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FINAL

LEINSTER 33 - 22 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

Millennium Stadium Cardiff - Saturday 21st May 2011
KO: 17.00 BST Heineken Cup Final 2011 Winners Leinster

Leinster were crowned 2011 Heineken Cup Champions with a emphatic 33-22 victory over Northampton Saints in an enthralling Millennium Stadium encounter.

In a battle between two former title-holders, Northampton Saints champions in 2000 and Leinster in 2009, a scintillating second-half comeback from the Irish province proved the difference as they clinched a second European crown.

The Saints hit the ground running in Cardiff and raced into a 22-6 half-time lead thanks to tries from Phil Dowson, Ben Foden and Dylan Hartley.

Leinster looked down and out as they were steamrolled by Northampton but they came out a different side following the interval and launched a unbelievable comeback.

Jonny Sexton was the star of the show adding 28-points including two tries, three conversions and four penalties while Nathan Hines capped a sensational comeback with Leinster's third try.

Northampton's Steve Myler got the game underway at a feverish Millennium Stadium and it was the Saints that took the lead on six minutes. Callum Clark made the initial inroads before off-loading to back-row partner Phil Dowson to score. Myler slotted the touchline conversion to hand the Aviva Premiership outfit a 7-0 lead after as many minutes.

Leinster hit-back through the boot of Jonny Sexton on 13 minutes to cut the deficit to 7-3. But Myler quickly restored the seven point advantage after the Saints' juggernaut pack flexed their muscle at scrum-time.

Leinster's Mr dependable, Brian O'Driscoll, came close to scoring a sensational try on 24 minutes. Shane Horgan burst through Northampton's midfield and linked with Sean O'Brien, who appeared to have put the Ireland legend through. But he was brought down short of the line and lost possession when tackled by Ben Foden.

The Saints were dealt a blow on the 25th minute when Brian Mujati was sent to the sin-bin but remarkably they still held the upper hand in the scrum despite their numerical disadvantage.

They demonstrated their forward prowess on the half-hour mark when deep inside Leinster territory their seven-man pack won a scrum against the head. And they made Leinster pay with their second try. Myler went close to scoring with a half break and the ball was recycled and spread to Foden, who beat O'Driscoll to score. Myler added the extras to hand his side a 17-3 lead
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Again Sexton quickly responded through the boot but Northampton ended the half the way they started with their third try thanks to a close range effort from captain Hartley.

Myler struck the post with his conversion but the try handed the Saints an emphatic 22-6 lead at the interval.

Leinster came out firing in the second-half and dragged themselves back into the game with a try from Sexton following some powerful carries from O'Driscoll and Jamie Heaslip. Sexton landed the conversion with the help of the uprights to bring the Dublin province back to within nine-points at 22-13.

Leinster appeared to have grabbed a quick-fire second on the 50th minute but Gordon D'Arcy's effort was ruled out by television match official Giulio De Santis following some sterling defensive work from Diggin and Lee Dickson.

But the boys in blue got the crucial try on 52 minutes once again thanks to Sexton. The Ireland fly-half performed a trademark loop-around Jamie Heaslip and defied the defenders to score.

Sexton converted the try and slotted two penalties in quick succession to extend his personal tally to 26-points and hand Leinster the lead for the first time. While Phil Dowson was sent to the sin-bin for a technical infringement.

Moments later Nathan Hines powered over for a third try as rampant Leinster ran riot and Sexton maintained his 100 per cent record with the boot to bring the score to 33-22.

That came to an end on 67 minutes but Leinster continued to turn the screw despite brave Northampton launching a number of counter-attacks.

The 2009 Champions continued to press Northampton and hung on for a memorable cup triumph.

15 I Nacewa 14 S Horgan 13 B O'Driscoll 12 G D'Arcy 11 L Fitzgerald 10 J Sexton 9 E Reddan 1 C Healy 2 R Strauss 3 M Ross 4 L Cullen [C] 5 N Hines 6 K McLaughlin 7 S O'Brien 8 J Heaslip BENCH: 16 J Harris-Wright 17 H Van Der Merwe 18 S Wright 19 D Toner 20 S Jennings 21 I Boss 22 I Madigan 23 F McFadden

SCORERS T: Sexton (2), Hines C: Sexton (3) P: Sexton (4)

15 B Foden 14 C Ashton 13 J Clarke12 J Downey 11 P Diggin 10 S Myler 9 L Dickson 1 S Tonga'uiha 2 D Hartley [C] 3 B Mujati 4 C Lawes 5 C Day 6 C Clark 7 P Dowson 8 R Wilson BENCH: 16 B Sharman 17 A Waller 18 T Mercey 19 M Sorenson 20 M Easter 21 S Commins 22 S Geraghty 23 J Ansbro

SCORERS T: Dowson, Foden, Hartley C: Myler (2) P: Myler Brian Mujati, Phil Dowson

Man Of The Match: Jonathan Sexton
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

SEMI FINALS

LEINSTER 32 - 23 TOULOUSE

Aviva Stadium, Dublin - Saturday 30th April 2011
HT: 16-13 Att: 50,073

A stunning performance from Leinster secured them a Heineken Cup Final spot in Cardiff at the expense of reigning champions Toulouse.

Over 50,000 people packed into the Aviva Stadium to witness a cracking semi-final between two of Europe's biggest sides.

In an adrenaline filled opening it took a while for both sides to find their feet, but Toulouse took an early lead through centre Florian Fritz.

Leinster v Toulouse | Heineken Cup Semi Final David Skrela's opening kick hit the left hand post and as Leinster waited for the ball to drop into their hands, the French centre rose above the waiting players, collected the ball and touched down in silence the home crowd. Skrela had no problem with his second shot at goal and Toulouse had an early 7-0 lead.

It was Gordon D'Arcy's powering break which sparked life into the game, the Ireland International burst through two tackles and, as Leinster attacked with pace and after Toulouse were penalised for not rolling away, Jonathan Sexton opened Leinster's account with a simple penalty.

Skrela replied almost immediately with a drop-goal to restore his side's advantage before a second Sexton penalty.

It wasn't until the 30th minute that Leinster finally crossed for the try they deserved, Jamie Heaslip sneaking his way through a close-range ruck to place the ball on the line.

The visitors' best period came right at the end of the first half in an attack started by Jean-Marc Doussain. The reigning European Champions threw everything at Leinster but could not find a way through the tight defence. Brian O'Driscoll was then sent to the sin-bin for a professional foul at a ruck and Skrela kicked the resulting penalty to level the scores.

Sexton had the last word of the half however, kicking Leinster into the lead with another penalty just before the break.

It was all Toulouse in the opening second-half exchanges and a stunning eight man shove from the visitors resulted in the simplest of scores for Louis Picamoles and Skrela added the extras.

The early period of the second forty minutes had everything, quick ball, pace out wide, power up-front - a true advert for European rugby.

Two penalties in quick succession from the ever cool Sexton changed the completion of the change, a position from which Leinster built upon with growing confidence.

With the lead back they looked more and more assured and, after sustained pressure, O'Driscoll glided over for the crucial score. With two more points from Sexton, Leinster built themselves a nine-point lead.

In a frantic ending to the game, substitute Nicolas Bezy kicked a hugely important penalty, to bring the scores to within a converted try.

