2011–12 Heineken Cup

International rugby union competition May 2012 October 2020 May 2011 2011–12 Heineken Cup 200px Official Logo EnglandFranceIreland rugby unionItalyScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout 11 November 2011 – 19 May 2012 24 79 320 Johnny Sexton (Leinster)(103 points) Timoci Matanavou (Toulouse)(8 tries) Twickenham, London 81,774 IRE rugby union Leinster 3 IRE rugby union Ulster https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ 2010–11 2010–11 Heineken Cup 2012–13 2012–13 Heineken Cup The 2011–12 Heineken Cup was the 17th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. The final was held at Twickenhamhttp://www.ercrugby.com/eng/finals/twickenham2012.php ERC : Finals : Twickenham 2012 Ercrugby.com 18 May 2011 30 March 2012 24 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120424185912/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/finals/twickenham2012.php dead on Saturday, 19 May 2012, kicking off at 5 pm (16:00 UTC).http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/1136.php ERC : News : Heineken Cup 2011 and 2012 Finals Ercrugby.com 17 May 2010 30 March 2012 29 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111229232116/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/1136.php dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/13679220 Teams learn 2011/2012 Heineken Cup pool stages fate 7 June 2011 BBC Sport 9 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610023826/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/13679220.stm 10 June 2011 live Leinster lifted the Heineken Cup by defeating fellow Pro12 and Irish side Ulster 42–14. The victory gave Leinster their third Heineken Cup title in four years – a run of success unprecedented in the competition's history.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 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 the Celtic Leaguehttp://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 the Celtic League Italy and Scotland: 2 teams each, based on participation in the Celtic League (although 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, Harlequins claimed the Challenge Cup winner's berth, and since Heineken Cup winners Leinster were already domestically qualified, the extra Irish berth went to Connacht. EnglandFrance Ireland Wales Italy Scotland Leicester Tigers Northampton Saints Gloucester Harlequins Bath London Irish Saracens Toulouse Biarritz Clermont Auvergne Castres Montpellier Racing Métro Leinster Munster Ulster Connacht Cardiff Blues Ospreys Scarlets Benetton Treviso Aironi Glasgow Warriors Edinburgh Seeding The seeding system was the same as in the 2010–11 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 English team).7 June 2011 Heineken Cup Pool Draw http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchdaytv/play/media/id/8618 European Rugby Cup 22 July 2011 The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the end of the 2010–11 season. Tier 1 Ireland rugby union Leinster (1) FRA Toulouse (2) Ireland rugby union Munster (3) WAL Cardiff Blues (4) FRA Biarritz (5) ENG Leicester Tigers (6) Tier 2 ENG Northampton (7) FRA Clermont Auvergne (10) WAL Ospreys (11) ENG Bath (12) ENG Harlequins (13) ENG London Irish (15) Tier 3 Ireland rugby union Ulster (16) ENG Saracens (17) ENG Gloucester (18) SCO Glasgow (20) WAL Scarlets (21) SCO Edinburgh (24) Tier 4 Ireland rugby union Connacht (25) ITA Benetton Treviso (30) FRA Castres (31) FRA Montpellier (32) FRA Racing Métro (33) ITA Aironi (37) Pool stage 2011–12 Heineken Cup pool stage The draw for the pool stage took place on 7 June 2011. Under rules of the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, tiebreakers 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 tiebreakers, 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 quarterfinals.    Third-, fourth- and fifth-highest-scoring second-place teams parachute into the knockout stageof the European Challenge Cup. Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsIRE rugby union Munster 6 6 0 0 14 10 +4 163 118 +45 1 0 25WAL Scarlets 6 3 0 3 12 9 +3 119 124 −5 1 2 15ENG Northampton Saints 6 2 0 4 18 16 +2 176 160 +16 2 2 12FRA Castres 6 1 0 5 10 19 −9 111 167 −56 1 2 7 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsSCO Edinburgh 6 5 0 1 17 11 +6 156 138 +18 2 0 22WAL Cardiff Blues 6 5 0 1 9 5 +4 145 110 +35 0 1 21FRA Racing Métro 6 1 0 5 13 19 −6 160 190 −30 1 4 9ENG London Irish 6 1 0 5 7 11 −4 116 139 −23 1 4 9 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsIRE rugby union Leinster 6 5 1 0 18 7 +11 172 88 +84 2 0 24SCO Glasgow Warriors 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 106 133 −27 0 2 12ENG Bath 6 2 0 4 11 15 −4 122 151 −29 0 3 11FRA Montpellier 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 84 112 −28 0 2 10 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsFRA Clermont Auvergne 6 4 0 2 26 5 +21 215 69 +146 2 2 20IRE rugby union Ulster 6 4 0 2 16 8 +8 158 87 +71 3 1 20ENG Leicester Tigers 6 4 0 2 13 8 +5 123 117 +6 1 0 17ITA Aironi 6 0 0 6 4 38 −34 51 274 −223 0 0 0 Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsENG Saracens 6 5 0 1 13 10 +3 145 107 +38 1 1 22FRA Biarritz 6 3 0 3 18 7 +11 143 105 +38 3 3 18WAL Ospreys 6 2 1 3 13 16 −3 142 147 −5 1 2 13ITA Benetton Treviso 6 1 1 4 12 23 −11 122 193 −71 0 0 6 Pool 6 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsFRA Toulouse 6 4 0 2 16 11 +5 150 105 +45 1 1 18ENG Harlequins 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 122 94 +28 0 1 17ENG Gloucester 6 3 0 3 10 12 −2 111 122 −11 1 2 15IRE rugby union Connacht 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 68 130 −62 0 2 6 Seeding and runners-up Bare numbers indicate Heineken Cup quarterfinal seeding. Numbers with "C" indicate Challenge Cup quarterfinal seeding. SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1 IRE rugby union Munster2514+452 IRE rugby union Leinster2418+843 SCO Edinburgh2217+184 ENG Saracens2213+385 FRA Clermont Auvergne2026+1466 FRA Toulouse1816+45SeedPool Runners-upPtsTF+/−7 WAL Cardiff Blues219+358 IRE rugby union Ulster2016+715C FRA Biarritz1818+426C ENG Harlequins1711+287C WAL Scarlets1512−5- SCO Glasgow Warriors1212−27 Knock-out stages Quarter-finals 7 April 2012 15:00 BST Edinburgh SCO 19–14 Report FRA Toulouse Blair 1' c Laidlaw (1/1) Laidlaw (3/4) 46', 51', 80' Laidlaw (1/1) 38' Matanavou 30' m Beauxis (3/5) 5', 19', 28' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 37,881 Nigel Owens (Wales) 7 April 2012 17:45 IST Leinster IRE rugby union 34–3 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Nacewa 12' cKearney (2) 30' c, 41' cO'Driscoll 34' c Sexton (4/4) Sexton (2/3) 8', 23' Halfpenny (1/1) 2' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 50,340 Dave Pearson (England) 8 April 2012 13:45 IST Munster IRE rugby union 16–22 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Zebo 34' c O'Gara (1/1) O'Gara (3/4) 40', 49', 61' Gilroy 16' c Pienaar (1/1) Pienaar (4/5) 5', 11', 20', 59' Humphreys (1/1) 32' Thomond Park, Limerick 26,500 Romain Poite (France) 8 April 2012 16:30 BST Saracens ENG 3–22 Report FRA Clermont Auvergne Farrell (1/2) 16' Byrne 43' c James (1/1) James (4/6) 7', 11', 13', 55' James (1/1) 49' Vicarage Road, Watford 11,047 Alain Rolland (Ireland) Semi-finals 28 April 2012 17:45 IST Ulster IRE rugby union 22–19 Report SCO Edinburgh Wannenburg 15' c Pienaar (1/1) Pienaar (5/5) 5', 38', 58', 63', 75' Thompson 80' c Laidlaw (1/1) Laidlaw (4/4) 9', 11', 40', 45' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 45,147 Romain Poite (France) 29 April 2012 16:00 HAEC Clermont Auvergne FRA 15–19 Report IRE rugby union Leinster James (5/6) 17', 31', 36', 39', 52' Healy 41' c Sexton (1/1) Sexton (3/4) 7', 34', 62' Kearney (1/1) 46'Sexton (0/1) Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 32,397 Wayne Barnes (England) Final 2012 Heineken Cup Final 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) References 30em Category:Heineken Cup seasons Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken Heineken