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Aviva Premiership on the cusp of Champions Cup exit
There is a very real possibility that by the end of round six tomorrow evening, no English side will have progressed to the final stages of the Champion Cup.
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As the five groups currently stand before the final round of action, there would be no Aviva Premiership representative in the last eight.
The permutations seem endless with Leinster the only team guaranteed a spot in the knockout stages and a further 14 still in contention.
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Pool One
Wasps will need Harlequins to defeat La Rochelle away and to pick up a bonus point against Ulster win to have a chance at a best runners-up spot, which seems unlikely.
Pool Two
Saracens chances appear much more realistic, needing an Ospreys defeat away to Clermont and a bonus point win at home against Northampton Saints.
Saints might be out of contention but should not be overlooked, having beaten Gloucester and Clermont in recent outings.
Pool Three
Exeter Chiefs sit in second and will be hoping a bonus point victory away to Glasgow will suffice.
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A bonus point would put them at 19-points and runners-up behind already qualified Leinster and 19-points would be a healthy finish with regards to runners-up.
Pool Five
The final Premiership team who could still potentially make it out of their group are Bath.
They need a bonus point win and a Scarlets defeat without a bonus point to have any shot at runners-up.
Should both the Scarlets and Bath finish on 18-points, the Scarlets head-to-head record would see them in pole position.
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