As expected the French side used all of their European experience and passion to try their best to break through at the death, but Leinster hung on and Sexton kicked a final penalty with the last play of the game as Leinster claimed a famous victory.

15 I Nacewa 14 S Horgan 13 B O'Driscoll 12 G D'Arcy 11 L Fitzgerald 10 J Sexton 9 E Reddan 1 C Healy 2 R Strauss 3 M Ross 4 L Cullen [C] 5 N Hines 6 K McLaughlin 7 S O'Brien 8 J Heaslip BENCH: 16 J Harris-Wright 17 H Van Der Merwe 18 S Wright 19 D Toner 20 S Jennings 21 I Boss 22 I Madigan 23 F McFadden

SCORERS T: Heaslip, O'Driscoll C: Sexton (2) P: Sexton (6)

15 C Heymans 14 V Clerc 13 F Fritz 12 C Poitrenaud 11 M Medard 10 D Skrela 9 J Doussain 1 J-B Poux 2 W Servat 3 C Johnston 4 Y Maestri 5 P Albacete 6 J Bouilhou [C] 7 Y Nyanga 8 L Picamoles BENCH: 16 V Lacombe 17 D Human 18 J Falefa 19 T Dusautoir 20 N Bezy 21 Y Jauzion 22 S Sowerby 23 G Lamboley

SCORERS T: Fritz, Picamoles C: Skrela (2) P: Skrela, Bezy DG: Skrela

Man of the Match: Jamie Heaslip
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

NORTHAMPTON 23 - 7 PERPIGNAN

stadium:mk, Milton Keynes - Sunday 1st May 2011
HT: 20-7 Att: 18,231

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS produced a truly outstanding first-half performance to deservingly clinch a place in the 16th Heineken Cup Final.

The tournament's number one seeds opened up a 20-point lead against French giants Perpignan before running out 23-7 winners at the Stadium: mk on Sunday afternoon.

NNorthampton Saints v Perpignan | Heineken Cup Semi Final Tries from the impressive Ben Foden and ultra-consistent Jon Clarke gave Saints a dream 17-point advantage within half an hour as they made it eight wins from eight attempts in this year's tournament.

Perpignan hit back with a try from hooker Guilhem Guirado just before the break but the 2003 runners up could have no complaints about missing out on a chance to claim a first-ever European crown in Cardiff on May 21.

Saints were simply sensational in the first 30 minutes as they laid the foundations for victory with their high-tempo approach.

Foden was the first to touch down for the hosts after Phil Dowson's powerful break. The Northampton openside was halted just short after taking a narrow line off James Downey 40 metres out but the platform had been set for the easiest of scores.

Scrum-half Karl Dickson initially looked left at the resulting ruck but then switched play to the right where Saints had a massive overlap. Stephen Myler found Foden - one of three men who could have scored - and the England full back simply waltzed over unopposed.

Myler made up for an early missed penalty with a well-struck conversion from in between the 10 and 15-metre lines and Northampton were 7-0 up with a quarter of an hour played.

The first European Champions of the 21st century continued to dominate territory and possession with Myler knocking over a 50-metre penalty to extend the lead on 24 minutes.

And when the former rugby league man made a mess of another long-range penalty attempt just moments later Saints got lucky. Perpignan failed to deal with Myler's scuffed effort knocking on as the ball dribbled well wide of the right-hand post.

Saints won a penalty at the scrum that followed chose to kick to touch claimed the lineout courtesy of Courtney Lawes and scored through Clarke a phase later. The outside centre took Myler's long pass dropped his left shoulder and stepped inside his man to sprint over just to the left of the sticks.

Myler slotted the simple extras before kicking a second successful penalty on 37 minutes and Saints were 20 points to the good and looking in total control.

Having been comprehensively outplayed in the opening 39 minutes Perpignan would have been delighted to enter the interval with at least a foothold in a game that looked as if it had already passed them by.

The travelling support had to wait until a minute before the half-time whistle for their side's first try-scoring opportunity but it was worth the wait.

After opting to turn down a straightforward attempt at goal from a penalty just outside the Saints 22 the Catalan side kicked to touch won the resulting lineout and drove Guirado over the line over from five metres out.

Full back Jerome Porcial added an assured conversion from 10 metres in from the right touchline and Perpignan suddenly had a lifeline.

The second-half was an equally lively but less high-scoring affair although both sides came close within the first 15 minutes.

First it was Saints who nearly added to their tally when only a last-gasp tackle forced skipper Dylan Hartley into touch on 45 minutes. Referee George Clancy asked for assistance from the television match official but Hartley's reaction and lack of celebration told the crowd what they needed to know.

Next it was Perpignan who came within a few metres of crossing the whitewash as another driving lineout almost brought the ultimate reward. This time Saints just about managed to stop the charge as they shepherded the rolling maul towards the left touchline and Soane Tongauiha - the man who made the initial burst for Hartley's chance - supplied the crucial intervention.

Myler's third penalty in between either side's chances extended Saints' lead to 23-7 and Perpignan never really came close to over-turning the 16-point deficit.

Saints now march on to the Welsh capital where they will face Brian O'Driscoll's Leinster in three weeks' time. And having beaten Munster at the last hurdle to win the Heineken Cup 11 seasons ago Jim Mallinder and co will hope facing Irish opposition brings a similar outcome at the Millennium Stadium.

15 B Foden 14 C Ashton 13 J Clarke (J Ansbro 77) 12 J Downey 11 P Diggin 10 S Myler 9 L Dickson (S Commins 79) 1 S Tonga'uiha (A Waller 79) 2 D Hartley [C] (B Sharman 79) 3 B Mujati (T Mercey 77) 4 C Lawes 5 C Day (M Sorenson 74) 6 P Dowson 7 C Clark (M Easter 79) 8 R Wilson

SCORERS T: J Clarke B Foden C: S Myler (2) P: S Myler (3)

15 J Porical 14 A Plante 13 D Marty 12 G Hume 11 J Candelon 10 N Laharrague (M Edmonds 73) 9 D Mele (K Boulogne 73) 1 P Freshwater (J Schuster 57) 2 G Guirado (C Geli 74) 3 N Mas [C] (K Pulu 74) 4 R Alvarez Kairelis (G Vilaceca 68) 5 R Tchale Watchou 6 G Le Corvec (H Tuilagi 50) 7 B Guiry 8 D Chouly

SCORERS T: G Guirado C: N Laharrague J Candelon (31)

Man of the Match: P Dowson (Northampton Saints)
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

QUARTER FINALS

PERPIGNAN 29 - 25 TOULON

Olympic Stadium, Barcelona - Saturday 9th April 2011
HT: 6-11 Attendance: 55,000

PERPIGNAN became the first side through to the Heineken Cup semi-finals after beating arch rivals Toulon 29 v 25 in Barcelona.

Former England international prop Perry Freshwater was the hero of the game scoring Perpignan's winning try ten minutes from time.

Toulon out-scored their arch rivals three tries to two following scores from George Smith, Joe van Niekerk and a late consolation effort by Fabien Cibray.

But they failed to capitalise on their first-half domination during which Perpignan were twice reduced to 14 men following yellow cards.

The Catalans turned the tables after the break through Adrien Plante and the boot of Jerome Porical before Freshwater's score capped an impressive second-half display by the 2003 cup finalists.

A record crowd for a Heineken Cup quarter-final of 55,000 basked in the sunshine within Barcelona's Olympic Stadium to vindicate Perpignan's decision to take their home tie to the Catalan capital.

