The fixtures for this year's Heineken Cup Group Stages have been released.

Ulster get their first taste of action at home to Leicester on the night of October 11th.

At the same time Connacht will welcome Saracens to the Sportsgrounds.

The following day Leinster will start their campaign away to Ospreys, while Munster are away to Edinburgh.

Take a look at the pool fixtures below:

Irish provinces' fixtures

Leinster (Pool 1) 

12/10/13 Ospreys v Leinster Rugby - Liberty Stadium 
19/10/13 Leinster Rugby v Castres Olympique - RDS 
7/12/13 Northampton Saints v Leinster Rugby - Franklin's Gardens 
14/12/13 Leinster Rugby v Northampton Saints - Aviva Stadium 
Jan 2014 Castres Olympique v Leinster Rugby - Stade Pierre Antoine
Jan 2014 Jan Leinster Rugby v Ospreys - RDS

Connacht (Pool 3)

11/10/13 Connacht Rugby v Saracens - The Sportsground
19/10/13 Zebre v Connacht Rugby - Stadio XXV Aprile
8/12/13 Toulouse v Connacht Rugby - Stade Ernest Wallon
14/12/13 Connacht Rugby v Toulouse - The Sportsground
Jan 2014 Connacht Rugby v Zebre - The Sportsground
Jan 2014 Saracens v Connacht Rugby - Allianz Park

Ulster (Pool 5)

11/10/13 Ulster Rugby v Leicester Tigers - Ravenhill 
19/10/13 Montpellier v Ulster Rugby - Stade Yves du Manoir 
7/12/13 Ulster Rugby v Benetton Treviso - Ravenhill 
14/12/13 Benetton Treviso v Ulster Rugby - Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Jan 2014 Ulster Rugby v Montpellier - Ravenhill
Jan 2014 Leicester Tigers v Ulster Rugby - Welford Road

Munster (Pool 6)

12/10/13 Edinburgh Rugby v Munster Rugby - Murrayfield
19/10/13 Munster Rugby v Gloucester Rugby - Thomond Park 
8/12/13 Munster Rugby v Perpignan - Thomond Park
14/12/13 Perpignan v Munster Rugby - Stade Aimé Giral 
Jan 2014 Gloucester Rugby v Munster Rugby - Kingsholm
Jan 2014 Munster Rugby v Edinburgh Rugby - Thomond Park

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