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French giants in quarters

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Monday, January 14, 2013

PARIS - French giants Toulon and Clermont, and English champions Harlequins, joined Ulster on Saturday in the European Cup quarter-finals.

Toulon routed Cardiff Blues 45-25 in Pool 6, Harlequins beat Irish province Connacht 47-8 in Pool 3 while Clermont topped Pool 5 with a 46-3 rout of Exeter.

Two-time defending champions Leinster, who collected a bonus-point 33-14 win over the Scarlets, can only secure a last-eight berth as one of two best runners-up when group games end next week.

Clermont reached the quarters for the fifth time with their 46-3 win over Exeter.

The French side scored six tries through Jean-Marcellin Buttin (two), Wesley Fofana, Damien Chouly, David Skrela and Napolioni Nalaga.

In London, Harlequins beat Irish province Connacht 47-8 in a six-try-to-one thrashing.