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
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HC talking points – Munster stand alone
Heineken Cup – Round 4 results (16/17/18.12.2011)
POOL 2 Edinburgh Rugby 19 Cardiff Blues 12 HT: 19-3 Attendance: 4,384 Edinburgh Rugby: C Paterson; L Jones, N De Luca, J King (M Scott 74), T Visser (T Brown 74); G Laidlaw [capt], M Blair; A Jacobsen (K Traynor 79), R Ford (S Lawrie 74), G Cross (J Gilding 64), G Gilchrist
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
1 million fan milestone for Toulouse
Four times Heineken Cup champions Toulouse will reach another tournament milestone this weekend when they become the first team to notch 1 million fans at their home matches in Europe’s premier club tournament. Guy Noves’ side were the inaugural winners of the competition and were also the first team to win
Next stop for the Champions: the Aviva
A Heineken Cup Pool match is set to attract a crowd of more than 40,000 for the second successive Saturday when defending champions Leinster and Bath Rugby clash at the Aviva Stadium in a key Pool 3 match as the tournament moves into the second half of the group stages. There
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