However they feared they had thrown away home advantage when they trailed 11-6 at the end of an indisciplined opening 40 minutes.

Jonny Wilkinson took less than four minutes to make his mark on this tie with a 50-metre penalty.

Lock Guillaume Vilaceca was shown a yellow card for reckless play at a ruck, Toulon centre Gabriele Lovobalavu threatened and Porical missed his first shot at goal amid signs the occasion may have got to Perpignan.

However they survived the ten-minute sin bin and Porical levelled on 31 minutes only for Vilaceca's second-row partner Robins Tchale-Watchou to be ordered to the sin bin for a high tackle.

Perpignan looked to have ridden the storm again following an exchange of further penalties between Wilkinson and Porical before Toulon seized advantage on the stroke of half-time.

Nicolas Laharrague took too long over his clearance that was blocked by former Wallaby flanker Smith, who had time to gather his thoughts and touch down for the game's first try on the 40th minute.

Wilkinson missed the conversion and Toulon knew they should have held more than just a five-point lead that was immediately whittled down by a Porical penalty early in the second half.

Perpignan were a team transformed after the break, wing Julien Candelon looked dangerous while flanker Bertrand Guiry blew a golden chance when he failed to collect Laharrague's cross-field kick.

It was from the fly-half's hefty kick into the Toulon corner that Perpignan finally broke Toulon's resistance. A typical driving lineout opened space for scrum-half Florian Cazenave who sent the ball spinning wide where Plante touched down.

Porical converted yet no sooner had Perpignan taken the lead for the first time than Toulon responded from the kick-off. Dean Schofield burst through before finding captain Van Niekerk on his shoulder to charge between the posts.

Perpignan re-gathered with two more Porical penalties before replacement Freshwater followed Guilhem Guirado's burst to score what proved to be the winning score.

Cibray's injury-time score merely softened the blow on the scoreboard for Toulon who suffered European heart-ache for a second season after losing the Amlin Challenge Cup final last year.

15 J Porical 14 A Plante 13 D Marty 12 J Grandclaude (G Hume 59) 11 J Candelon 10 N Laharrague (J Michel 69) 9 F Cazenave (D Mele 61) 1 J Schuster (P Freshwater 48) 2 G Guirado (C Geli 74) 3 N Mas [C] (K Pulu 64) 4 G Vilaceca (R Alvarez Kairelis 59) 5 R Tchale Watchou B 6 Guiry 7 D Chouly 8 H Tuilagi (O Tonita 69)

Scorers T: A Plante, P Freshwater C: J Porical (2) P: J Porical (5) G Vilaceca (9), R Tchale Watchou (34)

15 R Lamont 14 R Wulf 13 G Messina (F Contepomi 66) 12 G Lovobalavu 11 C Loamanu (P Sackey 55) 10 J Wilkinson 9 P Mignoni (F Cibray 59) 1 L Emmanuelli (S Taumoepeau 52) 2 S Bruno (J Genevois 48) 3 D Kubriashvili (D Tussac 74) 4 K Chesney (C Samson 59) 5 D Schofield 6 J Fernandez Lobbe 7 G Smith 8 J van Niekerk [C] (J El Abd 71)

Scorers T: G Smith, J van Niekerk, F Cibray C: J Wilkinson (2) P: J Wilkinson (2)

Heineken Man of the Match: Damien Chouly (Perpignan)
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

LEINSTER 17 -10 LEICESTER TIGERS

Aviva Stadium, Dublin- Saturday 9th April 2011
HT: 9-3 Att: 49,762

LEINSTER will be back home again in Dublin when they contest the Heineken Cup semi-finals at the end of the month after they ended Leicester Tigers' dreams of a third title in a hard fought, no holds barred and totally absorbing quarter-final at a packed Aviva Stadium that ended 17-10.

With the crowd producing a magnificent atmosphere the players produced a mighty and bruising confrontation with Leinster now set to face either Biarritz Olympique or Toulouse in the semi-finals in three weeks time.

Leicester simply could not find any way through the home defence until it was virtually over with Isa Ncewa scoring Leinster's only try an outstanding solo effort in the second half and replacement hooker Rob Hawkins crossing for the Tigers at the death.

It started as it then went on to the final whistle, the first bit of action a flowing Leinster attack with Nacewa the initiator taking play deep into the Leicester 22 and, when the Tigers went over the top at the ruck, referee Nigel Owens had no hesitation in penalising them.

With less than four minutes on the clock Jonny Sexton had the simplest of chances to open the scoring but the Tigers leveled immediately from the restart with Toby Flood on target with a tougher penalty from 40 metres.

This 11th Heineken Cup meeting between two of the former champions had got off to a frantic start, Sexton nudging the 2009 winners back in front with a quite extraordinary penalty in the 15th minute.

His kick from wide on the left first hit the right upright, bounced straight across to the left upright and bounced off that and over the crossbar.

That lifted the massive home support but they were left shaking their heads when Luke Fitzgerald lost possession when all the wing had to do was take the pass and score.

That let the Tigers off the hook and when they stormed down into the Leinster 22 they were, not for the first time, penalised for not releasing and Leinster were able to clear the danger.

A forward pass in another prime position cost Leicester again but while their scrum was proving a potent force Leinster stole line-out ball for hooker Richardt Strauss - later named Heineken man of the match - to charge away and put them on the front foot.

Sexton promptly kicked his third penalty to send Leinster in to the break 9-3 ahead of a fascinating contest that, while short on tries, was long on absorbing and hugely physical stuff in a marvellous atmosphere.

TV referee Derek Bevan was called on when powerhouse wing Alesana Tuilagi used his enourmous strength to force his way over after just two minutes of the second period only for it to end in a Leinster 22 drop out as the drama and intensity showed no signs of letting up.

Another Leinster line-out steal ultimately led to some brilliant individual play from Nacewa ending with the Fijian ace ensuring it was no longer a tryless affair as he stretched over, Sexton sending his conversion attempt wide but Leinster still going11 points clear after 50 minutes.

That advantage should have been immediately reduced by three points but Flood pushed his penalty chance wide and Leinster escaped any punishment.

Leicester refused to buckle, Flood almost through only to cough up the ball, as the pace of the match started to take its toll on tiring legs.

With timing running out for Leicester Sexton was on target with his fourth successful penalty in the 74th minute but the Tigers bounced back with Hawkins going over and Flood converting.

But it was too little too late to deny Leinster facing the winners of tomorrow's all-French affair in San Sebastian between Biarritz and Toulouse in the last four.

15 I Nacewa 14 S Horgan (F McFadden 76) 13 B O'Driscoll 12 G D'Arcy 11 L Fitzgerald 10 J Sexton 9 E Reddan (I Boss 58) 1 C Healy (H Van Der Merwe 77) 2 R Strauss 3 M Ross 4 L Cullen [C] 5 N Hines 6 K McLaughlin (D Ryan 67) 7 S O'Brien 8 J Heaslip

Scorers T: I Nacewa P: J Sexton (4)

15 S Hamilton 14 H Agulla (M Smith 77) 13 M Tuilagi 12 A Allen 11 A Tuilagi 10 T Flood 9 B Youngs 1 B Stankovich (D Cole 75) 2 G Chuter (R Hawkins 74) 3 D Cole (M Castrogiovanni 51) 4 L Deacon (E Slater 29) 5 S Mafi 6 T Croft 7 C Newby [C] (J Crane 74) 8 J Crane (T Waldrom 61)

Scorers T: R Hawkins C: T Flood P: T Flood

Heineken Man of the Match: Richard Strauss (Leinster)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 23 - 13 ULSTER

stadium:mk, Milton Keynes - Sunday 10th April 2011
HT: 10-13 Attendance: 21,309

THE power of the Northampton Saints pack enabled them to stifle Ulster's fire and earn themselves another visit to Milton Keynes in the Heineken Cup semi-finals.

