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According to you who was the best European player of the season?
Imanol Harinordoquy (43%)
William Servat (21%)
Other (12%)
Ronan O'Gara(8%)
Brian O'Driscoll (8%)
Vincent Clerc (5%)

Damien Traille (3%)












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This table offers a summary of the key moves across the 44 clubs participating in the 2010/11 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup based on media reports and is not an official record.
TEAMS IN OUT

Aironi Rugby

Players: Kaine Robertson (Viadana), Carlo del Fava (Viadana), Quintin Geldenhuys (Viadana), Gabriel Pizarro (Rovigo), Andrea de Marchi (Rovigo), Fabio Ongaro (Saracens), Matias Aguero (Saracens), Ludovic Mercier (Petrarca), Alberto de Marchi (Overmach Parma), Simone Favaro (Overmach Parma), Roberto Quartaroli (Overmach Parma), Nicola Cattina (Calvisano), Giovanbattista Venditti (Gran Parma Rugby), Giulio Rubini (Gran Parma Rugby), Tito Tebaldi (Gran Parma Rugby), George Biagi (Cavalieri Prato), Gareth Krause (Venezia), Riccardo Bocchino (Rugby Roma), Paolo Buso (Rugby Roma), Nick Williams (Munster), Marco Bortolami (Gloucester), Fabio Staibano (Castres Olympique), Salvatore Perugini (Bayonne), Julien Laharrague (Montauban), Danwel Demas (Cheetahs), Dylan Des Fountain (Stormers)

Players: Sean Hohneck (Leeds Carnegie), Miguel Alonzo (Leeds Carnegie), Lloyd Johansson (Released, Japan), Aaron Persico (Rovigo), Michele Sepe (Benetton Treviso)

ASM Clermont Auvergne

Players: Sione Lauaki (Chiefs), Ti'i Paulo (Crusaders)

Coaching Staff: Franck Azema (Perpignan) - Backs Coach

Players: Seremaia Bai (Castres Olympique), Christophe Samson (Toulon), Benoit Cabello (Brive)

Coaching Staff: Josef Schmidt (Leinster) - Assistant Coach

Bath

Players: Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers), Sam Vesty (Leicester Tigers), Tom Biggs (Newcastle Falcons), Mark McMillan (Glasgow Warriors), Simon Taylor (Stade Francais), Ross Batty (Rotherham Titans)

Coaching Staff: Ian McGeechan (Unattached) Performance Director

Rob Hawkins (Leicester Tigers), Nicky Little (Bristol), Mike Stephenson (Leeds Carnegie), Joe Maddock (Benetton Treviso), Julian Salvi (Brumbies), Ryan Davis (Exeter Chiefs), Ed Jackson (Doncaster), Daniel Browne (Leeds Carnegie), Matt Spelman (Released), Mike Baxter (Released), Scott Bemand (Retired), Jonny Fa'amatuainu (Scarlets - loan), Marika Vakacegu (Released), David Tait (Released)

Benetton Treviso

Players: Matteo Pratichetti (Viadana), Michele Sepe (Viadana), Gonzalo Padro (Petrarca), Paul Derbyshire (Petrarca), Manoa Vosawai (Overmach Parma), Francesco Minto (Overmach Parma), Edoardo Gori (Cavalieri Prato), Valerio Bernabò (Rugby Roma), Joe Maddock (Bath)

Players: Dion Kingi (Petrarca Padova), Michele Suto (Petrarca Padova), Silvio Orlando (Marchiol Mogliano), Steven Bortolussi (Petrarca Padova), Emiliano Mulieri (Marchiol Mogliano), Fraser Waters (Retired)

Biarritz

Players: Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Francais), Erik Lund (Leeds Carnegie), Mathias Marie (Bordeaux-Begles)

Players: Remy Hughes (Dax), Momese Moala (Agen), Valentin Courrent (Agen), Karmichael Hunt (Gold Coast AFL Club), Nicolas Brusque (Retired)

Cardiff Blues Players: Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors), Michael Paterson (Hurricanes), Tom Brown (London Welsh), Bryn Griffiths (Doncaster) Tom Davies (Doncaster)


