Munster finished on 8 points and 21 tries as best runners up. The eight qualifiers and their rankings for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup, to be played on the weekend of 11/12/13 April, are:

1 Leinster Lions (Pool 4 winners - 12 points and 22 tries)

2 Leicester Tigers (Pool 1 winners - 11 points and 31 tries)

3 Toulouse (Pool 5 winners - 10 points and 29 tries)

4 Llanelli (Pool 3 winners - 10 points and 22 tries)

5 Perpignan (Pool 2 winners - 8 points and 23 tries)

6 Northampton Saints (Pool 6 winners - 8 points and 14 tries)

7 Munster (Best runners-up - 8 points and 27 tries)

8 Biarritz Olympique (Second best runners-up - 8 points and 21 tries)

The quarter-final line-up (home team first) is:

(1 v 8) Leinster Lions v Biarritz Olympique

(2 v 7) Leicester Tigers v Munster

(3 v 6) Toulouse v Northampton Saints

(4 v 5) Llanelli v Perpignan