18 May, 15:44
It's down to the wire now for the five contenders who have been shortlisted for the ultimate individual accolade in northern hemisphere rugby, ERC European Player of the Year 2013.




The Edinburgh stalwart sustained an injury to his left calf muscle during the first half of Scotland's 56-10 victory against Portugal on Sunday.
It has been reported that the injury will keep Jacobsen sidelined for six to eight weeks ruling him out of Scotland's World Cup campaign. The 28 year old will have an uphill battle to return to fitness for Edinburgh's Heineken Cup opener at home to Toulouse on Saturday, 10 November.