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.




TOULOUSE (3) v NORTHAMPTON SAINTS (6)
Toulouse and Northampton have never met in the Heineken Cup
TOULOUSE IN THE HEINEKEN CUP
1995 / 6: Heineken Cup Winners (beat Cardiff 21-18 AET in Cardiff)
1996 / 7: Semi-finalists (lost 37-11 away to Leicester)
1997 / 8: Semi-finalists (lost 2-1 on try count at home to Brive; 22-22 AET)
1998 / 9: Quarter-finalists (lost 15-13 away to Ulster)
1999 / 2000: Semi-finalists (lost 31-25 to Munster in Bordeaux)
2000 / 1: Pool stage
2001 / 2: Pool stage
2002 / 3: Pool 5 winners: Bt London Irish 28-23 (h); Bt Newport 34-19 (a); Bt Edinburgh 30-9 (a); Bt Edinburgh 50-17 (h); Bt Newport 70-18 (h); Lost 32-29 London Irish (a)
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS IN THE HEINEKEN CUP
1999 / 2000: Heineken Cup Winners (beat Munster 9-8 at Twickenham)
2000 / 1: Pool stage
2001 / 2: Pool stage
2002 / 3: Pool 6 winners: Bt Ulster 32-9 (h); Lost Biarritz 23-20 (a); Bt Cardiff 25-11 (h); Bt Cardiff 31-0 (a); Bt Biarritz 17-14 (h); Lost 16-13 Ulster (a)