# 2010–11 Heineken Cup pool stage

The 2010–11 Heineken Cup pool stage was the first stage of the current season of the Heineken Cup, Europe's top competition for rugby union clubs. It involved 24 teams competing for eight quarter-final berths; the quarter-finalists will then participate in a knockout tournament that will ultimately end with the final on 21 May 2011 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
The draw for the pool stage took place on 8 June 2010 in Cardiff. The competing teams were arranged into six pools consisting of four teams each, with the six pool winners and two best runners-up qualifying for the knockout stages. The third- through fifth-best runners-up parachuted into the knockout stage of the Amlin Challenge Cup.
The pool stage began with three matches on 8 October 2010 and ended with four matches on 23 January 2011.

## Seeding

The seeding system was the same as in the 2009–10 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 2009–10 season. Aironi inherited the ranking of Viadana, the principal shareholders in the new Magners League team.
| Tier 1 | Munster (1) | Toulouse (2) | Leinster (3) | Leicester Tigers (4) | Cardiff Blues (5) | Biarritz (6) |
| Tier 2 | London Wasps (7) | Clermont (9) | Ospreys (10) | Northampton Saints (11) | Bath (12) | Scarlets (14) |
| Tier 3 | Perpignan (15) | London Irish (16) | Saracens (17) | Ulster (19) | Glasgow Warriors (21) | Edinburgh (22) |
| Tier 4 | Newport Gwent Dragons (24) | Benetton Treviso (28) | Castres (29) | Toulon (30) | Aironi (34) | Racing Métro (40) |

## Tiebreakers

The competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, has elaborate tiebreaking rules for both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup, with a total of seven possible steps.
The first three apply only if tied teams are in the same pool:
* Competition points earned in head-to-head matches
* Total tries scored in head-to-head matches
* Point differential in head-to-head matches
The remaining steps are 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

## Results

Key to colours :
* Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
* Two highest-scoring second-place teams, advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses.
* Third- through fifth-highest-scoring second-place teams parachute into the knockout stage of the Amlin Challenge Cup. Seed # in brackets [ ].
All kickoff times are local to the match location.