Their 23-13 triumph at stadium:mk means Dylan Hartley's men will host Perpignan in the semi-finals and ensured England have at least one representative in the final four this season.

Saints got off to a flying start and managed to score a try before an Ulsterman had had the ball safely in his hands. Ian Humphreys kicked-off, Courtney Lawes rose high and Lee Dickson's box kick was knocked-on by Andrew Trimble.

Ulster were penalised at the first scrum and their former player Roger Wilson tapped and charged forward. The next phase was in front of the visitors' posts and giant prop Soane Tonga'uiha simply popped out the front of it like a cork out of a champagne bottle to squirm his way over for a vital score.

Steve Myler had no problem with the conversion and the Saints had laid down a major marker within two minutes of the start.

But Ulster's spirit was far from broken and Humphreys was bang on target with two inch perfect penalties to ensure that by the end of the first quarter they were back to within a point of the side that came through the Pool stages unbeaten.

They also managed to provide the Saints with a major scare when they worked Scottish international Simon Danielli over in the left corner only to find French referee Romain Poite calling him back for a forward pass.

After that early flurry of points the next scoring opportunity didn't arrive until half-an-hour had expired and Myler was way off target. Then came the moment that brought the travelling army of 6,000 Ulstermen to their feet as their brave side edged ahead.

Ruan Pienaar kicked them down into the home 22 with a lengthy penalty kick and then the line-out worked perfectly to allow Danielli to come charging through the midfield. He got to within five metres before the recycled ball was given to his fellow wing Trimble who brushed aside two men to score at the posts.

Humphreys added the extras and all of a sudden the momentum was with the Magners League side, who were bidding to join fellow Irish province Leinster in the semi-finals. Saints hit back with a penalty from Myler on the stroke of half-time, but it was still the visitors who had their noses in front at the break.

Ulster had the advantage of the sun in their favour in the second half and both Humphreys and Pienaar tested Saints' back three with some high balls, but they were up to the task and when Ulster failed to roll away in the tackle on 48 minutes Myler levelled the scores at 13-13 with his second penalty.

Saints were getting more of the possession and when Lawes stripped Ulster of a line-out it gave Myler the chance to test Adam D'Arcy's defence with a high ball. The Aussie full back was up to the task and his relieving kick ended up in touch in the Saints half.

That was the cue for some magic from Saints' English duo Ben Foden and Chris Ashton as they inter-passed up the left hand touchline before Jon Clarke joined in and sent scrum half Lee Dickson scampering over for a magnificent try. Myler converted and the English Premiership outfit were back in charge.

The Ulster reaction was fast and furious and two brilliant darts from Humphreys took them into the home 22 and when Saints conceded a penalty five metres out Pienaar took it quickly and helped to create an overlap on the left. But D'Arcy couldn't hold onto Paddy Wallace's pass and the ball never found the unmarked Danielli.

Having butchered that golden opportunity Ulster were made to pay when they conceded another penalty on their 10 metre line and Myler hit the target to stretch the lead to 10 points.

That's how it ended to steer Saints into their third Heineken Cup semi-final and keep them on course to repeat their triumph of 2000.

15 B Foden 14 C Ashton 13 J Clarke 12 J Downey 11 P Diggin 10 S Myler 9 L Dickson 1 S Tonga'uiha (A Waller 78) 2 D Hartley [C] (B Sharman 78) 3 B Mujati 4 C Lawes 5 C Day 6 P Dowson (C Clark 74) 7 T Wood 8 R Wilson

Scorers T: L Dickson, S Tonga'uiha C: S Myler (2) P: S Myler (3)

15 A D'Arcy 14 A Trimble 13 N Spence 12 P Wallace 11 S Danielli (C Gilroy 79) 10 I Humphreys 9 R Pienaar 1 T Court 2 R Best [C] 3 B Botha (P McAllister 71) 4 J Muller (I Whitten 78) 5 D Tuohy (T Barker 57) 6 R Diack (W Faloon 62) 7 C Henry 8 P Wannenburg

Scorers T: A Trimble C: I Humphreys P: I Humphreys (2)

Heineken Man of the Match: C Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 20 - 27 TOULOUSE

Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian - Sunday 10th April 2011
HT: 0-17 Attendance: 32,052

HEINEKEN Cup holders Toulouse kept their dreams of back-to-back continental crowns alive as they won an epic extra time encounter with Biarritz Olympique in San Sebastian.

The four times Euro kings held their nerve to triumph 27-20 at the Estadio Anoeta, ensuring they remain on course to become the first team since 2001 and 2002 winners Leicester Tigers to secure successive titles.

Guy Noves' men will now take on Leinster at the Aviva Stadium on April 30 thanks to replacement Yannick Nyanga's last-gasp try with just a minute of extra-time left to play.

The replacement flanker charged down a Dimitri Yachvili clearance with the scores tied at 20 points apiece after another incredible all-French affair.

Toulouse had seemed to be cruising to a last-four place after first-half tries from Cedric Heymans and Maxime Medard had seen them race into a 17-0 half-time lead.

But Biarritz hit back to level affairs at 17-17 by the end of normal time thanks to the boot of Yachvili and a late, late try from Llikena Bolakoro.

The flying wing touched down with the last play of the game, leaving Yachvili with a touchline conversion to seal a heroic home comeback.

But the France scrum-half pulled his effort narrowly wide of the posts from the left-hand corner allowing the champions to breathe again.

David Skerla and Yachvilli traded penalties in the two extra 10-minute periods but Toulouse' better try count left Biarritz needed an extra score to progress.

With just moments remaining in the pouring rain, Yachvili saw his hack downfield charged down by Nyanga, who picked up unopposed to score the match-winning try.

15 I Balshaw 14 T Ngwenya 13 M Bosch 12 C Gimenez 11 I Bolakoro 10 J Peyrelongue 9 D Yachvili 1 E Coetzee (J Afoa 70) 2 R Terrain (E Guinazu 80) 3 S Marconnet (C Johnstone 57) 4 J Thion 5 E Lund (P Taele 76) 6 M Lund 7 I Harinordoquy [C] 8 R Lakafia (W Lauret 74)

Scorers T: I Bolakoro P: D Yachvili (5)

15 C Heymans 14 V Clerc 13 F Fritz 12 C Poitrenaud (Y Jauzion 80) 11 M Medard 10 D Skrela (J Doussain 20) 9 N Bezy (J Doussain 80) 1 D Human (J Poux 53) 2 W Servat (V Lacombe 76) 3 C Johnston 4 R Millo-Chluski (Y Maestri 53) 5 P Albacete 6 J Bouilhou [C] 7 S Nicolas (Y Nyanga 36) 8 L Picamoles (G Lamboley 76)

Scorers T: C Heymans, Y Nyanga, M Medard C: D Skrela (2) N Bezy P: D Skrela (2) F Fritz (67)

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

ROUND 6

POOL 1

EDINBURGH 14 - 21 CARDIFF BLUES
Murrayfield - Saturday 22nd January 2011
HT: 11-6 Attendance: 2,379

Cardiff Blues recorded 21 v 14 victory at Murrayfield against Edinburgh to finish as runners up in Pool 1.

