Rugby-Heineken Cup rankings

March 27 (Reuters) - Heineken Cup points earned over the
last four seasons after Thursday's announcement by European
Rugby Cup that they would be used in a new ranking system to
keep the top teams apart in the pool stage:

Total 2007-08 06-07 05-06 04-05
1. Munster 25 5 4 11 5
2. Toulouse 24 5 3 5 11
3. Biarritz 24 3 5 9 7
4. Leicester 23 3 9 5 6
5. Stade Francais 20 3 5 3 9
6. Wasps 18 2 11 3 2
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7. Leinster 18 2 5 6 5
8. Gloucester 15 5 2 5 3
9. Perpignan 15 4 3 5 3
10. Bath 14 1 3 7 3
11. Llanelli 12 1 7 2 2
12. Sale Sharks 12 1 2 4 5
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13. Saracens 11 5 2 3 1
14. Ospreys 11 4 3 2 2
15. Northampton 11 0 6 1 4
16. Cardiff 10 5 2 2 1
17. Clermont Auvergne 10 3 5 1 1
18. London Irish 9 5 1 3 0
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19. Newcastle 9 1 1 2 5
20. Newport-Gwent 8 2 2 2 2
21. Ulster 7 1 2 2 2
22. Castres 7 1 2 1 3
23. Bourgoin 6 2 1 2 1
24. Glasgow 5 2 1 1 1
1-6: First seeds
7-12: Second seeds
13-18: Third seeds
19-24: Fourth seeds
(Compiled by Patrick Johnston: Editing by