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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Leinster trio stuggle for fitness
19 October 2006 12:59pm
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Michael Cheika faces an anxious wait on the fitness of a key trio of players before naming his side to face Gloucester on Saturday...
The Leinster coach wants to have Australian scrum-half Chris Whitaker, England prop Will Green and lock Cameron Jowitt fit for the Lansdowne Road clash, but is running out of time.
Having suffered a shock defeat at Borders last weekend, Cheika is hoping home support will help his side recapture the form that saw them beat European champions Munster at Lansdowne Road a fortnight ago.
Cheika said: "We have doubts over Cameron Jowitt, Chris Whitaker, and Will Green.
"We still have a pretty good squad, but at some stage we have to draw a line in the sand and see if these guys will play.
"Will has had a problem with his back and his neck so we will have to wait and see how he pulls up after his day off on Thursday.
"If we were to pick right now, Chris would not be available for selection. But we have got an extra day with the game being on Saturday.
"If Will Green does not make it, we have Ronan McCormack or Harry Vermaas who can slot into tight-head prop.
"In any case we would be pretty confident with our scrum.
"We understand the challenges in front of us, we have seen Gloucester play and the word coming from the UK is that they are pretty confident about coming over here.
"Dean Ryan (Gloucester's coach) would take great pride in their pack and they play the game very hard up-front."
Cheika is hoping for a bumper crowd similar to the 27,252 who turned up to help
Leinster see off the Munstermen 27-20 a fortnight ago.
He said: "Having a home game first, I saw the boost that having a huge support gave us at the Munster game and hopefully we will have a similar crowd on Saturday.
"Every try will count, and because of that we have got to take advantage of playing at home in the first round."
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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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