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
Ulster Rugby
HC Talking Points – The 17th final between Leinster and Ulster first all-Irish one
The 17th Heineken Cup final, to be played at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, 19 May (17.00) will be between Leinster Rugby and Ulster Rugby. Leinster Rugby will be bidding to win an unprecedented three Heineken Cup titles in four years and become only the second club to win back-to-back titles. Leicester
Heineken Cup Semifinals results
ASM Clermont Auvergne 15 Leinster Rugby 19 HT: 12-6 Att: 32,397 ASM Clermont Auvergne: L Byrne (R King 20); S Sivivatu, A Rougerie [capt], W Fofana, J Malzieu (J Buttin 13); B James, M Parra; L Faure (V Debaty 48), B Kayser (T Paulo 63), D Zirakashvili (D Kotze 58), J Cudmore,
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 – 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:
Heineken Cup – Round 5 results (14/15.01.2012)
POOL 1 Munster 26 Castres Olympique 10 HT: 16-7 Attendance: 25,600 Munster: D Hurley; J Murphy, K Earls, L Mafi (D Barnes 77), S Zebo; R O'Gara (I Keatley 73), C Murray (T O'Leary 65); W du Preez (M Horan 72), D Varley (D Fogarty 72), B Botha (S Archer 73), D Ryan,