Adversarii Stejarilor din Challenge Cup, francezii de la Bourgoin, au fost invinsi cu 23-20 de Connacht.
Desi au condus cu 20-14, uvertura de rezerva Nikora a marcat doua lovituri de pedeapsa si un dropgol care au facut diferenta intre cele doua echipe.
Francezii de la Toulon nu au avut emotii cu Scarlets. Cinci eseu marcate. La acestea s-au adaugat 13 puncte aduse de Wilkinson.
Wasps a marcat cinci eseuri dintre care trei numai prin aripa Tom Varndell. Cipriani a adus si el 17 puncte.
Cardiff Blues a marcat cele mai multe puncte in sferturi – 55. Newcastle primit sapte eseuri transformate si doua lovituri de pedeapsa.
Semifinale
30 Aprilie: London Wasps-Cardiff Blues
30 Aprilie: Connacht Rugby-Toulon
Connacht Rugby-Bourgoin: 23 – 20
Connacht: Swift – eseu; Muldoon – eseu; Keatley – transformare (2); Nikora – lovitura de pedeapsa (2), dropgol
Bourgoin: Kopelani – eseu; Senio – eseu; Boyet – transformare (2), lovitura de pedeapsa (2)
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Troy Nathan, 13 Niva Ta’auso, 12 Keith Matthews, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 George Naoupu, 7 Johnny O’Connor, 6 John Muldoon (C), 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Rezerve: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Ronan Loughney, 18 Bernie Upton, 19 Mike McComish, 20 Conor O’Loughlin, 21 Miah Nikora, 22 Aidan Wynne, 23 Robbie Morris.
Bourgoin: 15 Maël Moinot, 14 Rudi Coetzee, 13 Piet van Zyl, 12 Alexandre Dumoulin, 11 Jean-François Coux, 10 Benjamin Boyet, 9 John Senio, 8 Camille Levast, 7 Tim Cowley, 6 Julien Frier (C), 5 Coenie Basson, 4 B Williams, 3 Arnauld Tchougong Kamga, 2 Tone Kopelani, 1 Olivier Milloud.
Rezerve: 16 Jean-Philippe Genevois, 17 Vincent Pelo, 18 Sylvian Charlet, 19 Jérémy Guillot, 20 Bogdan Leonte, 21 Sébastien Laloo, 22 Matias Viazzo.
Toulon-Scarlets: 38-12
Toulon: Marienval – eseu (2); Sinzelle – eseu; Bill Williams – eseu; Missoup – eseu; Wilkinson – transformare (2), lovitura de pedeapsa (3)
Scarlets: S Jones – lovitura de pedeapsa (4)
Toulon: 15 Luke Rooney, 14 Clement Marienval, 13 Tom May, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Jeremy Sinzelle, 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 Matt Henjak (C), 8 Fotunuupule Auelua, 7 Thomas Sourice, 6 Olivier Missoup, 5 Esteban Lozada, 4 Jocelino Suta, 3 Tonga Leaaetoa, 2 Phillip Fitzgerald, 1 Saimone Taumoepeau.
Rezerve: 16 Jawad Djoudi, 17 Benjamin Basteres, 18 Tim Ryan, 19 Ross Skeate, 20 Joe van Niekerk, 21 Mafi Kefu, 22 Pierre Mignoni, 23 Cedric Beal.
Scarlets: 15 Rhys Priestland, 14 Sean Lamont, 13 Regan King, 12 Jonathan Davies 11 Andy Fenby, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Tavis Knoyle, 8 David Lyons (C), 7 Richie Pugh, 6 Rob McCusker, 5 Dominic Day, 4 Lou Reed, 3 Deacon Manu, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Iestyn Thomas.
Rezerve: 16 Emyr Phillips, 17 Phil John, 18 Rhys Thomas 19 Damian Welch, 20 Josh Turnbull, 21 Martin Roberts, 22 Daniel Evans, 23 Gareth Maule.
London Wasps- Gloucester Rugby: 42-26
Wasps: Betsen – eseu; Jacobs – eseu; Varndell – eseu (3); Cipriani – transformare (4), lovitura de pedeapsa (3)
Gloucester: Eustace – eseu; Sharples – eseu; Robinson – transformare (2), lovitura de pedeapsa (4)
Wasps: 15 Ben Jacobs, 14 Tom Varndell, 13 Dom Waldouck, 12 Steve Kefu, 11 David Lemi, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Joe Simpson, 8 John Hart, 7 Serge Betsen, 6 Joe Worsley, 5 George Skivington, 4 Dan Ward-Smith, 3 Ben Broster, 2 Rob Webber (C), 1 Tim Payne
Rezerve: 16 Tom Lindsay, 17 Zak Taulafo, 18 Bob Baker, 19 Simon Shaw , 20 Tom Rees, 21 Dave Walder, 22 Mark Van Gisbergen, 23 Paul Sackey
Gloucester: 15 Freddie Burns, 14 James Simpson-Daniel, 13 Mike Tindall (C), 12 Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, 11 Lesley Vainikolo, 10 Nicky Robinson, 9 Rory Lawson, 8 Adam Eustace, 7 Akapusi Qera, 6 Peter Buxton, 5 Alex Brown, 4 Dave Attwood, 3 Paul Doran-Jones, 2 Olivier Azam, 1 Alasdair Dickinson
Rezerve: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Nick Wood, 18 Pierre Capdevielle, 19 Will James, 20 Alasdair Strokosch, 21 Jordi Pasqualin, 22 Jonny May, 23 Charlie Sharples
Newcastle Falcons-Cardiff Blues: 20-55
Newcastle: Amesbury – eseu; Young – eseu; Gopperth – transformare (2), lovitura de pedeapsa (2)
Cardiff Blues: Laulala – eseu; Williams – eseu; Filise – eseu (2); Blair – eseu; Roberts – eseu; Sweeney – eseu; Blair – transformare (7), lovituri de pedeapsa (2)
Newcastle: 15 Alex Tait, 14 Danny Williams, 13 Gcobani Bobo, 12 Tane Tu’ipulotu, 11 Charlie Amesbury, 10 Jimmy Gopperth, 9 Micky Young, 8 Josh Afu, 7 Ed Williamson, 6 Brent Wilson, 5 Filipo Levi, 4 James Hudson, 3 Carl Hayman (C), 2 Rob Vickers, 1 Jon Golding.
Rezerve: 16 Alex Walker, 17 Micky Ward, 18 Grant Shiells, 19 Mark Sorenson, 20 Will Welch, 21 Chris Pilgrim, 22 Tom Catterick, 23 Tom Biggs.
Cardiff Blues: 15 Ben Blair 14 Leigh Halfpenny 13 Casey Laulala 12 Jamie Roberts 11 Tom James 10 Ceri Sweeney 9 Richie Rees, 8 Xavier Rush 7 Martyn Williams 6 Maama Molitika 5 Deiniol Jones 4 Bradley Davies 3 Taufa’au Filise 2 T Rhys Thomas 1 Gethin Jenkins (C).
Rezerve: 16 Gareth Williams 17 John Yapp 18 Scott Andrews 19 Paul Tito 20 Darren Allinson 21 Dai Flanagan 22 Dafydd Hewitt
