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

ACC Talking Points – Quarter Final fixtures

One of the biggest weekends in the European club rugby calendar will kick-off with the first in a series of intriguing Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final Anglo-French contests when last season’s finalists, Stade Francais Paris, host the Exeter Chiefs on Thursday, 5 April next. The theme of cross-channel rivalry continues with the

Amlin Challenge Cup 2011/2012 SemiFinals draw and schedule

The draw for the Amlin Challenge Cup 2011/ 12 semi-finals was made in Cardiff this evening. AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINALS (To be played 27 / 28 / 29 April) The winner of the first named quarter-final in each semi-final pairing will have home advantage. Semi-final 1: Toulon or Harlequins v Stade Français Paris or

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)