### Pool 1

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Northampton Saints (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 155 | 87 | +68 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Cardiff Blues | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 107 | 113 | −6 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Castres | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 105 | 115 | −10 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Edinburgh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 98 | 150 | −52 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
* 8 October 2010 20:00
| Northampton Saints | 18 – 14 | Castres Olympique |
| Try: Reihana 31' m Foden 41' c Con: Reihana (0/1) Geraghty (1/1) Pen: Reihana (0/3) Geraghty (1/2) 62' Myler (1/1) 78' | Report | Try: Tekori 21' m Con: Bernard (0/1) Pen: Bernard (2/5) 60', 70' Drop: McIntyre (1/1) 34' |
* Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 12,835 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
* 9 October 2010 17:45
| Cardiff Blues | 18 – 17 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Czekaj 34' c Laulala 69' m Con: Parks (1/2) Pen: Parks (2/6) 26', 36' | Report | Try: Jacobsen 22' c Cairns 72' c Con: Paterson (2/2) Pen: Paterson (1/1) 2' |
* Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 10,521 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 15 October 2010 21:00
| Castres Olympique | 27 – 20 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Inigo 36' c Andreu 39' m Con: Teulet (1/2) Pen: Teulet (4/5) 12', 17', 26', 33' Drop: Bai 21' | Report | Try: Molitika 43' c Andrews 79' c Con: Sweeney (2/2) Pen: Blair (2/2) 28', 35' |
* Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* 16 October 2010 13:00
| Edinburgh | 27 – 31 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: Jacobsen 10' c Talei 26' c Cairns 31' c Con: Paterson (3/3) Pen: Paterson (2/2) 3', 49' | Report | Try: Hartley 8' c Downey 40' m Diggin 53' c Con: Myler (2/3) Pen: Myler (4/4) 22', 29', 37', 61' |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 4,905 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
* 11 December 2010 18:45
| Castres Olympique | 21 – 16 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Inigo 59' m Malonga 63' c Con: Bernard (1/2) Pen: Teulet (3/4) 3', 7', 18' | Report | Try: Webster 71' c Con: Paterson (1/1) Pen: Paterson (2/3) 17', 36' Laidlaw (1/1) 39' |
* Stade Pierre Antoine Attendance: 7,570 Referee: JP Doyle (England)
* 11 December 2010 17:45
| Northampton Saints | 23 – 15 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Diggin 20' c Ashton 42' c Con: Myler (2/2) Pen: Myler (3/3) 39', 54', 66' | Report | Pen: Parks (5/6) 3', 31', 34', 38', 70' |
* Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,499 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 20 December 2010 14:00
| Edinburgh | 24 - 22 | Castres Olympique |
| Try: Visser 7' c Jones 21' c Webster 76' c Con: Paterson (2/2) D. Blair (1/1) Pen: D. Blair 46' | Report | Try: Capo 12' c Penalty try 66' c Tillous-Borde 71' m Con: Bai (2/3) Pen: Bernard 2' |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
* This match was postponed from the original date of 19 December due to heavy snow in Edinburgh. The rescheduled match was held behind closed doors due to snow-related access issues in the stadium area.
* 19 December 2010 15:00
| Cardiff Blues | 19 – 23 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: Mustoe 43' c Con: Parks (1/1) Pen: Parks (3) 14', 30', 36' | Report | Try: Clark 73' m Pen: Myler (6) 2', 19', 40', 49', 54', 60' |
* Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
* 14 January 2011 19:30
| Cardiff Blues | 14 - 9 | Castres Olympique |
| Try: Halfpenny 27' m Pen: Parks 12', 16', 43' | Report | Pen: Bai 6', 51' Bernard 79' |
* Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,024 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 14 January 2011 20:00
| Northampton Saints | 37 - 0 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Mujati 4' c Diggin (4) 30' m, 72' m, 77' c, 79' c Con: Myler (2/4) Ford (1/1) Pen: Myler (2) 16', 41' | Report | |
* Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,165 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
* 22 January 2011 18:45
| Castres Olympique | 12 – 23 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: Bernard 30' c Tillous-Borde 76' m Con: Bernard (1/2) | Report | Try: Ansbro 11' m Dowson 27' c Foden 56' m Con: Myler (1/3) Pen: Myler (1/1) 69' Drop: Myler 25' |
* Stade Pierre Antoine Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 22 January 2011 17:45
| Edinburgh | 14 – 21 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Cairns 28' m Pen: Paterson (3/4) 12', 40', 45' | Report | Pen: Parks (2/4) 3', 43' Halfpenny (5/5) 18', 60', 64', 66', 75' |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 2,379 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)

