# 2011–12 Heineken Cup pool stage

The 2011–12 Heineken Cup pool stage was the first stage of the 17th season of the Heineken Cup, Europe's top competition for rugby union clubs. It involved 24 teams competing for eight quarter-final berths, awarded to the winners of each of six pools plus the two top-ranked second-place teams. The nest three best runners-up were parachuted into the Amlin Challenge Cup.
The pool stage began with two matches on the evening of 11 November 2011, and ended on Sunday 22 January 2012. The quarter-finalists then participates in a knockout tournament that ultimately ended with the final on Saturday 19 May at Twickenham Stadium in London.

## Seeding

The seeding system was the same as in the 2010–11 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 English team).
The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the end of the 2010–11 season.
| Tier 1 | Leinster (1) | Toulouse (2) | Munster (3) | Cardiff Blues (4) | Biarritz (5) | Leicester Tigers (6) |
| Tier 2 | Northampton Saints (7) | Clermont Auvergne (10) | Ospreys (11) | Bath (12) | Harlequins (13) | London Irish (15) |
| Tier 3 | Ulster (16) | Saracens (17) | Gloucester (18) | Glasgow Warriors (20) | Scarlets (21) | Edinburgh (24) |
| Tier 4 | Connacht (25) | Benetton Treviso (30) | Castres (31) | Montpellier (32) | Racing Métro (33) | Aironi (37) |

