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European Quarter-Final Ties Confirmed

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Munster have qualified as top seeds for the 2009/10 Heineken Cup quarter-finals and will entertain Northampton Saints in a rematch of their Round 6 battle.

Munster's Alan Quinlan takes the ball into contact against Northampton

Munster flanker Alan Quinlan has support from skipper Paul O'Connell as he barges into Northampton's Roger Wilson and Shane Geraghty during Friday's Pool 1 clash at Thomond Park

The qualifiers and their rankings for the 2009/10 Heineken Cup quarter-finals are:

1. MUNSTER
2. Biarritz Olympique
3. Toulouse
4. LEINSTER
5. Clermont Auvergne
6. Stade Francais
7. Ospreys (best pool runners-up)
8. Northampton Saints (second best pool runners-up)

The quarter-final matches, to be played over the weekend of April 9/10/11, 2010, will be:

MUNSTER (1) v Northampton Saints (8)
Biarritz Olympique (2) v Ospreys (7)
Toulouse (3) v Stade Francais (6)
LEINSTER (4) v Clermont Auvergne (5)

The three Heineken Cup pool runners-up who have qualified for the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals are:

1. Cardiff Blues (third best pool runners-up)
2. Gloucester (fourth best pool runners-up)
3. Scarlets (fifth best pool runners-up)

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