A total of 61 of the 108 back-to-back Heineken Cup Rounds 3 and 4 combinations since the current format was introduced in the 1999 / 2000 tournament have ended in double joy for one of the teams
A total of 61 of the 108 back-to-back Heineken Cup Rounds 3 and 4 combinations since the current format was introduced in the 1999 / 2000 tournament have ended in double joy for one of the teams - including half of last season's 12 double headers. The 25 teams to have done the mid-tournament "double" in the last nine seasons - the Scarlets and Munster doing it six times - are:
6 - Scarlets, Munster
5 - Leinster, Leicester Tigers
4 - Toulouse, Biarritz Olympique
3 - Cardiff Blues, Northampton Saints, Gloucester Rugby, Ospreys
2 - Bath Rugby, Stade Français Paris, London Wasps, Saracens
1 - Swansea, Edinburgh, Sale Sharks, Newcastle Falcons, Castres Olympique, Perpignan, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Pau, Northampton Saints, London Irish, Bristol Rugby