## Pool stage

The draw for the pool stage took place on 7 June 2011. Competition organiser European Rugby Cup (ERC) announced the fixtures, dates, and kickoff times for the first four rounds of pool play on 20 July 2011.
Under ERC rules, tiebreakers 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 tiebreakers, 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
Key to colours :
* Winner of each pool, advance to quarterfinals.
* Two highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarterfinals.
* Third- through fifth- highest-scoring second-place teams parachute into the knockout stage of the European Challenge Cup.
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 |
| Munster [1] | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 163 | 118 | +45 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Scarlets (7) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 119 | 124 | −5 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Northampton Saints | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 176 | 160 | +16 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Castres | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 111 | 167 | −56 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
* 12 November 2011 15:00
| Scarlets | 31 – 23 | Castres |
| Try: Lamont 42' c Morgan 50' c J. Davies 73' m Con: S. Jones (2/2) Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 6', 11', 35' Priestland (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: Andreu 60' c Masoe 78' c Con: Teulet (2/2) Pen: Teulet (3/3) 2', 31', 46' |
* Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 7,860 Referee: Greg Garner (England)
* 12 November 2011 18:00
| Munster | 23 – 21 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: Varley 2' c Howlett 40' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (2/3) 38', 41' Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: Ashton 8' c Downey 56' m Con: Lamb (1/2) Pen: Lamb (3/4) 12', 20', 44' |
* Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 18 November 2011 20:00
| Northampton Saints | 23 – 28 | Scarlets |
| Try: Pisi 67' c Wood 79' c Con: Lamb (2/2) Pen: Lamb (3/5) 19', 23', 32' | Report | Try: L. Williams 2' c Shingler 19' c Gilbert 38' c Priestland 62' c Con: Priestland (4/4) |
* Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 13,475 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 19 November 2011 16:40
| Castres | 24 – 27 | Munster |
| Try: Mach 11' m Lakafia 35' c Con: Bernard (1/2) Pen: Bernard (4/4) 2', 5', 53', 70' | Report | Try: Howlett 22' c O'Mahony 44' c Chambers 66' c Con: O'Gara (3/3) Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 40' Drop: O'Gara (1/3) 80' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
* 10 December 2011 15:40
| Scarlets | 14 – 17 | Munster |
