Global Results - 23 January 2011
The big decisions of this weekend were who would play whom where in Europe’s quarterfinals.
Heineken Cup (home teams first)
Northampton Saints vs Ulster
Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Perpignan vs Toulon
Biarritz vs Toulouse
Four French sides, two English sides and two Irish sides.
The semifinals will be
Leinster or Leicester Tigers vs Biarritz or Toulouse
Northampton Saints or Ulster vs Perpignan or Toulon
Amlin Challenge Cup (home teams first)
Stade Français vs Montpellier
Brive vs Munster
La Rochelle vs Clermont Auvergne
Harlequins vs Wasps
Five French sides, two English sides and an Irish side.
That means nine French sides, four English sides and three Irish sides but none from Scotland, Wales, Italy, Romania and Spain.
International
Friendly
Melbourne Rebels vs Tonga A, 54-0
Russia vs South Canterbury, 31-7
Russia vs Taranaki, 31-24
Heineken Cup, Round 6
Biarritz vs Bath, 26-19
Cardiff Blues vs Edinburgh, 21-14
Clermont Auvergne vs Saracens, 24-14
Glasgow Warriors vs Dragons, 23-16
Leicester Tigers vs Benetton Treviso, 62-15
Leinster vs Racing-Métro, 36-11
London Wasps vs Toulouse, 21-16
Munster vs London Irish, 28-14
Northampton Saints vs Castres, 23-12
Ospreys vs Toulon, 29-17
Perpignan vs Scarlets, 37-5
Ulster vs Aironi, 43-6
Amlin Challenge Cup, Round 6
Bourgoin vs Newcastle Falcons, postponed because of a frozen pitch
Brive vs Petrarca Padova, 24-20
Connacht vs I Cavalieri Estra, 83-7
Stade Français vs Crociati, 34-17
Gloucester vs Agen, 60-7
Harlequins vs Bayonne, 39-17
Leeds Carnegie vs Bucharest Oaks, 26-6
La Rochelle vs Femi-Cz Rovigo, 71-17
Montpellier vs Exeter Chiefs, 32-30
Sale Sharks vs Cetransa El Salvador, 50-5
British & Irish Cup
Bedford Blues vs Swansea, 13-6
Bristol vs Llanelli, 27-17
Leinster A vs Currie, 30-7
Llandovery vs Birmingham & Solihull, postponed
London Welsh vs Ulster Ravens, 29-11
Melrose vs Nottingham, 31-29
Moseley vs Neath, 24-18
Munster A vs Esher, 64-9
Newport vs Cornish Pirates, 34-32
Pontypridd vs Doncaster Knights, 35-23
Rotherham Titans vs Ayr, 20-20
Worcester Warriors vs Plymouth Albion, 34-11
Domestic
England
The Championship
Nottingham vs Esher, 43-12
Rotherham Titans vs London Welsh, 29-13
France
PRO D2, round 18
Aix-en-Provence vs Aurillac, 31-12
Albi vs Tarbes, 45-18
Auch vs Mont-de-Marsan, 24 -12
Bordeaux vs Oyonnax, 35-7
Grenoble vs Carcassonne, 22-18
Lyon vs Dax, 36-29
Pau vs Colomiers, 60-12
Saint-Etienne vs Narbonne
Ireland
AIB Cup Semifinals
Bruff vs University College Dublin, 24-22
Dungannon vs Galway Corinthians, postponed
Italy
Trofeo Eccellenza, Round 6
Girone A
Marchiol Mogliano vs HBS GranDucato Parma 43-7
Girone B
Futura Park Rugby Roma vs L’Aquila, 23-9
Japan
Top League Semifinals
Sanyo Wild Knights vs Toyota Verblitz, 32-10
Suntory Sungoliath vs Toshiba Brave Lupus, 17-12
Play-offs for All Japan Championship
NEC Green Rockets vs Ricoh Black Rams, 38-33
Kobe Kobelco Steelers vs Fukuoka Sanix Blues, 55-40
Tamariva vs Hokkaido Barbarians, 24-22
All Japan Championship, 1st Round
Tamariva vs Teikyo University
NEC Green Rockets vs Toshiba Brave Lupus
Kobe Kobelco Steelers vs Toyota Verblitz
Sanyo Wild Knights and Suntory Sungoliath have byes in the first two rounds.
Scotland
Premier Cup
Dundee HSFP vs Gala, 34-28
Peebles vs Boroughmuir
South Africa
Friendlies
Border vs University of Fort Hare, 35-5
Stormers vs Maties, 19-0
TUT vs KwaZulu Natal University, 37-29
Welkom Rovers vs University of Fort Hare, 13-5
Spain
División de Honor B
Grupo 1
Durango Ilarduya vs Hernani, 29-20
FC Barcelona vs Barcelona Universitari, 18-17
Getxo Artea vs Oviedo Feve, 23-5
Iveco Universidade Vigo vs Uribealdea, 62-0
Grupo 2
Computes Cisneros vs Atco Portuense, 22-17
CRC Madrid vs Liceo Francés, 64-0
Helvetia vs Arquitectura, 26-5
Les Abelles vs Ponent, 35-20
Wales
Premiership
Pontypool vs Aberavon
Cross Keys vs Carmarthen
Cardiff vs Pontypool, 24-12
