2012 Heineken Cup final

April 2022 2012 Heineken Cup Final 2011–12 Heineken Cup Leinster IRE rugby union 30px 42 Ulster IRE rugby union 30px 14 19 May 2012 Twickenham Stadium London Seán O'Brien (Leinster)Leinster defend Heineken crown in demolition job https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/news/leinster-defend-heineken-crown-in-demolition-job 20 May 2012 sixnationsrugby.com Six Nations Championship Nigel Owens (Wales)http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2012/0508/320087-owens-gets-nod-to-ref-heineken-cup-final/ Nigel Owens from Wales will be the man in charge when Leinster face Ulster in the Heineken Cup final 9 May 2012 RTÉ Sport RTÉ 15 May 2012 81,774 2011 2013 The 2012 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2011–12 Heineken Cup, the 17th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 19 May 2012 at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. The final was between Ulster and defending champions Leinster.http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2011-12/rugby/story/163446.html Leinster dig deep to set up all-Irish final 29 April 2012 ESPN 1 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120501220231/http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2011-12/rugby/story/163446.html 1 May 2012 live http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2011-12/rugby/story/163390.html Pienaar steers Ulster past Edinburgh 28 April 2012 ESPN 1 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120430202509/http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2011-12/rugby/story/163390.html 30 April 2012 live It was the first all-Ireland final in the competitions history,19 May 2012 Jubilant Leinster fans toast Heineken Cup glory https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-30552160.html Irish Examiner Butler Eddie 13 May 2012 Ulster and Leinster's Heineken Cup success puts focus on Celtic league https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/12/ulster-leinster-heineken-cup-celtic The Guardian and the fifth all-nation final after 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2010. Ireland became the third, and most recent, nation to have achieved an all-nation final after France and England. Leinster triumphed, with captain Leo Cullen becoming the first person to raise the trophy three times. Leinster became just the second team in the competition to win back-to-back finals after the Leicester Tigers' 2001–2002 final victories. The match broke many records, including the largest winning-margin in a Heineken Cup final and the most points scored by the winning team, both of which still stand as of . It led to media reports suggesting Leinster were the greatest European club team of all time.https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/brynpalmer/2012/05/so_are_leinster_now_the.html Leinster redefine Euro boundaries after third Heineken Cup triumph BBC Sport BBC 19 May 2012 19 May 2012 Background It was confirmed on 1 May that the match was an 82,000 sell-out. 7,500 tickets were assigned to each province for the final with a Leinster spokesman saying that demand for tickets had outstripped supply with Ulster selling their remaining tickets to new 2012–13 season ticket holders.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0501/breaking48.html Heineken Cup final 'sells out' 1 May 2012 The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 1 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120502022410/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0501/breaking48.html 2 May 2012 live http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/heineken-cup/heineken-cup-tickets-for-final-not-an-issue-but-cost-of-flights-soaring-3095411.html Heineken Cup: Tickets for final not an issue but cost of flights soaring 30 April 2012 Irish Independent Independent News & Media 15 May 2012 Under rules of the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup (ERC), the winner of the Heineken Cup Final receives an automatic place in the following year's competition, apart from the normal allocation for the winning team's country. If the champion is already qualified through performance in its domestic or regional league, the cup holder's place (normally) passes to another team from its country.