ont ▁| ▁website ▁= ▁https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 0 8 0 5 0 6 1 4 1 0 3 0 / http :// www . erc rug by . com / eng / ▁| ▁previous ▁year ▁= ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁| ▁previous ▁tournament ▁= ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁| ▁next ▁year ▁= ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁| ▁next ▁tournament ▁= ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁}} The ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁He ine ken ▁Cup , ▁the ▁annual ▁rugby ▁union ▁European ▁club ▁competition ▁for ▁clubs ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁six ▁nations ▁in ▁European ▁rugby . ▁The ▁tournament ▁began ▁with ▁two ▁pool ▁matches ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁Av iva ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Dublin ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Le in ster , ▁who ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁clubs ▁ever ▁to ▁win ▁two ▁consecutive ▁He ine ken ▁Cu ps ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁attempted ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁club ▁ever ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁competition ▁three ▁straight ▁years . ▁However ▁they ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁at ▁the ▁pool ▁stages , ▁the ▁first ▁def ending ▁champions ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁since ▁London ▁Was ps ▁in ▁ 2 0