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

New italian Club “Zebre” set to replace “Aironi” in the Heineken Cup and the RaboDirect PRO12

The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) has announced today, Wednesday, 7 June, that Zebre (Zebras) will be the new club to replace Aironi Rugby in the Heineken Cup and the RaboDirect PRO12 for the 2012/13 season. Zebre were originally founded in 1973 as an invitational club for north-western Italy. The new club,