Leinster crush Ulster 42–14 for their third Heineken Cup, becoming only the second club to successfully defend a Heineken Cup title and the first ever to win the Cup three times in four years.
New Zealand win the title with a clean sweep in the first season of the newly renamed competition, now including
Argentina. Including the competition's previous history as the
Tri Nations, this is the All Blacks' 11th series win.
London Welsh defeat
Cornish Pirates 66–41 on aggregate to claim the title. London Welsh were initially denied a place in the Premiership due largely to stadium issues, but successfully appealed the denial, placing them in the Premiership for 2012–13 at the expense of bottom finisher
Newcastle Falcons.
Rugby Pro D2 —
Grenoble automatically promoted to Top 14 as champion.
Mont-de-Marsan defeat
Pau 29–20 in the playoff final to claim the second promotion place. These teams replace
Brive and
Lyon, which finished on the bottom of the Top 14 table.
Championship Final, October 26 at
ECOLight Stadium,
Pukekohe:
Counties Manukau defeat
Otago 41–16 to claim their first title at any level of provincial rugby in 32 years. The Steelers are promoted to the 2013 ITM Premiership, replacing bottom-placed
Hawke's Bay.
Leinster crush Ulster 42–14 for their third Heineken Cup, becoming only the second club to successfully defend a Heineken Cup title and the first ever to win the Cup three times in four years.
New Zealand win the title with a clean sweep in the first season of the newly renamed competition, now including
Argentina. Including the competition's previous history as the
Tri Nations, this is the All Blacks' 11th series win.
London Welsh defeat
Cornish Pirates 66–41 on aggregate to claim the title. London Welsh were initially denied a place in the Premiership due largely to stadium issues, but successfully appealed the denial, placing them in the Premiership for 2012–13 at the expense of bottom finisher
Newcastle Falcons.
Rugby Pro D2 —
Grenoble automatically promoted to Top 14 as champion.
Mont-de-Marsan defeat
Pau 29–20 in the playoff final to claim the second promotion place. These teams replace
Brive and
Lyon, which finished on the bottom of the Top 14 table.
Championship Final, October 26 at
ECOLight Stadium,
Pukekohe:
Counties Manukau defeat
Otago 41–16 to claim their first title at any level of provincial rugby in 32 years. The Steelers are promoted to the 2013 ITM Premiership, replacing bottom-placed
Hawke's Bay.