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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Leota has ear reattached
22 October 2004 12:24pm
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London Wasps' hooker, Trevor Leota, will miss the first two rounds of the Heineken Cup due to a horrific ear injury.
On Tuesday night, Leota was playing in a second-team game against Oxford University and accidentally collided with another player's elbow. Upon standing up, the charismatic Samoan found that his ear was literally hanging off the side of his head with only an artery keeping it from falling completely off.
Leota was rushed to hospital were he underwent plastic surgery on Wednesday morning. Members of the Wasps' medical team said it was one of the most horrific injuries they've seen on a rugby field.
Doctors successfully reattached the ear and said he should make a full recovery, but will be out of action for a couple of weeks.
Director of Rugby Warren Gatland added, "The loss of Trevor is huge for us as he is such an important part of our game. However, this season we seem to be very unlucky with injuries and every time we get a player back, we lose another one. It was a horrible injury to see but he should be okay."
Leota is the second Wasps hooker to be sidelined. Ben Gotting is still out with an ankle injury, which means Phil Greening and Jonny Barrett will be involved against Biarritz this Sunday.
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