february 4 – 17 march: 6 nations championship
wales win championship 25th time, claiming 11th grand slam , 20th triple crown.
may 18: amlin challenge cup final @ stoop, london:
biarritz defeat toulon 21–18 claim first challenge cup title , first european trophy.
may 19: heineken cup final @ twickenham, london
leinster crush ulster 42–14 third heineken cup, becoming second club defend heineken cup title , first ever win cup 3 times in 4 years.
irb sevens world series:
01 ! new zealand, 02 ! fiji , 03 ! england. new zealand claim second consecutive series crown , tenth overall.
june 4–22: 2012 irb junior world championship in cape town , stellenbosch, south africa
01 ! south africa, 02 ! new zealand , 03 ! wales. first title south africa. first time in competition s five-year history in new zealand did not claim title.
june 16–30: 2012 irb junior world rugby trophy in salt lake city, united states
01 ! united states, 02 ! japan , 03 ! tonga. first title usa, promoted 2013 junior world championship @ expense of italy.
august 4: super rugby final @ waikato stadium, hamilton:
the chiefs crush sharks 37–6 claim first-ever title.
august 18 – october 6: rugby championship
new zealand win title clean sweep in first season of newly renamed competition, including argentina. including competition s previous history tri nations, blacks 11th series win.
domestic competitions
english premiership final, may 26 @ twickenham:
harlequins defeat leicester tigers 30–23 claim first premiership title. quins had finished atop league table.
rfu championship final, may 23 , may 30:
london welsh defeat cornish pirates 66–41 on aggregate claim title. london welsh denied place in premiership due largely stadium issues, appealed denial, placing them in premiership 2012–13 @ expense of bottom finisher newcastle falcons.
top 14 final, june 9 @ stade de france, saint-denis:
toulouse defeat toulon 18–12 , lift bouclier de brennus 19th time.
rugby pro d2 — grenoble automatically promoted top 14 champion. mont-de-marsan defeat pau 29–20 in playoff final claim second promotion place. these teams replace brive , lyon, finished on bottom of top 14 table.
pro12 final, may 27 @ rds arena, dublin:
ospreys defeat leinster 31–30 claim fourth celtic league/pro12 title.
lv cup (anglo-welsh cup) – leicester tigers
itm cup
premiership final, october 27 @ rugby league park, christchurch: canterbury defeat auckland 31–18 fifth consecutive provincial title.
championship final, october 26 @ ecolight stadium, pukekohe: counties manukau defeat otago 41–16 claim first title @ level of provincial rugby in 32 years. steelers promoted 2013 itm premiership, replacing bottom-placed hawke s bay.
currie cup final, october 27 @ mr price kings park, durban:
western province defeat sharks 25–18 claim first currie cup title since 2001.
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