Leinster's victory over Stade Français meant that the Heineken Cup winner's berth would now pass to the seventh-placed team in Top 14, Perpignan.

On 27 April, in the semi-finals, Clermont won 16–10 against Munster at Stade de la Mosson while Toulon beat Saracens 24–12 at Twickenham the next day.

[15][16] Touch judges: Wayne Barnes George Clancy Television match official: Marshall Kilgore Wilkinson, who had turned down a place on the British and Irish Lions side to focus on his club rugby, said that winning the Heineken Cup was "right up there with winning the World Cup".

[citation needed] The following day, Wilkinson was named European Player of the Year following his performance in the Heineken Cup.

[17] Toulon's victory also doubled, to six, the number of players to have won titles in the premier club competitions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, respectively the Heineken Cup and Super Rugby.