### Pool 2

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Leinster (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 179 | 104 | +75 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Clermont [6] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 114 | 94 | +20 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Racing Métro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 104 | 151 | −47 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Saracens | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 107 | 155 | −48 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
* 9 October 2010 13:30
| Leinster | 38 – 22 | Racing Métro 92 |
| Try: O'Brien 30' c Kearney 33' m Strauss 48' m Heaslip 62' c McFadden 79' m Con: Nacewa (2/5) Pen: Nacewa (3/4) 4', 28', 38' | Report | Try: Vulivuli 55' c Con: Fillol (1/1) Pen: Fillol (3/3) 12', 41', 66' Steyn (2/3) 36', 51' |
* RDS Arena, Dublin Attendance: 17,936 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
* 9 October 2010 16:30
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 25 – 10 | Saracens |
| Try: Cudmore 10' c Malzieu 24' m Nalaga 79' c Con: Parra (2/3) Pen: Floch (0/1) James (0/1) Parra (2/3) 48', 65' | Report | Try: Strettle 43' c Con: Hougaard (1/1) Pen: Hougaard (1/4) 21' |
* Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand Attendance: 16,007 Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
* 16 October 2010 14:30
| Racing Métro 92 | 16 – 9 | ASM Clermont Auvergne |
| Try: Bobo 39' c Con: Wisniewski (1/1) Pen: Wisniewski (3/4) 9', 33', 58' | Report | Pen: Williams (3/3) 22', 35', 71' |
* Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes Attendance: 10,512 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 16 October 2010 17:45
| Saracens | 23 – 25 | Leinster |
| Try: Goode 12' m Pen: Hougaard (2/3) 15', 33' Goode (4/4) 55', 62', 68', 74' | Report | Try: Sexton 52' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (6/6) 6', 19', 26', 35', 44', 63' |
* Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 45,892 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
* 11 December 2010 15:30
| Saracens | 21 - 24 | Racing Métro 92 |
| Try: Cato 5' m Barritt 76' c Con: Farrell (1/2) Pen: Farrell (3/4) 12', 57', 64' | Report | Try: Hernández 24' c Bobo 66' m Con: Wisniewski (1/2) Pen: Wisniewski (1/1) 14' Steyn (2/2) 18', 54' Drop: Wisniewski (1/2) 65' |
* Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* 12 December 2010 16:00
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 20 - 13 | Leinster |
| Try: Malzieu 6' c Floch 53' c Con: Parra (2/2) Pen: Parra (2/3) 24', 60' | Report | Try: Horgan 3' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (2/2) 11', 57' |
* Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 16,106 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
* 17 December 2010 21:00
| Racing Métro 92 | 14 – 19 | Saracens |
| Try: Bergamasco 47' c Durand 52' c Con: Wisniewski (2/2) | Report | Try: Barritt 34' c Con: Farrell (1/1) Pen: Farrell (3/4) 3', 38', 80' Drop: Farrell (1/1) 8' |
* Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 8,405 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
* 18 December 2010 17:45
| Leinster | 24 - 8 | ASM Clermont Auvergne |
| Try: Healy (2) 7' c, 43' c O'Brien 50' c Con: Sexton (3/3) Pen: Sexton (1/1) | Report | Try: Nalaga 68' m Pen: Parra (1/3) |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 44,873 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 14 January 2011 21:00
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 28 – 17 | Racing Métro 92 |
| Try: Canale 25' c Domingo 55' c White 61' c Rougerie 72' c Con: James (3/3) Parra (1/1) | Report | Try: le Roux 15' c Jané 64' c Con: Hernández (2/2) Pen: Hernández (1/2) 6' |
* Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 15,263 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
* 15 January 2011 13:30
| Leinster | 43 - 20 | Saracens |
| Try: O'Brien 6' m D. Ryan (2) 11' c, 37' c McFadden 50' c Nacewa 60' c O'Malley 63' c Con: Sexton (5/6) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28' | Report | Try: Short 24' c Brown 32' m Mordt 80' m Con: Farrell (1/3) Pen: Farrell (1/1) 56' |
* RDS Arena Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 21 January 2011 21:00
| Racing Métro 92 | 11 – 36 | Leinster |
| Try: Vakatawa 15' m Pen: Hernández (2/3) 2', 36' | Report | Try: Nacewa 11' c O'Brien 19' c Sexton (2) 23' c, 62' m O'Driscoll 68' c Con: Sexton (4/5) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 54' |
* Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 8,326 Referee: Greg Garner (England)
* 21 January 2011 20:00
| Saracens | 14 – 24 | ASM Clermont Auvergne |
| Try: Strettle 31' m Pen: Farrell (3/3) 21', 26', 53' | Report | Try: Fofana 2' c Wepener 34' m Lavea 62' c Paulo 77' m Con: Floch (1/2) Lavea (1/2) |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,812 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