Players: Scott Morgan (NG Dragons), Dai Flanagan (Ospreys), Darren Allinson (London Irish), Robin Sowden-Taylor (NG Dragons), Sam Norton-Knight (Sanyo Wild Knights), Andy Powell (London Wasps)

Coaching Staff: Bill Millard, Backs Coach

Castres Olympique

Players: Seremaia Bai (Clermont), Benjamin Kayser (Stade Francais), Pierre Bernard (Bayonne), Vincent Inigo (Bayonne), Janie Bornman (Dax), Anton Peikrishvili (Agen), Romain Martial (Narbonne), Jamal Fakir (Catalan Dragons RL)

Players: Mathieu Bourret (Dax), Darron Neil (Dax), Ludovic Michaux (Lyon), Paul Bonnefond (Oyonnax), Marc-Antoine Rallier (Colomiers), Fabio Staibano (Aironi Rugby)

Edinburgh Players: Alex Blair (Scotland National Academy), Fraser Brown (Watsonians), Lewis Niven (Scotland National Academy), Netani Talei (Worcester Warriors), Alex Grove (Worcester Warriors), Jack Gilding (Worcester Warriors), Esteban Lozada (Toulon), Dave Denton (Edinburgh Academicals), Stuart McInally (Scotland National Academy), James King (Melrose), Lee Jones (Selkirk)

Players: Steve Jones (Exeter Chiefs), Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors), Ali Hogg (Newcastle Falcons), Jim Hamilton (Gloucester), Dave Callam (Released), Simon Cross (Retired)

Glasgow Warriors

Players: Ryan Grant (Edinburgh), Federico Martin Aramburu (Dax), Robert Harley (West of Scotland and Scotland National Academy), James Fleming (Dundee HSFP), Ryan Wilson (Moseley), Aly Muldowney (Moseley), Duncan Weir (Glasgow Hawks and Scotland National Academy), Alex Dunbar (Selkirk and Scotland National Acdemy), Chris Fusaro (Heriot's FP and Scotland National Academy), Henry Pyrgos (Loughborough University), Colin Shaw (Scotland 7s)

Players: Dan Parks (Cardiff Blues), Mark McMillan (Bath), Kelly Brown (Saracens), Dan Turner (Toyota Shokki Shuttles), Tim Barker (Released), Justin Va'a (Released), Chris Kinloch (Released)

Leicester Tigers

Players: George Skivington (London Wasps), Rob Hawkins (Bath), Lee Robinson (Bristol), Peter Bucknall (Leeds Carnegie), Horacio Agulla (Brive), Tom Waldrom (Crusaders)

Players: Lewis Moody (Bath), Sam Vesty (Bath), Brett Deacon (Gloucester), Mefin Davies (Ospreys), Johne Murphy (Munster), Robbie Harris (Montauban), Lote Tuquiri (Wests Tigers RL), Ben Kay (Retired), Aaron Mauger (Retired), Greig Tonks (Northampton Saints)

Leinster

Players: Ed O'Donoghue (Ulster), Isaac Boss (Ulster), Heinke van der Merwe (Golden Lions)

Coaching Staff: Joe Schmidt (Clermont Auvergne) Head Coach, Guy Easterby (Leinster A team) Team Manager

Players: CJ Van Der Linde (Cheetahs), Simon Keogh (Released), Chris Keane (Released) Malcolm O'Kelly (Retired), Girvan Dempsey (Retired), Bernard Jackman (Retired), Kyle Tonetti (Sale Sharks)

Coaching Staff: Michael Cheika (Stade Francais) Head Coach, Chris Whitaker (Stade Francais) Team Manager, Alan Gaffney (IRFU) Backs Coach, Kurt McQuilkin (Retired) Defence Coach

London Irish

Players: Brian Blaney (Leinster), Darren Allinson (Cardiff Blues), Dan Bowden (Crusaders)

Coaching Staff: Mike Catt (previously Player Coach) Assistant Coach

Players: Peter Hewat (Suntory Sungoliath), Mike Catt (Retired to take up full-time coaching role), John Rudd (Retired), Peter Richards (Retired), Danie Coetzee (Retired)

London Wasps

Players: Richard Haughton (Saracens), James Cannon (Northampton Saints), Seb Jewell (Harlequins), Charlie Davies (Stade Francais), Nic Berry (Racing Metro), Riki Flutey (Brive), Sakaria Taulafo (Tasman Makos), Andy Powell (Cardiff Blues)

