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.
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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
ERC Tournaments Talking Points – “Amlin Opta Index” findings after first five rounds
As the Pool stages of both the Amlin Challenge Cup and the Heineken Cup conclude this weekend with a series of decisive matches in Round 6, Mike Brown of Harlequins leads the way as the Amlin Opta Index's top performing player. The Amlin Opta Index is a unique comparative analysis of
Brive first club to qualify for ACC quarter-finals
Brive are the first club to qualify for the 2012 Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals following their 19-9 Round 6 Pool 5 victory over Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park
Amlin Rugby Ambassador, Lawrence Dallaglio, selects his Amlin Challenge Cup pool*
What an incredible start to the final round the Amlin Challenge Cup Pool matches we have in store tonight with Brive and Sale Sharks already clashing for what is effectively a Pool 5 shoot-out. Edgeley Park is a seething cauldron and I know that Steve Diamond will have whipped his
ACC Talking Points – Quarter-finals upcoming
Four clubs, including four-time Heineken Cup champions Toulouse, are still in the mix to qualify for the knock-out stages of the Amlin Challenge Cup this season as the battle for coveted quarter-final places in Europe’s top two tournaments reaches a climax in Round 6 of Pool matches this week. Toulouse may
Amlin Challenge Cup – Round 5 results (12/15.01.2012)
POOL 3 Bordeaux-Begles 6 Bayonne 12 HT: 3-6 Attendance: 2,900 Bordeaux-Begles: Penalty - Manu Saubusse (2) Bayonne: Penalty - Benjamin Boyet (4) Match points: Bordeaux-Begles 1pts, Bayonne 4pts POOL 2 Newcastle Falcons 43 Petrarca Rugby 0 HT: 7-0 Attendance: 2,831 Newcastle Falcons: T Catterick; L Fielden (J Fitzpatrick 20), L Eves, J Manning [capt] (J Pasqualin 54), R Shortland;