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:
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Amlin Challenge Cup 2012 – Toulon, Exeter Chiefs, Stade Francais and London Wasps to the Quarter Final along with Brive
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Amlin Challenge Cup – Round 6 results (19/21/22.01.2012)
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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
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The Wales head coach has stuck with the majority of his much hailed Rugby World Cup side, adding just four players who did not feature in either his extended 45-man pre-RWC training squad or the December international against Australia at the Millennium Stadium at the start of this season. Saracens prop
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