2011 Heineken Cup final

October 2023 2011 Heineken Cup Final Cardiff2011.jpg 2010–11 Heineken Cup Leinster IRE rugby union 30px 33 Northampton Saints ENG 30px 22 21 May 2011 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Johnny Sexton (Leinster) Romain Poite (France) 72,456 2010 2012 The 2011 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2010–11 Heineken Cup, the 16th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 21 May 2011 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The match was contested by Northampton Saints of England and Leinster of Ireland, the second Heineken Cup final for each club.Northampton Saints: Superb Saints seal final berth http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/rugby/7562.php Northampton Saints official web site 1 May 2011 2 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110504002904/http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/rugby/7562.php 2011-05-04 dead Heineken Cup – Brilliant Leinster reach final http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/30042011/58/heineken-cup-brilliant-leinster-reach-final.html Yahoo! Eurosport 30 April 2011 2 May 2011 Leinster won the match 33–22 after being 22–6 down at half-time.Jonny Sexton leads Leinster to second-half romp against Northampton Eddie Butler https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/may/21/leinster-northampton-heineken-cup The Guardian 21 May 2011 22 May 2011 Londonhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/8529753/Jonny-Sexton-takes-Leinster-to-heights-other-teams-can-only-dream-of-as-they-beat-Saints-to-win-Heineken-Cup.html Jonny Sexton takes Leinster to heights other teams can only dream of as they beat Saints to win Heineken Cup 22 May 2011 Daily Telegraph 24 May 2011 London Mick Clearyhttp://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2011/0521/heinekencup.html Heineken Cup: Leinster 33-22 Northampton 21 May 2011 RTÉ Sport 24 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110524043603/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2011/0521/heinekencup.html 24 May 2011 The win was Leinster's second win in three years of the competition.http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2010-11/rugby/story/140202.html Leinster clinch stunning euro triumph 21 May 2011 espnscrum 24 May 2011 Background The Millennium Stadium was chosen as the venue for the 2011 Heineken Cup Final on 17 May 2010.Heineken Cup final back at Millennium Stadium in 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8686218.stm BBC Sport 17 May 2010 2 May 2011 The stadium has already hosted three Heineken Cup Finals. The first, in 2002, saw Leicester Tigers defeat Munster 19–15. Munster returned for the next Cardiff final in 2006, defeating French side Biarritz 23–19. Two years later, Munster faced and defeated another French side, Toulouse, with the final score 16–13.October 2023 Northampton Saints had played in one previous Heineken Cup Final—in 2000. The Saints defeated Munster 9–8 at Twickenham in London. From their victory until the 2010–11 season, they had made the knockout stages only twice: in 2003 and 2005.October 2023 Leinster reached the semi-finals four times previously (1996, 2003, 2006 and 2010) and also won in the 2009 final at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. Their run to the 2009 final was memorable for their quarter-final victory over Harlequins in a match marred by the Bloodgate scandal.October 2023 Consequences for other clubs Following the Amlin Challenge Cup final on 20 May at Cardiff City Stadium, the result of the 2011 Heineken Cup Final had the potential to secure a Heineken Cup berth for one of two clubs not involved in that match. Under rules of the Heineken Cup organiser, European Rugby Cup (ERC), the winners of both the Heineken Cup and the second-tier Amlin Challenge Cup receive berths in the following year's Heineken Cup. These berths are not counted against a country's normal allocation, except when either England or France produces winners of both cups in the same season. Currently, England is normally entitled to six Heineken Cup berths and Ireland to three; England is capped at seven berths (as is France). Both participants in the 2011 final had