Ulster had already confirmed their qualification following their 41-7 victory over Leicester Tigers last weekend. Clermont on the other hand sought a home quarter-final and that is exactly what they got as they edged past Ulster with a margin of four points.

Leicester knew they had an easy game in store against Aironi after the Italian minnows were thrashed 81 points to 0 by Clermont in Round 5.

Despite talks of a move to Gloucester which now seem almost certain, Billy Twelvetrees kicked Leicester into a first half lead with three penalty goals. His opposite number, Naas Olivier, could only manage two before the break. In the end, that was all that Naas Olivier could manage for the rest of the match as his side ended with a tally of just six points.

The rout began when Thomas Waldrom crossed the line two minutes into the second half. Twelvetrees’ conversion was closely followed by a try from Leicester flanker, Ben Woods. 

Geordan Murphy scored his 25th Heineken Cup try 55 minutes into the match and IRB young player of the year, George Ford, converted his own try ten minutes from time. With 80 minutes up, Leicester finished with a lead of 33 points to 6 over Aironi.

However, Clermont’s encounter with Ulster at the Stade Marcel Michelin was far less one sided with just four points the eventual difference. Ruan Pienaar and Morgan Parra scored two penalties each for their respective sides which made the half time score 6 all.

Pienaar added two further penalties for his side but Parra could only manage one. The penalties were followed by the first try of the match on the hour mark from Ti'i Paulo after a several phases of attack from the hosts. Two further penalty goals from each side made the final score 19-15 to Clermont.

After these two Round 6 results, the group finishes with Clermont narrowly in first, Ulster in second position, Leicester third and Aironi in fourth.