All 21-points for the Welsh side came from the boot, the hosts scoring the only try of the game through Ben Cairns.

The Blues took the lead with a Dan Parks penalty before Chris Paterson levelled things up with a successful shot of his own.

Leigh Halfpenny kicked a second penalty for Cardiff before Cairns touched down after 28 minutes.

Paterson failed with the conversion but had no problems with a penalty on the stroke of half-time to take his side into the break 11 v 6 ahead.

Parks and Paterson exchanged penalties before Halfpenny struck with three more to take the lead and then secure away victory.

J Thompson, L Jones, B Cairns, N De Luca, S Webster, C Paterson, M Blair, A Jacobsen, R Ford, L Niven, S MacLeod, E Lozada, D Denton, A MacDonald, R Grant [capt] BENCH: K Traynor, G Cross, D Young, F McKenzie, S McInally, G Laidlaw, R Samson, J King

Scorers T: Cairns P: Paterson (3)
Yellow Card: Alan MacDonald

C Czekaj, L Halfpenny, C Laulala, J Roberts, R Mustoe, D Parks, T Slater, J Yapp, T Thomas, F Filise, D Jones, P Tito [capt], A Pretorius, M Williams, M Molitika BENCH: G Williams, S Andrews, S Hobbs, B Davies, B White, C Sweeney, D Hewitt, T James

Scorers P: Halfpenny (5), Parks (2)
Yellow Card: Dafydd Hewitt

Match Points: Edinburgh 1pt, Cardiff Blues: 4pts
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE 12 - 23 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS
Stade Pierre Antoine - Saturday 22nd January 2011
HT: 7-15 Attendance: 5,025

FORMER Heineken Cup Champions Northampton Saints signalled their intent for more European honours with a 23 v 12 victory over Castres to finish the Pool stage with six victories from six.

Joe Ansbro, Phil Dowson and Ben Foden all scored tries to cap a powerful performance at Stade Pierre Antoine.

Ansbro opened the scoring in the 11th minute after England full-back Foden sent him clear, Stephen Myler's conversion attempt drifted wide.

The hosts came close to hitting back but captain Chris Masoe's effort was ruled out by the television match official.

Myler extended Northampton's lead with a drop goal before Dowson crossed for their second try.

The Saints broke from deep inside their own half. First Ryan Powell and Roger Wilson combined before Wilson released a brilliant offload to Ansbro on the inside. The wing tore into the heart of Castres' defence and the ball was recycled wide and Dowson was released to score. This time Myler made no mistake and added the extras to give Northampton a 15-0 lead.

Castres hit straight back on this occasion fly-half Pierre Bernard dummying his way to the line and then converting his touchdown.

Northampton's defence held firm in the second period, keeping out the powerful Castres surges and turned defence into attack, Foden scoring a fine try.

Myler added a penalty on 70 minutes to extend the Saints' lead to 23-7 before the home side grabbed a late consolation with five minutes to go. Jannie Bornman broke off the back of a scrum and linked with Sebastien Tillous-Borde who squeezed over.

F Denos, M Nicolas, Y Audrin, P Garcia, V Inigo, P Bernard, S Tillous-Borde, M Coetzee, B Kayser, D Saayman, S Murray, R Capo Ortega, C Masoe [capt], S Malonga, J Bornman BENCH: A Giorgadze, A Peikrishvili, L Ducalcon, J Tekori, G Adamou, A Albouy, S Bai, R Martial

Scorers T: Bernard, Tillous-Borde C: Bernard

B Foden, J Ansbro, J Clarke, J Downey, P Diggin, S Myler, R Powell, S Tongauiha, D Hartley [capt], B Mujati, C Clark, M Sorenson, P Dowson, T Wood, R Wilson BENCH: B Sharman, A Waller, T Mercey, C Day, M Easter, S Commins, S Geraghty, B Reihana

Scorers T: Foden, Ansbro. Dowson C: Myler P: Myler DG: Myler

Match Points: Castres Olympique 0pts Northampton Saints 4pts
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

POOL 2

SARACENS 14 - 24 CLERMONT AUVERGNE
Vicarage Road - Friday 21st January 2011
HT: 11-12 Attendance: 5,812

Clermont Auvergne came away from a freezing Vicarage Road with a try bonus-point keeping alive their knock-out hopes.

They signalled their intent in North London early on, powering their way forward at every opportunity.

First they attacked down the blind then hit up through midfield, Wesley Fofana bursting through to score. Full-back Anthony Floch had no problems with the conversion from in front of the posts.

It took Saracens a while to warm up, but their pack edged them back into the game and Owen Farrell kept the scoreboard ticking with two penalties.

Clermont's early dominance faded as Saracens worked hard for territory and possession. They were rewarded for their efforts with a moment of magic from hooker Schalk Brits who drew the defence and then offloaded to England wing Strettle who glided into score.

Just three minutes later Clermont regained the lead. Wing Kini Murimurivalu and Floch combining in attack to take their side to within five metres of the line before support arrived in the form of Willie Wepener who crashed over to score.

All the possession in the opening ten minutes of the second period belonged to Saracens, but they couldn't make their advantage pay, Farrell missing two shots at goal before success in the second half, Saracens re-taking the lead after 53 minutes.

Lavea crossed for Clermont's third try after a powerful scrum and he converted his own score to give his side a 19-14 advantage. Ti'i Paulo got Clermont's fourth and the bonus-point late on.

C Wyles, D Strettle, B Barritt, N Mordt, N Cato, O Farrell, N de Kock, R Gill, S Brits, C Nieto, H Smith, M Botha, K Brown, J Melck, E Joubert [capt] BENCH: J George, J Saunders , P Du Plessis, J Burger, A Saull, R Wigglesworth, L Baldwin, J Short

Scorers: T: David Strettle P: Owen Farrell (3)

A Floch, B Russell, M Joubert, W Fofana, K Murimurivalu, T Lavea, K Senio, L Faure, W Wepener, V Debaty, L Jacquet, J White, J Bardy, A Audebert, E Vermeulen [capt] BENCH: T Paulo, T Domingo, C Ric, T Privat, A Lapandry, L Radoslavjevic , A Rougerie, J Buttin

Scorers: T: Willie Wepener, Wesley Fofana, Ti'i Paulo, Tasesa Lavea C: Anthony Floch, Tasesa Lavea

Match points: Saracens 0pts, ASM Clermont Auvergne 5pts
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

RACING MÉTRO 92 11 - 36 LEINSTER
Stade Yves du Manoir, Paris - Friday 21st January 2011
HT: 11-21 Attendance: 8,326

Former Heineken Cup Champions Leinster secured an all important home quarter-final with a comprehensive 36 v 11 victory over Racing Metro.

Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll wrapped up the emphatic victory with the final try on his 32nd birthday and Jonathan Sexton also crossed twice in an impressive 21-point haul after Isa Nacewa and man of the match Sean O'Brien had also touched down to take maximum points.

