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With five wins out of five and 24 points, Saracens
have already booked their place in the last
eight and are guaranteed a home quarter-final.
Another win in Toulouse on Saturday and the
Aviva Premiership high-fliers are also likely to be
confirmed as No 1 seeds. As for Ulster in second
place on 13 points, they almost certainly need
all five points at Kingspan against Oyonnax in
the hope of grabbing one of three best runners-
up spots. The Irish province will be mindful,
however, that Saracens reached the knockout
stage last season with 17 points.
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With all four clubs still in the qualification race,
the permutations are endless here! Suffice to
say, if the Ospreys (16 points) win at Exeter
(11 points) on Sunday, they will top the pool
and secure a quarter-final place for the first
time since 2010, but if Exeter win, then the
Welsh region are probably eliminated. A win for
Clermont (14 points) against Bordeaux-Begles
(11 points) at fortress Marcel-Michelin might
be enough to see them through, but the home
team will certainly be targeting a bonus point. If
Bordeaux pull off a shock victory and if Exeter
win as well, then break out the calculators.
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Leicester, like Sarries and Racing, have done the
business after five rounds. They travel to Stade
Francais (14 points) on Sunday knowing that the
Top 14 champions simply must win to have to
a chance of going through as a best runner-up.
Munster (10 points) need a bonus point victory
at Treviso, but like Glasgow, 15 points might not
be enough.
Toulon (16 points) will be going for the win at
Bath on Saturday, and Wasps (15 points) will be
looking to complete the double over Leinster
at the Ricoh. There might be a lifeline in defeat
for both clubs, but forget that for now. This pool
definitely feels like win or bust for the two main
protagonists.
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In-form Racing 92 have won the pool and
have their home quarter-final into the bargain.
Northampton (14 points) have to win at Parc
y Scarlets on Saturday, and they might need
a bonus point to keep their qualification fires
burning. If Glasgow (10 points) could somehow
conjure up a bonus-point victory over Racing,
and if Saints happen to lose, the Scots will still
need a host of results to go their way in order to
steal a runner-up spot on 15 points.
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