As the Pool stages of the 2011/12 Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup reach a climax this weekend and next with Round 5 and Round 6 matches in both tournaments, coveted quarter-final places are on the line. Given that calculators will be in hand at many grounds over the coming
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ACC Talking Points – Dragons relish french test
The race for the prestigious Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final places is coming to the boil – with former Heineken Cup champions London Wasps and Brive in the mix to advance to the knock-out stages where the five Pool winners will be joined by three of the Heineken Cup Pool runners-up. Newport
Amlin Challenge Cup Rounds 5 – 6 Dates and Kick-Offs
The race for Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stage qualification gets under way again with the all-French clash in Round 5 of Bordeaux-Begles and Bayonne on Thursday, 12 January 2012. With Bayonne just a single point behind Pool 3 leaders and two-time former champions, London Wasps, the result from Stade André Moga
Amlin Challenge Cup – Round 4 results (15/17/18.12.2011)
POOL 3 Bordeaux-Begles 15 Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo 10 HT: 5-10 Attendance: 2,000 Bordeaux-Begles: C Lopez (C Brousse 52); T Brana, J Rey (A Mailei 57), M Denetre, L Ferreres [capt]; N Sanchez, M Saubusse (H Adams 66); F Labbe (F Rofes 57), B Bethery (J Turini 19), P Toetu (A Neveu 57), A
Dragons a real danger in own Den – Hayes
Exeter Chiefs top a massively competitive Pool 5 at the halfway stage of the Amlin Challenge Cup – but they are only one point clear of Perpignan and Newport Gwent Dragons with bonus points possibly critical in determining the group winners and automatic quarter-final qualifiers. An 18-6 Sunday night win at
Amlin Challenge Cup – Round 3 results (09/10/11.12.11)
POOL 4 Perpignan 54 I Cavalieri Prato 20 HT: 28-13 Attendance: 6,300 Perpignan: J Michel (N Laharrague 60); A Batlle (A Plante 51), R Coetzee, G Hume, J Candelon; G Bosch, D Mele (K Boulogne 51); K Pulu (J Schuster 51), C Geli (M Tincu 51), D Thiart (B Bourrust 51), G Britz
