refundable deposit, central pick-up/drop-off point etc. Going by the bus replacements that Rob mentions I think this would be better option all round.
If anyone is staying in Castres itself I thoroughly recommend the Hotel Renaissance.
We've stayed there a couple of times and it is a beautiful hotel and waking distance to the Stadium.
We've stayed there a couple of times and it is a beautiful hotel and waking distance to the Stadium.
We have asked before about getting on the club coaches from Toulouse but Saints have not played ball with that idea.
If anyone stays in Toulouse the Hotel du Taur has been a great venue for us and is 50 metres from Cafe Albert and Place Capitole.
If anyone stays in Toulouse the Hotel du Taur has been a great venue for us and is 50 metres from Cafe Albert and Place Capitole.
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We're flying into Carcassonne and hiring a car.
Ahhhh Carcassonne I remember having a very drunken French pronunciation lesson in a kebab shop there, having watched THAT home match v's Munster in a market square bar after Mrs SaintsDuncan booked a holiday at the wrong time.
Needless to say all through the game I kept pointing out the two empty seats...
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