### Pool 3

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Toulon (6) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 143 | 134 | +9 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Munster [7] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 143 | 122 | +21 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Ospreys | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 117 | 113 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| London Irish | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 107 | 141 | −34 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
* 9 October 2010 14:30
| Toulon | 19 – 14 | Ospreys |
| Try: Sackey 76' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (4/6) 14', 31', 42', 74' | Report | Try: Williams 60' m Con: Biggar (0/1) Pen: Biggar (3/5) 2', 40'+1', 53' |
* Stade Félix-Mayol, Toulon Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* 9 October 2010 17:45
| London Irish | 23 – 17 | Munster |
| Try: Ojo 41' m Con: Lamb (0/1) Pen: Lamb (4/4) 8', 11', 20', 37' D. Armitage (1/2) 73' Drop: Lamb 33' | Report | Try: Tuitupou 80' m Con: O'Gara (0/1) Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 5', 39', 55', 69' |
* Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 20,188 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
* 15 October 2010 20:00
| Ospreys | 27 – 16 | London Irish |
| Try: Bowe 4' m Williams 53' c Con: Biggar (0/1) Hook (1/1) Pen: Biggar (4/4) 15', 32', 35', 40' Hook (1/1) 58' | Report | Try: Tagicakibau 42' c Con: Lamb (1/1) Pen: Lamb (3/5) 8', 13', 61' |
* Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 12,437 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 16 October 2010 15:30
| Munster | 45 – 18 | Toulon |
| Try: Leamy 9' c Buckley 20' c Howlett (2) 36' c, 62' c O'Driscoll 59' c Coughlan 79' c Con: O'Gara (6/6) Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 47' | Report | Try: Genevois 1' c van Niekerk 75' m Con: Contepomi (1/1) Wilkinson (0/1) Pen: Contepomi (1/3) 30' Drop: Wilkinson 49' |
* Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
* 12 December 2010 13:00
| Munster | 22 - 16 | Ospreys |
| Try: Howlett 10' m Wallace 58' c Murphy 63' c Con: O'Gara (2/3) Pen: O'Gara (1/3) 40' | Report | Try: Bowe 42' c Con: Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (3/5) 1', 12', 67' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
* 12 December 2010 15:00
| London Irish | 13 - 19 | Toulon |
| Try: D. Armitage 38' c Con: Lamb (1/1) Pen: Lamb (1/3) 56' Bowden (1/1) 79' | Report | Try: Wulf 38' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (4/4) 16', 18', 65', 75' |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,240 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 18 December 2010 15:30
| Ospreys | 19 - 15 | Munster |
| Try: Phillips 25' c Con: Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (4) 17', 36', 55', 68' | Report | Try: Buckley 23' c Earls 58' m Con: O'Gara (1/2) Pen: O'Gara 5' |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 12,189 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 18 December 2010 16:30
| Toulon | 38 - 17 | London Irish |
| Try: Missoup 23' c Ivaldi 40' c Contepomi 68' c May 72' c Loamanu 75' c Con: Contepomi (5/5) Pen: Contepomi 6' | Report | Try: Malone 53' c Corbisiero 64' c Con: Malone (2/2) Pen: Malone 50' |
* Stade Félix Mayol Attendance: 11,525 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* 16 January 2011 15:00
| London Irish | 24 - 12 | Ospreys |
| Try: Tagicakibau 19' m Ojo 41' c Con: Bowden (1/2) Pen: Bowden 15',28',38' Lamb 78' | Report | Pen: Biggar 18',31',44' Hook 65' |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,116 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
* 16 January 2011 16:00
| Toulon | 32 - 16 | Munster |
| Try: Loamanu 22' c Sackey 37' c Con: Wilkinson (2/2) Pen: Wilkinson (6/8) 8', 14', 16', 34', 41', 59' | Report | Try: Wallace 76' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 2', 25', 40' |
* Stade Félix Mayol Attendance: 13,900 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
* 22 January 2011 15:30
| Munster | 28 – 14 | London Irish |
| Try: Varley 46' c Ronan 70' c Earls 73' c Hurley 79' c Con: O'Gara (4/4) | Report | Try: Mapusua 58' c Tagicakibau 67' c Con: Bowden (1/1) Lamb (1/1) |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
* 22 January 2011 15:30
| Ospreys | 29 – 17 | Toulon |
| Try: Walker 61' c A.W. Jones 76' c Con: Hook (2/2) Pen: Biggar (3/4) 5', 29', 38' Hook (2/2) 56', 71' | Report | Try: Lamont 9' c Henjak 19' c Con: Wilkinson (2/2) Pen: Wilkinson (1/2) 45' |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 10,192 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