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18208.php Heineken Cup Final facts and figures 10 May 2012 ERC Rugby 15 May 2012August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Because Leinster and Ulster had already qualified for the 2012–13 Heineken Cup by their performance in Pro12, the fourth Irish place passed to Connacht. Leinster, the first team since Toulouse (in 2005) to make back-to-back finals, stood to become the second team, and first since Leicester in 2002, to win back-to-back titles.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/12/ulster-leinster-heineken-cup-celtic?newsfeed=true Ulster and Leinster's Heineken Cup success puts focus on Celtic league 12 May 2012 The Guardian 15 May 2012 Match Summary Leinster beat Ulster by five tries to one. Leinster flanker Seán O'Brien and prop Cian Healy scored first half tries and the team scored a penalty try early in the second half. Leinster's replacement prop Heinke van der Merwe and Seán Cronin both scored tries late on and Fergus McFadden converted Cronin's try, completing the largest winning margin in a Heineken Cup final. Leinster fly-half Johnny Sexton scored 15 points in total (from three conversions and three penalties).https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/9272851/Ulster-v-Leinster-Heineken-Cup-final-live.html Ulster v Leinster, Heineken Cup final: live 21 May 2012 Daily Telegraph 22 May 2012 The result represented both a record winning points total and a record winning margin for a Heineken Cup Final.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/heineken-cup/2012/0519/321612-leinster-42-14-ulster/ Leinster 42-14 Ulster RTÉ Sport RTÉ 19 May 2012 19 May 2012 Leinster become only the second team to defend the title successfully and the first to win it three times in four years.http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2011-12/rugby/story/164313.html Leinster claim back-to-back titles 21 May 2012 ESPN Scrum 22 May 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/18131455 Heineken Cup final - as it happened 21 May 2012 BBC Sport 22 May 2012 Leo Cullen became the first captain to raise the trophy three times.http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/heineken-cup/blue-army-toasts-victory-as-leinster-heroes-take-heineken-cup-win-in-stride-3113106.html Blue army toasts victory as Leinster heroes take Heineken Cup win in stride 21 May 2012 Irish Independent 22 May 2012 Details 19 May 2012 17:00 BST Leinster IRE rugby union 42–14 Report IRE rugby union Ulster O'Brien 12' cHealy 31' cPenalty try 44' cvan der Merwe 76' mCronin 80' c Sexton (3/3)McFadden (1/2) Sexton (3/4) 51', 67', 73' Tuohy 60' m Pienaar (3/3) 7', 40', 49' Twickenham Stadium, London 81,774 Nigel Owens (Wales) _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder 0055a5 0055a5 0055a5 001F3F 001F3F Leinster_blackcollar _redshoulders FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _hoops_red Ulster FB 15IRE rugby union Rob KearneyRW 14IRE rugby union Fergus McFaddenOC 13IRE rugby union Brian O'DriscollIC 12IRE rugby union Gordon D'ArcyLW 11FIJ Isa NacewaFH 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 NZL Brad ThornLL 4 IRE rugby union Leo Cullen (c)TP 3 IRE rugby union Mike RossHK 2 IRE rugby union Richardt StraussLP 1 IRE rugby union Cian HealySubstitutions:HK 16IRE rugby union Seán CroninPR 17RSA Heinke van der MerwePR 18NZL Nathan WhiteLK 19IRE rugby union Devin TonerFL 20IRE rugby union Shane JenningsSH 21IRE rugby union John CooneyFH 22IRE rugby union Ian MadiganCE 23IRE rugby union Dave KearneyCoach:Joe Schmidt FB 15RSA Stefan TerblancheRW 14IRE rugby union Andrew TrimbleOC 13IRE rugby union Darren CaveIC 12IRE rugby union Paddy WallaceLW 11IRE rugby union Craig GilroyFH 10IRE rugby union Paddy JacksonSH 9 RSA Ruan PienaarN8 8 RSA Pedrie WannenburgOF 7 IRE rugby union Chris HenryBF 6 IRE rugby union Stephen FerrisRL 5 IRE rugby union Dan TuohyLL 4 RSA Johann Muller (c)TP 3 NZL John AfoaHK 2 IRE rugby union Rory BestLP 1 IRE rugby union Tom CourtSubstitutions:HK 16IRE rugby union Nigel BradyPR 17IRE rugby union Paddy McAllisterPR 18IRE rugby union Declan FitzpatrickLK 19IRE rugby union Lewis StevensonFL 20IRE rugby union Willie FaloonSH 21IRE rugby union Paul MarshallFH 22IRE rugby union Ian HumphreysCE 23AUS Adam D'ArcyCoach:Brian McLaughlin Touch judges: FRA Romain Poite FRA Jérôme Garcès Television match official: SCO Jim Yuille See also 2011–12 Heineken Cup References External links RTÉ In Pictures: Leinster versus Ulster Final 2012 Category:Rugby union in London Category:2011–12 in Irish rugby union Category:2012 in Northern Ireland sport Category:2012 in sport in London Category:May 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Leinster Rugby matches Category:Ulster Rugby matches