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.