Nov 11, 2011 Harlequins 25 - 17 Connacht Racing Metro 20 - 26 Cardiff Blues Pool 1 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Castres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Munster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Northampton Saints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Scarlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool 2 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Cardiff Blues 1 1 0 0 26 20 +6 2 4 0 4 2 Racing Metro 1 0 0 1 20 26 -6 1 1 1 1 3 Edinburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 London Irish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool 3 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Bath Rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Glasgow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Leinster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Montpellier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool 4 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Aironi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Clermont Auvergne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Leicester Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Ulster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool 5 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Benetton Treviso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Biarritz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ospreys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Saracens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pool 6 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Harlequins 1 1 0 0 25 17 +8 1 4 0 4 2 Connacht 1 0 0 1 17 25 -8 2 0 0 0 3 Gloucester Rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Toulouse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 November 2011 Fri 11 Harlequins v Connacht, The Stoop, London 20:00 local, 20:00 GMT Match Pack Fri 11 Racing Metro v Cardiff Blues, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris 21:00 local, 20:00 GMT Match Pack Sat 12 Aironi v Leicester Tigers, Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Preview Sat 12 London Irish v Edinburgh, Madejski Stadium, Reading 13:30 local, 13:30 GMT Preview Sat 12 Montpellier v Leinster, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Preview Sat 12 Scarlets v Castres, Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT Preview Sat 12 Ospreys v Biarritz, Liberty Stadium, Swansea 15:40 local, 15:40 GMT Preview Sat 12 Ulster v Clermont Auvergne, Ravenhill, Belfast 15:40 local, 15:40 GMT Preview Sat 12 Munster v Northampton Saints, Thomond Park, Limerick 18:00 local, 18:00 GMT Preview Sun 13 Glasgow v Bath Rugby, Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 12:45 local, 12:45 GMT Preview Sun 13 Saracens v Benetton Treviso, Vicarage Road, Watford 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT Preview Sun 13 Toulouse v Gloucester Rugby, Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse 16:00 local, 15:00 GMT
Four Eagles in H-Cup Lineups The Heineken Cup, which pits the best European clubs against one another, begins Friday. The best teams from France, Italy, England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales compete for the most coveted club title in the Northern Hemisphere, and four Americans have been selected to their clubs' 22-man roster for the opening round. Chris Wyles and Hayden Smith are both slated to start for Saracens against Italy's Benetton Treviso. Wyles will be at fullback for the Sarries and Smith at lock, as usual. Wyles often played outside center during Saracens' 2010-2011 Premiership championship run. Takudzwa Ngwenya will start at wing for Biarritz Saturday against the Ospreys. Two seasons ago, Ngwenya burned the Ospreys' Shane Williams in the Heineken Cup quarterfinals for this famous try. Biarritz went on to beat the Ospreys 29-28 and fall to Toulose in the H-Cup final. The only game featuring an American that will actually air on American television is Northampton vs. Munster. This is considered one of the massive matchups of the first round, and Samu Manoa, formerly of San Francisco Golden Gate, will be on the bench for the Saints. The game debuts on Fox Soccer Plus at 3pm EST Saturday and will re-air multiple times throughout the week.
Nov 13, 2011 Glasgow 26 - 21 Bath Rugby Saracens 42 - 17 Benetton Treviso Toulouse 21 - 17 Gloucester Rugby Nov 12, 2011 Aironi 12 - 28 Leicester Tigers London Irish 19 - 20 Edinburgh Montpellier 16 - 16 Leinster Scarlets 31 - 23 Castres Ospreys 28 - 21 Biarritz Ulster 16 - 11 Clermont Auvergne Munster 23 - 21 Northampton Saints Nov 11, 2011 Harlequins 25 - 17 Connacht Racing Metro 20 - 26 Cardiff Blues Pool 1 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Scarlets 1 1 0 0 31 23 +8 3 4 0 4 2 Munster 1 1 0 0 23 21 +2 2 4 0 4 3 Northampton Saints 1 0 0 1 21 23 -2 2 1 1 1 4 Castres 1 0 0 1 23 31 -8 2 0 0 0 Pool 2 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Cardiff Blues 1 1 0 0 26 20 +6 2 4 0 4 2 Edinburgh 1 1 0 0 20 19 +1 2 4 0 4 3 London Irish 1 0 0 1 19 20 -1 1 1 1 1 4 Racing Metro 1 0 0 1 20 26 -6 1 