| Try: Shingler 5' m Pen: Priestland (2/4) 9', 50' S. Jones (1/1) 68' | Report | Try: Ronan 30' m Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 27', 39', 55', 62' |
* Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 13,183 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 10 December 2011 14:30
| Castres | 41 – 22 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: Malonga 2' c Martial (2) 40' c, 68' c Diarra 77' m Con: Teulet (3/4) Pen: Teulet (5/5) 17', 30', 34', 48', 63' | Report | Try: Sorensen 9' c Elliott (2) 31' m, 44' m Manoa 55' m Con: Myler (1/3) |
* Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres Attendance: 5,000 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
* 18 December 2011 12:45
| Munster | 19 – 13 | Scarlets |
| Try: Coughlan 51' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 4', 34', 43', 62' | Report | Try: Owens 65' c Con: Priestland (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (1/2) 12' Priestland (1/2) 56' |
* Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
* 18 December 2011 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 45 – 0 | Castres |
| Try: Foden (2) 62' c, 79' c Artemyev 66' c Haywood 70' c Tonks 77' m Con: Myler (4/5) Pen: Myler (4/4) 12', 44', 47', 50' | Report | |
* Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 11,670 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
* 14 January 2012 13:30
| Scarlets | 17 – 29 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: Iongi 33' m Pen: Priestland (4/4) 9', 13', 21', 52' | Report | Try: Tongaʻuiha 45' c Foden 78' c Con: Myler (1/1) Lamb (1/1) Pen: Myler (5/5) 17', 35', 50', 54', 57' |
* Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 9,869 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* 14 January 2012 15:40
| Munster | 26 – 10 | Castres |
| Try: Murphy 7' c du Preez 67' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 15', 22', 25', 51' | Report | Try: Caballero 17' c Con: Bernard (1/1) Pen: Bernard (1/2) 42' |
* Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 21 January 2012 18:00
| Northampton Saints | 36 – 51 | Munster |
| Try: penalty try (2) 15' c, 55' c Armstrong 79' c Con: Lamb (2/2) Myler (1/1) Pen: Lamb (4/5) 5', 11', 39', 66' Drop: Lamb (1/1) 29' | Report | Try: Botha 30' c Murphy 42' c Zebo (3) 48' m, 71' c, 76' c Con: O'Gara (3/4) Keatley (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (6/6) 13', 19', 28', 37', 64', 68' |
* Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Attendance: 22,220 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 21 January 2012 19:00
| Castres | 13 – 16 | Scarlets |
| Try: Forestier 70' c Con: Teulet (1/1) Pen: Kockott (2/3) 33', 39' | Report | Try: Gilbert 11' m Shingler 58' m Pen: Priestland (1/3) 9' S. Jones (1/2) 77' |
* Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres Attendance: 6,500 Referee: JP Doyle (England)

