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
Champions Cup
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 – Edinburgh to play London Irish in the final pool match on Sunday
After Edinburgh’s brilliant win over Racing Metro last weekend, they return home to play London Irish in the final pool match on Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup (kick- off 3.15pm). It is the club’s most important match in almost a decade, and they
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