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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.
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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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16 May, 17:46
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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.
17 May, 22:06
Leinster lifted a third European trophy in as many years - and a fourth in five seasons - as they turned on the style to blitz Stade Francais Paris with four tries in a 34-13 triumph at a vibrant RDS and get the Dublin finals weekend off to a flier.
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Wilkinson Set For Further Tests
30 December 2003 11:19am
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World Cup winning Jonny Wilkinson may miss a personal battle with Olivier Magne
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England's World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson could be forced to sit-out Newcastle Falcons' back-to-back Parker Pen Challenge Cup second round matches with Montferrand after suffering further shoulder damage.
Falcons director of rugby Rob Andrew will await the verdict from another examination of his outside halves injured shoulder this week before deciding when he can return to action.
Wilkinson lasted just over 50 minutes of his first game since winning the World Cup for England in Australia with his last gasp drop goal when the Falcons beat Northampton Saints last weekend.
"The focus has gone from winning the World Cup to this infatuation with an injury, which is clearly there but will hopefully settle down," said Andrew.
"Jonny just wants to get back to playing. He's pretty frustrated and disappointed, but it goes with the territory - it's a very tough physical sport.
With all the adulation that he's received, he just wishes the injury wasn't there so he could actually get on with playing."
The Falcons will have home advantage over Montferrand in the first leg of their second round assignment on Sunday, 11 January. They travel to play in France the following Sunday for a fixture that will pit Wilkinson against his arch-French rival Olivier Magne.
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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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