### Pool 2

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Edinburgh [3] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 156 | 138 | +18 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Cardiff Blues [7] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 145 | 110 | +35 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| London Irish | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 116 | 139 | −23 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Racing Métro | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 160 | 190 | −30 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
* 11 November 2011 21:00
| Racing Métro | 20 – 26 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Imhoff 30' m Pen: Germain (4/5) 4', 15', 55', 69' Drop: Hernández (1/1) 7' | Report | Try: Filise 12' c Cuthbert 36' c Con: Parks (2/2) Pen: Parks (4/5) 17', 53', 58', 68' |
* Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes Attendance: 9,125 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
* 12 November 2011 13:30
| London Irish | 19 – 20 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Samson 29' c Con: Homer (1/1) Pen: Homer (4/5) 6', 8', 23', 45' | Report | Try: Jones 15' c McInally 59' c Con: Leonard (1/1) Laidlaw (1/1) Pen: Leonard (1/3) 37' Laidlaw (1/1) 68' |
* Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 6,712 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 18 November 2011 20:00
| Cardiff Blues | 24 – 18 | London Irish |
| Try: Rhys Thomas 6' c L. Williams 39' m Con: Parks (1/2) Pen: Parks (4/5) 3', 28', 50', 69' | Report | Pen: Homer (6/7) 25', 33', 38', 53', 63', 74' |
* Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 10,358 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
* 18 November 2011 20:00
| Edinburgh | 48 – 47 | Racing Métro |
| Try: T. Visser (2) 1' c, 76' c Laidlaw 8' c Talei 63' c Brown 68' c Grant 73' c Con: Laidlaw (6/6) Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 6', 40' | Report | Try: Saubade 12' c Imhoff 15' c Wisniewski 22' c Chavancy (2) 31' c, 47' c Con: Hernández (1/1) Wisniewski (4/4) Pen: Wisniewski (4/4) 5', 41', 53', 66' |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 5,200 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
* 9 December 2011 20:00
| Cardiff Blues | 25 – 8 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Cuthbert 73' c Con: Parks (1/1) Pen: Parks (4/5) 40', 46', 51', 54' Drop: Parks (2/3) 14', 63' | Report | Try: Jones 61' m Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 16' |
* Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
* 10 December 2011 16:40
| Racing Métro | 14 – 34 | London Irish |
| Try: Bobo 17' m Pen: Germain (2/3) 3', 16' Drop: Wisniewski (1/1) 22' | Report | Try: Spratt 23' c Ansbro 53' c Thompstone (2) 56' c, 72' c Con: Jarvis (4/4) Pen: Armitage (1/1) 14' Jarvis (1/2) 42' |
* Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes Attendance: 12,152 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 16 December 2011 20:00
| Edinburgh | 19 – 12 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: T. Visser 14' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) Pen: Laidlaw (3/5) 3', 11', 36' Drop: Laidlaw (1/1) 30' | Report | Pen: Parks (3/3) 18', 60', 69' Halfpenny (1/1) 79' |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
* 17 December 2011 15:00
| London Irish | 19 – 25 | Racing Métro |
| Try: Paice 80' c Con: Homer (1/1) Pen: Homer (4/4) 4', 13', 20', 28' | Report | Try: Bobo 54' c Con: Wisniewski (1/1) Pen: Wisniewski (3/3) 11', 15', 22' Drop: Wisniewski (3/3) 32', 39', 50' |
* Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 7,011 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
* 13 January 2012 21:00
| Racing Métro | 24 – 27 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Steyn 22' c Imhoff 41' c Battut 54' c Con: Hernández (2/2) Descons (1/1) Pen: Wisniewski (1/2) 69' | Report | Try: Rennie 14' c Talei 28' c Denton 47' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 72' Drop: Godman (1/1) 80' |
* Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes Attendance: 6,113 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
* 14 January 2012 15:40
| London Irish | 15 – 22 | Cardiff Blues |
| Pen: Jarvis (4/5) 8', 36', 39', 63' Armitage (1/1) 53' | Report | Try: Warburton 42' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) Pen: Halfpenny (5/6) 6', 40', 60', 65', 78' |
* Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 9,923 Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
* 22 January 2012 15:15
| Cardiff Blues | 36 – 30 | Racing Métro |
| Try: L. Williams 6' c Cuthbert (2) 30' c, 41' c Con: Halfpenny (3/3) Pen: Halfpenny (5/6) 11', 27', 38', 51', 73' | Report | Try: Matavesi 21' m Bobo 33' c Con: Descons (1/1) Pen: Wisniewski (2/2) 5', 8' Descons (2/3) 24', 49' Steyn (2/2) 40', 60' |
* Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 8,091 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 22 January 2012 15:15
| Edinburgh | 34 – 11 | London Irish |
| Try: T. Visser 10' c Thompson 35' c Talei 71' c Jones 77' c Con: Laidlaw (4/4) Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 20', 31' | Report | Try: Joseph 66' m Pen: Jarvis (2/2) 9', 23' |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 10,892 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

