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14 May, 15:49
With the build-up to the Dublin 2013 European club rugby finals intensifying by the day, the four elite clubs of ASM Clermont Auvergne, Toulon, Leinster Rugby and Stade Francais Paris, who are focused on their quest for Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup silverware respectively, won't be the only clubs with Europe on their mind over the weekend of 17 and 18 May.
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19 May, 12:58
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18 May, 21:07
No sooner had he lifted the Heineken Cup than Jonny Wilkinson switched his focus on to the next task - trying to keep Toulon on course for a European Cup and Top 14 double.
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18 May, 10:54
This one is for Joe and Isa - that was the tribute Amlin Man of the Match Jonny Sexton paid to his coach and team-mate in the wake of their 34-13 Amlin Challenge Cup final triumph over Stade Francais Paris at the RDS.
17 May, 23:37
There was another dose of European disappointment for Sergio Parisse and his team but the Stade Francais Paris captain paid handsome tribute to Leinster following their 34-13 victory at the RDS.
17 May, 23:15
Now for the elusive double - that was the defiant message from Joe Schmidt after they had lifted the third European title of his reign.
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Saint-Andre sets them dancing in Paris
30 November 2006 14:02pm
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French rugby legend Philippe Saint-Andre in action against England, 1991.
They brought in the dancing girls to welcome Philippe Saint-Andre and Sebastien Chabal to Paris to promote next week's Heineken Cup clash Sale Sharks V Stade Francais Paris.
Parc des Princes is a ground that Saint-Andre knows very well. He scored the first of his 32 international tries there against Wales in 1991, won the last of his 69 French caps there in 1997 and won nine of the 16 Tests he played there for France.
Among the reception party for the Sale Sharks director of rugby at the Paris City Hall were two Can-Can dancers from the Moulin Rouge, his former international team mate, and now opposite number at Stade, Fabian Galthie, and Stade players Christophe Dominici and Mauro Bergamasco.
"It will be a very special occasion for me to bring my team to Paris next week. So much of my rugby for France, both as a player and captain, was played at Parc des Princes," said Saint Andre.
"All my memories of this great ground are as a player, but next week I will be going there as coach of Sale Sharks. We will be playing against the best team in France at the moment and, hopefully, I will be very proud of my team at the end."
Among the reception party for the Sale Sharks director of rugby at the Paris City Hall were two Can-Can dancers from the Moulin Rouge, his former international team mate, and now opposite number at Stade, Fabian Galthie, and Stade players Christophe Dominici and Mauro Bergamasco.
"It will be a very special occasion for me to bring my team to Paris next week. So much of my rugby for France, both as a player and captain, was played at Parc des Princes," said Saint Andre.
"All my memories of this great ground are as a player, but next week I will be going there as coach of Sale Sharks. We will be playing against the best team in France at the moment and, hopefully, I will be very proud of my team at the end."
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