2010–11 Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup 2010/11 was the 16th edition of the Heineken Cup, the most important European cup competition in rugby union. It involved 24 teams from six countries. The competition began on 8 October 2010, the final was held on 21 May 2011 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff instead. Stade Toulousain was defending champion from France, the trophy won the Irish team Leinster Rugby
- 3.1 seedings
- 3.2 quarterfinals
- 3.3 Semi-finals
- 3.4 final
- 4.1 Most scored tests
- 4.2 Most points scored
Mode
The participants were divided on 8 June 2010 in six groups of four teams. The seeding order based on the results of individual clubs in the preceding years. Each team played one home and one away match against the three group opponents. In the group stage the teams were:
- Four points for a win
- Two points for a draw
- A bonus point with four or more experiments
- A bonus point for a loss by seven points or less difference
For the quarterfinals, the six group winners qualified ( according to the number of points obtained in the squares 1-6 classified) and the two best runners- conditioned squash courts ( 7-8 classified). Teams ranked 1-4 had home advantage in the quarter-finals. It played the first against the Eighth, the second against the Seventh, the third party against the Sixth and Fourth against the fifth. Three of the four remaining runners qualified for the quarter-finals in the European Challenge Cup 2010/11.
Group stage
- Group winners qualified for the quarterfinals
- Two best runners qualified for the quarter-finals
- Third - to fifth- best runners qualified for the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup
Group 1
The game originally was supposed to take place on 19 December, but had to be postponed by one day due to heavy snowfall. It was held behind closed doors because of safety reasons, no spectators were allowed into the stadium.
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Perpignan binned due to the better results in the group matches against Leicester Tigers.
Group 6
The game had to be postponed due to the frozen pitch from Newport to Cardiff.
The game should have taken place on 18 December, but had to be postponed twice. Due to heavy snowfall the team from Glasgow had arrived only a few hours before the scheduled kick-off in Toulouse. The equipment that was transported to another plane came on later, which resulted in the second shift.
Knockout round
Seedings
Quarterfinals
Semifinal
Final
Statistics
Source: Statistics ERC