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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Toulouse duo set for return
17 October 2006 13:30pm
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Gareth Thomas of Toulouse
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The return of two star players has boosted three-times Heineken Cup champions Toulouse ahead of their Pool 5 opener against the sold out match against Ulster at Ravenhill…
Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Toulouse's leading scorer in the competition, and Wales star Gareth Thomas are likely to be available for the match in Belfast, after recovering from injuries.
Benoit Baby, who missed last weekend's Top 14 match with Bayonne along with Thomas, and Omar Hasan and Isitolo Maka are also due to return to full training and will be available for the curtain raiser.
However, Trevor Brennan and Clement Poitrenaud, who picked up injuries during the game at Bayonne, look unlikely to be available for the weekend, while Yannick Nyanga is out with a twisted knee.
Maleli Kunavore, William Servat, Maxime Médard and Frédéric Michalak all have long term injuries, and will definitely miss out.
Meanwhile, Pool 6's Biarritz are likely to be without Imanol Harinordoquy for their opener against Northampton Saints, after he picked up a rib injury in the game against Stade Francais Paris.
Manuel Carrizza and Trevor Hall are also very unlikely to play, after picking up ankle and knee injuries respectively.
However, Biarittz are hopeful that France centre Damien Traille will be available, despite suffering from muscular pain.
Bourgoin have also been hit with injury problems ahead of their Pool 4 opener against Cardiff Blues.
They will be without fullback Glen Davis, wing Jean-François Coux and centre Nicolas Carmona, while brothers Anthony and Mickaël Forest and Mark Rennie have also picked up knocks which put them in doubt for the Blues match
Agen, in Pool 2, will be without Mathieu Barrau, Jack Durling, Kees Meeuws, Lucas Ostiglia and William Stoltz for the match against Edinburgh on Friday night.
And Castres Olympique picked up a number of injuries in their clash with Albi last weekend, leaving Yannick Foriestier (knee), Alex Manta (broken finger) and Gerhard Vooslo (shoulder) very unlikely to play at Wasps
Meanwhile, Castres' Pool 1 rivals Perpignan, will be without the services of Nathan Hines for their match with Benneton Treviso, with the lock missing with a compound fracture of the nose.
Benoit Baby, who missed last weekend's Top 14 match with Bayonne along with Thomas, and Omar Hasan and Isitolo Maka are also due to return to full training and will be available for the curtain raiser.
However, Trevor Brennan and Clement Poitrenaud, who picked up injuries during the game at Bayonne, look unlikely to be available for the weekend, while Yannick Nyanga is out with a twisted knee.
Maleli Kunavore, William Servat, Maxime Médard and Frédéric Michalak all have long term injuries, and will definitely miss out.
Meanwhile, Pool 6's Biarritz are likely to be without Imanol Harinordoquy for their opener against Northampton Saints, after he picked up a rib injury in the game against Stade Francais Paris.
Manuel Carrizza and Trevor Hall are also very unlikely to play, after picking up ankle and knee injuries respectively.
However, Biarittz are hopeful that France centre Damien Traille will be available, despite suffering from muscular pain.
Bourgoin have also been hit with injury problems ahead of their Pool 4 opener against Cardiff Blues.
They will be without fullback Glen Davis, wing Jean-François Coux and centre Nicolas Carmona, while brothers Anthony and Mickaël Forest and Mark Rennie have also picked up knocks which put them in doubt for the Blues match
Agen, in Pool 2, will be without Mathieu Barrau, Jack Durling, Kees Meeuws, Lucas Ostiglia and William Stoltz for the match against Edinburgh on Friday night.
And Castres Olympique picked up a number of injuries in their clash with Albi last weekend, leaving Yannick Foriestier (knee), Alex Manta (broken finger) and Gerhard Vooslo (shoulder) very unlikely to play at Wasps
Meanwhile, Castres' Pool 1 rivals Perpignan, will be without the services of Nathan Hines for their match with Benneton Treviso, with the lock missing with a compound fracture of the nose.
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18 May 13
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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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