2012–13 Heineken Cup

European Rugby club competition season June 2012October 2020 2012–13 Heineken Cup 200px Official Logo EnglandFranceIreland rugby unionItalyScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout 12 October 2012 – 18 May 2013 24 79 {{#expr: +8746 +11451 +6543 +21102 +1800 +18500 +17520 +13815 +12115 +5853 +28000 +12547 +18212 +22146 +5000 +20224 +8199 +7182 +6194 +11425 +9555 +9819 +9624 +10414 +3348 +6583 +13475 +7512 +17865 +1600 +9154 +25600 +6873 +6014 +18432 +17760 +4598 +6231 +10110 +3500 +12036 +9258 +48964 +10977 +11209 +8224 +16223 +13935 +11891 +10940 +6088 +13270 +1200 +13509 +35085 +18200 +17666 +6220 +13126 +15382 +5803 +7897 +4193 +7632 +7473 +14370 +10198 +7167 +25600 +5673 +24000 +2300 +17726 +37888 +15000 +15263 +31259 +25584 +50148 | tries = {{#expr: +6 +6 +5 +3 +2 +0 +7 +5 +6 +6 +1 +6 +4 +4 +3 +5 +3 +7 +3 +2 +2 +6 +2 +5 +0 +2 +4 +2 +7 +10 +1 +0 +2 +3 +8 +0 +0 +2 +1 +3 +7 +5 +3 +1 +6 +2 +2 +9 +0 +3 +4 +7 +4 +11 +4 +6 +6 +4 +4 +6 +2 +1 +6 +1 +4 +2 +6 +4 +5 +6 +1 +3 +6 +3 +0 +0 +2 +0 +3 }} | top point scorer = Morgan Parra (Clermont)(113 points)http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/index.php?preset866=2012 Heineken Cup: Points Scorers 20 May 2013December 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes | top try scorer = Napolioni Nalaga (Clermont)(8 tries)http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/statistics/player_records_tries.php?preset877=2012 Heineken Cup: Try Scorers 20 May 2013December 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes | venue = Aviva Stadium, Dublin | attendance2 = 50,148Debut Dublin delight – and despair https://www.epcrugby.com/preview/debut-dublin-delight-and-despair/#preview EPC Rugby 30 April 2023 | champions = FRA Toulon | count = 1 | runner-up = FRA Clermont | website = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ | previous year = 2011–12 | previous tournament = 2011–12 Heineken Cup | next year = 2013–14 | next tournament = 2013–14 Heineken Cup }}The 2012–13 Heineken Cup was the 18th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. The tournament began with two pool matches on 12 October 2012 and ended with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 18 May 2013.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18386.php 2012/13 Heineken Cup Pool Draw European Rugby Cup 12 June 2012 12 June 2012 15 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120615200901/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18386.php dead Leinster, who became one of only two clubs ever to win two consecutive Heineken Cups in 2012,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/18051349 Heineken Cup final: Leinster beat Ulster to retain trophy Bryn Palmer BBC Sport 19 May 2012 20 May 2012 attempted to become the first club ever to win the competition three straight years. However, they were eliminated at the pool stages,http://thescore.thejournal.ie/leinster-out-heineken-cup-pool-stage-762253-Jan2013/ Confirmed: Defending champions Leinster out at pool stage TheScore.ie 20 January 2013 20 January 2013 the first defending champions to do so since London Wasps in 2007–08. Toulon won an all-French final 16–15 against Clermont. http://www.espn.co.uk/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182967.html Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory 18 March 2013 ESPN 20 May 2013 http://www.sportinglife.com/rugby-union/live/match-report/59573/clermont-auvergne-v-toulon https://archive.today/20130630083949/http://www.sportinglife.com/rugby-union/live/match-report/59573/clermont-auvergne-v-toulon dead 30 June 2013 Clermont 15 Toulon 16 18 March 2013 Sporting Life 20 May 2013 Teams The default allocation of teams is as follows:http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/qualification_process.php ERC : Heineken Cup : Rules : Qualification Process Ercrugby.com 13 August 2010 30 March 2012 18 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121218034339/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/qualification_process.php dead England: 6 teams, based on performance in the Aviva Premiership and Anglo–Welsh Cuphttp://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/england.php ERC : European Qualification : England Ercrugby.com 30 March 2012 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806155448/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/england.php dead France: 6 teams, based on regular-season finish in the Top 14http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/france.php ERC : European Qualification : France Ercrugby.com 30 March 2012 