Munster and Leinster among top seeds for Heineken Cup draw

Heineken Cup champions Leinster will be joined as top seeds in next season’s competition by Toulouse, Munster, Cardiff Blues, Biarritz and Leicester.

Thu, 02 Jun, 2011 - 18:23

Heineken Cup champions Leinster will be joined as top seeds in next season’s competition by Toulouse, Munster, Cardiff Blues, Biarritz and Leicester.

The six clubs will be allocated a pool each when the draw is made for the 2011-12 campaign at Twickenham on June 7 and then joined by a team from each of the next three tiers.

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Courts Rugby Heathrow Place: Twickenham Event: Heineken Cup Event: European Rugby Cup Event: Amlin Challenge Cup Event: 2009 Challenge Cup Event: Challenge Cup Event: Aviva Premiership Organisation: Munster Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Toulouse Organisation: Cardiff Blues Organisation: Biarritz Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Northampton Organisation: Saints Organisation: Cardiff Organisation: Harlequins Organisation: ERC Organisation: Clermont Auvergne Organisation: Ospreys Organisation: Bath Organisation: London Irish Organisation: Saracens Organisation: Montpellier Organisation: Racing Metro Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Biarritz Olympique Organisation: Leicester Tigers Organisation: Northampton Saints Organisation: ASM Clermont Auvergne Organisation: Bath Rugby Organisation: Ulster Rugby Organisation: Gloucester Rugby Organisation: Glasgow Warriors Organisation: Scarlets Organisation: Edinburgh Organisation: Connacht Rugby Organisation: Benetton Treviso Organisation: Castres Olympique Organisation: Racing Metro 92 Organisation: Aironi Rugby

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