Juan-Martin Hernandez kicked Racing ahead at Stade Yves du Manoir before Nacewa showed his attacking threat, squeezing in for the game's opening try after Brian O'Driscoll and Shane Horgan combined to open the door.

Hernandez almost struck an immediate response with a drop goal, but Leinster were again caught napping from the re-start and centre Vakatawa sent a stream of blue jerseys sprawling to put Racing ahead 8-7 on 16 minutes.

Leinster were under the cosh but seized the tie with two tries in the space of four minutes.

Sexton then followed moments later from Nacewa's clever break and the fly-half added the conversion to lead 21-8 on 23 minutes.

Argentina star Hernandez offered the French a glimmer of hope with a penalty before half time, only to hobble half shortly after Sexton struck a penalty early in the second-half.

Racing through on their big guns and the game soon got physical, Leinster skipper Leo Cullen warned for scrapping on the ground.

But Nacewa and Fergus McFadden sparked a lightning counter-attack, finished with ease by Sexton to clinch the bonus.

O'Brien then used his power to drive at the heart of the French defence before finding O'Driscoll's perfectly angled run for Leinster's fifth.

D Scarbrough, B Fall, V Vakatawa, A Masi, J Saubade, J Hernandez, N Durand [capt], J Brugnaut, G Arganese, S Zimmermann, S Dellape, F van der Merwe, R Vaquiin, B Le Roux, A Galindo BENCH: B Noirot, A Lo Cicero, B Sa, L Nallet, M Loree, F Steyn, J Cronje, A Batut

Scorers: T: Virimi Vakatawa P: Juan Martin Hernandez (2)

I Nacewa, S Horgan, B O'Driscoll, G D'Arcy, L Fitzgerald, J Sexton, I Boss, C Healy, R Strauss, M Ross, L Cullen [capt], N Hines, R Ruddock, S Jennings, S O'Brien BENCH: J Harris-Wright, H Van Der Merwe, C Newland, D Toner, D Ryan, E Reddan, E O'Malley, F McFadden

Scorers: T: Johnny Sexton (2) , Isa Nacewa, Brian O'Driscoll, Sean O'Brien C: Johnny Sexton (4) P: Johnny Sexton

Match points: Racing Métro 92 0pts, Leinster 5pts
Referee: Greg Garner (England)

POOL 3

MUNSTER 28 - 14 LONDON IRISH
Thomond Park - Saturday 22nd January 2011
HT: 0-0 Attendance: 26,000

Munster flanker David Wallace put in a man-of-the-match performance to help the Irish province finish their disappointing Heineken Cup campaign on a high with a 28 v 14 victory over London Irish.

The sides entered the break all square at 0-0 after an edgy first period before Damian Varley broke the deadlock, crashing over after 46 minutes.

London Irish responded in the form of Seilala Mapusua and then took the lead with a stunning try finished by wing Sailosi Tagickibau.

At 14-7 to the visitors an upset looked on the cards, but Munster who have only ever lost one European game at Thomond Park fought back in style using all of their Heineken Cup experience to clinch the victory.

Niall Ronan, Keith Earls and then Darragh Hurley all crossed for tries, securing an all important bonus-point which could be vital as Munster seek Amlin Challenge Cup qualification.

J Murphy, D Howlett, K Earls, L Mafi, D Hurley, R O'Gara, T O'Leary, W du Preez, D Varley, J Hayes, M O'Driscoll, P O'Connell, D Wallace, N Ronan, D Leamy [capt] BENCH: M Sherry, D Hurley, T Buckley, D O'Callaghan, J Coughlan, P Stringer, S Deasy, T Gleeson

Scorers: T: Varley, Ronan, Earls, Hurley C: O’Gara

T Ojo, A Thompstone, E Seveali'i, S Mapusua [capt], S Tagicakibau, D Bowden, D Allinson, A Corbisiero, J Buckland, F Rautenbach, N Kennedy, M Garvey, G Stowers, J Gibson, C Hala'ufia BENCH: B Blaney, D Murphy, P Ion, R Thorpe, K Roche, M Watson, R Lamb, P Hodgson

Scorers: T: Mapasua, Tagicakibau C: Bowden, Lamb

Match points: Munster 5pts, London Irish 0pts
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

OSPREYS 29 - 17 TOULON
Liberty Stadium - Saturday 22nd January 2011
HT: 9-14 Attendance: 10,192

The Ospreys ended their Pool 3 campaign on a high as they extended their unbeaten Heineken Cup home record to 16 matches with a 29-17 victory over quarter-final qualifiers Toulon.
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The Frenchmen travelled safe in the knowledge that they had reached the knock-out stage, but still harbouring vague hopes of clinching a home draw. That proved to be an unrealistic dream, but whoever ends up hosting Jonny Wilkinson and co can expect a tough time.

Even though they made 14 changes in the match day squad from the win over Munster they came out all guns blazing against the Magners League champions and scored two tries in the opening quarter through Scottish full back Rory Lamont and Australian scrum half Matt Henjak.

Wilkinson easily converted both and kept his back line moving throughout a first half in which the Frenchmen were by far the more creative and positive side. Dan Biggar's boot at least kept the home team in touch, although when he hit the post with the last kick of the half it brought back the memories of his crucial misses at the Madejski Stadium a week earlier.

But despite falling behind to a Wilkinson penalty at the start of the second half, the final 40 minutes were all about the Ospreys clawing their way back into the game and extending their unbeaten Heineken Cup run at the Liberty Stadium.

The introduction of a fit again Shane Williams after 55 minutes pepped up the home back line and it took him only six minutes to create the opening for Nikki Walker to score. Skipper Alun Wyn Jones crossed later on to complete the win, but after three years in the last eight the Ospreys will be reduced to a watching brief this season.

L Byrne, N Walker, S Parker, J Hook, R Fussell, D Biggar, R Webb, D Jones, R Hibbard, C Mitchell, I Gough, A Jones, R Jones, J Tipuric, J Thomas BENCH: H Bennett, R Bevington, C Griffiths, J Collins, M Holah, M Phillips, A Beck, S Williams

Scorers: T: Walker, AW Jones C: Hook (2) P: Biggar (4), Hook

R Lamont, B Lapeyre, G Messina, M Kefu, T Brana, J Wilkinson, M Henjak [capt], S Taumoepeau, J Genevois, C Hayman, J Suta, D Senekal, O Missoup, T Sourice, F Auelua BENCH: M Ivaldi, B Basteres, M Merabet, J van Niekerk, J El Abd, T May, L Magnaval, K Chesney

Scorers: T: Lamont, Henjak C: Wilkinson (2) P: Wilkinson

Match points: Ospreys 4pts, Toulon 0pts
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

POOL 4

AIRONI RUGBY 6-43 ULSTER RUGBY
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella - Saturday 22nd January 2011
HT: 6-10 Attendance: 3,000

Two tries from South African number 8 Pedrie Wannenberg helped Ulster secure a quarter-final place for the first time in 11 years with a 43 v 6 victory over Aironi.

The Irish side scored six tries in total but go through as runners-up, Biarritz clinching top spot with victory against Bath.

Pedrie Wannenberg scored twice in a man of the match display while tries from Andrew Trimble, Chris Henry and a penalty wrapped up a bonus point before Simon Danielli capped the victory with a late try.

