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
Toulon
ACC Talking Points – Harlequins wary of Wilkinson threat
Nick Evans is sweating on being fit to spearhead Harlequins’ Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final bid against Toulon at Stade Felix Mayol on Friday night – but the prospect of a head-to-head contest with Jonny Wilkinson is giving the former All Blacks outside half added incentive to be declared fit for
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 2012 – Toulon, Exeter Chiefs, Stade Francais and London Wasps to the Quarter Final along with Brive
Along with Brive (already qualified as Pool 5 winners), Toulon, Exeter Chiefs, Stade Francais and London Wasps have qualified for the 2012 Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals, respectively, as Pool 2, Pool 4, Pool 1 and Pool 3 winners.
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