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.




Parker Pen Challenge Cup
Round Two - First Leg
Connacht 29 Pau 7
HT 16-7 Attendance; 2,000
Connacht; M Mostyn; C McPhillips, D Yapp, T Alnutt, W Munn (T Robinson 77; D Hewitt (E Elwood 54), M Walls (C O'Loughlin 63); D McFarland, B Jackman (J Fogarty 32, B Jackman 77), A Clarke, M McCarthy, A Farley, M Swift, T Carter (M Carroll 71), J O'Sullivan (M Lacey 68)
Scorers; Tries - J O'Sullivan 2, M Swift, M Mostyn; Pens - D Hewitt 3
Pau; J-B Peyras (J-M Souverbie 71, R Jaouher (R MacDonald 41), J-C Cistacq (E Artiguste 71), R Cabannes, P Negre-Gauthier; D Aucagne (capt), N Cabannes; D Laperne (L Patrac 71), M Tincu, Y Lacrouts (R Terrain 59), L Faure, F Galardi, L Souverbie (Y Lacrouts 73), A Mockford, B Bordenave
Scorers; Try - R Jaouher; Con - D Aucagne
Yellow cards: B Bordenave (47), R Terrain (73)
Referee; Roy Maybank (England)
London Irish 20 Narbonne 13
HT: 8-10 Attendance: 4,525
London Irish; M Horak; P Sackey (K Barrett 71), G Appleford, R Hoadley (N Greenstock 67), J Bishop; M Mapletoft, D Edwards; N Hatley, N Drotske (A Flavin 80), D Wheatley, R Strudwick (capt), R Casey, P Gustard (K Roche 80), M Haslett (D Danaher 57), P Murphy
Scorers: Try - J Bishop; Pens - M Mapletoft (5)
Yellow Card: R Hoadley (57)
Narbonne; N Nadau; F Lartigue, D Douy, P-M Garcia (L Ferreres 57), J Candelon; C Rosalen, M Siro; S Petit (L Martine 40), B Miguel (F Rofes 35(J Garcia 80)), M Scelzo (F Martinez 80), M Blair (G Delaney 61), P Short, D Hunter, G Belzons, F Martinez (L Baluc-Rittener 51)
Scorers: Try - J Candelon; Con - C Rosalen; Pens - C Rosalen (2)
Yellow Cards: M Siro (22), P Short (40)
Referee; Stefano Mancini (Italy)
Montauban 8 NEC Harlequins 43
HT: 3-29 Attendance:
Montauban; P Bondouy (K Ratchkov 63); J Cledes, B Beyret, J Sieurac (P Gordo 41), J Faure; H-P Vermis, C Garcia; M Ben Bouhout (J-M Scherrer 72), A Gaubert, P Veron (P Martinez 33), Y Correa (R Roques 60), C Bergez (capt), F Boukanoucha (A Colome 41), Y Misse (F Soldan 65), V Gratchev
Scorers: Try - B Beyret; Pen - H-P Vermis
NEC Harlequins; G Duffy; G Harder (C Bell 55), W Greenwood, M Deane, U Monye (S Bemand 41); P Burke, S Keogh; J Leonard (M Worsley 50), T Fuga, L Gomez (J Dawson 50), K Rudzki (B Davison 70), R Winters, A Tiatia (T Diprose 69), P Sanderson, A Vos (capt, K Horstmann 61)
Scorers; Tries - U Monye 2, A Tiatia, W Greenwood, M Deane, P Sanderson; Cons - P Burke 5; Pen - P Burke
Referee; Rob Dickson (Scotland)
Brive 30 Castres Olympique 17
HT: 27-6 Attendance: 4,000
Brive; J Carrat; J Naves, C Leite, L Valbon, Y Donguy; A Penaud (capt) (T Bowker 69), J-B Pejoine; D Rodriguez (E Bouti 62), Y Pedrosa (B Bassoul 54), L Pakahivatau, J Tait, J Welborn, E Amapakabo, A Maleyrie, D Gabin
Scorers: Tries - J-B Pejoine, Y Donguy, J Tait; Cons - J Carrot (3); Pens - J
Carrot (3)
Yellow Card: A Maleyrie (61)
Castres Olympique; M Khedairia (X Sadourny); B Lhande, R Dourthe, L Marticorena, Y Dalla Riva; R Teulet, N Morlaes (A Albouy 59); J Fitzpatrick, D Narjissi (M Ledesma), S De Besombes (M Reggiardo 56), D Barrier (capt), N Spanghero, J-M Bisaro (R Froment 54), R Capo Ortega (G Bernad 56), I Fernandez Lobbe (G Taussac)