Players: George Skivington (Leicester Tigers), Hugo Elllis (Dragons), Arthur Ellis (Dragons), Paul Sackey (Toulon), Dan Leo (Bordeuax-Begles), Danny Cipriani (Melbourne Rebels), Lachlan Mitchell (Melbourne Rebels), Lee Smith (Leeds Rhinos RL), Eoghan Hickey (Released), Daniel Bocca (Released), Mark Robinson (Retired), Warren Fury (Leeds Carnegie)

Munster

Players: Johne Murphy (Leicester Tigers), Sam Tuitupou (Worcester Warriors), Wian Du Preez (Cheetahs), Peter Borlase (Crusaders), Corey Hircock (Bedford)

Players: Nick Williams (Aironi Rugby), Jeremy Manning (Newcastle Falcons), Julien Brugnaut (Racing Metro), Jean de Villiers (Stormers), Ciaran O'Boyle (Released)

Newport Gwent Dragons

Players: Matthew Jones (Worcester Warriors), Hugo Ellis (London Wasps), Arthur Ellis (London Wasps), Nicky Griffiths (Doncaster), Andrew Coombs (Newport), Matt Evans (Hartpury College), Scott Morgan (Cardiff Blues), Robin Sowden-Taylor (Cardiff Blues)

Coaching Staff: Danny Wilson (London Welsh) Assistant Coach

Players: Richard Fussell (Ospreys), Hoani MacDonald (Melbourne Rebels), Grant Webb (Otago), James Arlidge (Nottingham), James Harris (Released), Alex Walker (Released)

Northampton Saints

Players: Tom Mercy (Saracens), Adam Eustace (Gloucester), Ryan Powell (Worcester Warriors), Tom Wood (Worcester Warriors), Mark Sorenson (Newcastle Falcons), Ryan Glynn (Sale Sharks), Scott Armstrong (Leeds Carnegie), Calum Clark (Leeds Carnegie), Joe Ford (Leeds Carnegie), Matt Cornwell (Exeter Chiefs), Stuart Commins (Cape Town University), Greig Tonks (Leicester Tigers)

Players: Christian Lewis-Pratt (Leeds Carnegie), James Cannon (London Wasps), Joe Gray (Harlequins), Neil Best (Worcester Warriors), Juandre Kruger (Blue Bulls), Jon Vickers (Exeter Chiefs), John Brake (Released), Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe (Retired), Mark Hopley (Retired) Scott Gray (Retired), Barry Everitt (Retired), Chris Mayor (Retired), Joe Gray (Retired), Darren Morris (Retired), Alan Dickens (Retired), Santiago Bonorino (Retired)

Ospreys

Players: Dai Flanagan (Cardiff Blues), Richard Fussell (NG Dragons), Mefin Davies (Leicester Tigers), Morgan Allen (Pontypool)

Coaching staff: Kevin Morgan (Neath) - Strength and Conditioning Coach

Players: Ed Shervington (Worcester Warriors), Marc Breeze (London Welsh), Liam Davies (Dax), Ross Davies (Released), Jonny Vaughton (Released), Lyndon Bateman (Retired), Filo Tiatia (Retired)

Perpignan

Players: Arnauld Tchougong (Bourgoin), Kevin Boulogne (Albi), Julien Fritz (Lyon)

Coaching staff: Christophe Manas, Backs Coach

Players: Sebastian Chabet (Montpellier), Nicolas Durand (Racing Metro), Steve Meyer (Sharks), Samueli Naulu (Released), Viliami Vaki (Released), Christophe Manas (Retired)

Coaching staff: Franck Azema (ASM Clermont Auvergne) Backs Coach

Racing-Metro 92

Players: Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais), Nicolas Durand (Perpignan), Scott Zimmerman (Brive), Albert Vuli Vuli (Brive), Benjamin Fall (Bayonne), Benjamin Sa (Montauban), Karim Ghezal (Montauban), Antoine Battut (Montauban), Gregory Arganese (Montauban), Julien Brugnaut (Munster), Juan Martin Hernandez (Sharks)

