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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News
Referees Round 1 and 2
17 September 2008 09:34am
By Angelina Lacroix
Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup referees - Rounds 1 and 2
Wayne Barnes will be in charge of Munster's first match in defence of their Heineken Cup title when the English referee takes charge of the champions' clash with Montauban at a renovated Thomond Park on Friday, 10 October.
It will be Barnes' 13th tournament match as Montauban make their Heineken Cup debut against the 2006 and 2008 Heineken Cup winners.
James Jones (Wales) will also be in Friday night Round 1 action when he controls Perpignan's home match against Benetton Treviso while Ireland's Alan Lewis - who has refereed a record 52 tournament matches - will also be on duty in France when ASM Clermont Auvergne and Sale Sharks meet on the opening Saturday.
But Peter Fitzgibbon will have the honour of launching the action of the new European club rugby season when he blows his whistle for the kick-off to Toulon and Northampton Saints' clash in the televised Thursday night European Challenge Cup at Stade Felix Mayol on 9 October.
HEINEKEN CUP 2008/09
(All kick-offs LOCAL times)
ROUND 1
FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 Munster v Montauban 20.00 Wayne Barnes (E)
Sky Sports / RTE*
Pool 3 Perpignan v Benetton Treviso 21.00 James Jones (W)
Canal+ Sport / Sky Italia
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Sale Sharks 14.35 Alan Lewis (I)
Canal+ / Sky Sports**
Pool 2 Edinburgh v Leinster 13.35 David Pearson (E)
Sky Sports / RTE* / Sky Italia
Pool 4 Scarlets v Harlequins 15.30 Christophe Berdos (F)
S4C* / Sky Sports**
Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Stade Français Paris 15.30 Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports / FR2
Pool 5 Newport Gwent Dragons v Glasgow Warriors 14.30 Romain Poite (F)
Pool 6 Gloucester Rugby v Biarritz Olympique 17.30 Peter Allan (S)
Sky Sports / Canal+ Sport
Pool 6 Rugby Calvisano v Cardiff Blues 14.35 Rob Debney (E)
Sky Italia / Sky Sports**
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 2 London Wasps v Castres Olympique 15.00 Carlo Damasco (It)
Sport+ / Sky Sports**
Pool 3 Leicester Tigers v Ospreys 13.00 Alain Rolland (I)
Sky Sports
Pool 5 Toulouse v Bath Rugby 16.00 George Clancy (I)
FR2 / Sky Sports / Sky Italia
ROUND 2
FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 5 Glasgow Warriors v Toulouse 20.00 Alan Lewis (I)
Sky Sports/Canal+ Sport/Sky Italia
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 2 Castres Olympique v Edinburgh 18.30 Andrew Small (E) Canal+ Sport / Sky Sports**
Pool 2 Leinster v London Wasps 17.30 Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports / RTE* / Sky Italia
Pool 3 Benetton Treviso v Leicester Tigers 14.35 Romain Poite (F)
Sky Italia / Sky Sports**
Pool 3 Ospreys v Perpignan 15.30 Wayne Barnes (E)
Sky Sports / FR2
Pool 4 Stade Français Paris v Scarlets 14.35 Peter Allan (S)
Canal+ / Sky Sports
Pool 4 Harlequins v Ulster Rugby 15.00 Tim Hayes (W)
Pool 6 Biarritz Olympique v Rugby Calvisano 18.00 Andy McPherson (S)
SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 Montauban v ASM Clermont Auvergne 16.00 Chris White (E)
FR2
Pool 1 Sale Sharks v Munster 13.00 Christophe Berdos (F)
Sky Sports / Sport+ / RTE*
Pool 5 Bath Rugby v Newport Gwent Dragons 13.00 Carlo Damasco (It)
S4C* / Sky Sports**
Pool 6 Cardiff Blues v Gloucester Rugby 15.00 Alain Rolland (I)
Sky Sports / Sky Italia
It will be Barnes' 13th tournament match as Montauban make their Heineken Cup debut against the 2006 and 2008 Heineken Cup winners.
James Jones (Wales) will also be in Friday night Round 1 action when he controls Perpignan's home match against Benetton Treviso while Ireland's Alan Lewis - who has refereed a record 52 tournament matches - will also be on duty in France when ASM Clermont Auvergne and Sale Sharks meet on the opening Saturday.
But Peter Fitzgibbon will have the honour of launching the action of the new European club rugby season when he blows his whistle for the kick-off to Toulon and Northampton Saints' clash in the televised Thursday night European Challenge Cup at Stade Felix Mayol on 9 October.
