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
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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
AC Talking Points – Harlequins target back-to-back titles
Harlequins will open the defence of their Amlin Challenge Cup crown when they travel to Stade Felix Mayol for their Friday night quarter-final showdown with Toulon on 6 April. Harlequins, the Scarlets and Biarritz Olympique are the three Heineken Cup Pool runners-up who have qualified for the Amlin quarters, with Harlequins
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
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)
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