18 May, 15:44
It's down to the wire now for the five contenders who have been shortlisted for the ultimate individual accolade in northern hemisphere rugby, ERC European Player of the Year 2013.




The eight qualifiers and their rankings for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup, to be played on the weekend of 11/12/13 April, are:
1 Leinster Lions (Pool 4 winners - 12 points and 22 tries)
2 Leicester Tigers (Pool 1 winners - 11 points and 31 tries)
3 Toulouse (Pool 5 winners - 10 points and 29 tries)
4 Llanelli (Pool 3 winners - 10 points and 22 tries)
5 Perpignan (Pool 2 winners - 8 points and 23 tries)
6 Northampton Saints (Pool 6 winners - 8 points and 14 tries)
7 Munster (Best runners-up - 8 points and 27 tries)
8 Biarritz Olympique (Second best runners-up - 8 points and 21 tries)
The quarter-final line-up (home team first) is:
(1 v 8) Leinster Lions v Biarritz Olympique
(2 v 7) Leicester Tigers v Munster
(3 v 6) Toulouse v Northampton Saints
(4 v 5) Llanelli v Perpignan