### Pool 4

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Biarritz (4) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 140 | 85 | +55 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| Ulster (8) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 145 | 93 | +52 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Bath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 147 | 108 | +39 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Aironi | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 65 | 211 | −146 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* Biarritz won the tiebreaker over Ulster with a 6–4 advantage in head-to-head competition points.
* 8 October 2010 19:30
| Ulster | 30 – 6 | Aironi |
| Try: Trimble 21' m Humphreys 44' m Danielli 60' c Pienaar 67' c Con: Pienaar (0/2) Humphreys (2/2) Pen: Pienaar (2/3) 2', 39' | Report | Pen: Mercier (2/3) 5', 17' |
* Ravenhill, Belfast Attendance: 7,777 Referee: Chris White (England)
* 10 October 2010 13:00
| Bath | 11 – 12 | Biarritz Olympique |
| Try: Claassens 6' m Con: Barkley (0/1) Pen: Barkley (2/4) 3', 63' | Report | Pen: Yachvili (4/4) 41', 50', 54', 70' |
* The Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 11,631 Referee: James Jones (Wales)
* 16 October 2010 14:30
| Aironi | 6 – 22 | Bath |
| Pen: Mercier (2/2) 21', 54' | Report | Try: Biggs 12' m Carraro 23' m Abendanon 36' c Watson 67' m Con: Barkley (1/4) |
* Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana Attendance: 4,000 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
* 17 October 2010 16:00
| Biarritz Olympique | 35 – 15 | Ulster |
| Try: Ngwenya (2) 44' c, 76' m Carizza 60' c Marconnet 66' c Con: Yachvili (3/4) Pen: Yachvili (3/3) 36', 53', 57' | Report | Try: Trimble 67' m Ferris 80' c Con: Pienaar (1/2) Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 12' |
* Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
* 11 December 2010 13:30
| Ulster | 22 - 18 | Bath |
| Try: Wannenburg 34' c Con: Humphreys (1/1) Pen: Humphreys (5/6) 12', 39', 53', 60', 64' | Report | Try: Cuthbert 7' c Moody 23' m Con: Barkley (1/2) Pen: Barkley (2/2) 2', 43' |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 8,247 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
* 11 December 2010 14:30
| Aironi | 28 - 27 | Biarritz Olympique |
| Try: Marshall 38' m Toniolatti 48' c Pratichetti 63' c Con: Tebaldi (2/3) Pen: Tebaldi (2) 3', 31' Drop: J. Laharrague 78' | Report | Try: Terrain 7' m Ngwenya 16' c Balshaw 42' m Gimenez 58' c Con: Yachvili (2/4) Pen: Yachvili 73' |
* Stadio Luigi Zaffanella Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 17 December 2010 19:00
| Biarritz Olympique | 34 - 3 | Aironi |
| Try: Bosch 10' c Penalty try 22' c Ngwenya 46' c August 56' c Con: Yachvili (4/4) Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 2', 16' | Report | Pen: Bocchino (1/2) 60' |
* Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 6,816 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 18 December 2010 13:30
| Bath | 22 - 26 | Ulster |
| Try: Carraro 1' m Banahan 69' m Pen: Barkley (4) 8', 14', 24', 67' | Report | Try: D'Arcy 11' c Spence 56' c Con: Humphreys (2/2) Pen: Humphreys (4) 16' 38', 59', 71' |
* The Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,900 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
* 15 January 2011 14:30
| Bath | 55 – 16 | Aironi |
| Try: Biggs (2) 9' m, 27' c Watson (2) 20' c, 77' c Banahan (4) 29' c, 53' c, 58' c, 70' m Con: Barkley (6/8) Pen: Barkley (1/1) 2' | Report | Try: Sole 36' c Con: Marshall (1/1) Pen: Marshall (3/3) 4', 14', 49' |
* The Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
* 15 January 2011 15:30
| Ulster | 9 – 6 | Biarritz Olympique |
| Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 48', 56', 77' | Report | Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 18', 39' |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 10,566 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 22 January 2011 14:30
| Aironi | 6 – 43 | Ulster |
| Pen: Tebaldi 37' Drop: Marshall 26' | Report | Try: Trimble 23' c Wannenburg (2) 41' c, 46' c Penalty try 57' c Henry 67' c Danielli 78' m Con: Humphreys (5/6) Pen: Humphreys (1/2) 3' |
* Stadio Luigi Zaffanella Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
* 22 January 2011 14:30
| Biarritz Olympique | 26 – 19 | Bath |
| Try: Yachvili 9' c Balshaw (2) 17' c, 41' c Ngwenya 63' m Con: Yachvili (3/4) | Report | Try: Hooper 46' m Biggs (2) 73' c, 80' c Con: Vesty (2/2) |
* Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 9,337 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