### Pool 3

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Leinster [2] | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 172 | 88 | +84 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 106 | 133 | −27 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Bath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 122 | 151 | −29 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 84 | 112 | −28 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
* 12 November 2011 14:30
| Montpellier | 16 – 16 | Leinster |
| Try: Ouedraogo 22' c Con: Paillaugue (1/1) Pen: Paillaugue (2/2) 2', 25' Trinh-Duc (1/1) 56' | Report | Try: Cronin 66' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (3/4) 5', 16', 80' |
* Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 20,182 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
* 13 November 2011 12:45
| Glasgow Warriors | 26 – 21 | Bath |
| Try: Hogg 60' c Gray 80' c Con: Weir (2/2) Pen: Weir (4/6) 2', 34', 39', 73' | Report | Pen: Heathcote (6/6) 2', 18', 44', 56', 62', 67' Donald (1/1) 78' |
* Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
* 20 November 2011 12:45
| Leinster | 38 – 13 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: R. Kearney 4' c O'Malley (2) 25' c, 30' c D'Arcy 39' c Boss 80' c Con: Sexton (4/4) Madigan (1/1) Pen: Sexton (1/2) 15' | Report | Try: Pyrgos 73' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (2/2) 2', 22' |
* RDS Arena, Dublin Attendance: 17,924 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 20 November 2011 15:00
| Bath | 16 – 13 | Montpellier |
| Try: Woodburn 8' m Flatman 17' m Pen: Donald (2/2) 4', 43' | Report | Try: Bustos Moyano 46' c Con: Bustos Moyano (1/1) Pen: Bustos Moyano (2/4) 26', 52' |
* The Rec, Bath Attendance: 11,785 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* 11 December 2011 12:45
| Glasgow Warriors | 20 – 15 | Montpellier |
| Try: Martín Aramburú 73' m Pen: Weir (4/6) 12', 20', 33', 35' Jackson (1/1) 67' | Report | Try: Escande 28' c Matadigo 80' m Con: Bustos Moyano (1/2) Pen: Bustos Moyano (1/1) 17' |
* Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Greg Garner (England)
* 11 December 2011 12:45
| Bath | 13 – 18 | Leinster |
| Try: Banahan 64' c Con: Barkley (1/1) Pen: Barkley (2/2) 15', 35' | Report | Pen: Sexton (6/7) 40', 45', 54', 62', 73', 80' |
* The Rec, Bath Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
* 17 December 2011 16:40
| Montpellier | 13 – 13 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Audrin 33' c Con: Perraux (1/1) Pen: Perraux (2/4) 46', 51' | Report | Try: Lamont 61' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Jackson (1/2) 44' Weir (1/2) 77' |
* Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier Attendance: 7,917 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 17 December 2011 18:00
| Leinster | 52 – 27 | Bath |
| Try: Kearney 3' c Fitzgerald (2) 24' c, 41' c Sexton 32' c Reddan 50' c Ruddock 56' c Madigan 77' c Con: Sexton (6/6) Nacewa (1/1) Drop: Sexton (1/1) 10' | Report | Try: Donald 62' c Attwood 74' c Williams 80' c Con: Barkley (3/3) Pen: Barkley (2/2) 7', 14' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 46,365 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 14 January 2012 14:00
| Montpellier | 24 – 22 | Bath |
| Try: Bérard 1' c Tulou 66' c Nagusa 80' c Con: Paillaugue (2/2) Bustos Moyano (1/1) Pen: Paillaugue (1/1) 45' | Report | Try: Caldwell (2) 39' c, 52' c Banahan 71' m Con: Barkley (1/1) Heathcote (1/2) Pen: Barkley (1/2) 8' |
* Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
* 15 January 2012 12:45
| Glasgow Warriors | 16 – 23 | Leinster |
| Try: Gregor 63' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (3/3) 6', 32', 49' | Report | Try: R. Kearney 43' c Boss 70' c Con: McFadden (2/2) Pen: Sexton (1/2) 27' McFadden (2/2) 40', 55' |
* Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 6,479 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 21 January 2012 13:30
| Bath | 23 – 18 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Biggs 10' c Skirving 43' c Con: Barkley (2/2) Pen: Barkley (3/3) 15', 68', 75' | Report | Try: Seymour 53' c Harley 62' m Con: Wight (1/2) Pen: Weir (2/3) 3', 13' |
* The Rec, Bath Attendance: 11,015 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
* 21 January 2012 13:30
| Leinster | 25 – 3 | Montpellier |
| Try: O'Brien 8' c R. Kearney 15' c Healy 41' m Con: McFadden (2/3) Pen: McFadden (2/2) 12', 39' | Report | Pen: Bustos Moyano (1/1) 66' |
* RDS Arena, Dublin Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Greg Garner (England)

