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, 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.
18 May, 20:59
Bernard Laporte celebrated Toulon's 21-year wait for another trophy - but admitted he had had his doubts they would go on and lift the Heineken Cup when ASM Clermont Auvergne went nine points clear with over half an hour to play.
18 May, 19:33
Delon Armitage scored Toulon's match-winning try - but never had a doubt that Jonny Wilkinson would kick the conversion that would give them the lead for the first time with just minutes to spare.
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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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Stade relieved after narrow escape
9 December 2007 17:43pm
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Julien Saubade fends off Tom James at the Stade Jean Boin
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Stade Francais' Scottish international Simon Taylor admitted his side breathed a collective sigh of relief at the final whistle of their 12-6 win over Cardiff Blues in Pool 3.
The French champions were pushed all the way by Dai Young's troops and heroically defended their line in the final stages to secure the win and keep their Heineken Cup campaign on course.
Taylor said: ''Last week's performance in the Top 14 wasn't great so there was a lot of pressure on us today. These European games are always massive and you can't afford to lose at home so to get the result is a great relief.
''Neither team dominated territory or possession in the first half so were happy to come in 9-3 up and at the end we hung on by our finger nails with a little bit of help from the weather.
''We'll go to Cardiff next week and, with Wales usually being a dryer place than Paris, we'll hope to score a few tries. We've looked at Cardiff and seen the way they like to play and they're capable of scoring some good tries to too.''
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Taylor said: ''Last week's performance in the Top 14 wasn't great so there was a lot of pressure on us today. These European games are always massive and you can't afford to lose at home so to get the result is a great relief.
''Neither team dominated territory or possession in the first half so were happy to come in 9-3 up and at the end we hung on by our finger nails with a little bit of help from the weather.
''We'll go to Cardiff next week and, with Wales usually being a dryer place than Paris, we'll hope to score a few tries. We've looked at Cardiff and seen the way they like to play and they're capable of scoring some good tries to too.''
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18 May 13
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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