Another cracking 24 hours in the Heineken Cup leaves Northampton and Leinster as the only two sides definitely through to the quarter-finals, although yesterday and today’s matches certainly tipped the balance in a number of the pools. Rugby World now makes the remaining pool favourites – Pool 3: Munster, Pool 4: Biarritz, Pool 5: Leicester, Pool 6: London Wasps. But click here to see every result, attendance and scorer from the last 24 hours.
POOL 2
Leinster 43 Saracens 20
HT: 22-12 Attendance: 18,500
Leinster: Try – Eoin O’Malley, Sean O’Brien, Dominic Ryan (2) , Isa Nacewa, Fergus McFadden; Conversion – Johnny Sexton (5) ; Penalty – Johnny Sexton; Yellow Card – Devin Toner
Saracens: Try – Nils Mordt, Kelly Brown, James Short; Conversion – Owen Farrell; Penalty – Owen Farrell
Match points: Leinster 5pts, Saracens 0pts
Man of the Match: Sean O’Brien (Leinster)
POOL 4
Bath Rugby 55 Aironi Rugby 16
HT: 36-13 Attendance: 10,000
Bath Rugby: Try – Matt Banahan (4) , Tom Biggs (2) , Luke Watson (2) ; Conversion – Olly Barkley (6) ; Penalty – Olly Barkley; Yellow Card – Shontayne Hape
Aironi Rugby: Try – Josh Sole; Conversion – James Marshall; Penalty – James Marshall (3) ; Yellow Card – Marco Bortolami
Match points: Bath Rugby 5pts, Aironi Rugby 0pts
Man of the Match: Luke Watson (Bath Rugby)
POOL 5
Benetton Treviso 9 Perpignan 44
HT: 9-9 Attendance: 4000
Benetton Treviso: Penalty – Willem de Waal (3)
Perpignan: Try – Nicolas Laharrague, Farid Sid, Grégory Le Corvec, Julien Candelon (2) ; Conversion – Jérôme Porical (4) , Jean-Philippe Grandclaude; Penalty – Jérôme Porical (3)
Match points: Benetton Treviso 0pts, Perpignan 5pts
Man of the Match: David Marty (Perpignan)
POOL 6
Toulouse 17 Newport Gwent Dragons 3
HT: 10-3 Attendance: 17,766
Toulouse: Try – Thierry Dusautoir (2) , Vincent Clerc; Conversion – David Skrela; Yellow Card – Frédéric Michalak
Newport Gwent Dragons: Penalty – Jason Tovey
Match points: Toulouse 4pts, Newport Gwent Dragons 0pts
Man of the Match: Clement Poitrenaud (Toulouse)
POOL 4
Ulster Rugby 9 Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 6
HT: 0-6 Attendance: 10,566
Ulster Rugby: Penalty – Ian Humphreys (3)
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque: Penalty – Dimitri Yachvili (2) ; Yellow Card – Erik Lund
Match points: Ulster Rugby 4pts, Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 1pts
Man of the Match: Ian Humphreys (Ulster Rugby)
POOL 5
Scarlets 18 Leicester Tigers 32
HT: 10-6 Attendance: 12,392
Scarlets: Try – Morgan Stoddart, Sean Lamont; Conversion – Stephen Jones; Penalty – Stephen Jones (2)
Leicester Tigers: Try – Ben Youngs, Alesana Tuilagi, Steve Mafi; Conversion – Toby Flood; Penalty – Toby Flood (5)
Match points: Scarlets 0pts, Leicester Tigers 4pts
Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
ENDS
Benetton Treviso
HT: 9-9 Attendance: 4
Benetton Treviso: Penalty – Willem de Waal (3)
Perpignan: Try – Nicolas Laharrague, Farid Sid, Grégory Le Corvec, Julien Candelon (2) ; Conversion – Jérôme Porical (4) , Jean-Philippe Grandclaude; Penalty – Jérôme Porical (3)
Match points: Benetton Treviso 0pts, Perpignan 5pts
Man of the Match:
Toulouse 17 Newport Gwent Dragons 3
HT: 10-3 Attendance: 17,766
Toulouse: Try – Thierry Dusautoir (2) , Vincent Clerc; Conversion – David Skrela; Yellow Card – Frédéric Michalak
Newport Gwent Dragons: Penalty – Jason Tovey
Match points: Toulouse 4pts, Newport Gwent Dragons 0pts
Man of the Match:
Ulster Rugby 9 Biarritz Olympique Pays
HT: 0-6 Attendance: 10,500
Ulster Rugby: Penalty – Ian Humphreys (3)
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque: Penalty – Dimitri Yachvili (2) ; Yellow Card – Erik Lund
Match points: Ulster Rugby 4pts, Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 1pts
Man of the Match: Ian Humphreys (Ulster Rugby)