It's a great weekend of rugby that has just ended. The last group matches of the Champions Cup took place this Sunday and decided what to do next. After the international break and the long-awaited 6 Nations Tournament, Clermont will host Racing and Toulouse will host Ulster in early April in the European Cup quarter-finals.
The other two posters will oppose the weekend of April 3, 4 and 5, the Leinster to the Saracens, in a remake of the last final won by the Sarries, and Exeter to Northampton for a 100% English duel.
ASM does the job, Racing loses
Saturday, the ASM had done its share of the work by winning in the suburbs of London among the Harlequins, already eliminated (26-19). The Auvergne then waited to find out their program in the quarter and it was ultimately a Racing defeat that allowed them to welcome to Michelin ... the Racingmen.
Sky and Whites who believed Sunday achieve the feat of a victory among the Saracens, champions of Europe and England in title. But the Sarries, endangered after the formalization on Saturday of their administrative relegation for exceeding the salary ceiling, played the right partition at home.
Toulouse Stadium 3rd best team in pools
In spring, there will be many teams, wanting to end the era of domination of the Saracens. Solid at Ernest-Wallon against Gloucester (35-14), the Stade Toulousain is obviously one of them. By taking the offensive bonus with five tries, two of which were signed by Romain Ntamack, Toulouse posted the third best account of this group stage with six wins in six games, and 27 points. Only Leinster, finalist disappointed last year, with 28 points, and Exeter, with 27 points but a better difference in match points (+81 against +77), do better than Toulouse.
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European Rugby Cup: Stade Toulousain crushes Gloucester and will receive Ulster in the quarter ... Relive the match live
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