### Pool 5

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Perpignan (3) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 196 | 112 | +84 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| Leicester Tigers (7) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 215 | 118 | +97 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Scarlets | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 149 | 191 | −42 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Benetton Treviso | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 109 | 248 | −139 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

#### Notes

* Perpignan won the tiebreaker over Leicester Tigers with a 6–3 edge in head-to-head competition points.
* 9 October 2010 14:30
| Benetton Treviso | 29 – 34 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: Benvenuti (2) 10' c, 51' c Con: Burton (2/2) Pen: Burton (3/5) 26', 43', 62' Drop: Burton 36' Benvenuti 67' | Report | Try: Smith 2' m Newby 21' m Castrogiovanni 46' c Youngs 56' c A. Tuilagi 78' c Con: Twelvetrees (3/5) Pen: Twelvetrees (1/2) 14' |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
* 9 October 2010 15:30
| Scarlets | 43 – 34 | Perpignan |
| Try: Priestland (2) 35' c, 39' c King 45' c S. Jones 47' c Con: S. Jones (4/4) Pen: S. Jones (5/6) 3', 13', 20', 28', 67' | Report | Try: Grandclaude 6' m Candelon 16' c Plante 55' c Tonița 69' m Chouly 78' c Con: Porical (3/5) Pen: Porical (1/2) 40' |
* Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 8,911 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 17 October 2010 14:00
| Perpignan | 35 – 14 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Porical 11' c Hume 55' c Penalty try 64' c Britz 69' c Chouly 74' c Con: Porical (3/3) Mélé (1/1) Boulogne (1/1) | Report | Try: Benvenuti (2) 35' c, 41' c Con: Botes (2/2) |
* Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan Attendance: 11,368 Referee: JP Doyle (England)
* 17 October 2010 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 46 – 10 | Scarlets |
| Try: Castrogiovanni 16' c Youngs 41' c Waldrom 48' c Croft (2) 51' c, 61' c Smith 73' m Con: Flood (5/5) Twelvetrees (0/1) Pen: Flood (2/3) 31', 34' | Report | Try: Stoddart 13' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (1/1) 39' |
* Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 19,160 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
* 11 December 2010 14:30
| Perpignan | 24 - 19 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: Plante 40' c Porical 50' m Con: Porical (1/2) Pen: Porical (4/7) 17', 38', 69', 72' | Report | Try: Murphy 53' c Con: Flood (1/1) Pen: Flood (4/5) 2', 21', 35', 73' |
* Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 13,705 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* 11 December 2010 17:45
| Scarlets | 35 - 27 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Lamont (2) 1' c, 59' m King 23' c Turnbull 44' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) Priestland (2/3) Pen: S. Jones 5' Priestland (2) 25', 36' | Report | Try: Garcia 19' c Benvenuti 46' c Semenzato 53' c Con: Burton (3/3) Pen: Burton 9' Drop: Burton 14' |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,421 Referee: Greg Garner (England)
* 18 December 2010 14:30
| Benetton Treviso | 15 - 38 | Scarlets |
| Try: Barbieri 40' c Filippucci 53' m Con: de Waal (1/2) Pen: de Waal 2' | Report | Try: Day 28' c Newton 37' m Maule 59' c Fa'amatuainu 76' c Con: Priestland (3/4) Pen: Priestland 10', 18', 72' Newton 45' |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
* 19 December 2010 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 22 - 22 | Perpignan |
| Try: A. Tuilagi 32' c Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) Pen: Twelvetrees (5) 11', 28', 47', 56', 65' | Report | Try: Mélé 42' c Con: Laharrague (1/1) Pen: Laharrague (4) 29', 40', 62', 79' Drop: Laharrague 8' |
* Welford Road Attendance: 19,519 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 15 January 2011 14:30
| Benetton Treviso | 9 – 44 | Perpignan |
| Pen: de Waal (3/3) 13', 25', 28' | Report | Try: Le Corvec 46' c Sid 56' c N. Laharrague 60' c Candelon (2) 71' c, 80' c Con: Porical (4/4) N. Laharrague (1/1) Pen: Porical (3/5) 7', 30' 34' |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* 15 January 2011 17:45
| Scarlets | 18 – 32 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: Stoddart 19' c Lamont 80'+1' m Con: S. Jones (1/2) Pen: S. Jones (2/3) 32', 46' | Report | Try: A. Tuilagi 51' m Youngs 61' m Mafi 78' c Con: Flood (1/3) Pen: Flood (5/6) 10', 17', 42', 68', 71' |
* Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 12,392 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* 23 January 2011 14:00
| Leicester Tigers | 62 – 15 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Crane (3) 18' m, 32' c, 42' c Hamilton (2) 28' c, 71' c A. Tuilagi 39' c Waldrom 48' c M. Tuilagi 78' c Mafi 80' m Con: Flood (7/9) Pen: Flood (1/1) 9' | Report | Try: Williams 51' c Sgarbi 60' m Con: Burton (1/2) Drop: Burton 1' |
* Welford Road Attendance: 17,601 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 23 January 2011 15:00
| Perpignan | 37 – 5 | Scarlets |
| Try: Porical 5' m Tuilagi 10' c Sid 31' c Cazenave 47' c Britz 67' m Con: Porical (2/3) Laharrague (1/2) Pen: Laharrague (2/2) 40'+2', 52' | Report | Try: Davies 45' m |
* Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 13,719 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

