ACC Talking Points – Last french Four have true pedigree

The 2012 Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finalists have all contested European finals and have an impressive six Heineken Cup and two Amlin Challenge showpiece matches between them. And the star studded squads of the clubs contesting the matches in the last four at Stade Felix Mayol and Parc des Sports Aguillera contain

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

Amlin Challenge Cup 2011/2012 Quarter Final qualifiers/pairings and schedules

The qualifiers and their rankings for the Amlin Challenge Cup 2011/12 quarter-finals are: 1 Stade Français Paris (Top ranked ACC Pool winner) 2 Brive (Second ranked ACC Pool winner) 3 Toulon (Third ranked ACC Pool winner) 4 London Wasps (Fourth ranked ACC Pool winner) 5 Biarritz Olympique (Third best Heineken Cup Pool runner-up) 6 Harlequins (Fourth

Amlin Challenge Cup – Round 6 results (19/21/22.01.2012)

POOL 5 Sale Sharks 9 Brive 19 HT: 9-6 Attendance: 6,955 Sale Sharks: R Miller; T Brady, J Leota, L Burrell, J Tuculet; N MacLeod, D Peel; A Dickinson (L Imiolek 78), M Jones (J Ward 65), T Buckley (V Cobilas 53), F McKenzie (K Myall 60), A Ostrikov, J Gaskell (R Vernon