{"id":19868,"date":"2011-12-20T11:16:23","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T11:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=19868"},"modified":"2011-12-20T11:16:23","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T11:16:23","slug":"heineken-cup-rugby-newswire-issue-7-22-pages-of-all-the-latest-info-stats-reviews-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/heineken-cup-rugby-newswire-issue-7-22-pages-of-all-the-latest-info-stats-reviews-pools\/","title":{"rendered":"HEINEKEN CUP RUGBY NEWSWIRE ISSUE 7: 22 Pages Of All The Latest Info, Stats, Reviews, Pools……"},"content":{"rendered":"

Munster stand alone as the only club left with four from four as the tournament takes a break before resuming in 2012 with the critical Rounds 5 and 6 that will determine the prestigious quarter-finalists.
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\nAnd the Heineken Cup takes that break on the back of a record breaking weekend of matches high in quality, tension and drama \u2013 perhaps best encapsulated by Harlequins\u2019 31-24 win at Toulouse \u2013 that leaves it all to play for in the New Year.<\/p>\n

Defending champions Leinster, the only other unbeaten team with three wins and a draw, hosted the biggest Heineken Cup Pool stage crowd in the UK and Ireland when 46,365 fans went through the Aviva Stadium turnstiles to see them beat Bath Rugby 52-27 in a 10-try feast in Round 4.<\/p>\n

The 76,569 who were at Stade de France for the Stade Francais Paris clash with Harlequins three seasons ago will take some beating but Saturday\u2019s crowd at the Aviva moves that match into a clear second place overall in the 17thseason of Europe\u2019s elite club rugby tournament.
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\nThe dates and kick-off times for the Heineken Cup Rounds 5 and 6 games will be announced on Wednesday afternoon, 21 December<\/p>\n

The top six Heineken Cup Pool match attendances now are:<\/p>\n

76,569 \u2013 STADE FRAN\u00c7AIS PARIS v Harlequins \u2013 Rd 3 2008\/09 (Stade de France)<\/p>\n

46,365 \u2013 LEINSTER v Bath Rugby \u2013 Rd 4 2011\/12 (Aviva Stadium)<\/p>\n

45,892 \u2013 SARACENS v Leinster \u2013 Rd 2 2010\/11 (Wembley)<\/p>\n

44,873 \u2013 LEINSTER v ASM Clermont Auvergne \u2013 Rd 4 2010\/11 (Aviva Stadium)<\/p>\n

44,112 \u2013 STADE FRAN\u00c7AIS PARIS v Sale Sharks \u2013 Rd 3 2006\/07 (Parc des Princes)<\/p>\n

41,063 \u2013 SARACENS v Ospreys \u2013 Rd 3 2011\/12 (Wembley)<\/p>\n

The bumper Dublin crowd, along with 32,000 at Le Stadium in Toulouse, 25,600 at Thomond Park and over 20,000 at Welford Road, played major roles in a Round 4 attendance record being set for the 12 matches of 185,546 \u2013 comfortably beating the old mark of 132,063 set at the same stage of the 2009\/10 competition. It is also the second highest Round attendance in the history of the tournament behind the 200,307 who were at Round 3 matches in 2008\/09.<\/p>\n

HEINEKEN CUP 2011\/12 \u2026 SO FAR<\/p>\n

ROUND 1 \u2013 134,331<\/p>\n

ROUND 2 \u2013 147,026<\/p>\n

ROUND 3 \u2013 139,460<\/p>\n

ROUND 4 \u2013 185,546<\/p>\n

TOTAL \u2013 606,363<\/p>\n

And two personal milestones have been recorded by Leicester Tigers captain Geordan Murphy and Toulouse flanker Jean Bouilhou, who now hold the records for their clubs in terms of Heineken Cup appearances. Bouilhou overtook Fabien Pelous \u2013 76 outings for Toulouse and five for Dax \u2013 with his 77thtournament appearance for the four times champions in the home defeat by Harlequins while Murphy\u2019s 71stmatch is now two more than Martin Corry\u2019s old Tigers mark.<\/p>\n

On the club front Montpellier are the first team to draw two Pool matches in a season, their Round 4 match against Glasgow Warriors ending 13-13 following their 16-16 opener against Leinster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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