Round 6 notes The clubs that have made it through to the knockout stage have a total of 15 European Cups between them (Toulouse 4, Leinster Rugby 3, RC Toulon 3, Wasps 2, Munster Rugby 2, Saracens 1). Only ASM Clermont Auvergne, beaten finalists in 2013 and '15, and Glasgow
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European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-finals
The qualifiers for the 2016/17 Champions Cup quarter-finals and their rankings at the conclusion of the pool stage are as follows: 1 ASM Clermont Auvergne (winner Pool 5 – 26 points) 2 Munster Rugby (winner Pool 1 – 24 points) 3 Saracens (winner Pool 3 – 24 points) 4 Leinster Rugby (winner Pool 4
Champions Cup – Round 5 notes and reactions
Round 5 Notes Leinster Rugby, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Munster Rugby and holders, Saracens, have booked their places in the knockout stage. If all four clubs win their Round 6 matches, they will be guaranteed home quarter-finals. If Connacht Rugby and Wasps win their Round 6 games in Pool 2 against
Champions Cup – Round 5 preview
 Round 5 Notes If holders Saracens manage to defeat Scarlets on Sunday, they will set a new tournament record of 14 consecutive wins eclipsing Munster Rugby’s run of 13 victories between 2005 and ’07. A win at Parc y Scarlets would also guarantee Saracens top spot in Pool 3
Rob Kearney (Leinster Rugby) has been named ERC European Player of the Year 2012
The prestigious award crowns an outstanding season for the full-back who started every one of Leinster’s nine European games as the Irish club triumphed in the Heineken Cup for an unprecedented third time in four years. Kearney succeeds teammate, Sean O’Brien, as the winner of northern hemisphere rugby’s ultimate individual
Heineken Cup – Leinster Rugby are champions, Sean O’Brien is man of the match
Leinster Rugby are the 2012 Heineken Cup champions. It is their third title in four seasons and they are only the second club to successfully defend their title after Leicester Tigers (2001, 2002) Leinster's 42 points were a record for a Heineken Cup Final (previous best 34 by Leicester in 2001);
HC Talking Points – Leinster’s Thorn could make world rugby history
The eyes of the rugby world will be on Brad Thorn this weekend as a Leinster Rugby victory in Saturday’s all-Irish Heineken Cup final will earn an historic treble for the veteran lock. If Thorn is selected and if Leinster manage to defeat Ulster Rugby at Twickenham Stadium, he will become