Scorers: Try - R Froment; Pens - R Dourthe (4)
Referee; Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Saracens 37 Glasgow Rugby 6
HT: 25-6 Attendance: 3,653
Saracens; R Haughton; D Cech, P Bailey, B Johnston, D O'Mahony; T Castaignede (N Little 72), K Bracken (M Williams 54); S Sparks, R Ibanez (R Russell 40), C Visagie (B Broster 70), S Raiwalui (capt), A Codling (D Legge 80), B Skirving (R Pearcey 57), B Russell, T Randell
Scorers: Tries - T Castaignede (2), K Bracken, R Russell, B Russell; Cons - T
Castaignede (2), Pens- T Castaignede (2)
Yellow Card: S Raiwalui (53)
Glasgow Rugby; S Moffat; G Maclure, G Morrison, A Henderson, S Lamont; D Parks, G Beveridge; E Murray, G Bulloch, M Proudfoot, A Hall, N Ross, C Mather (capt), D Macfadyen, J Petrie
Scorers: Pens - D Parks (2)
Yellow Card: C Mather (27)
Referee; Christophe Berdos (France)
Newcastle Falcons 10 Montferrand 3
HT: 7-3 Attendance: 4,950
Newcastle Falcons; J Shaw; T May, J Noon, M Mayerhofler, B Gollings; D Walder, J Grindal; M Ward, M Thompson (N Makin 35), M Hurter, C Hamilton, S Grimes, J Dunbar (E Taione 60), W Britz, H Vyvyan
Scorers: Try - B Gollings; Con - B Gollings; Pen - B Gollings
Montferrand; L Soucaze; S Kuzbik, G Messina, P Howard (R Chanal 55), D Bory; J Gendre, J Moreau (P Mignoni 78); B Moyle, F Brandon, L Tsabadze (D Attoub 16-27), L Vaitanaki (P Martin 55), H Louw, A Audebert (capt), M Dieude (M Raynaud 72), E Pearce
Scorers: Pen - J Gendre
Referee; Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Colomiers 25 Bath Rugby 32
HT: 18-12 Attendance: 4,500
Colomiers; B Thiery (J-P Grandeclaude 40); F Sid, J-P Viard, J-E Cassin, J Arias (Y Larguet 68); J-F Dubois, A Sallecanne; Y Forestier (R Cheron 55), C Laurent (T Algret 65), J Tomuli (N De Rade 55), M Rolland, J-M Lorenzi, B de Giusti (capt), S Bohn (P Magendie 65), F Ntamack
Scorers: Tries - J-P Viard, J Arias, A Sallecanne; Cons - J-F Dupois (2);
Pens - J-F Dupois (2)
Bath Rugby; S Danielli; A Higgins (H Martens 77), K Maggs, A Crockett, R Blake; O Barkley, M Wood; D Flatman (D Barnes 60), J Humphreys (L Mears 38), M Stevens, S Borthwick, D Grewcock (capt), A Beattie (R Fidler 70), M Lipman (J Scaysbrook 60), I Feaunati (S Gray 60)
Scorers: Tries - A Higgins (2), S Danielli, M Wood; Cons - O Barkley (3);
Pens - O Barkley (2)
Referee; Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Grenoble 15 Beziers 19
HT: 9-3 Attendance:
Grenoble; F Benazech (J Garnier 58); R Maccabe, J Orengo, D Lison, J-V Bertrand; M Beale, J Authier (A Nicoud 65); S Chobet (J-F Martin-Culet 40), L Ghvaberidze, A Loprestti, J Blaikie, F Faure, G Ollivier (S Chobet 53-63, 70-79), A Chazalet (J Puricelli 58), D Browne
Scorers: Pens - M Beale (3), F Benazech, J Garneir
Beziers; J-M Aue; P Escalle, Y Audrin, G Delmotte (O Gargallo 61), A Bousquet; Y Lafforgue, N Durand (P Broncan 74); T Ratianidze (A Tolofua 40-74), S Bruno (capt) (S Szarzewski 58), P Cardinali, M Koita, S Hall (G Jeannard 40), Y Nyanga (O Llari 61), M Uanbayev, L Camisuli (A Tolofua 38-40, A Petrache 54)
Scorers: Try - J-M Aue, Con - Y Lafforgue; Pens - Y Lafforgue (4)
Referee; Antonio Lombardi (Italy)