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806155459/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/france.php dead Ireland: 3 teams, based on regular-season finish in Pro12http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/celtic_countries.php ERC : European Qualification : Celtic Countries Ercrugby.com 30 March 2012 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806155513/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/qualification/celtic_countries.php dead Wales: 3 teams, based on regular-season finish in Pro12 Italy and Scotland: 2 teams each, based on participation in Pro12 (as there are only 2 from each nation) The remaining two places are filled by the winners of the previous year's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup. If the cup winners are already qualified through their domestic league, an additional team from their country will claim a Heineken Cup place (assuming another team is available). Accordingly, Biarritz claimed the Challenge Cup winner's berth, and since Heineken Cup winners Leinster were already qualified through Pro12, the extra Irish berth went to Connacht. Teams are listed in the order they are presented to Heineken Cup organiser European Rugby Cup by their respective leagues. In the cases of England and France, this does not necessarily match the teams' placement in their national leagues in the preceding season. EnglandFrance Ireland Wales Italy Scotland Harlequins Leicester Tigers Saracens Northampton Saints Exeter Chiefs Sale Sharks Toulouse Toulon Clermont Auvergne Castres Biarritz Montpellier Racing Métro Leinster Munster Ulster Connacht Ospreys Scarlets Cardiff Blues Benetton Treviso Zebre Glasgow Warriors Edinburgh Seeding The seeding system was the same as in the 2011–12 tournament. The 24 competing teams are ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier. The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool, however, still applies (with the exception of the inclusion of the seventh French team).12 June 2012 Heineken Cup Pool Draw http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchdaytv?play=media&id=12156 https://archive.today/20130122082450/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchdaytv?play=media&id=12156 dead 22 January 2013 European Rugby Cup 12 June 2012 The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the end of the 2011–12 season. Tier 1 IRE rugby union Leinster (1) FRA Toulouse (2) FRA Biarritz (3) IRE rugby union Munster (4) WAL Cardiff Blues (5) ENG Northampton (6) Tier 2 FRA Clermont Auvergne (7) IRE rugby union Ulster (8) ENG Leicester Tigers (9) ENG Harlequins (11) FRA Toulon (12) SCO Edinburgh (13) Tier 3 WAL Ospreys (14) WAL Scarlets (18) SCO Glasgow (19) ENG Saracens (20) IRE rugby union Connacht (24) ENG Sale Sharks (25) Tier 4 ITA Benetton Treviso (27) FRA Castres (28) FRA Racing Métro (29) FRA Montpellier (30) ENG Exeter Chiefs (34) ITA Zebre (NR) Pool stage 2012–13 Heineken Cup pool stage The draw for the pool stage took place on 12 June 2012 at the Aviva Stadium. Under the rules of the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, tie–breakers within each pool are as follows.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/index.php Key Tournament Rules European Rugby Cup 10 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101008183601/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/index.php 8 October 2010 dead Competition points earned in head–to–head matches Total tries scored in head–to–head matches Point differential in head–to–head matches ERC has four additional tie–breakers, used if tied teams are in different pools, or if the above steps cannot break a tie between teams in the same pool: Tries scored in all pool matches Point differential in all pool matches Best disciplinary record (fewest players receiving red or yellow cards in all pool matches) Coin toss + Key to colours    Pool winners, and the two best pool runners–up, advance to quarter–finals.    