Cardiff Blues 18-17 Edinburgh, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: Cardiff Blues coach Dai Young admitted his team need to step up their performance level despite making a winning start to their Heineken Cup campaign
London Irish 23-19 Munster, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: London Irish coach Toby Booth refused to allow Munster's last-gasp losing bonus point to overshadow what he considers an historic victory in the Heineken Cup
Leinster 38-22 Racing Metro, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: Leinster boss Joe Schmidt has hailed his side's 38-22 win over Racing Metro at the RDS as the 'perfect start' to their Heineken Cup campaign
Scarlets 43-34 Perpignan, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: Scarlets director of rugby Nigel Davies admitted his side still had plenty of work to do after opening their Heineken Cup account for this season with a 43-34 win over Perpignan
Cardiff Blues 18-17 Edinburgh, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: Cardiff Blues got their Heineken Cup campaign off to a winning start with a 18-17 victory over Edinburgh in a dismal game at the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday
Toulon 19-14 Ospreys, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: Jonny Wilkinson fired Toulon to their first Heineken Cup victory as England manager Martin Johnson watched on
Benetton Treviso 29-34 Leicester, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill praised his team's never-say-die attitude
London Irish 23-19 Munster, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: London Irish opened their account in this season's Heineken Cup with a hard-fought 23-17 victory over Munster in their Pool 3 encounter at the Madejski Stadium
Clermont Auvergne 23-10 Saracens, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: Clermont Auvergne laid down an impressive Heineken Cup marker with a ruthless 25-10 victory over Saracens in their Pool 2 clash at the Stade Marcel Michelin
Scarlets 43-34 Perpignan, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: The Scarlets produced a scintillating burst of attacking rugby either side of half-time to defeat Perpignan 43-34 at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday
Benetton Treviso 29-34 Leicester, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: A late try from Alesana Tuilagi saved Leicester from what would have been a disastrous opening day defeat to Benetton Treviso with the English champions eventually prevailing
Leinster 38-22 Racing Metro, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: Leinster laid down an impressive marker for their Heineken Cup campaign by powering to a 33-22 bonus-point victory over Top 14 leaders Racing Metro at the RDS on Saturday
Toulon 19-14 Ospreys, Heineken Cup, October 9
Oct 9, 2010: Toulon begin their Heineken Cup adventure on Saturday, welcoming the Ospreys to the Stade Mayol in one of the opening round's most glamorous ties
Northampton Saints 18-14 Castres, Heineken Cup, October 8
Oct 8, 2010: Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder admitted there was plenty of room for improvement after his side opened their Heineken Cup campaign with a nervy 18-14 win over Castres at Franklin's Gardens
Ulster 30-6 Aironi, Heineken Cup, October 8
Oct 8, 2010: Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin believes his side can play better after they struggled to deal with a brave Aironi effort before registering an opening bonus point win in their opening Heineken Cup clash
Glasgow Warriors 21-13 Newport Gwent Dragons, Heineken Cup, October 8
Oct 8, 2010: Glasgow coach Sean Lineen was satisfied with the efforts of his players as they opened their Heineken Cup campaign with a 21-13 success against the Dragons
Northampton Saints 18-14 Castres, Heineken Cup, October 8
Oct 8, 2010: Northampton Saints opened their latest bid for Heineken Cup glory with a laboured 18-14 victory over Pool 1 rivals Castres at Franklin's Gardens on Friday night
Glasgow Warriors 21-13 Newport Gwent Dragons, Heineken Cup, October 8
Oct 8, 2010: Glasgow Warriors opened their Heineken Cup campaign with a hard-fought 21-13 victory over Newport Gwent Dragons at Firhill on Friday night
Ulster 30-6 Aironi, Heineken Cup, October 8
Oct 8, 2010: Ulster kicked off their Heineken Cup campaign in style by picking up a bonus point in a 30-6 victory over tournament newcomers Aironi at Ravenhill on Friday night
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Oct 8, 2010: Ospreys skipper Alun-Wyn Jones is excited by the prospect of facing off against Jonny Wilkinson's Toulon on Saturday