Leinster's clash with Clermont, and Munster's quarter-final tie with Northampton, will both be screened live on ESPN.

ESPN will show all four quarter-finals of this year’s Heineken Cup live on the weekend of April 10/11/12, the station has revealed.

Defending champions Leinster take on Clermont at the RDS in their last eight clash on April 10, and that game will be screened live at 4.55am on ESPN on Saturday morning, with a replay going to air at 3pm later that same day.

Munster’s quarter-final clash with Northampton, meanwhile, will go to air live early on Sunday morning, April 11, at 2.55am, with a replay being shown at 4pm later that day.

Heineken Cup quarter-final televised schedule ::

Saturday, April 10
4:55am  ::  Leinster v Clermont :: Live
3pm  :: Leinster v Clermont :: Replay
11:55pm  ::  Biarritz v Ospreys :: Live

Sunday, April 11
2:25am ::  Munster v Northampton :: Live
2pm ::  Biarritz v Ospreys :: Replay
4pm ::  Munster v Northampton :: Replay

Monday, April 12
1:25am :: Toulouse v Stade Francais :: Live
8pm ::  Toulouse v Stade Francais :: Replay

Ireland take on Italy in the Six Nations on Saturday night, but the game will be shown live only on ESPN HD.

Unless you’ve got the ESPN HD package, you won’t be watching this year’s Six Nations live from the comfort of your own home.

ESPN won the rights to this year’s championship from Setanta Sports, and the channel have have revealed that they will be showing all 15 tournament games live – but on their High Definition channel.

Fans with just the basic Foxtel package will still be able to see full highlights of the games the following day.

ESPN HD Six Nations Schedule ::

Sunday, February 14

LIVE 12.52am :: Wales v Scotland :: replayed at 10am and 5pm
LIVE 3.22am: France V Ireland :: replayed at 7pm

Monday, February 15
LIVE 1.22am :: Italy V England :: replayed at 9am and 10pm

Saturday, February 27
LIVE 6.52am :: Wales V France :: replayed at 12.30pm and 8pm

Sunday, February 28
LIVE at 12.22am :: Italy V Scotland :: replayed at 10pm
LIVE at 2.52am :: England V Ireland :: replayed at 8pm

Sunday, March 14
LIVE 1.22am :: Ireland V Wales :: replayed at 11am
LIVE 3.52am :: Scotland V England

Monday, March 15
LIVE 12.22am :: France v Italy :: replayed at 8pm

Sunday, March 21
LIVE 1.22am :: Wales V Italy :: replayed at 6pm
LIVE 3.52am :: Ireland V Scotland :: replayed at 8pm
LIVE 6.37am :: France V England :: replayed at 10pm

ESPN same-day coverage schedule ::

Sunday, February 7
3pm :: Ireland V Italy :: replayed at 8pm
5pm :: England V Wales :: replayed at 10pm

Monday, February 8
4.30pm :: Scotland V France :: replayed at 2am

Sunday, February 14
3pm :: Wales v Scotland
5pm :: France V Ireland

Monday, February 15
3pm :: Italy V England :: replayed at 10pm

Saturday, February 27
11am :: Wales V France :: replayed at 10pm

Sunday, February 28
3pm :: Italy V Scotland :: replayed at 8pm
5pm: England V Ireland

Sunday, March 14
3pm :: Ireland V Wales
5pm :: Scotland V England

Monday, March 15
4.30pm :: France v Italy :: replayed at 10pm

Sunday, March 21
4pm :: Wales V Italy
6pm :: Ireland V Scotland
8pm :: France V England