The 17th Heineken Cup final, to be played at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, 19 May (17.00) will be between Leinster Rugby and Ulster Rugby.<\/p>\n
* There are only a few hundred tickets remaining of the 55,000 tickets made available for public sale. Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/heinekencupfinal or call UK 0044 844 847 1530 or International 0044 208 616 5111<\/p>\n
* Both clubs will recieve an allocation of 7,500 tickets for their own supporters. Details of club distribution will shortly be available on ercrugby.com<\/p>\n
* Leinster Rugby will be bidding to win an unprecedented three Heineken Cup titles in four years and become only the second club to win back-to-back titles. Leicester Tigers (2001 and 2002) are the only club so far to successfully defend their title<\/p>\n
* Ulster Rugby, the 1999 champions, will be bidding to become only the sixth club to win two or more titles<\/p>\n
* It will be the fifth one-nation final – but the first all-Irish final. There have been three all-French finals and one all-English final<\/p>\n
* The all-Irish final means Ieland will have an additional place in the 2012\/13 tournament with Connacht Rugby joining Leinster Rugby, Munster Rugby and Ulster Rugby<\/p>\n
THE 2012 HEINEKEN CUP SEMI-FINALS<\/p>\n
SUNDAY, 29 APRIL<\/p>\n
ASM Clermont Auvergne 15 Leinster Rugby 19
\nHT: 12-6 Att: 32,397<\/p>\n
ASM Clermont Auvergne: L Byrne (R King 20); S Sivivatu, A Rougerie [capt], W Fofana, J Malzieu (J Buttin 13); B James, M Parra; L Faure (V Debaty 48), B Kayser (T Paulo 63), D Zirakashvili (D Kotze 58), J Cudmore, N Hines (J Pierre 56), J Bonnaire (E Vermeulen 60-67), A Lapandry, E Vermeulen (J Bardy 55)
\nScorer: Penalty: B James 5<\/p>\n
Leinster Rugby: R Kearney; I Nacewa, B O’Driscoll, G D’Arcy, L Fitzgerald (F McFadden 63); J Sexton, I Boss (E Reddan 53); C Healy (H Van der Merwe 55), R Strauss (S Cronin 63), M Ross, L Cullen [capt], B Thorn, S O’Brien, S Jennings (K McLaughlin 63), J Heaslip
\nScorers: Try: C Healy; Conversion: J Sexton; Penalty: J Sexton 3; Drop Goal: R Kearney<\/p>\n
Heineken Man of the Match: Rob Kearney (Leinster Rugby)
\nReferee: Wayne Barnes (England)<\/p>\n
SATURDAY, 28 APRIL<\/p>\n
Ulster Rugby 22 Edinburgh Rugby 19
\nHT: 13-9 Att: 45,147<\/p>\n
Ulster Rugby: S Terblanche; A Trimble, D Cave, P Wallace, C Gilroy; P Jackson, R Pienaar; T Court (P McAllister 78), R Best, D Fitzpatrick (A Macklin 65), J Muller (capt), D Tuohy, S Ferris (L Stevenson 78), W Faloon (R Diack 73), P Wannenburg
\nScorers: Try: P Wannenburg; Con: R Pienaar; Pens: R Pienaar 5
\nYellow Card: S Terblanche 29<\/p>\n
Edinburgh Rugby: T Brown; L Jones (J Thompson 70), N De Luca, M Scott, T Visser; G Laidlaw (capt), M Blair; A Jacobsen (K Traynor 78), R Ford, G Cross (J Gilding 73), G Gilchrist (S Turnbull 78), S Cox, D Denton, R Rennie (R Grant 56), N Talei
\nScorers: Try: J Thompson; Con: G Laidlaw; Pens: G Laidlaw 4<\/p>\n
Heineken Man of the Match: Ruan Pienaar (Ulster Rugby)
\nReferee: Romain Poite (France)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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