Munster to Face Leicester at Welford Road

Following the historic win over Gloucester, Munster will now face the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on the weekend of April 11th in the Quarter Finals of the Heineken Cup.

Following the historic win over Gloucester, Munster will now face the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on the weekend of April 11th in the Quarter Finals of the Heineken Cup.

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