### Pool 6

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Toulouse (5) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +10 | 155 | 85 | +70 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| London Wasps [5] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +8 | 145 | 106 | +59 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 116 | 141 | −25 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 77 | 161 | −84 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
* 8 October 2010 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 21 – 13 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Morrison 24' c Thomson 44' m Con: Jackson (1/2) Pen: Jackson (3/3) 21', 24', 31' Weir (0/1) | Report | Try: Hughes 18' c Con: M. Jones (1/1) Pen: M. Jones (2/3) 40', 43' |
* Firhill Arena, Glasgow Attendance: 2,597 Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
* 10 October 2010 16:00
| Toulouse | 18 – 16 | London Wasps |
| Pen: Skrela (6/7) 11', 17', 30', 60', 64', 73' | Report | Try: Lemi 65' c Con: Walder (1/1) Pen: Walder (2/3) 5', 13' Drop: Walder 37' |
* Stade Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 26,928 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
* 16 October 2010 17:45
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 19 – 40 | Toulouse |
| Try: Harries 68' c Con: M. Jones (1/1) Pen: M. Jones (4/5) 1', 12', 21', 33' | Report | Try: Dusautoir 43' c Médard 63' c Picamoles 74' m Con: Skrela (2/3) Pen: Skrela (4/4) 14', 19', 23', 28' Fritz (2/2) 36', 41' Drop: Skrela (1/1) 4' |
* Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 17 October 2010 13:00
| London Wasps | 38 – 26 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Simpson 7' m Varndell 25' c Jacobs 39' c Waldouck 63' c Con: Walder (3/4) Pen: Walder (4/5) 18', 21', 34', 50' | Report | Try: Jackson 28' c Hall 67' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Hall (1/1) Pen: Jackson (4/5) 16', 32', 48', 59' |
* Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 6,759 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
* 10 December 2010 20:00
| Glasgow Warriors | 16 - 28 | Toulouse |
| Try: Martín Aramburú 24' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Jackson (3/5) 1', 11', 38' | Report | Try: Fritz 7' c Jauzion 22' c Heymans 35' m Con: Skrela (2/3) Pen: Skrela (3/3) 17', 32', 51' |
* Firhill Arena Attendance: 2,946 Referee: James Jones (Wales)
* 12 December 2010 13:00
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 16 - 23 | London Wasps |
| Try: Smith 8' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (2/4) 1', 26' Drop: Tovey (1/1) 28' | Report | Try: Jacobs 23' c Lemi 45' m Varndell 55' m Con: Walder (1/3) Pen: Walder (2/4) 18', 33' |
* Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
* 21 December 2010 19:00
