Heineken Cup Draw 2011/12

The draw has been made for the Heineken Cup Pools for the coming season which is due to kick off in November after the World Cup.


Pool 1
MUNSTER
Northampton Saints
Castres
Llianelli Scarlets

Pool 2
Cardiff Blues
London Irish
Edinburgh
Racing Metro

Pool 3
LEINSTER
Bath
Glasgow
Montpellier

Pool 4
Leicester
Clermont Auvregne
ULSTER
Aironi

Pool 5
Biarritz
Ospreys
Saracens
Treviso

Pool 6
Gloucester
Tolouse
Harlequins
CONNACHT


Some very tough encounters ahead for Ulster and Connacht if they are to progress from the pool stages of the competition. Munster should be reasonably happy with their pool and one would assume Leinster are wondering whether to move their home quarter final to the Aviva :P 


Heres what Paddy Power thinks

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Leinster 4/1	Racing Metro 20/1	Ulster 66/1
Toulouse 9/2	Ospreys 25/1	Scarlets 66/1
Leicester 7/1	Cardiff Blues 25/1	Montpellier 80/1
Northampton 8/1	London Irish 30/1	Edinburgh 200/1
Munster 8/1	Gloucester 33/1	Glasgow Warriors 325/1
Saracens 12/1	Harlequins 33/1	Benetton Treviso 325/1
Clermont Auvergne 14/1	Bath 33/1	Connacht 1000/1
Biarritz 18/1	Castres 66/1	Aironi Rugby 1000/1
Each Way Odds 1/2 places 1,2

How do you think the Irish teams will manage their respective pools?