### Pool 4

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Clermont Auvergne [5] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 215 | 69 | +146 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Ulster [8] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 158 | 87 | +71 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 123 | 117 | +6 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Aironi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 38 | −34 | 51 | 274 | −223 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 12 November 2011 14:30
| Aironi | 12 – 28 | Leicester Tigers |
| Pen: Orquera (4/4) 24', 31', 48', 70' | Report | Try: Croft 12' c A. Tuilagi 22' c Morris 80' m Con: Flood (2/3) Pen: Flood (3/4) 2', 4', 46' |
* Stadio Brianteo, Monza Attendance: 8,151 Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
* 12 November 2011 15:40
| Ulster | 16 – 11 | Clermont Auvergne |
| Try: Humphreys 69' c Con: Humphreys (1/1) Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 12', 40', 50' | Report | Try: Nakaitaci 5' m Pen: Skrela (2/2) 17', 38' |
* Ravenhill, Belfast Attendance: 9,385 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
* 18 November 2011 21:00
| Clermont Auvergne | 54 – 3 | Aironi |
| Try: Byrne 10' c Vosloo 18' c James 34' c Bonnaire 50' c Bardy 53' c Buttin 57' m Fofana 70' c Malzieu 75' c Con: Parra (4/4) James (3/4) | Report | Pen: Orquera (1/1) 13' |
* Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand Attendance: 17,589 Referee: JP Doyle (England)
* 19 November 2011 18:00
| Leicester Tigers | 20 – 9 | Ulster |
| Try: Smith 66' m Pen: Flood (5/6) 7', 16', 22', 45', 80' | Report | Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 2', 10', 19' |
* Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 21,473 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 9 December 2011 19:30
| Ulster | 31 – 10 | Aironi |
| Try: Ferris 16' c D'Arcy 40' m Trimble 42' m Marshall 56' c Jackson 68' c Con: Humphreys (3/5) | Report | Try: D'Apice 78' c Con: Olivier (1/1) Pen: Tebaldi (1/3) 20' |
* Ravenhill, Belfast Attendance: 7,494 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 11 December 2011 16:00
| Clermont Auvergne | 30 – 12 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: Malzieu 37' c Fofana (2) 52' c, 65' c Con: Parra (3/3) Pen: Parra (3/4) 2', 19', 29' | Report | Try: B. Youngs 16' m penalty try 70' c Con: Flood (1/2) |
* Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* 17 December 2011 13:30
| Leicester Tigers | 23 – 19 | Clermont Auvergne |
| Try: M. Tuilagi 16' c Salvi 47' c Con: Flood (2/2) Pen: Flood (3/5) 43', 61', 72' | Report | Try: Sivivatu 39' c Con: Parra (1/1) Pen: Parra (2/2) 20', 55' Drop: Skrela (1/1) 1' Parra (1/1) 14' |
* Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 20,202 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 17 December 2011 14:30
| Aironi | 20 – 46 | Ulster |
| Try: Sinoti 56' c Quartaroli 60' m Biagi 74' m Con: Orquera (1/1) Pen: Orquera (1/1) 17' | Report | Try: Trimble 5' c penalty try 22' c Court 37' c Gilroy 69' c Diack 77' c Macklin 80' m Con: Humphreys (3/3) Pienaar (2/3) Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 15', 33' |
* Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Greg Garner (England)
* 13 January 2012 20:00
| Ulster | 41 – 7 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: Trimble (2) 5' c, 39' m Gilroy 69' c P. Marshall 72' c Con: Pienaar (3/4) Pen: Pienaar (5/5) 11', 32', 53', 56', 63' | Report | Try: Murphy 13' c Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) |
* Ravenhill, Belfast Attendance: 11,900 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
* 14 January 2012 14:30
| Aironi | 0 – 82 | Clermont Auvergne |
| | Report | Try: Sivivatu (3) 14' c, 16' c, 50' c Byrne (2) 20' m, 40' c Lapandry (2) 24' c, 45' c Malzieu (3) 32' c, 71' c, 78' c James 34' c Vermeulen 47' c Con: Parra (4/5) James (7/7) |
* Stadio Brianteo, Monza Attendance: 4,921 Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* 21 January 2012 15:40
| Leicester Tigers | 33 – 6 | Aironi |
| Try: Waldrom 42' m Woods 47' c Murphy 55' m Ford 70' c Con: Twelvetrees (1/3) Ford (1/1) Pen: Twelvetrees (3/3) 21', 32', 40' | Report | Pen: Olivier (2/2) 13', 26' |
* Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 19,652 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
* 21 January 2012 16:40
| Clermont Auvergne | 19 – 15 | Ulster |
| Try: Paulo 62' c Con: Parra (1/1) Pen: Parra (4/4) 14', 21', 48', 73' | Report | Pen: Pienaar (5/7) 17', 32', 45', 56', 70' |
* Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand Attendance: 17,633 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

