▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁they ▁are ▁presented ▁to ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁organ iser ▁European ▁Rugby ▁Cup ▁by ▁their ▁respective ▁le agues . ▁In ▁the ▁cases ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁France , ▁this ▁does ▁not ▁necessarily ▁match ▁the ▁teams ' ▁pla cement ▁in ▁their ▁national ▁le agues ▁in ▁the ▁preceding ▁season . ▁ ▁Se eding ▁The ▁seed ing ▁system ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁tournament . ▁The ▁ 2 4 ▁compet ing ▁teams ▁are ▁ranked ▁based ▁on ▁past ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁and ▁European ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁performance , ▁with ▁each ▁pool ▁receiving ▁one ▁team ▁from ▁each ▁quart ile , ▁or ▁Tier . ▁The ▁requirement ▁to ▁have ▁only ▁one ▁team ▁per ▁country ▁in ▁each ▁pool , ▁however , ▁still ▁applies ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁French ▁team ). ▁ ▁The ▁brackets ▁show ▁each ▁team ' s ▁European ▁Rugby ▁Club ▁Rank ing ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁Pool ▁stage ▁ ▁The ▁draw ▁for ▁the ▁pool ▁stage ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁the ▁Av iva ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁organ iser , ▁European ▁Rugby ▁Cup , ▁tie – break ers ▁within ▁each ▁pool ▁are ▁as ▁follows . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁points ▁earned ▁in ▁head – to – head ▁matches ▁ ▁Total ▁tries ▁scored ▁in ▁head – to – head ▁matches ▁ ▁Point ▁differential ▁in ▁head – to