Heineken Cup Results 2014: Quarter-Final Scores and Updated Rugby Fixtures

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Published: April 5, 2014

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Ulster fought bravely down to 14 men for 76 long minutes but fell near the end as Saracens came away with a 17-15 win in the late game of the 2014 Heineken Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Munster convincingly dispatched of Toulouse, 47-23, before Clermont won a thriller against visitors Leicester by a score of 22-6.

In the last quarter-final on Sunday, Toulon defeated Leinster 29-14 to leave the Semi-Final line up looking like this:



Defending Heineken Cup champions Toulon knocked out three-time winners Leinster in a magnificent battle, setting up a semi-final clash with Munster in Marseille on Sunday, 27 April.

This was the first meeting between the sides in the tournament, although between them, they have won the trophy in four of the last five seasons, per ERCRugby.com.

Ex-England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson's injury jinx struck again and he was forced off in the first half, but he'd already managed to kick two penalties and put them into a 6-0 lead before departing the scene in the 28th minute after a heavy challenge. 

Leinster were up against it during the early part of proceedings and only some last-ditch defending stopped the score from increasing quite rapidly. Mathieu Bastareaud in particular, was getting in amongst it for the home side.

However, Toulon's handling errors were plentiful and despite a number of chances, they could not make their pressure count.

David Smith was put through by Wilkinson but a late Rob Kearney interception, stopped the score.

That Leinster were able to go in at half time level at 6-6 after two Jimmy Gopperth penalties, said much about the backs-against-the-wall performance from the Irish.

It didn't sit well with the home support who booed their team off of the pitch. 

However, within five minutes of the restart, the boos had subsided as Toulon ra...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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