HEINEKEN CUP 2011/12 QUARTER-FINAL QUALIFIERS / PAIRINGS & HEINEKEN CUP SEMI-FINALS

HEINEKEN CUP 2011/12 QUARTER-FINAL QUALIFIERS / PAIRINGS
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) Munster Rugby v Ulster Rugby (8)
(2) Leinster Rugby v Cardiff Blues (7)
(3) Edinburgh Rugby v Toulouse (6)
(4) Saracens v ASM Clermont Auvergne (5)

The three Heineken Cup Pool runners-up who have qualified for the Amlin Challenge Cup 2011/12 quarter-finals are:

1 Biarritz Olympique (Third best Pool runner-up)
2 Harlequins (Fourth best Pool runner-up)
3 Scarlets (Fifth best Pool runner-up)

HEINEKEN CUP SEMI-FINALS

22-01-2012
Issued by Mark Jones

HEINEKEN CUP 2011/12 SEMI-FINALS

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 2: Munster Rugby or Ulster Rugby v Edinburgh Rugby or Toulouse