### Pool 5

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Saracens [4] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 145 | 107 | +38 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Biarritz (5) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 143 | 105 | +38 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Ospreys | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 142 | 147 | −5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Benetton Treviso | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 122 | 193 | −71 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
* 12 November 2011 15:40
| Ospreys | 28 – 21 | Biarritz |
| Try: Bowe 62' c Con: Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (7/7) 19', 26', 42', 45', 50', 57', 67' | Report | Try: Balshaw (2) 59' m, 69' c Con: Bosch (1/2) Pen: Bosch (2/3) 47', 53' Drop: Traille (1/1) 4' |
* Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 7,732 Referee: Andrew Small (England)
* 13 November 2011 15:00
| Saracens | 42 – 17 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Farrell 22' c Strettle 46' c Wyles 60' m Joubert 64' c Smit 77' c Con: Farrell (4/5) Pen: Farrell (3/5) 3', 19', 40' | Report | Try: Sbaraglini 73' c Padro 79' c Con: de Waal (2/2) Pen: de Waal (1/1) 27' |
* Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 5,077 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
* 19 November 2011 14:30
| Biarritz | 15 – 10 | Saracens |
| Try: Harinordoquy 56' m Ngwenya 64' c Con: Peyrelongue (1/2) Pen: Peyrelongue (1/1) 63' | Report | Try: Goode 80' c Con: Farrell (1/1) Pen: Farrell (1/3) 51' |
* Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Attendance: 9,782 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
* 19 November 2011 14:30
| Benetton Treviso | 26 – 26 | Ospreys |
| Try: Rizzo 42' c de Jager 47' m Botes 57' m Con: Burton (1/3) Pen: Burton (3/3) 3', 21', 37' | Report | Try: Bowe 18' c Ry. Jones 53' c Con: Biggar (2/2) Pen: Biggar (3/5) 24', 46', 62' Morgan (1/1) 79' |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
* 10 December 2011 14:30
| Benetton Treviso | 30 – 26 | Biarritz |
| Try: Rizzo 16' c Barbieri 20' c Van Zyl 31' c Con: Burton (3/3) Pen: Burton (3/4) 40', 46', 77' | Report | Try: Taele 25' m Bosch 37' c Traille 58' c Lesgourgues 63' c Con: Baby (1/2) Peyrelongue (2/2) |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 4,000 Referee: JP Doyle (England)
* 10 December 2011 18:00
| Saracens | 31 – 26 | Ospreys |
| Try: Gill 2' c Joubert 14' c Wyles 45' m Con: Farrell (2/3) Pen: Farrell (4/6) 10', 33', 39', 72' | Report | Try: Beck (2) 12' c, 57' c Con: Biggar (2/2) Pen: Biggar (4/6) 7', 22', 41', 74' |
* Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 41,063 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
* 16 December 2011 20:00
| Ospreys | 13 – 16 | Saracens |
| Try: Gough 65' c Con: Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (2/4) 11', 25' | Report | Try: Joubert 26' c Con: Farrell (1/1) Pen: Farrell (3/4) 5', 16', 35' |
* Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 7,098 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
* 16 December 2011 21:00
| Biarritz | 29 – 12 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Balshaw 44' c Haylett-Petty 51' m Lauret 72' c Heguy 79' c Con: Peyrelongue (3/4) Pen: Peyrelongue (1/1) 37' | Report | Pen: Burton (4/4) 5', 12', 31', 33' |
* Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 13 January 2012 20:00
| Ospreys | 44 – 17 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Bowe 2' c Beck (2) 18' m, 31' c penalty try (2) 45' c, 77' c Fotuali'i 68' m Con: Biggar (3/4) Morgan (1/2) Pen: Biggar (2/2) 8', 16' | Report | Try: Gori 11' c Padro 50' c Con: Burton (1/1) Botes (1/1) Pen: Burton (1/1) 5' |
* Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 5,411 Referee: JP Doyle (England)
* 15 January 2012 15:00
| Saracens | 20 – 16 | Biarritz |
| Try: Spencer 19' m Pen: Farrell (5/5) 12', 26', 36', 63', 78' | Report | Try: Yachvili 58' c Con: Yachvili (1/1) Pen: Yachvili (3/4) 10', 13', 68' |
* Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 6,789 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
* 22 January 2012 14:00
| Benetton Treviso | 20 – 26 | Saracens |
| Try: Barbieri 12' c Iannone 20' c Con: Burton (2/2) Pen: Burton (1/1) 46' Drop: Burton (1/1) 25' | Report | Try: Botha 16' c Strettle 41' c Con: Farrell (2/2) Pen: Farrell (4/4) 10', 37', 48', 62' |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* 22 January 2012 14:00
| Biarritz | 36 – 5 | Ospreys |
| Try: Ngwenya (3) 4' c, 10' c, 63' c Baby 51' m Balshaw 58' c Con: Yachvili (4/5) Pen: Yachvili (1/1) 25' | Report | Try: Hibbard 62' m |
* Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Attendance: 9,412 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

