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2012–13 Heineken Cup
European Rugby club competition season
European Rugby club competition season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2012–13 Heineken Cup |
| imagesize | 200px |
| caption | Official Logo |
| countries | England |
| France | |
| Ireland | |
| Italy | |
| Scotland | |
| Wales | |
| tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| date | 12 October 2012 – 18 May 2013 |
| teams | 24 |
| matches | 79 |
| attendance | {{#expr: |
| tries | {{#expr: |
| top point scorer | Morgan Parra (Clermont) |
| (113 points) | |
| top try scorer | Napolioni Nalaga (Clermont) |
| (8 tries) | |
| venue | Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
| attendance2 | 50,148 |
| champions | FRA Toulon |
| count | 1 |
| runner-up | FRA Clermont |
| website | https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ |
| previous year | 2011–12 |
| previous tournament | 2011–12 Heineken Cup |
| next year | 2013–14 |
| next tournament | 2013–14 Heineken Cup |
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Leinster, who became one of only two clubs ever to win two consecutive Heineken Cups in 2012, attempted to become the first club ever to win the competition three straight years. However, they were eliminated at the pool stages, the first defending champions to do so since London Wasps in 2007–08. Toulon won an all-French final 16–15 against Clermont.
Teams
The default allocation of teams is as follows:
- England: 6 teams, based on performance in the Aviva Premiership and Anglo–Welsh Cup
- France: 6 teams, based on regular-season finish in the Top 14
- Ireland: 3 teams, based on regular-season finish in Pro12
- Wales: 3 teams, based on regular-season finish in Pro12
- Italy and Scotland: 2 teams each, based on participation in Pro12 (as there are only 2 from each nation)
The remaining two places are filled by the winners of the previous year's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup. If the cup winners are already qualified through their domestic league, an additional team from their country will claim a Heineken Cup place (assuming another team is available). Accordingly, Biarritz claimed the Challenge Cup winner's berth, and since Heineken Cup winners Leinster were already qualified through Pro12, the extra Irish berth went to Connacht.
Teams are listed in the order they are presented to Heineken Cup organiser European Rugby Cup by their respective leagues. In the cases of England and France, this does not necessarily match the teams' placement in their national leagues in the preceding season.
| England | France | Ireland | Wales | Italy | Scotland |
|---|
Seeding
The seeding system was the same as in the 2011–12 tournament. The 24 competing teams are ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier. The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool, however, still applies (with the exception of the inclusion of the seventh French team).
The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the end of the 2011–12 season.
| Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRE Leinster (1) | FRA Toulouse (2) | FRA Biarritz (3) | IRE Munster (4) |
| FRA Clermont Auvergne (7) | IRE Ulster (8) | ENG Leicester Tigers (9) | ENG Harlequins (11) |
| WAL Ospreys (14) | WAL Scarlets (18) | SCO Glasgow (19) | ENG Saracens (20) |
| ITA Benetton Treviso (27) | FRA Castres (28) | FRA Racing Métro (29) | FRA Montpellier (30) |
Pool stage
The draw for the pool stage took place on 12 June 2012 at the Aviva Stadium.
Under the rules of the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, tie–breakers within each pool are as follows.
- Competition points earned in head–to–head matches
- Total tries scored in head–to–head matches
- Point differential in head–to–head matches
ERC has four additional tie–breakers, used if tied teams are in different pools, or if the above steps cannot break a tie between teams in the same pool:
- Tries scored in all pool matches
- Point differential in all pool matches
- Best disciplinary record (fewest players receiving red or yellow cards in all pool matches)
- Coin toss
| Third–, fourth– and fifth–highest scoring second–place teams parachute into the knock–out stage | |
|---|---|
| of the [2012–13 European Challenge Cup](2012-13-european-challenge-cup). |
Pool 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Saracens [4] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 76 | +104 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | **23** |
| IRE Munster [8] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 73 | +60 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | **20** |
| FRA Racing Métro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 125 | −22 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | **12** |
| SCO Edinburgh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 178 | −142 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | **0** |
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Leicester Tigers [6] | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 103 | +16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | **20** |
| FRA Toulouse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 84 | +48 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | **19** |
| WAL Ospreys | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 124 | −4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | **12** |
| ITA Benetton Treviso | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 167 | −60 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | **5** |
Pool 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Harlequins [1] | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 71 | +172 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | **28** |
| FRA Biarritz | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 101 | +22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | **15** |
| IRE Connacht | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 138 | −42 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | **12** |
| ITA Zebre | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 224 | −152 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | **1** |
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE Ulster [5] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 55 | +71 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | **23** |
| ENG Northampton Saints | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 109 | −15 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | **15** |
| FRA Castres | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 98 | −21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | **14** |
| SCO Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 105 | −35 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | **6** |
Pool 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Clermont [2] | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 64 | +149 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | **28** |
| IRE Leinster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 96 | +28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | **20** |
| ENG Exeter Chiefs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 166 | −73 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | **9** |
| WAL Scarlets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 183 | −104 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | **2** |
Pool 6
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Toulon [3] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 84 | +102 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | **23** |
| FRA Montpellier [7] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 109 | +59 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | **22** |
| WAL Cardiff Blues | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 143 | 184 | −41 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | **6** |
| ENG Sale Sharks | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 198 | −120 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | **4** |
Seeding and runners–up
- Bare numbers indicate Heineken Cup quarter–final seeding.
- Numbers with "C" indicate Challenge Cup quarter–final seeding.
| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− | Seed | Pool Runners–up | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ENG Harlequins | 28 | 28 | +172 | |||||
| **2** | FRA Clermont | 28 | 23 | +149 | |||||
| **3** | FRA Toulon | 23 | 23 | +102 | |||||
| **4** | ENG Saracens | 23 | 15 | +104 | |||||
| **5** | IRE Ulster | 23 | 12 | +71 | |||||
| **6** | ENG Leicester Tigers | 20 | 13 | +16 | |||||
| **7** | FRA Montpellier | 22 | 17 | +59 | |||||
| **8** | IRE Munster | 20 | 14 | +60 | |||||
| **5C** | IRE Leinster | 20 | 12 | +28 | |||||
| **6C** | FRA Toulouse | 19 | 15 | +48 | |||||
| **7C** | FRA Biarritz | 15 | 14 | +22 | |||||
| **–** | ENG Northampton Saints | 15 | 9 | −15 |
Knock–out stages
All kick–off times are local to the match location.
Quarter–finals
Rougerie 32' c Sivivatu 52' c Byrne 66' c Nalaga 75' c Skrela (2/2)
Ashton 62' m
Semi–finals
Final
Main article: 2013 Heineken Cup Final
James 47' c
References
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- (December 2021). "Heineken Cup: Try Scorers".
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- "Semi-final venues confirm route to Dublin 2013".
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