HEINEKEN CUP 2008/09
(All kick-offs LOCAL times)
ROUND 1
FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 Munster v Montauban 20.00 Wayne Barnes (E)
Sky Sports / RTE*
Pool 3 Perpignan v Benetton Treviso 21.00 James Jones (W)
Canal+ Sport / Sky Italia
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 ASM Clermont Auvergne v Sale Sharks 14.35 Alan Lewis (I)
Canal+ / Sky Sports**
Pool 2 Edinburgh v Leinster 13.35 David Pearson (E)
Sky Sports / RTE* / Sky Italia
Pool 4 Scarlets v Harlequins 15.30 Christophe Berdos (F)
S4C* / Sky Sports**
Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Stade Français Paris 15.30 Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports / FR2
Pool 5 Newport Gwent Dragons v Glasgow Warriors 14.30 Romain Poite (F)
Pool 6 Gloucester Rugby v Biarritz Olympique 17.30 Peter Allan (S)
Sky Sports / Canal+ Sport
Pool 6 Rugby Calvisano v Cardiff Blues 14.35 Rob Debney (E)
Sky Italia / Sky Sports**
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 2 London Wasps v Castres Olympique 15.00 Carlo Damasco (It)
Sport+ / Sky Sports**
Pool 3 Leicester Tigers v Ospreys 13.00 Alain Rolland (I)
Sky Sports
Pool 5 Toulouse v Bath Rugby 16.00 George Clancy (I)
FR2 / Sky Sports / Sky Italia
ROUND 2
FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 5 Glasgow Warriors v Toulouse 20.00 Alan Lewis (I)
Sky Sports/Canal+ Sport/Sky Italia
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 2 Castres Olympique v Edinburgh 18.30 Andrew Small (E) Canal+ Sport / Sky Sports**
Pool 2 Leinster v London Wasps 17.30 Nigel Owens (W)
Sky Sports / RTE* / Sky Italia
Pool 3 Benetton Treviso v Leicester Tigers 14.35 Romain Poite (F)
Sky Italia / Sky Sports**
Pool 3 Ospreys v Perpignan 15.30 Wayne Barnes (E)
Sky Sports / FR2
Pool 4 Stade Français Paris v Scarlets 14.35 Peter Allan (S)
Canal+ / Sky Sports
Pool 4 Harlequins v Ulster Rugby 15.00 Tim Hayes (W)
Pool 6 Biarritz Olympique v Rugby Calvisano 18.00 Andy McPherson (S)
SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 Montauban v ASM Clermont Auvergne 16.00 Chris White (E)
FR2
Pool 1 Sale Sharks v Munster 13.00 Christophe Berdos (F)
Sky Sports / Sport+ / RTE*
Pool 5 Bath Rugby v Newport Gwent Dragons 13.00 Carlo Damasco (It)
S4C* / Sky Sports**
Pool 6 Cardiff Blues v Gloucester Rugby 15.00 Alain Rolland (I)
Sky Sports / Sky Italia
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP 2008 / 2009
(All kick-offs LOCAL times)
ROUND 1
THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 2 Toulon v Northampton Saints 20.45 Peter Fitzgibbon (I)
FR4 / Sky Sports
FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 Dax v Connacht Rugby 19.00 Andrew Small (E)
Pool 2 Montpellier v Bristol Rugby 19.00 Andy McPherson (S) Eurosport France / Sky Sports
Pool 5 Bayonne v Viadana 19.30 Colin Stanley (I)
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 London Irish v Rugby Rovigo 15.00 Pascal Gauzere (F)
Pool 3 Petrarca Rugby v Worcester Warriors 15.00 David Rosich (F)
Pool 4 Newcastle Falcons v El Salvador 18.30 Patrick Pechambert (F)
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 3 Bucuresti Oaks v Bourgoin 16.30 Alan Falzone (It)
Pool 4 Overmach Parma v Brive 14.30 Neil Patterson (S)
Pool 5 Saracens v Mont de Marsan 15.00 Tim Hayes (W)
ROUND 2
THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 4 Brive v Newcastle Falcons 20.45 Peter Fitzgibbon (I) Eurosport France / Sky Sports
FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 Connacht Rugby v London Irish 19.00 Jerome Garces (F)
Pool 2 Bristol Rugby v Toulon 19.45 George Clancy (I)
Pool 3 Bourgoin v Petrarca Rugby 20.30 JP Doyle (E)
Pool 5 Mont de Marsan v Bayonne 19.00 Rob Debney (E)
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 1 Rugby Rovigo v Dax 15.00 Gwyn Morris (W)
Pool 2 Northampton Saints v Montpellier 19.45 James Jones (W) Sky Sports / FR4
Pool 5 Viadana v Saracens 19.00 Pascal Gauzere (F)
SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER, 2008
Pool 3 Bucuresti Oaks v Worcester Warriors 16.30 Stefan Pomarede (F)
Pool 4 El Salvador v Overmach Parma 12.30 Graham Knox (S)
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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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