|
The Heineken Cup was the premier club rugby competiton in Europe. Teams from England, France, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Italy played in the competition. There were 24
teams played in 6 pools of 4 teams. Pool play was on a home and away basis. The 6 pool winners and the 2 best runners-up qualified for the play-offs. The 3rd, 4th and 5th highest scoring runners-up 'parachuted' into the play-off stage of the European Challenge Cup (Amlin Cup). |
Teams playing in the 2012/13 Heineken Cup were:
|
France
|
England
|
Ireland
|
|
Wales
|
Scotland
|
Italy
|
| Pool 1 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Saracens | 6 | 5 | 1 | 180 | 76 | 3 | 23 | |
| Munster | 6 | 4 | 2 | 133 | 73 | 4 | 20 | |
| Racing Métro 92 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 125 | 12 | ||
| Edinburgh Rugby | 6 | 6 | 36 | 178 | 0 | |||
| Pool 2 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 103 | 2 | 20 |
| Toulouse | 6 | 4 | 2 | 132 | 84 | 3 | 19 | |
| Ospreys | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 120 | 124 | 2 | 12 |
| Benetton Treviso | 6 | 1 | 5 | 107 | 167 | 1 | 5 | |
| Pool 3 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Harlequins | 6 | 5 | 243 | 71 | 4 | 28 | ||
| Biarritz Olympique | 6 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 101 | 3 | 15 | |
| Connacht | 6 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 138 | 12 | ||
| Zebre | 6 | 6 | 72 | 224 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pool 4 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Ulster | 6 | 5 | 1 | 126 | 55 | 3 | 23 | |
| Northampton Saints | 6 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 109 | 3 | 15 | |
| Castres Olympique | 6 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 98 | 2 | 14 | |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 105 | 2 | 6 | |
| Pool 5 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Clermont Auvergne | 6 | 6 | 213 | 64 | 4 | 28 | ||
| Leinster | 6 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 96 | 4 | 20 | |
| Exeter Chiefs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 93 | 166 | 1 | 9 | |
| Scarlets | 6 | 6 | 79 | 183 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Pool 6 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Toulon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 186 | 61 | 3 | 23 | |
| Montpellier | 6 | 5 | 1 | 168 | 106 | 2 | 22 | |
| Cardiff Blues | 6 | 1 | 5 | 143 | 184 | 2 | 6 | |
| Sale Sharks | 6 | 1 | 5 | 78 | 198 | 4 | ||
| Pool winners and two best pool runners-up make quarter-finals | ||||||||
| 3rd, 4th and 5th best pool runners-up 'parachute' into European Challenge Cup knock-out stages | ||||||||
NB: Munster make the quarter-finals ahead of Leinster on the most tries scored in pool play rule.
|
October 12 October 13 October 14 October 19 October 20 October 21 December 7 December 8 December 9 December 14 December 15 December 16 January 11 January 12 January 13 January 18 January 19 January 20 April 6 April 7 April 27 April 28 May 18 |
Ospreys Ulster Edinburgh Rugby Racing Métro 92 Zebre Clermont Auvergne Leinster Harlequins Northampton Saints Sale Sharks Toulouse Toulon Castres Glasgow Warriors Benetton Treviso Scarlets Saracens Biarritz Olympique Connacht Exeter Chiefs Cardiff Blues Munster Leicester Tigers Montpellier Glasgow Warriors Connacht Northampton Saints Scarlets Toulouse Zebre Sale Sharks Munster Racing Métro 92 Cardiff Blues Clermont Auvergne Leicester Tigers Biarritz Olympique Edinburgh Rugby Benetton Treviso Ospreys Harlequins Exeter Chiefs Leinster Montpellier Ulster Castres Saracens Toulon Sale Sharks Northampton Saints Ulster Clermont Auvergne Zebre Harlequins Lainster Racing Métro 92 Toulon Toulouse Edinburgh Rugby Ospreys Connacht Biarritz Olympique Cardiff Blues Castres Exeter Chiefs Glasgow Warriors Montpellier Scarlets Munster Saracens Leicester Tigers Benetton Treviso Quarter-Finals Clermont Auvergne Saracens Harlequins Toulon Semi-Finals Clermont Auvergne Saracens Final Clermont Auvergne |
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v |
Benetton Treviso Castres Saracens Munster Connacht Scarlets Exeter Chiefs Biarritz Olympique Glasgow Warriors Cardiff Blues Leicester Tigers Montpellier Northampton Saints Ulster Toulouse Leinster Racing Métro 92 Zebre Harlequins Clermont Auvergne Toulon Edinburgh Rugby Ospreys Sale Sharks Castres Biarritz Olympique Ulster Exeter Chiefs Ospreys Harlequins Toulon Saracens Edinburgh Rugby Montpellier Leinster Benetton Treviso Connacht Racing Métro 92 Leicester Tigers Toulouse Zebre Scarlets Clermont Auvergne Cardiff Blues Northampton Saints Glasgow Warriors Munster Sale Sharks Montpellier Castres Glasgow Warriors Exeter Chiefs Biarritz Olympique Connacht Scarlets Saracens Cardiff Blues Benetton Treviso Munster Leicester Tigers Zebre Harlequins Sale Sharks Ulster Leinster Northampton Saints Toulon Clermont Auvergne Racing Métro 92 Edinburgh Rugby Toulouse Ospreys Montpellier Ulster Munster Leicester Tigers Munster Toulon Toulon |
Swansea Belfast Edinburgh Paris Parma Clermont-Ferrand Dublin London Northampton Salford Toulouse Toulon Castres Glasgow Treviso Llanelli Brussels Biarritz Galway Exeter Cardiff Limerick Leicester Montpellier Glasgow Galway Northampton Llanelli Toulouse Parma Salford Limerick Paris Cardiff Clermont-Ferrand Leicester Biarritz Edinburgh Treviso Swansea London Exeter Dublin Montpellier Belfast Castres Watford Toulon Salford Northampton Belfast Clermont-Ferrand Parma London Dublin Nantes Toulon Toulouse Edinburgh Swansea Galway Biarritz Cardiff Castres Exeter Glasgow Montpellier Llanelli Limerick Watford Leicester Treviso Clermont-Ferrand London London Toulon Montpellier London Dublin |
38 41 0 22 10 49 9 40 24 34 23 37 21 8 21 13 30 38 22 12 14 33 39 33 6 22 6 16 30 14 6 15 19 24 15 33 17 3 13 17 53 30 21 34 9 10 19 62 6 18 23 46 6 47 33 28 45 35 17 15 25 9 26 8 20 27 23 0 29 40 9 17 36 27 12 21 16 12 15 |
17 17 45 17 19 16 6 13 15 33 9 16 16 19 33 20 13 17 30 46 22 0 22 18 9 14 25 22 14 57 17 9 9 35 12 25 0 15 14 6 5 20 28 21 10 8 13 0 27 12 6 3 32 8 14 37 25 14 26 15 20 16 14 9 29 20 3 29 6 7 5 14 14 16 18 15 10 24 16 |
Toulon won the 2012/13 Heineken Cup