Tigers handed Leinster Cup clash

Group results

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup has thrown up a thrilling clash between Leinster and Leicester.

Leinster qualified from their pool with a 100% record while the Tigers scraped through as one of two runners-up.

Munster face a tough trip to French side Biarritz, who defeated champions Wasps and Leicester in Pool Two.

Northampton go to Toulouse while injured Jonny Wilkinson may return for quarter-final debutants Newcastle in their tie at Stade Francais.

The matches will be played on the weekend of 1-3 April.

Toulouse and Northampton will kick off proceedings on Friday 1 April (2030 kick-off local time, 1930 GMT).

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Stade Francais will play Newcastle in Paris on Saturday, 2 April (1500 GMT) with Leinster facing Leicester later at 1715.

The quarter-finals will be completed on Sunday, 3 April with Biarritz hosting Munster at 1600 local time, 1500 GMT.

Leicester will be hoping to replicate their Premiership form on to the European stage, having made hard work of reaching the last eight.

John Wells' side, who beat whipping-boys Calvisano 62-10 in their final pool match, needed other results to go their way before their place as one of the two best runners-up was confirmed.

Leinster, on the other hand, cruised through, winning all six of their games and ending their pool campaign with a 57-17 thumping of Treviso.

FINAL ROUND RESULTS Calvisano 10-62 Leicester Leinster 57-17 Treviso Harlequins 10-18 Munster Biarritz 18-15 Wasps Northampton 33-23 Glasgow Toulouse 53-36 Scarlets Newcastle 25-17 Dragons Gloucester 0-27 Stade Francais

Munster won Pool Two with relative ease, recording a 18-10 win at basement boys Harlequins in their final game on Saturday.

Their opponents, Biarritz, are arguably the most dangerous side in the competition having dumped champions Wasps out of the competition on Saturday with a tense 18-15 home victory.

Northampton have put aside their indifferent Premiership form with impressive displays in the European competition, but they face pool winners Toulouse again.

The Saints beat the French side at home but lost away, during the group stages.

And finally, Newcastle will be hoping talisman Wilkinson, or at least fellow fly-half Dave Walder, will return for their tie away to Stade Francais.

The Falcons surprised many by winning their group, beating the likes of Perpignan and the Dragons along the way.

With Wilkinson having missed much of the campaign, Newcastle have shown they have the strength in depth to cause the more fancied teams a run for their money.

Heineken Cup quarter-final draw:
Leinster v Leicester
Toulouse v Northampton
St Francais v Newcastle
Biarritz v Munster