Players: Andrew Merhtens (Retired), Craig Smith (Dax), Olivier Diomande (Nimes), Mehdi Merabet (Toulon), Clement Baiocco (Bayonne), Sefuli Gaugau (La Rochelle), Fabien Fortassin (Tarbes), Nic Berry (London Wasps), Brent Ward (Auckland Blues)

Saracens

Players: Jacques Burger (Bulls), Nils Mordt (Harlequins), David Strettle (Harlequins), Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks), Kelly Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Deon Carstens (Sharks), Matt Parr (Nottingham), Petrus du Plessis (Nottingham), Matt Stevens (Unattached)

Players: Richard Haughton (London Wasps), Tom Mercy (Northampton Saints), Tom Casson (Harlequins), Fabio Ongaro (Aironi Rugby), Matias Aguero (Aironi Rugby), Wikus van Heerden (Golden Lions), Kas Lealamanua (Released), Michael Owen (Retired), Kevin Sorrell (Retired), Justin Marshall (Retired), Glen Jackson (Retired), Moses Rauluni (Retired), Michael Horak (Retired)

Scarlets Players: Joe Ajuwa (Llandovery), Gavin Quinnell (Viadana), Jonny Fa'amatuainu (Bath - loan)

Players: Rob Higgitt (Worcester Warriors), Darren Daniel (Carmarthen Quins), Jamie Corsi (Released)

Coaching Staff: Paul Moriarty (Newcastle Falcons) Assistant Coach, John Muggleton (Released) Defence Coach

RC Toulon

Players: Mamuka Gorgodze (GEO), Samy Ben Letaif (FR), Geoffroy Messina (Stade Francais), Jean-Philippe Genevois (Bourgoin), Christophe Samson (Clermont), Mehdi Merabet (Racing Metro), Thierry Brana (Montpellier), Benjamin Lapeyre (Albi), Paul Sackey (London Wasps), Carl Hayman (Newcastle Falcons), Dean Schofield (Sale Sharks), Rudi Wulf (Auckland Blues), George Smith (Brumbies), Karena Wihongi (Bourgoin)

Players: Nicolas Agnesi, Jeremie Braille (Oyonnax), Jawad Djoudi, Jamie Robinson (Agen), Tonga Lea-aetoa (Bayonne), Tim Ryan (Newcastle Falcons), Esteban Lozada (Edinburgh), Luke Rooney (Melbourne Rebels), Sonny Bill Williams (Crusaders), Ross Skeate (Sharks), Philip Fitzgerald (Retired)

Coaching Staff: Tana Umaga (Counties Manakua) Team Manager

Toulouse

Players: Sylvain Nicolas (Bourgoin), Nicolas Vergallo (Dax), Vilimoni Delasau (Montauban), Pierre-Gilles Lakafia (Albi)

Coaching Staff: Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse player) Backs Coach

Players: Finau Maka, Mathieu Belie (Brive), Julien Le Devedec (Brive), Manu Ahotaeiloa (Agen), Quentin D'Aram de Valada (La Rochelle), Jean-Baptiste Ellisalde (Retired to take up coaching role), Maleli Kunavore (Retired), Bertus Swanepoel (Released)

Coaching Staff: Philippe Rouge-Thomas, Backs Coach

Ulster

Players: Ruan Pienaar (Sharks), Johann Muller (Sharks), Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls)

Players: Timoci Nagusa (Montpellier), Isaac Boss (Leinster), Ed O'Donoghe (Leinster)

