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, 13:07
Ulster Rugby hooker Rory Best - disappointed to miss out on selection for the British & Irish Lions tour squad - will captain Ireland on their North America tour this summer.
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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World Stars On Parade
31 March 2004 09:10am
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The Heineken Cup is always brimming with world stars - and the quarter-finals will boast 19 of the players who swept France to the 2004 Grand Slam; 10 of Ireland's Triple Crown winners and seven of England's 2003 World Cup winning squad.
Add to that impressive list of 11 Scottish, six Welsh and one Italian Six Nations performers and there is every prospect for the most competitive series of quarter-final matches in the history of the tournament.
The 2004 Six Nations players from the last eight teams are:
LLANELLI SCARLETS: Simon Easterby (Ireland); Dafydd Jones, Stephen Jones, Robin McBryde, Dwayne Peel, Mark Taylor, Iestyn Thomas (Wales)
BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE: Serge Betsen, Nicolas Brusque, Thomas Lievremont, Julien Peyrelongue, Dimitri Yachvili (France)
TOULOUSE: Yannick Bru, Vincent Clerc, Cedric Heymans, Yannick Jauzion, Frederic Michalak, Fabien Pelous, Clement Poitrenaud, William Servat, Jean-Baptiste Ellisalde (injured - France)
EDINBURGH RUGBY: Mike Blair, Nathan Hines, Allister Hogg, Allan Jacobsen, Brendan Laney, Derrick Lee, Scott Murray, Chris Paterson, Tom Philip, Simon Webster, Simon Taylor (injured - Scotland)
MUNSTER: Anthony Foley, John Hayes, Marcus Horan, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Ronan O'Gara, Frankie Sheahan, Peter Stringer, David Wallace
(Ireland)
STADE FRANà‡AIS PARIS: David Auradou, Pieter de Villiers, Christophe Dominici, Brian Liebenberg, Sylvain Marconnet (France), Mirco Bergamasco (Italy)
LONDON WASPS: Lawrence Dallaglio, Josh Lewsey, Simon Shaw, Joe Worsley
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GLOUCESTER: Andy Gomarsall, Henry Paul, Phil Vickery, Trevor Woodman (England)Latest ERC TV
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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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