Aironi a parte, e in attesa di Treviso, cosa è successo nelle prime partite del primo turno dell’Heineken Cup 2011/2012?
Edimburgo corsara sul campo dei London Irish, con gli scozzesi che vincono in rimonta 20-19. L’Ulster supera Clermont mentre Montpellier ferma sul pareggio i campioni in carica del Leinster. Altra partita intensissima è quella tra Munster e Saints, con gli inglesi che si vedono sfuggire tra le dita una vittoria in trasferta all’ultimo secondo grazie a un drop di O’Gara, arrivata in un’azione giunta alla quarantesima fase!
Infine doppia vittoria gallese sui club francesi, con Ospreys che batte Biarritz e Scarlets che supera Castres.
| Aironi | 12 – 28 (6 – 20) |
Leicester | |
| Tries: Croft, Tuilagi, Morris |
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| Penalties: Orquera 4 |
Penalties: Flood 3 |
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| Conversions: Flood 2 |
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| Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | |||
| London Irish | 19 – 20 (16 – 10) |
Edinburgh | |
| Tries: Samson |
Tries: Jones, McInally |
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| Penalties: Homer 4 |
Penalties: Leonard, Laidlaw |
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| Conversions: Homer |
Conversions: Leonard, Laidlaw |
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| Madejski Stadium | |||
| Montpellier | 16 – 16 (13 – 6) |
Leinster | |
| Tries: Ouedraogo |
Tries: Cronin |
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| Penalties: Paillaugue 2, Trinh-Duc |
Penalties: Sexton 3 |
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| Conversions: Paillaugue |
Conversions: Sexton |
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| Munster | 23 – 21 (17 – 13) |
Northampton | |
| Tries: Varley, Howlett |
Tries: Ashton, Downey |
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| Penalties: O’Gara 2 |
Penalties: Lamb 3 |
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| Drop-goals: O’Gara |
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| Conversions: O’Gara 2 |
Conversions: Lamb |
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| Thomond Park | |||
| Ospreys | 28 – 21 (6 – 3) |
Biarritz | |
| Tries: Bowe |
Tries: Balshaw 2 |
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| Penalties: Biggar 7 |
Penalties: Bosch 2 |
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| Drop-goals: Traille |
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| Conversions: Biggar |
Conversions: Bosch |
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| Liberty Stadium | |||
| Scarlets | 31 – 23 (9 – 6) |
Castres | |
| Tries: Lamont, Morgan, Davies |
Tries: Andreu, Masoe |
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| Penalties: Jones 3, Priestland |
Penalties: Teulet 3 |
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| Conversions: Jones 2 |
Conversions: Teulet 2 |
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| Parc y Scarlets | |||
| Ulster | 16 – 11 (6 – 11) |
Clermont Auvergne | |
| Tries: Humphreys |
Tries: Nakaitaci |
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| Penalties: Humphreys 3 |
Penalties: Skrela 2 |
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| Conversions: Humphreys |
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| Ravenhill | |||
Classifiche
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | PTS | |
| 1 | Scarlets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Munster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Northampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Castres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 2 Table Saturday, 12 November 2011 20:38 UK
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | PTS | |
| 1 | Cardiff Blues | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Edinburgh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | London Irish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Racing Metro 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Pool 3 Table Saturday, 12 November 2011 20:39 UK
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | PTS | |
| 1 | Leinster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Montpellier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Bath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Glasgow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 4 Table Saturday, 12 November 2011 20:39 UK
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | PTS | |
| 1 | Leicester | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Ulster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Clermont Auvergne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Aironi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 5 Table Saturday, 12 November 2011 20:39 UK
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | PTS | |
| 1 | Ospreys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Biarritz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Treviso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Saracens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 6 Table Friday, 11 November 2011 21:53 UK
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | PTS | |
| 1 | Harlequins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Gloucester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Toulouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Connacht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Il Grillotalpa 
fantastica la partita fra munster e northampton