1 1 1 Pool 3 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Glasgow 1 1 0 0 26 21 +5 2 4 0 4 2 Leinster 1 0 1 0 16 16 0 1 2 0 2 3 Montpellier 1 0 1 0 16 16 0 1 2 0 2 4 Bath Rugby 1 0 0 1 21 26 -5 0 1 1 1 Pool 4 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Leicester Tigers 1 1 0 0 28 12 +16 3 4 0 4 2 Ulster 1 1 0 0 16 11 +5 1 4 0 4 3 Clermont Auvergne 1 0 0 1 11 16 -5 1 1 1 1 4 Aironi 1 0 0 1 12 28 -16 0 0 0 0 Pool 5 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Saracens 1 1 0 0 42 17 +25 5 5 1 5 2 Ospreys 1 1 0 0 28 21 +7 1 4 0 4 3 Biarritz 1 0 0 1 21 28 -7 2 1 1 1 4 Benetton Treviso 1 0 0 1 17 42 -25 2 0 0 0 Pool 6 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Toulouse 1 1 0 0 21 17 +4 2 4 0 4 2 Harlequins 1 1 0 0 25 17 +8 1 4 0 4 3 Gloucester Rugby 1 0 0 1 17 21 -4 2 1 1 1 4 Connacht 1 0 0 1 17 25 -8 2 0 0 0 November 2011 Fri 18 Cardiff Blues v London Irish, Cardiff City Stadium 20:00 local, 20:00 GMT Fri 18 Clermont Auvergne v Aironi, Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand 21:00 local, 20:00 GMT Fri 18 Edinburgh v Racing Metro, Murrayfield, Edinburgh 20:00 local, 20:00 GMT Fri 18 Northampton Saints v Scarlets, Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 20:00 local, 20:00 GMT Sat 19 Benetton Treviso v Ospreys, Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Sat 19 Biarritz v Saracens, Parc des Sports Aguilera, Biarritz 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Sat 19 Castres v Munster, Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse 16:40 local, 15:40 GMT Sat 19 Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins, Kingsholm, Gloucester 15:40 local, 15:40 GMT Sat 19 Connacht v Toulouse, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 18:00 local, 18:00 GMT Sat 19 Leicester Tigers v Ulster, Welford Road, Leicester 18:00 local, 18:00 GMT Sun 20 Leinster v Glasgow, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin 12:45 local, 12:45 GMT Sun 20 Bath Rugby v Montpellier, Recreation Ground, Bath 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT
Nov 20, 2011 Leinster 38 - 13 Glasgow Bath Rugby 16 - 13 Montpellier Nov 19, 2011 Benetton Treviso 26 - 26 Ospreys Biarritz 15 - 10 Saracens Castres 24 - 27 Munster Gloucester Rugby 9 - 28 Harlequins Connacht 10 - 36 Toulouse Leicester Tigers 20 - 9 Ulster Nov 18, 2011 Cardiff Blues 24 - 18 London Irish Clermont Auvergne 54 - 3 Aironi Edinburgh 48 - 47 Racing Metro Northampton Saints 23 - 28 Scarlets Pool 1 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Scarlets 2 2 0 0 59 46 +13 7 9 1 9 2 Munster 2 2 0 0 50 45 +5 5 8 0 8 3 Northampton Saints 2 0 0 2 44 51 -7 4 2 2 2 4 Castres 2 0 0 2 47 58 -11 4 1 1 1 Pool 2 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Edinburgh 2 2 0 0 68 66 +2 8 9 1 9 2 Cardiff Blues 2 2 0 0 50 38 +12 4 8 0 8 3 Racing Metro 2 0 0 2 67 74 -7 6 3 3 3 4 London Irish 2 0 0 2 37 44 -7 1 2 2 2 Pool 3 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Leinster 2 1 1 0 54 29 +25 6 7 1 7 2 Bath Rugby 2 1 0 1 37 39 -2 2 5 1 5 3 Glasgow 2 1 0 1 39 59 -20 3 4 0 4 4 Montpellier 2 0 1 1 29 32 -3 2 3 1 3 Pool 4 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Leicester Tigers 2 2 0 0 48 21 +27 4 8 0 8 2 Clermont Auvergne 2 1 0 1 65 19 +46 9 6 2 6 3 Ulster 2 1 0 1 25 31 -6 1 4 0 4 4 Aironi 2 0 0 2 15 82 -67 0 0 0 0 Pool 5 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Saracens 2 1 0 1 52 32 +20 6 6 2 6 2 Ospreys 2 1 1 0 54 47 +7 3 6 0 6 3 Biarritz 2 1 0 1 36 38 -2 4 5 1 5 4 Benetton Treviso 2 0 1 1 43 68 -25 5 2 0 2 Pool 6 Pos Team P W D L F A F-A TF MP BP Pts 1 Toulouse 2 2 0 0 57 27 +30 5 8 0 8 2 Harlequins 2 2 0 0 53 26 +27 4 8 0 8 3 Gloucester Rugby 2 0 0 2 26 49 -23 2 1 1 1 4 Connacht 2 0 0 2 27 61 -34 3 0 0 0 December 2011 Fri 9 Ulster v Aironi, Ravenhill, Belfast 19:30 local, 19:30 GMT Fri 9 Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh, Cardiff City Stadium 20:00 local, 20:00 GMT Fri 9 Harlequins v Toulouse, The Stoop, London 20:00 local, 20:00 GMT Sat 10 Benetton Treviso v Biarritz, Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Sat 10 Castres v Northampton Saints, Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Sat 10 Connacht v Gloucester Rugby, Galway Sportsground 13:30 local, 13:30 GMT Sat 10 Racing Metro v London Irish, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris 16:40 local, 15:40 GMT Sat 10 Scarlets v Munster, Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli 15:40 local, 15:40 GMT Sat 10 Saracens v Ospreys, Wembley Stadium, London 18:00 local, 18:00 GMT Sun 11 Bath Rugby v Leinster, Recreation Ground, Bath 12:45 local, 12:45 GMT Sun 11 Glasgow v Montpellier, Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 12:45 local, 12:45 GMT Sun 11 Clermont Auvergne v Leicester Tigers, Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand 16:00 local, 15:00 GMT
Dec 10, 2011 Benetton Treviso 30 - 26 Biarritz Castres 41 - 22 Northampton Saints Connacht 10 - 14 Gloucester Rugby Racing Metro 14 - 34 London Irish Scarlets 14 - 17 Munster Saracens 31 - 26 Ospreys Dec 9, 2011 Ulster 31 - 10 Aironi Cardiff Blues 25 - 8 Edinburgh Harlequins 10 - 21 Toulouse