Heineken Cup champions Leinster Rugby are unbeaten in their last 13 tournament matches but they face a massive test against French standard bearers ASM Clermont Auvergne in Bordeaux on Sunday in attempting to take that run to 14 matches without defeat. A 16-16 draw at Montpellier in Round 1 of this
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HC Talking Points – Leinster target a third title
Defending champions Leinster Rugby are hunting a third Heineken Cup title in four years – and bidding to become only the second club to claim back-to-back titles. Ulster Rugby, Edinburgh Rugby and ASM Clermont Auvergne will contest the semi-finals later this month along with the reigning champions. Edinburgh created tournament history last
Heineken Cup 2011/2012 SemiFinals draw and schedule
The draw for the Heineken Cup 2011/12 semi-finals was made in Cardiff this evening. HEINEKEN CUP SEMI-FINALS (To be played 28 / 29 April) The winner of the first named quarter-final in each semi-final pairing will have home country advantage. Semi-final 1: Saracens or ASM Clermont Auvergne v Leinster Rugby or Cardiff Blues Semi-final
Heineken Cup 2011/2012 Quarter Final qualifiers/pairings and schedules
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)
Heineken Cup 2012 – Munster, Leinster, Clermont, Saracens and Edinburgh to the Quarter Final along with Toulouse
Along with Toulouse (already qualified as Pool 6 winners), Munster, Leinster, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Saracens and Edinburgh have qualified for the 2012 Heineken Cup quarter-finals, respectively, as Pool 1, Pool 3, Pool 4, Pool 5 and Pool 2 winners.
Heineken Cup – Round 6 results (20/21/22.01.2012)
POOL 6 Connacht Rugby 9 Harlequins 8 HT: 9-5 Attendance: 5,420 Connacht Rugby: G Duffy [capt]; F Vainikolo, K Tonetti, H Fa'afili, T O'Halloran; N O'Connor, P O'Donohoe; B Wilkinson (D Buckley 68), A Flavin (E Reynecke 58), R Loughney (D Rogers 77), M Swift, M McCarthy, J Muldoon, R Ofisa, G Naoupu Scorers:
RBS 6 Nations Talking Points – Five scottish in the “Amlin Opta Index” Best Squad
After five rounds of the main European competitions already played, Scotland lead the way as the "Amlin Opta Index" 6 Nations Top Country's performing players. Moreover: four of those five players come from the same Team (Edinburgh), the fifth is from Glasgow Warriors. Amongst them four are forwards and one