Third–, fourth– and fifth–highest scoring second–place teams parachute into the knock–out stageof the 2012–13 European Challenge Cup. Pool 1 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPtsENG Saracens [4] 6 5 0 1 180 76 +104 15 6 2 1 23IRE rugby union Munster [8] 6 4 0 2 133 73 +60 14 4 2 2 20FRA Racing Métro 6 3 0 3 103 125 −22 7 11 0 0 12SCO Edinburgh 6 0 0 6 36 178 −142 3 18 0 0 0 Pool 2 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPtsENG Leicester Tigers [6] 6 4 1 1 119 103 +16 13 9 2 0 20FRA Toulouse 6 4 0 2 132 84 +48 15 4 2 1 19WAL Ospreys 6 2 1 3 120 124 −4 11 15 1 1 12ITA Benetton Treviso 6 1 0 5 107 167 −60 9 20 0 1 5 Pool 3 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPtsENG Harlequins [1] 6 6 0 0 243 71 +172 28 6 4 0 28FRA Biarritz 6 3 0 3 123 101 +22 14 7 2 1 15IRE rugby union Connacht 6 3 0 3 96 138 −42 5 13 0 0 12ITA Zebre 6 0 0 6 72 224 −152 6 27 0 1 1 Pool 4 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPtsIRE rugby union Ulster [5] 6 5 0 1 126 55 +71 12 5 2 1 23ENG Northampton Saints 6 3 0 3 94 109 −15 9 11 1 2 15FRA Castres 6 3 0 3 77 98 −21 6 6 0 2 14SCO Glasgow Warriors 6 1 0 5 70 105 −35 7 12 0 2 6 Pool 5 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPtsFRA Clermont [2] 6 6 0 0 213 64 +149 23 3 4 0 28IRE rugby union Leinster 6 4 0 2 124 96 +28 12 5 2 2 20ENG Exeter Chiefs 6 2 0 4 93 166 −73 6 19 0 1 9WAL Scarlets 6 0 0 6 79 183 −104 6 20 0 2 2 Pool 6 TeamPWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPtsFRA Toulon [3] 6 5 0 1 186 84 +102 23 8 3 0 23FRA Montpellier [7] 6 5 0 1 168 109 +59 17 9 2 0 22WAL Cardiff Blues 6 1 0 5 143 184 −41 12 20 1 1 6ENG Sale Sharks 6 1 0 5 78 198 −120 7 22 0 0 4 Seeding and runners–up Bare numbers indicate Heineken Cup quarter–final seeding. Numbers with "C" indicate Challenge Cup quarter–final seeding. SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1 ENG Harlequins2828+1722 FRA Clermont2823+1493 FRA Toulon2323+1024 ENG Saracens2315+1045 IRE rugby union Ulster2312+716 ENG Leicester Tigers2013+16SeedPool Runners–upPtsTF+/−7 FRA Montpellier2217+598 IRE rugby union Munster2014+605C IRE rugby union Leinster2012+286C FRA Toulouse1915+487C FRA Biarritz1514+22– ENG Northampton Saints159−15 Knock–out stages All kick–off times are local to the match location. Quarter–finals 6 April 2013 16:40 Clermont FRA 36–14 Report FRA Montpellier Fofana 27' mRougerie 32' cSivivatu 52' cByrne 66' cNalaga 75' c Parra (2/3)Skrela (2/2) Parra (1/2) 20' Nagusa 80' m Paillaugue (3/4) 5', 12', 23' Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand 17,726 Wayne Barnes (RFU) 6 April 2013 18:30 Saracens ENG 27–16 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Fraser 32' c Ashton 62' m Farrell (1/2) Farrell (5/5) 1', 28', 36', 49', 59' Henderson 78' c Pienaar (1/1) Pienaar (3/5) 26', 30', 56' Twickenham, Londonhttp://blogs.espnscrum.com/latest-news/archives/2013/01/saracens_take_euro_quarter_to.php 30 January 2013 Saracens take euro quarter to Twickenham 30 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130216001715/http://blogs.espnscrum.com/latest-news/archives/2013/01/saracens_take_euro_quarter_to.php 16 February 2013 dead 37,888 Romain Poite (FFR) 7 April 2013 14:00 Harlequins ENG 12–18 Report IRE rugby union Munster Evans (4/5) 3', 18', 28', 65' O'Gara (6/8) 24', 33', 42', 46', 48', 56' The Stoop, Londonhttp://www.quins.co.uk/theclub/6842.php Harlequins confirm Heineken Cup quarter-final will be played at The Twickenham Stoop 22 January 2013 23 January 2013 21 April 2013 https://archive.today/20130421031324/http://www.quins.co.uk/theclub/6842.php dead 15,000 Jérôme Garcès (FFR) 7 April 2013 17:30 Toulon FRA 21–15 Report ENG Leicester Tigers Wilkinson (6/6) 29', 34', 43', 46', 59', 64' Wilkinson (1/2) 79' Flood (5/6) 10', 14', 18', 57', 65' Stade Mayol, Toulon 15,263 George Clancy (IRFU) Semi–finals 27 April 2013 18:00 Clermont FRA 16–10 Report IRE rugby union Munster Nalaga 8' c Parra (1/1) Parra (3/4) 13', 17', 47' Hurley 59' c O'Gara (1/1) O'Gara (1/1) 5' Stade de la Mosson, MontpellierSemi-final venues confirm route to Dublin 2013 http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/20653.php#.UVnO74V0v1c 1 April 2013 4 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130404001534/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/20653.php#.UVnO74V0v1c dead 31,259 Nigel Owens (WRU) 28 April 2013 15:00 Saracens ENG 12–24 Report FRA Toulon Farrell (4/5) 2', 21', 34', 49' Wilkinson (7/7) 4', 12', 17', 24', 46', 55', 76' Wilkinson (1/2) 73' Twickenham, London 25,584 Alain Rolland (IRFU) Final 2013 Heineken Cup Final 18 May 2013 17:00 IST Clermont FRA 15–16 Report FRA Toulon Nalaga 41' mJames 47' c Parra (1/2) Parra (1/1) 3' D. Armitage 63' c Wilkinson (1/1) Wilkinson (3/3) 13', 45', 60' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 50,148Debut Dublin delight – and despair https://www.epcrugby.com/preview/debut-dublin-delight-and-despair/#preview EPC Rugby 30 April 2023 Alain Rolland (IRFU) See also Sports 2012–13 European Challenge Cup References 30em External links Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20121023123942/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/index.php 23 October 2012 2012–13 Heineken Cup at ESPN Category:Heineken Cup seasons Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken