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  • Sunday, 15. January, 2012

    Sarries edge out Biarritz

    Saracens stayed in control of Pool 5 but will have to wait another week to book their quarterfinal place after a nail-biting 20-16 win over Biarritz Olympique in the Heineken Cup.

  • Sunday, 15. January, 2012
    Leinster secure knockout spot

    Leinster secure knockout spot

    Leinster continued their defence of the Heineken Cup with a 23-16 win at Glasgow Warriors that earned them a place in the knockout stages.

  • Sunday, 15. January, 2012

    Defending champs march on

    Defending champions Leinster joined rival Irish province Munster in qualifying for the quarterfinals of the European Cup after notching up a hard-fought 23-16 victory over Glasgow on Sunday.

  • Sunday, 15. January, 2012
    O'Shea backs Brown to shine

    O'Shea backs Brown to shine

    Conor O'Shea backed Mike Brown to make his mark on the Six Nations after his try earned Harlequins a 20-14 Heineken Cup win over Gloucester.

  • Sunday, 15. January, 2012
    Mallinder hails world-class Ben

    Mallinder hails world-class Ben

    Jim Mallinder hailed Ben Foden as "world class" after Northampton's 29-17 comeback win over the Scarlets in Pool One of the Heineken Cup.

  • Sunday, 15. January, 2012
    Baber hails Blues focus

    Baber hails Blues focus

    Cardiff Blues coach Gareth Baber hailed his side's focus after they beat London Irish to close on the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

  • Sunday, 15. January, 2012

    Toulouse must win at Gloucester

    Toulouse head coach Guy Noves has admitted his side face a tricky final pool game against Gloucester next weekend with the four-times Heineken Cup Champions needing to get a result at Kingsholm.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012
    Quins win, Munster progress

    Quins win, Munster progress

    Mike Brown scored the winning try as Harlequins beat Gloucester 20-14 to take a giant step towards reaching the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012

    Munster cruise to next round

    Two-time European Cup champions Munster reached the quarterfinals for the 13th time on Saturday with a battling 26-10 win over Castres to clinch a fifth victory in five Pool One matches this season.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012

    Clermont smash hapless Aironi

    Clermont Auvergne ran in 12 tries as they stormed to an 82-0 victory over Aironi and kept their hopes of a place in the this season's Heineken Cup quarterfinals alive.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012
    Brown earns Quins cup victory

    Brown earns Quins cup victory

    Mike Brown scored the winning try as Harlequins beat Gloucester 20-14 to close in on a place in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012
    Blues edge out Exiles

    Blues edge out Exiles

    Cardiff Blues marked their 100th Heineken Cup match with a 22-15 victory at London Irish to move a giant step closer to the quarter-finals.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012
    Bath beaten again

    Bath beaten again

    Bath's disappointing Heineken Cup campaign continued on Saturday as they went down to a last-gasp 24-22 defeat at Montpellier.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012
    Saints seal super win at Scarlets

    Saints seal super win at Scarlets

    Northampton produced a superb second-half fightback to end the Scarlets' Heineken Cup quarter-final hopes as Saints won 29-17 in Wales.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012

    Saints end the Scarlets' dream

    The Scarlets lost the chance of a first Heineken Cup quarterfinal place in four years as they were beaten 29-17 by Northampton Saints in Pool at Parc y Scarlets.