Newport Gwent Dragons will kick off their European campaign with a trip to Kingsholm as they take on former English champions, Gloucester.
The home match to Magners League rivals Glasgow Warriors will be followed by back-to-back matches against 2007 Heineken Cup finalists, Biarritz.
The schedules for rounds five and six will be confirmed by ERC following round four and additional television coverage will be announced as it is confirmed.
NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS HEINEKEN CUP FIXTURES SCHEDULE - 2009/2010
(all times are local)
Round 1:
Fri 9th Oct Pool 2 Gloucester v Dragons 20:00 Kingsholm Stadium S4C
Round 2:
Fri 16th Oct Pool 2 Dragons v Glasgow 19:30 Rodney Parade
Round 3:
Sun 13th Dec Pool 2 Biarritz v Dragons 13:45 Parc des Sports Aguiléra Canal+
Round 4:
Fri 18th Dec Pool 2 Dragons v Biarritz 20:00 Rodney Parade S4C
Round 5:
15/16/17 January 2010 Pool 2 Glasgow v Dragons TBD Firhill Arena
Round 6:
22/23/24 January 2010 TBD Pool 2 Dragons v Gloucester TBD Rodney Parade
The home match to Magners League rivals Glasgow Warriors will be followed by back-to-back matches against 2007 Heineken Cup finalists, Biarritz.
The schedules for rounds five and six will be confirmed by ERC following round four and additional television coverage will be announced as it is confirmed.
NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS HEINEKEN CUP FIXTURES SCHEDULE - 2009/2010
(all times are local)
Round 1:
Fri 9th Oct Pool 2 Gloucester v Dragons 20:00 Kingsholm Stadium S4C
Round 2:
Fri 16th Oct Pool 2 Dragons v Glasgow 19:30 Rodney Parade
Round 3:
Sun 13th Dec Pool 2 Biarritz v Dragons 13:45 Parc des Sports Aguiléra Canal+
Round 4:
Fri 18th Dec Pool 2 Dragons v Biarritz 20:00 Rodney Parade S4C
Round 5:
15/16/17 January 2010 Pool 2 Glasgow v Dragons TBD Firhill Arena
Round 6:
22/23/24 January 2010 TBD Pool 2 Dragons v Gloucester TBD Rodney Parade