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
Toulon
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 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
Amlin Challenge Cup – Biarritz Olympique are champions, Dimitri Yachvili is man of the match
Biarritz Olympique are the 2012 Amlin Challenge Cup champions after beating Toulon in the final at the Twickenham Stoop this evening. Dimitri Yachvili is awarded man of the match It is the first European title for Biarritz Olympique. 2012 AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP FINAL MAIN FIGURES Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 21 Toulon 18 HT: 12-9
ERC European Player of the Year 2012
As the finals weekend of the European club rugby season fast approaches, ERC have named a shortlist of five players who are in contention for the northern hemisphere’s most prestigious individual accolade, ERC European Player of the Year 2012. The two Irish clubs who contest Saturday’s Heineken Cup final at Twickenham
ACC Talking Points – Heineken Cup the Spur
Biarritz Olympique – the 2006 and 2010 Heineken Cup finalists – hope it is third time lucky in their pursuit of a European title when they clash with Toulon in the Amlin Challenge Cup final at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday night (8.00pm). Serge Blanco, Biarritz Olympique’s most famous player and
ERC Finals referee Appointments
Nigel Owens will referee his third Heineken Cup final when he takes charge of this season’s showpiece European club rugby match between Leinster Rugby and Ulster Rugby at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, 19 May. The experienced Welsh official refereed the 2008 and 2009 finals won by Munster Rugby and Leinster Rugby