Heineken Cup 2013/’14 Pools (with ’12/’13 form guide) + Connacht Rugby Fixtures

POOL 1:

1. Leinster, (Pro 12 & Amlin Winners),
2. Northampton, (Premiership runners-up),
3. Ospreys, (Fifth in the Pro-12)
4. Castres. (Finished 4th in the French Top 14 League but then Won French Top 14 – beat Toulon 19-14 in Final & Clermont 25-9 in the Semi).

POOL 2:

1. Toulon (Heineken Cup Champions / 2nd. Top 14 League & Finalists)
2. Cardiff (9th. in Pro-12)
3. Glasgow (3rd. in Pro-12)
4. Exeter Chiefs (6th. in English Premiership)

POOL 3:

1. Toulouse, (3rd. in French Top 14 – Beaten in Semi by Toulon by 24-9))
2. Saracens, (Heineken Cups Semis & Topped Premiership + Semi-Finalists)
3. Connacht, (Best ever 8th in Pro-12, 8 wins/1 draw/+ 3 others lost by 4 or less pts)
4. Zebres, (Bottom of Pro-12)

POOL 4:

1. Clermont, (Heineken Cups Finalists + Topped French League)
2. Harlequins (Premiership Semi-finalists + Anglo-Welsh Cup Winners)
3. Scarlets (Fourth in the Pro 12 – top Welsh team)
4. Racing Metro 5th. in French Top 14 (+ Now with Johnny Sexton).

POOL 5:

1. Ulster, (Pro 12 Finalists / Heineken Cups Quarter-finalists)
2. Leicester Tigers, (Premiership Winners +Heineken Cup quarter-finalists),
3. Montpellier, (Heineken Cup quarter-finalists this year),
4. Treviso. (7th. in the Pro-12).

POOL 6:

1. Munster, (Heineken Cups semi-finalists)
2. Perpignan, (Back in after finishing 7th. in French Top 14)
3. Edinburgh, (10th. in Pro-12)
4. Gloucester. (5th. in English Premiership)

Connacht Rugby Fixtures 2013/14