The draw for Round 1 of the Parker Pen Shield tournament was made in Dublin today (Monday 15 December, 2003) by Mike Miller, IRB Chief Executive. The first leg matches will be played on 9 / 10 / 11 January, 2004 with the second leg matches (reverse fixtures) played on 16 / 17 / 18 January, 2004.

PARKER PEN SHIELD

ROUND 1 - FIRST LEG

Match no. 15 VRAC v Rugby Parma
Match no. 16 Rugby Rovigo v Cetransa El Salvador
Match no. 17 GRAN Rugby v Rotherham Titans
Match no. 18 UC Madrid v Viadana
Match no. 19 L'Aquila Rugby v UE Santboiana
Match no. 20 Clube Rugby Lisboa v Leonessa
Match no. 21 Petrarca Rugby v RC Coimbra
Match no. 22 Montpellier v Rugby Roma

QUARTER-FINALS

A draw to determine the order of first leg home advantage for the quarter-finals was also made my Mike Miller, IRB Chief Executive. The first leg will be played on 23 / 24 / 25 January, 2004, and the second leg (reverse fixtures) on 30 / 31 January and 1 February, 2004.

Match no. 23 Winner Match 15 v Winner Match 16
Match no. 24 Winner Match 18 v Winner Match 17
Match no. 25 Winner Match 19 v Winner Match 20
Match no. 26 Winner Match 22 v Winner Match 21