Player News
Market Mover Market Mover
6 Jul, 11:06
The transfer market is hotting up as the 44 clubs across Europe gear-up for the 2010/11 season. ercrugby.com is watching the official announcements and media speculation so you don't have to.
Additional players Additional players
26 Mar, 17:29
ERC can confirm that the following players have been nominated by their clubs as their Additional Players for the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup 2009/10 tournaments.
Philipps and Yachvili to return in the Heineken Cup actions Philipps and Yachvili to return in the Heineken Cup actions
9 Mar, 17:08
Mike Phillips and Dimitri Yachvili are set to clash in the big battle of the scrum halves when Biarritz Olympique and the Ospreys meet in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals at Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, on 10 April.
Moody to go to Bath Moody to go to Bath
5 Mar, 14:27
Bath Rugby has announced the signing of England International and British & Irish Lion Lewis Moody on a three-year deal.
Saints skipper extends his contract Saints skipper extends his contract
23 Feb, 11:31
Northampton Saints has announced that Dylan Hartley has signed a new contract with the 2008 Amlin Challenge Cup winner and will be staying at Franklin's Gardens for next coming years.
De Villiers to return to South Africa De Villiers to return to South Africa
16 Feb, 15:01
The double Heineken Cup champions Munster has announced that Jean de Villiers will return to South Africa at the end of the current season.
Phillips to return on time for Anoeta battle in April Phillips to return on time for Anoeta battle in April
11 Feb, 10:48
Wales and Ospreys scrum-half Mike Phillips confirmed that he is in line for a return to action later this month and should be fit enough to play the Heineken Cup quarter-final against Biarritz.
Jerome Schuster decision Jerome Schuster decision
19 Jan, 17:50
Jerome Schuster, the Perpignan prop (No 1), appeared before an independent Disciplinary Hearing by way of telephone conference today (Tuesday, 19 January, 2010)...
David Attoub Decision David Attoub Decision
19 Jan, 11:55
The independent Judicial Officer, HH Judge Jeff Blackett (England), last night (Monday, 18 January 2010) heard submissions on sanction from ERC and the Player, David Attoub, the Stade Francais Paris replacement prop (No 17), and has now reached a decision with regard to sanction.
Perpignan ready for Munster showdown Perpignan ready for Munster showdown
9 Dec, 09:44
Perpignan are still hurting from their banana skin accident at Benetton Treviso - but they go to former double champions Munster in Round 3 on Saturday determined to keep themselves in the quarter-final qualification mix.
Parisse out of Heineken Cup Pool stages Parisse out of Heineken Cup Pool stages
27 Nov, 11:09
Italy and Stade Français Paris have been dealt a major blow with a serious right knee ligament injury suffered by Sergio Parisse that means the Italian captain and No 8 could be out of action for up to six months.
Cueto extends his contract with Sale Cueto extends his contract with Sale
25 Nov, 15:24
Mark Cueto, the England and Sale Sharks wing, has extended his contract with the double Amlin Challenge Cup champions for another four years, making him the longest serving player in the club's history.
Heymans to replace Mermoz Heymans to replace Mermoz
24 Nov, 11:12
France and Perpignan centre Maxime Mermoz has withdrawn from the national team to play New Zealand at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille on Saturday. The Catalan has been replaced in the squad by the three times Heineken Cup winner Cedric Heymans.
Heineken Cup winners compete for ultimate honour Heineken Cup winners compete for ultimate honour
16 Nov, 15:46
Heineken Cup winners Jamie Heaslip and Brian O'Driscoll have been nominated for the 2009 IRB World Player of the Year Award.
Daffyd Jones to miss Leinster clash Daffyd Jones to miss Leinster clash
9 Nov, 15:59
The Scarlets will be without international back row man Dafydd Jones until early in the New Year after he damaged his shoulder against New Zealand last weekend.
Australian international Tuqiri joins Tigers Australian international Tuqiri joins Tigers
2 Nov, 13:06
Two-time Heineken Cup champions Leicester Tigers have strengthened their squad with the signing of Australia international wing Lote Tuqiri.
Narraway out for Heineken Cup kick-off Narraway out for Heineken Cup kick-off
11 Sep, 14:37
Gloucester Rugby and England back row forward Luke Narraway is set to undergo back surgery that could rule him out of the first four Rounds of the Heineken Cup.
Jackson injury blow for Glasgow Jackson injury blow for Glasgow
9 Sep, 17:42
Glasgow Warriors out-half Ruaridh Jackson has been ruled out of action for up to three months and will miss the Warriors' opening two Heineken Cup games.
Poitrenaud out for Heineken openers Poitrenaud out for Heineken openers
31 Aug, 11:52
France and Toulouse utility back Clément Poitrenaud will miss the first two rounds of the Heineken Cup where Toulouse face Sale Sharks and Harlequins after the double European winner broke his hand in domestic action at the weekend.
Blues sign try machine James Blues sign try machine James
22 Jul, 14:00
The Heineken Cup's leading try scorer Dafydd James has switched allegiance to Cardiff Blues.
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