Leinster face Bath in European Cup draw
LONDON — Defending champions Leinster were given a kind draw as the line-up for the group stage of next season's European Cup was revealed here Tuesday.Leinster, who defeated Northampton in a…
LONDON — Defending champions Leinster were given a kind draw as the line-up for the group stage of next season's European Cup was revealed here Tuesday.Leinster, who defeated Northampton in a thrilling finale to this year's competition in Cardiff last month, will be confident of progressing from a group which includes Bath, Glasgow and Montpellier.Elsewhere, this season's beaten finalists Northampton have been handed a daunting pool which features two-times European champions Munster, Scarlets and French side Castres.London Irish meanwhile will fancy their chances of reaching the knockout stages from Pool 2, where their opponents will be Cariff Blues, Edinburgh and Parisian club Racing Metro.Irish director of rugby Toby Booth said the attacking instincts of each side should make for an entertaining pool."We're in the group of entertainment because there's a lot of positivity there in the way the game is played," said Booth."Edinburgh play expansively, Racing Metro have a Harlem Globetrotters all-star line-up and Cardiff Blues only know one way to play as well."From that point of view it should bode for some entertaining rugby if nothing else."Pool 1: Munster, Northampton, Scarlets, Castres.Pool 2: Cardiff Blues, London Irish, Edinburgh, Racing Metro.Pool 3: Leinster, Bath, Glasgow, Montpellier.Pool 4: Leicester, Clermont, Ulster, Aironi Rugby.Pool 5: Biarritz, Ospreys, Saracens, Benetton Treviso.Pool 6: Toulouse, Harlequins, Gloucester, Connacht. Copyright © 2011 AFP. All rights reserved. More »
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