The qualifiers and their rankings for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals are:
1 Munster Rugby
2 Leinster Rugby
3 Edinburgh Rugby
4 Saracens
5 ASM Clermont Auvergne
6 Toulouse
7 Cardiff Blues (Best Pool runner-up)
8 Ulster Rugby (Second best Pool runner-up)
The quarter-final matches, to be played the weekend of 6 / 7 / 8 April, will be:
(1) Munster Rugby v Ulster Rugby (8)
(2) Leinster Rugby v Cardiff Blues (7)
(3) Edinburgh Rugby v Toulouse (6)
(4) Saracens v ASM Clermont Auvergne (5)
The three Heineken Cup Pool runners-up who have qualified for the Amlin Challenge Cup 2011/12 quarter-finals are:
1 Biarritz Olympique (Third best Pool runner-up)
2 Harlequins (Fourth best Pool runner-up)
3 Scarlets (Fifth best Pool runner-up)