### Pool 6

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Toulouse [6] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 150 | 105 | +45 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Harlequins (6) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 122 | 94 | +28 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Gloucester | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 111 | 122 | −11 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Connacht | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 68 | 130 | −62 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
* 11 November 2011 20:00
| Harlequins | 25 – 17 | Connacht |
| Try: Dickson 31' c Con: Evans (1/1) Pen: Evans (6/6) 4', 9', 19', 37', 75', 77' | Report | Try: O'Halloran 13' c Duffy 57' c Con: Nikora (1/1) O'Connor (1/1) Pen: Nikora (1/1) 7' |
* Twickenham Stoop, London Attendance: 11,856 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
* 13 November 2011 16:00
| Toulouse | 21 – 17 | Gloucester |
| Try: Matanavou 37' m Poitrenaud 72' c Con: Beauxis (1/1) Pen: McAlister (2/3) 34', 51' Beauxis (1/1) 65' | Report | Try: Sharples 31' c Trinder 68' c Con: Burns (2/2) Pen: Burns (1/3) 11' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* 19 November 2011 15:40
| Gloucester | 9 – 28 | Harlequins |
| Pen: Burns (3/5) 10', 26', 48' | Report | Try: Brown 5' c Hopper 39' m Easter 72' c Con: Evans (2/3) Pen: Evans (3/3) 17', 41', 60' |
* Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 12,320 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
* 19 November 2011 18:00
| Connacht | 10 – 36 | Toulouse |
| Try: penalty try 69' c Con: Nikora (1/1) Pen: Nikora (1/1) 34' | Report | Try: Bouilhou 21' c penalty try 46' c Nyanga 76' c Con: Beauxis (3/3) Pen: Beauxis (4/4) 5', 14', 32', 38' Drop: Beauxis (1/1) 11' |
* The Sportsground, Galway Attendance: 9,120 Referee: Greg Garner (England)
* 9 December 2011 20:00
| Harlequins | 10 – 21 | Toulouse |
| Try: Brown 48' c Con: Evans (1/1) Pen: Evans (1/1) 9' | Report | Try: Matanavou (2) 17' m, 66' c Con: McAlister (1/2) Pen: McAlister (3/4) 5', 20', 56' |
* Twickenham Stoop, London Attendance: 14,282 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
* 10 December 2011 13:30
| Connacht | 10 – 14 | Gloucester |
| Try: Duffy 33' c Con: O'Connor (1/1) Pen: O'Connor (1/2) 43' | Report | Try: Simpson-Daniel 30' m Pen: Burns (3/5) 6', 16', 71' |
* The Sportsground, Galway Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
* 17 December 2011 15:40
| Gloucester | 23 – 19 | Connacht |
| Try: Taylor 20' c May 75' c Con: Taylor (1/1) Burns (1/1) Pen: Taylor (1/1) 7' Burns (2/2) 57', 68' | Report | Try: O'Halloran 11' c Con: O'Connor (1/1) Pen: O'Connor (4/5) 30', 37', 45', 72' |
* Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 10,786 Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* 18 December 2011 16:00
| Toulouse | 24 – 31 | Harlequins |
| Try: Maestri 37' c Doussain 69' m Con: Doussain (1/2) Pen: McAlister (1/4) 3' Doussain (3/4) 45', 48', 60' | Report | Try: Brown (2) 11' m, 61' c Gray 22' c Con: Evans (2/3) Pen: Evans (4/4) 5', 63', 72', 75' |
* Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* 14 January 2012 16:40
| Toulouse | 24 – 3 | Connacht |
| Try: Matanavou (2) 20' m, 68' c Médard 34' m Picamoles 46' c Con: Beauxis (2/2) | Report | Pen: O'Connor (1/2) 14' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse Attendance: 18,508 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
* 14 January 2012 18:00
| Harlequins | 20 – 14 | Gloucester |
| Try: Hopper 18' c Brown 73' c Con: Evans (2/2) Pen: Evans (2/2) 12', 46' | Report | Try: Simpson-Daniel 29' m Pen: Burns (3/3) 10', 25', 53' |
* Twickenham Stoop, London Attendance: 12,772 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
* 20 January 2012 20:00
| Connacht | 9 – 8 | Harlequins |
| Pen: O'Connor (3/4) 5', 12', 15' | Report | Try: S. Smith 8' m Pen: Evans (1/2) 60' |
* The Sportsground, Galway Attendance: 5,420 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
* 20 January 2012 20:00
| Gloucester | 34 – 24 | Toulouse |
| Try: May (2) 3' c, 74' c Qera 27' c Sharples 46' c Con: Burns (4/4) Pen: Burns (2/4) 57', 73' | Report | Try: Dusautoir 7' c Matanavou (2) 16' c, 64' c Con: Beauxis (3/3) Pen: Beauxis (1/3) 14' |
* Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 13,077 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)