Ian Humphreys also added 13 points, including the opening points of the game with a third-minute penalty to help settle Ulster nerves.

However it was not until the 23rd minute that Ulster found their way over the Italian try line, having come under pressure themselves from the home team.

Wannenberg and compatriot scrum-half Ruan Pienaar combined before sending the ball wide to Trimble who touched down. Aironi responded with a James Marshall penalty before Humphreys kicked over a long range effort on 63 minutes to give his side a 10 v 6 lead at the break.

Wannenberg's brace just after the break highlighted Ulster's dominance upfront and the forwards won a penalty try just after when Aironi's scrum collapsed and French referee Christophe Berdos awarded the try.

With the bonus-point in the bag Ulster cruised, Henry and Danielli crossing for late tries.

J Laharrague, P Canavosio, R Penney, G Pavan, M Pratichetti, J Marshall, M Wilson, M Aguero, F Ongaro, F Staibano, M Bortolami, Q Geldenhuys [capt], V Liebenberg, J Erasmus, J Sole BENCH: R Santamaria, S Perugini, A de Marchi, C del Fava, A Birchall, T Tebaldi, R Bocchino, G Pizarro

Scorers P: Tebaldi DG: Marshall

A D'Arcy, A Trimble, N Spence, P Wallace, S Danielli, I Humphreys, R Pienaar, T Court, N Brady, D Fitzpatrick, J Muller, D Tuohy, S Ferris, W Faloon, P Wannenburg BENCH: A Kyriacou, B Young, J Cronin, T Barker, C Henry, P Marshall, I Whitten, D McIlwaine

Scorers T: Trimble, Wannenburg 3, PT, Danielli C: Humphreys 5 P: Humphreys 2

Match points: Aironi 0pts, Ulster 5pts
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 26 - 19 BATH RUGBY
Parc des Sports Aguilera - Saturday 22nd January 2011
HT: 14-0 Attendance: -

A brace for former Bath wing Iain Balshaw helped Biarritz Olympique finish top of Pool 4 with a bonus-point win over Bath in the South of France.

From the outset last season's Heineken Cup finalists forced Bath to defend for long periods of the game, using their attacking power upfront and out wide to cause the visitors problems all afternoon.
Influential scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili opened the scoring, charging down Olly Barkley's clearance and gliding into score under the posts, he then added the simple conversion.

England wing Balshaw then came back to haunt his former club, linking up with Dane Haylett-Petty to create room down the flank before out sprinting the defence to score. Yachvili slotted over the conversion which took his side into a well deserved 14 - 0 lead at the break.

The hosts started the second period in the same vain they left the first and Balshaw grabbed his second try just two minutes in. Bath captain Luke Watson looked to have intercepted a short pass but the ball rebounded in to the arms of Balshaw who had an easy run into score.

Bath finally found some composure and when they began to string the phases together caused problems for Biarritz. Stuart Hooper powered his way over for a well deserved score.

As Bath tried to build on the try and eat into the lead Biarritz struck back through American flyer Takudzwa Ngwenya who crossed for the bonus point try.

Tom Biggs touched down for a late double for the visitors but it wasn't enough and too late in the day and Biarritz progress through to the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup.

D Haylett-Petty, T Ngwenya, M Bosch, D Traille, I Balshaw, J Peyrelongue, D Yachvili, E Coetzee, B August, S Marconnet, P Taele, E Lund, S Vahafolau, I Harinordoquy [capt], R Lakafia BENCH: R Terrain, Y Watremez, E Guinazu, J Thion, B Guyot, Y Lesgourgues, A Mignardi, I Bolakoro

Scorers T: Yachvili, Balshaw (2), Ngwenya C: Yachvili (3)

N Abendanon, M Banahan, O Barkley, S Hape, T Biggs, B James, M Claassens, D Bell, L Mears, D Wilson, S Hooper, D Grewcock, S Taylor, L Watson [capt], B Skirving BENCH: P Dixon, D Flatman, A Jarvis, I Fernadez Lobbe, J Ovens, M McMillan, S Vesty, J Cuthbert

Scorers T: Hooper, Biggs C: Vesty (2)

Match Points: Biarritz 4pts, Bath 1pt
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

POOL 5

LEICESTER TIGERS 62 - 12 BENETTON TREVISO
Welford Road - Sunday 23rd January 2011
HT: 29-3 Attendance: 17,601

Leicester Tigers crushed Benetton Treviso on Sunday afternoon to secure a quarter-final place in the Heineken Cup as one of the two best-placed runners up.

The Tigers scored nine tries in a 62-15 thrashing, with No8 Jordan Crane helping himself to a hat-trick at Welford Road.

Alesana Tuilagi, Thomas Waldrom, Manu Tuilagi and Steve Mafi also crossed for the hosts, while full back Scott Hamilton grabbed a brace.

England fly-half Toby Flood finished with a personal tally of 17 points thanks to seven conversions and a penalty as Leicester did all they could to finish top of Pool 5.

The 2001 and 2002 European Champions knew a bonus-point victory would see them a win the group and claim a home quarter-final as long as Perpignan didn't take maximum points from their clash with the Scarlets at the Stade Aime Giral.

Leicester kept their part of the bargain but the Scarlets failed to do Richard Cockerill's men a favour as Perpignan scored five tries in a 37-5 romp.

Treviso actually opened the scoring inside the very first minute in the East Midlands as Chris Burton slotted a drop goal and the game remained tight for the opening quarter. But once Crane had crossed for his first score shortly after the 20-minute mark, it was all Leicester.

The reigning English Champions had the bonus point sewn up by half-time thanks to Hamilton's first try, Crane's second and then an Alesana Tuilagi effort right on the whistle.

Crane completed his hat-trick shortly after the break, with Waldrom adding a sixth score moments later.

Treviso hit back with tries from Brendan Williams and Alberto Sgarbi but Leicester finished on top as a second score from Hamilton was followed by two tries in the final five minutes through Manu Tuilagi and Mafi.

S Hamilton, M Smith, M Tuilagi, A Allen, A Tuilagi, T Flood, B Youngs, M Ayerza, G Chuter, D Cole, L Deacon [capt], G Skivington, T Waldrom, C Newby, J Crane BENCH: R Hawkins, B Stankovich, M Castrogiovanni, E Slater, S Mafi, J Grindal, J Staunton, H Agulla

Scorers T: Crane (2), Hamilton (3), AT Tuilagi, Waldron, EMS Tuilagi, Mafi C: Flood (7) P: Flood

B Williams, L Nitoglia, E Galon, G Garcia, J Maddock, K Burton, F Semenzato, M Rizzo, L Ghiraldini [capt], L Cittadini, E Pavanello, C van Zyl, B Vermaak , V Bernabò, P Derbyshire BENCH: F Sbaraglini, I Fernandez Rouyet, P di Santo, A Pavanello, A Zanni, A Sgarbi, T Botes, T Benvenuti

Scorers T: Williams, Sgarbi C: Burton P:Burton

Match Points: Leicester Tigers 5pts, Benetton Treviso 0pts
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

PERPIGNAN 37 - 5 SCARLETS
Stade Aimé Giral - Sunday 23rd January 2011
HT: 22-0 Attendance: 13,719

Perpignan finish top of Pool 5 and earn themselves a home quarter-final spot with a 37 v 5 bonus-point victory over the Scarlets.