already qualified for the 2011–12 Heineken Cup by their domestic performance—Leinster by finishing second in the Celtic League and Northampton Saints by finishing fourth in the Aviva Premiership. Leinster won the final and therefore Connacht, who finished last among the four Irish teams in the Celtic League, claimed Ireland's extra Heineken Cup berth.http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2010-11/rugby/story/140264.html Connacht handed Heineken Cup place 22 May 2011 ESPNSCRUM 24 May 2011 Match Summary Northampton scored three tries, and held Leinster without a try, in the first half.Sexton hero of the hour once more http://www.irishtimes.com/leinster-rugby/sexton-hero-of-the-hour-once-more/ The Irish Times 21 May 2011 22 May 2011 John O'Sullivan Northampton led the match 22–6 at the half.Heineken Cup final 2011: Leinster 33 Northampton 22 match report Paul Ackford https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/8528417/Heineken-Cup-final-2011-Leinster-33-Northampton-22-match-report.html The Daily Telegraph 21 May 2011 22 May 2011 London In one of the most remarkable turnarounds, Leinster scored 27 points in the second half, and held Northampton scoreless, to win the match 33–22. Johnny Sexton, reportedly having given a rousing half-time team talk referencing Liverpool's 2005 Uefa Champions League Final comeback, scored 22 second-half points; two tries, three conversions, and two penalties to lead Leinster to an unlikely come from behind victory. Sexton was named man-of-the-match.http://www.irishtimes.com/leinster-rugby/sexton-hero-of-the-hour-once-more/ Sexton hero of the hour once more 22 May 2011 Irish Times John O'Sullivan Details 21 May 2011 17:00 Northampton Saints ENG 22–33 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Dowson 7' cFoden 30' cHartley 39' m Myler (2/3) Myler (1/1) 20' Sexton (2) 43' c, 52' cHines 64' c Sexton (3/3) Sexton (4/5) 13', 35', 56', 60' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 72,456Bryn Palmer Leinster 33-22 Northampton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/13473241.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 21 May 2011 24 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522112448/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/13473241.stm 22 May 2011 live Romain Poite (France) _yellow_2stripes _yellowhorizontal _yellow_2stripes _hoops black gold 03927B 03927B 03927B 000000 03927B Northampton _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder 0057e7 0057e7 0057e7 001F3F 001F3F Leinster FB 15ENG Ben FodenRW 14ENG Chris AshtonOC 13ENG Jon ClarkeIC 12IRE rugby union James DowneyLW 11ENG Paul DigginFH 10ENG Stephen MylerSH 9 ENG Lee DicksonN8 8 IRE rugby union Roger WilsonOF 7 ENG Phil DowsonBF 6 ENG Calum ClarkRL 5 ENG Christian DayLL 4 ENG Courtney LawesTP 3 RSA Brian MujatiHK 2 ENG Dylan Hartley (c)LP 1 TON Soane TongaʻuihaSubstitutions:HK 16ENG Brett SharmanPR 17ENG Alex WallerPR 18ENG Tom MerceyLK 19NZL Mark SorensonFL 20ENG Mark EasterSH 21RSA Stuart ComminsFH 22ENG Shane GeraghtyCE 23SCO Joe AnsbroCoach:ENG Jim Mallinder FB 15FIJ Isa NacewaRW 14IRE rugby union Shane HorganOC 13IRE rugby union Brian O'DriscollIC 12IRE rugby union Gordon D'ArcyLW 11IRE rugby union Luke FitzgeraldFH 10IRE rugby union Johnny SextonSH 9 IRE rugby union Eoin ReddanN8 8 IRE rugby union Jamie HeaslipOF 7 IRE rugby union Seán O'BrienBF 6 IRE rugby union Kevin McLaughlinRL 5 SCO Nathan HinesLL 4 IRE rugby union Leo Cullen (c)TP 3 IRE rugby union Mike RossHK 2 RSA Richardt StraussLP 1 IRE rugby union Cian HealySubstitutions:HK 16IRE rugby union Jason Harris-WrightPR 17RSA Heinke van der MerwePR 18COK Stan WrightLK 19IRE rugby union Devin TonerFL 20IRE rugby union Shane JenningsSH 21IRE rugby union Isaac BossFH 22IRE rugby union Ian MadiganCE 23IRE rugby union Fergus McFaddenCoach:NZL Josef Schmidt Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Pascal Gaüzère (France) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) See also 2010–11 Heineken Cup References Final 2011 Category:2010–11 in English rugby union Category:2010–11 in Irish rugby union Category:Sports competitions in Cardiff Category:2010s in Cardiff Category:Leinster Rugby matches Category:Northampton Saints matches 2011