History Made As All Four Provinces Reach European Quarter-Finals

For the first time in the same season, all four Irish provinces have qualified for European quarter-finals. Munster and Connacht face last-eight trips to Edinburgh and Sale Sarks respectively, while the Heineken Champions Cup will have its first all-Irish quarter-final since 2012 when Leinster and Ulster clash at the Aviva

Champions Cup – Round 6 review

Round 6 notes The clubs that have made it through to the knockout stage have a total of 15 European Cups between them (Toulouse 4, Leinster Rugby 3, RC Toulon 3, Wasps 2, Munster Rugby 2, Saracens 1). Only ASM Clermont Auvergne, beaten finalists in 2013 and '15, and Glasgow

Champions Cup – Round 5 preview

  Round 5 Notes If holders Saracens manage to defeat Scarlets on Sunday, they will set a new tournament record of 14 consecutive wins eclipsing Munster Rugby’s run of 13 victories between 2005 and ’07. A win at Parc y Scarlets would also guarantee Saracens top spot in Pool 3

Heineken Cup 2011/2012 SemiFinals draw and schedule

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

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)