Three teams were still in contention to qualify from the pool ahead of today's final games, but from the outset at the Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan took control of proceedings and put on a fine display of running rugby which would have sent warning shots across the continent.

In the glorious French sunshine Jerome Porical gave his side the perfect start, collecting his own kick through to touch down after three minutes.

The combination of raw power up front and creativity in backs proved too much for the Scarlets on occasion, Henry Tuilagi benefiting from a sweeping attack to touch down for his side's second try.

Another huge scrum from Perpignan gave Tuilagi the platform to link up with his backline and he fed scrum-half Florian Cazenave who created space out wide for Farid Sid who ran in to score.

Porical added the conversion and on the stroke of half-time Nicolas Laharrague added a penalty for a 22-0 score at the break.

Following the style of their hosts, the Welsh side hit hard through the midfield and then used the sleight of hand out wide to create space and Jonathan Davies crashed over after 45 minutes to give his side hope.

Just as the visitors started to play with belief the killer blow came from Cazenave. The snipping scrum-half who was at the heart of all the first half action touched down for the bonus-point score.
From a simple catch and drive 10 metres out the home pack rumbled their way forward and always looked in control, South African Gerrie Britz touching down for Perpignan's fifth try.

J Porical, F Sid, D Marty, M Mermoz, J Candelon, N Laharrague, F Cazenave, P Freshwater, G Guirado, N Mas [capt], O Olibeau, G Vilaceca, D Chouly, B Guiry, H Tuilagi BENCH: M Tincu, K Pulu, B Bourrust, R Tchale Watchou, D Mele, G Britz, O Tonita, J Michel

Scorers T: Porical, Tuilagi, Sid, Cazenave, Britz C: Porical (2), Laharrague P: Laharrague (2)

R Priestland, M Stoddart, G Maule, J Davies, S Lamont, S Jones, T Knoyle, I Thomas, M Rees [capt], A Fenby, L Reed, J Fa'amatuainu, R McCusker, J Turnbull, D Lyons BENCH: E Phillips, R Jones, P John, D Welch, B Morgan, M Roberts, L Williams, R Pugh

Scorers T: Davies

Match Points: Perpignan 5pts, Scarlets 0pts
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

POOL 6

LONDON WASPS 21-16 TOULOUSE
Adams Park - Sunday 23rd January 2011
HT: 13-7 Attendance: 10,014

A try by London Wasps wing David Lemi 46 seconds from the end of the 2010/11 Pool stages added one final twist in the tail of the quarter-final qualification process as reigning champions Toulouse were denied a home tie in the last eight.

Samoan flyer Lemi latched on to Joe Simpson's neat grub kick into the French 22 and outpaced replacement scrum half Nicolas Vergallo to the touchdown. Up until then the game looked to be heading for a draw, but that try allowed Wasps to extend their unbeaten home run in the Heineken Cup to 15 games and ended Toulouse' 11 game winning streak in the tournament.

Defeat also meant the difference between a home draw against Toulon and an away quarter-final against Biarritz Olympique for Toulouse in what will be a re-run of the 2010 Heineken Cup final in Paris.

As for Wasps, their gallant effort came shortly after they had seen Perpignan and Leicester Tigers bag the final two quarter-final spots in the Heineken Cup, but they still maintained their unbeaten record against Toulouse on English soil to become the top ranked team from the Heineken Cup to move into the Amlin Challenge Cup.

That meant a short trip across London to face Harlequins, with the winners going on to face either Brive of Munster away from home in the semi-finals.

Things didn't start well when weak tackling let Yannick Jauzion canter over for a try in the 10th minute, but that bright opening flattered to deceive. The French temperament came into play and the yellow card to No 8 Louis Picamoles cost his side 10 points just before the break and then centre Florian Fritz picked up a red card for a spear tackle seven minutes after the break.
Dave Walder kicked Wasps first points and then provided the inside pass to super-sub Richard Haughton for a try at the posts less than a minute after Picamoles' departure. Walder added the conversion and then added a penalty to make it 13-7 at half-time.

The home outside half then punished Fritz for his dangerous tackle on Tom Varndell by adding a second penalty to stretch the lead to nine points. But having built up a handy lead, Wasps then allowed Toulouse to creep back into the game with a series of silly penalties.

David Skrela took his three opportunities to level the scores on 64 minutes and it was 14 v 14 for 10 minutes in the final quarter when Serge Betsen picked up a yellow card for diving into a ruck.

M van Gisbergen, T Varndell, B Jacobs [capt], D Waldouck, D Lemi, D Walder, J Simpson, T Payne, T Lindsay, Z Taulafo, S Shaw, R Birkett, J Worsley, S Betsen, A Powell BENCH: J Ward, C Beech, B Broster, M Veale, J Cannon, N Berry, R Flutey, R Haughton

Scorers T: Haughton, Lemi C: Walder P: Walder (3)
Yellow Card: Serge Betsen Tchoua

C Poitrenaud, V Clerc, F Fritz, Y Jauzion, M Medard, D Skrela, J Doussain, D Human, W Servat, C Johnston, Y Maestri, P Albacete, Y Nyanga, T Dusautoir [capt], L Picamoles BENCH: V Lacombe, J Poux, Y Montes, G Lamboley, N Vergallo, C Heymans, F Michalak, S Sowerby

Scorers T: Jauzion C: Skrela P: Skrela (3)
Yellow Card: Louis Picamoles
Red Card: Florian Fritz

Match Points: London Wasps 4pts, Toulouse 1pt
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

DRAGONS 16 - 23 GLASGOW WARRIORS
Rodney Parade - Sunday 23rd January 2011
HT: 6-6 Attendance: -

A brace from powerful Glasgow wing DTH Van Der Merwe clinched victory for his side at Rodney Parade as they finished the Pool stage with a 23 v 16 win against Newport Gwent Dragons.

The first half was dominated by the kickers Ruaridh Jackson kicking the visitors ahead with a penalty after four minutes before Jason Tovey responded for the Welsh side with a drop goal ten minutes later.

Jackson and Tovey slotted a penalty apiece as half-time approached and the sides went into the break 6-6.

The Dragons lifted in the intensity after the interval, Tovey kicking his second penalty before Wales win Aled Brew crossed for the opening try. Tovey had no problems with the conversion and home side extended their lead to 16-6.

Colin Gregor and Van Der Merwe levelled the game up with a try apiece for the Scottish side, Jackson failed with both conversion keeping the scores all square.

Van Der Merwe crossed for his second late on to seal the victory and leave the Dragons without a win to their name in this year's competition.

Newport Gwent Dragons: W Harries, A Hughes, T Riley, A Smith, A Brew, J Tovey, W Evans, P Price, T Willis [capt], B Castle, L Charteris, R Sidoli, D Lydiate, G Thomas, T Faletau BENCH: S Jones, G Robinson, P Palmer, S Morgan, L Evans, J Leadbeater, P Leach, M Jones

Scorers T: Brew C: Tovey P: Tovey (2) DG: Tovey

B Stortoni, C Shaw, F Aramburu, P Murchie, D van der Merwe, R Jackson, C Gregor, J Welsh, D Hall, M Low, A Muldowney, A Kellock [capt], R Harley, R Vernon, R Wilson BENCH: F Thomson, R Grant, K Tkachuk, P Burke, C Fusaro, H Pyrgos, P Horne, H O'Hare