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
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Tolouse first club to qualify for HC quarter-finals
Toulouse are the first to qualify for the 2012 Heineken Cup quarter-finals as Pool 6 winners
HC Talking Points – Two through, six to go
Munster Rugby and defending champions Leinster Rugby are safely through to the 2011/12 quarter-finals with a match to spare – and Saracens need just a single point from their trip to Benetton Treviso on Sunday to join them in the last eight. But the other places are there to be claimed,
Heineken Cup – Round 5 results (14/15.01.2012)
POOL 1 Munster 26 Castres Olympique 10 HT: 16-7 Attendance: 25,600 Munster: D Hurley; J Murphy, K Earls, L Mafi (D Barnes 77), S Zebo; R O'Gara (I Keatley 73), C Murray (T O'Leary 65); W du Preez (M Horan 72), D Varley (D Fogarty 72), B Botha (S Archer 73), D Ryan,
ERC Talking Points – QuarterFinal qualifications
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
HC Talking Points – 100 up for Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues will play their 100thHeineken Cup match when they clash with London Irish at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday – but any celebrations will go on the back burner if they do not mark the occasion with a victory and move a giant step closer to quarter-final qualification. The Blues
HC Talking Points – My last eight Raphael Ibanez
Raphael Ibanez, the Heineken Cup 2011/12 Ambassador and a Heineken Cup winner with London Wasps in 2007, gives his unique take on who he believes will qualify for the knock-out stages of the 17thHeineken Cup tournament. ‘We are now getting towards the real business end of the tournament and, no matter