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.
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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.
2 May, 18:59
Benoit August of Biarritz Olympique and Perpignan's Daniel Leo have been suspended for four weeks and two weeks respectively following citing complaints arising from last weekend's Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finals.
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18 May, 15:18
The 18th season of European club rugby has reached its climax and Derek McGrath, Chief Executive of ERC, looks back at the development of both the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup tournaments and ahead at the challenges faced.
18 May, 13:34
ASM Clermont Auvergne are all set to make Heineken Cup history if they lift the trophy for the first time at the Aviva Stadium tonight.
18 May, 11:58
Ronan O'Gara - the Heineken Cup record points scorer - has called time on his glittering playing and is to join Racing Metro 92 as the French club's half backs coach.
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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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Edinburgh pack up for Leicester tester
11 January 2008 17:19pm
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Edinburgh hooker Ross Ford is looking forward to testing himself against Heineken Cup giants Toulouse and Leicester
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Edinburgh hooker Ross Ford says his pack are looking forward to testing themselves against last year's finalists Leicester to see if they have improved in the last six weeks.
The Scottish side were well beaten at Welford Road earlier in the pool stages and want to show that they have got better for the return this weekend.
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Listen to full Ross Ford interview here
"Down there we did not do ourelves justice, so we have really got to up our tempo and impose our game on them and make sure ours is really solid," he said.
"We were disrupted quite a bit and did not put them under the pressure we would like so that is something we have worked on quite hard in training this week.
"They are one of the best teams in Europe so it is always good to test yourselves against them. We can have an influence on the outcome of the group.
"We can improve our performance from down there, see how much we have improved and disrupt the group as much as possible.
"Toulouse and Leicester to finish, that is two sets of class opposition in a row so it is exciting."
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Get the final words pf both coaches and captains ahead of the biggest club game of their careers. Press Confernce with Toulon and ASM
16 May 13
Finals Edition: Listen to the best guide to the European Rugby Cup Finals weekend in Dublin, which sees Leinster Rugby take on Stade Francais Paris at the RDS on Friday night in the Amlin Challenge Cup Final and then ASM Clermont Auvergne tackle Toulon in an all-French affair at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
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