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  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    Saints exit HC, Munster march

    Saints exit HC, Munster march

    Northampton crashed out of the Heineken Cup after a 41-22 defeat by Castres, Munster beat Scarlets 17-14 and London Irish were victorious.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    O'Gara steers Munster to victory

    O'Gara steers Munster to victory

    Ronan O'Gara celebrated his 100th Heineken Cup appearance with 12 points as Munster saw off the Scarlets 17-14 in a rousing Pool One clash.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    Win keeps Exiles' hopes alive

    Win keeps Exiles' hopes alive

    London Irish kept their Heineken Cup hopes alive with a stunning bonus-point 34-14 victory over Racing Metro on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    Beaten Saints crash out of HC

    Beaten Saints crash out of HC

    Northampton's indiscipline cost them dearly in a 41-22 defeat to Castres which ended their participation in this season's Heineken Cup.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    Burns earns win for Gloucester

    Burns earns win for Gloucester

    Freddie Burns kicked the decisive penalty as Gloucester claimed their first win in this season's Heineken Cup, beating Connacht 14-10.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    Cockerill: Intense games ahead

    Cockerill: Intense games ahead

    Leicester will continue a testing run of games on Sunday that Richard Cockerill describes as "the toughest five weeks in a long time".

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    Tigers boosted by duo's return

    Tigers boosted by duo's return

    Leicester welcome back England's Manu Tuilagi and Tom Croft for Sunday's Heineken Cup clash at Clermont Auvergne.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    Louw and Donald back for Bath

    Louw and Donald back for Bath

    Francois Louw and Stephen Donald return for Bath in Sunday's top-of-the-table Heineken Cup clash with Leinster.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011

    Bigger effort needed from Ulster

    Ulster Rugby may have picked up five vital points at home against Aironi, but head coach Brian McLaughlin is calling for an even bigger effort in the return leg in Italy next weekend.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    Hines wary of Tigers challenge

    Hines wary of Tigers challenge

    Nathan Hines has no doubt which parts of Clermont Auvergne's game will need to be in top shape when they face Heineken Cup rivals Leicester.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011
    Toulouse just too good - O'Shea

    Toulouse just too good - O'Shea

    Conor O'Shea conceded "the right side won" after Harlequins' 14-match unbeaten run was brought to a shuddering halt by Toulouse on Friday.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011

    Toulouse bring Quins down to earth

    Timoci Matanavou scored two tries for Toulouse as they ended Harlequins' unbeaten run and claimed an impressive 21-10 Heineken Cup victory at the Stoop on Friday.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011
    Toulouse too strong for Quins

    Toulouse too strong for Quins

    Harlequins' record 14-match unbeaten run came to an end at The Stoop after they were overpowered by Heineken Cup champions Toulouse 21-10.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011
    Parks puts boot into Edinburgh

    Parks puts boot into Edinburgh

    Dan Parks kicked 20 points as Cardiff maintained their unbeaten start to the Heineken Cup with a 25-8 win over Edinburgh to go top of Pool Two.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011
    Ulster keep Euro hopes alive

    Ulster keep Euro hopes alive

    Ulster kept their European hopes alive with a 31-10 Heineken Cup win over Aironi, a result which puts Brian McLaughlin's men top of Pool Four.