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Heineken Cup News

	Blues Move to Millennium for Heineken Clash
	17 Jul, 13:48
	Cardiff Blues have confirmed that their Heineken Cup Round 2 match against English giants Gloucester will be played at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday, 19 October at 3.00pm.
	Stade de Sapiac Welcomes Heineken Rugby
	17 Jul, 12:50
	US Montauban will become the 55th team to play Heineken Cup rugby having qualifying for the 14th Heineken Cup as the seventh team from France.
	Heineken Cup Fixtures Round 1 to 4
	17 Jul, 12:01
	The fixtures, dates and kick-off times the first four Rounds of the 2008/09 Heineken Cup tournament were today (Thursday, 17 July) announced by ERC...
	Hougaard follows Coach to Leicester
	14 Jul, 13:53
	The Super 14's leading goalkicker Derick Hougaard has signed for Leicester Tigers from the Blue Bulls.
	Heineken Cup fixtures
	14 Jul, 09:58
	The dates and fixtures for Rounds 1 to 4 of the 2008/09 Heineken Cup will be announced on Thursday, 17 July at 2 pm.
	Munster Must Plan Without Leamy
	9 Jul, 15:21
	Double Heineken Cup winner Denis Leamy will miss the start of Munster's campaign to retain the Heineken Cup due to a shoulder injury.
	Charvis Takes Up Coaching Role with Dragons
	9 Jul, 14:59
	Colin Charvis will stay at Rodney Parade next season taking up a position as Contact and Defense Skills Coach with the Dragons.
	Grewcock Stays with Bath
	8 Jul, 14:04
	Danny Grewcock has signed a contract extension with Bath which will see him stay at the club until the end of the 2009/10 season.
	Sidoli Takes Italian Job
	1 Jul, 11:01
	Newport Gwent Dragons second row Peter Sidoli has signed a two-year deal with Italian Super 10 champions Calvisano.
	Tigers name Heyneke Meyer as head coach
	30 Jun, 14:57
	Leicester Tigers have named South African Heyneke Meyer as the club's new Head Coach.
	17th French title for Toulouse
	30 Jun, 14:32
	Seven years after their last championship title Toulouse lifted their 17th "Bouclier de Brennus" on Saturday.
	Carter Picks Perpignan
	27 Jun, 10:48
	All Black Daniel Carter looks set to play for Perpignan in next season's Heineken Cup campaign.
	Toulouse Meet Clermont in French Championship Decider
	26 Jun, 15:58
	Heineken Cup finalists Toulouse will aim to put their Cardiff 2008 defeat behind them this Saturday with a French championship title win.
	World Cup Winner Targets Heineken Glory with Leinster
	26 Jun, 12:43
	2008 Magners League champions Leinster have strengthened their squad with the signing of South African World Cup winner CJ Van Der Linde and Australian international back-row forward Rocky Elsom.
	All Black Greg Somerville Joins Gloucester
	25 Jun, 11:12
	All Black prop Greg Somerville is the latest southern hemisphere player to make the move to European rugby having signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Gloucester,
	Kees Meeuws will play for Scarlets
	24 Jun, 16:53
	Kees Meeuws insists he is ready to bring domestic and European glory to Llanelli Scarlets this season. Former All Blacks star prop Meeuws arrived in Wales this week after signing a big-money, two-year deal.
	Edinburgh 2009 Ticket Sales Pass 10,000 Mark
	24 Jun, 12:17
	Tickets for the 2009 Heineken Cup final in Edinburgh are selling at record pace and have broken through the 10,000 barrier nearly four months before the start of the 2008 / 09 tournament.
	McKenzie takes Stade coaching post
	23 Jun, 17:43
	Ewen McKenzie is returning to Paris to take over from Fabien Galthie as coach of Stade Francais Paris.
	Heineken Cup clubs clash in the Top 14 semis
	20 Jun, 14:32
	On Saturday, ASM Clermont Auvergne kick-off the Top 14 semi-finals against Perpignan in Marseille and on Sunday Stade Toulousain will clash against Stade Français Paris in Bordeaux to secure a place in the second final of their season.
	Scottish clubs reaction after the Heineken Cup draw
	20 Jun, 12:36
	Edinburgh and Glasgow will play respectively in the Pool 1 and in the Pool 5.