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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19 May, 13:35
They all agreed the 18th Heineken Cup final was one of the most physical and absorbing of all-time and the media were still shaking their heads in disbelief at how ASM Clermont Auvergne failed to win in Dublin.
19 May, 12:58
Following the epic Dublin 2013 finals which featured Heineken Cup success for Toulon and an Amlin Challenge Cup victory for Leinster Rugby, there was good news on the qualification front for Perpignan and Connacht Rugby who both secured places in the 2013/14 Heineken Cup.
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.
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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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Ntamack Back For Toulouse
10 May 2004 15:25pm
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Emile Ntamack, twice a Heineken Cup winner, has regained fitness and is pushing for a place in his third final
Emile Ntamack gave Toulouse coach Guy Noves a welcome boost by coming through his side's French Championship play-off match last weekend.
Ntamack, who had not played since Toulouse beat Edinburgh in the quarter-final if the Heineken Cup, was instrumental as Toulouse brushed past Brive 29-9.
Showing glimpses of the form that has made Ntamack a cult figure in French rugby, the 34-four-year spelled out his desire to participate in his third Heineken Cup Final with a powerful display at centre.
Further good news for Noves was the return to competitive rugby of Jean-Baptiste Elissalde.
The influential half-back, who was injured in the Wales v France Six Nations game in March played the final 15-minutes of the match and came though unscathed..
He said, "I am delighted to be back in the squad, but it is obvious from my performance though that rugby-wise and physically, I am far from being 100% but I think the management will want to give me some more match time against Stade Francais next Saturday to test me a bit more.
"I missed the Heineken Cup final last season and the semi-final this year so you could say that I am closer than I've ever been of making the 22 for the Heineken Cup final.
"If I've had some bad luck where Heineken Cup knock-out matches are concerned so far, I hope it doesn't strike again this time
But Elissalde is not expecting to make the starting XV at Twickenham in two weeks time: "Frédéric Michalak and Yann Delaigue may start the match but they have some niggling injuries and you never can tell but whether I start or take up the 22nd place, I don't mind as long as I'm there."
But Noves still has a number of injury concerns. Frédéric Michalak's ankle held out until the 65th minute of the match when he was replaced by Elissalde. He will undergo further treatment this week.
Cédric Heymans broke a finger bone in his right hand but it is not expected to prevent him from playing against the current French champions Stade Francais at the weekend.
Yann Delaigue's calf problem is being monitored daily, with nothing being detected through an MRI scan on Friday.
However prop Benoit Lecouls played 50 minutes of a second team match on the weekend and has fully recovered from a groin injury.
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