| Toulouse | 36 - 10 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Médard 10' c Lacombe 23' c Poitrenaud 55' c Dusautoir 64' c Clerc 67' m Con: Skrela (4/5) Pen: Skrela 43' | Report | Try: Van der Merwe 41' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Jackson 17' |
* Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse Attendance: 18,418 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
* This match was postponed twice from its originally scheduled kickoff of 18 December. Weather-related travel delays prevented Glasgow from arriving in Toulouse until hours before the planned kickoff, causing a postponement to 19 December. The team's equipment, which was travelling on a separate flight, was further delayed, leading to the second postponement.
* 19 December 2010 13:00
| London Wasps | 37 - 10 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Ward 49' c van Gisbergen 65' c Varndell 70' c Berry 73' c Con: Walder (4/4) Pen: Walder (3) 40', 42', 53' | Report | Try: Brew 78' c Con: Jones (1/1) Pen: Jones 8' |
* Adams Park Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
* 15 January 2011 14:30
| Toulouse | 17 – 3 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Dusautoir (2) 12' m, 69' c Clerc 35' m Con: Skrela (1/3) | Report | Pen: Tovey 38' |
* Stade Ernest Wallon Attendance: 17,766 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 16 January 2011 13:00
| Glasgow Warriors | 20 - 10 | London Wasps |
| Try: Gregor 49' m Pen: Jackson (4/6) 2', 15', 43', 65' Drop: Jackson 75' | Report | Try: Varndell 11' c Con: Walder (1/1) Pen: Walder (1/2) 6' |
* Firhill Arena Attendance: 2,564 Referee: James Jones (Wales)
* 23 January 2011 15:00
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 16 – 23 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Brew 49' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (2/4) 38', 45' Drop: Tovey 15' | Report | Try: Gregor 55' m Van der Merwe (2) 64' m, 71' c Con: Jackson (1/3) Pen: Jackson (2/2) 4', 32' |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,284 Referee: JP Doyle (England)
* 23 January 2011 15:00
| London Wasps | 21 – 16 | Toulouse |
| Try: Haughton 34' c Lemi 80' m Con: Walder (1/2) Pen: Walder (3/3) 26', 38', 48' | Report | Try: Jauzion 11' c Con: Skrela Pen: Skrela (3/3) 51', 62', 65' |
* Adams Park Attendance: 10,014 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

### 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 | +/− |
| 1 | Northampton Saints | 25 | 16 | +68 |
| 2 | Leinster | 24 | 21 | +75 |
| 3 | Perpignan | 22 | 23 | +84 |
| 4 | Biarritz | 22 | 16 | +55 |
| 5 | Toulouse | 22 | 15 | +70 |
| 6 | Toulon | 17 | 11 | +21 |
| Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
| 7 | Leicester Tigers | 22 | 25 | +97 |
| 8 | Ulster | 22 | 15 | +52 |
| 5C | London Wasps | 19 | 15 | +39 |
| 6C | Clermont | 19 | 14 | +20 |
| 7C | Munster | 16 | 17 | +21 |
| – | Cardiff Blues | 14 | 6 | –6 |