Tag: Champions Cup

HC Talking Points – Nervous time for contenders

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Four of the Heineken Cup quarter-finalists tasted defeat in their domestic leagues a fortnight out from their European knockout matches – and all of them have major dress rehearsals to look forward to this weekend. Saracens are hoping to crack the 80,000 barrier for their home Aviva Premiership clash with Harlequins

HC Talking Points – Scottish first in heady quarter-final mix

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Five nations will contest the Heineken Cup quarter-finals in April for the first time since the 2003/04 tournament – and for only the second time in the 17 seasons of elite European club rugby. On a drama-packed final weekend of make-or-break Pool stage matches Edinburgh Rugby became the first Scottish club

Heineken Cup 2011/2012 SemiFinals draw and schedule

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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

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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)

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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: