Time for speculation is over as the Pools for the 2012 Heineken Cup have been announced.
Ulster have been drawn in Pool 4 for the 2011-12 Heineken Cup. The Draw has placed Ulster alongside English giants Leicester and the strong French side Clermont Auvergne. Aironi join the others giving the pool a truly European feel.
It’s a Pool fairly similar in composition to last years group with Ulster facing Aironi for the second season in sucession and it’s pretty much like for like with Tier 1 Leicester replacing Biarritz and the more stoic Tier 2 Clermont replacing Bath.
Ulster can take some comfort in that both Clermont and Leicester finished second in their groups last season, winning fewer games than Ulster along the way, with Leicester finishing behind Perpignan and Clermont finishing behind eventual winners Leinster. Aironi of course finished bottom of Ulster’s group but did record one of the biggest surprises in ERC history by beating Biarritz in the Italian’s first campaign.
More importantly all three teams can . . .
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