The draw for Europe's premier rugby tournament was made at midday today (Wednesday 20th June) at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff by European Rugby Cup chairman Jean-Pierre Lux and former Wales number eight Scott Quinnell.
Quins, one of seven English clubs who have qualified for the tournament, have been drawn in pool three where they will face French champions Stade Francais, Cardiff Blues and and Guinness Premiership rivals Bristol in a group that will involve trips out of London to two other capital cities; namely Paris and Cardiff.
Quins will be making their sixth appearance in the tournament next season, having reached the quarterfinals in 1996/97 and 1997/98.
Quins three home pool matches against Stade Francias, Cardiff Blues and Bristol will be covered by all 2007/08 season tickets.
The full list of Heineken Cup 2007/08 pools are as follows:
Pool 1: Benetton Treviso; London Irish; Perpignan; Newport Gwent Dragons
Pool 2: Ospreys; Gloucester Rugby; Bourgoin; Ulster Rugby
Pool 3: Stade Francais Paris; Bristol Rugby; Cardiff Blues;
NEC Harlequins
Pool 4: Glasgow Warriors; Saracens; Biarritz Olympique; Viadana
Pool 5: London Wasps; ASM Clermont Auvergne; Llanelli Scarlets; Munster
Pool 6: Leinster; Leicester Tigers; Toulouse; Edinburgh Rugby