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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Heineken Cup Top Scorers
21 October 2002 13:33pm
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Wales outside-half Stephen Jones is the overall top points scorer. His 28 points - eight penalty goals and two conversions against Bourgoin on Saturday - added to the 17 he scored in Round 1 against Glasgow give him a total of 45 points.
Jones is five points ahead of Gloucester goal-kicker Ludovic Mercier (who has the highest number of conversions with 13) and eight in front of Bristol Shoguns outside-half Filipe Contepomi, who has scored two tries in his total of 37 points.
Five players have three tries apiece and lead the way in the try scoring stakes after round 2 of this year's Heineken Cup.
Steve Booth's hat-trick for Leicester against Amatori & Calvisano puts him equal top with Leinster's Gordon D'Arcy, and Gloucester trio Jake Boer, James Simpson-Daniel, Terry Fanolua.
Gloucester lead the way with 16 tries. Leicester move up to second place thanks to their 10 try victory over Amatori & Calvisano.
Gloucester are also the highest points scorers in the competition so far, with 115.
Leading scorers 2002/2003
TRIES
3 Steve Booth (Leicester Tigers), Jake Boer, James Simpson-Daniel, Terry Fanolua (Gloucester), Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster Lions).
2 Philippe Escalle (Beziers), Neil Back, Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers), Henry Paul, Marcel Garvey (Gloucester), Nicolas Laharrague, Manuel Edmonds, Nicolas Couttet (Perpignan), Casper Steyn, Gordon Frasca (Viadana), Pierre Caillet, pen tries (Bourgoin), Jason White (Glasgow Rugby), Dwayne Peel, Martyn Madden (Llanelli), Felipe Contepomi (Bristol Shoguns), Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster Lions), Olivier Magne (Montferrand), Vincent Clerc (Toulouse)
POINTS
45 Stephen Jones (Llanelli)
40 Ludovic Mercier (Gloucester)
37 Felipe Contepomi (Bristol Shoguns)
32 Benjamin Boyet (Bourgoin), Brian O'Meara (Leinster Lions), Barry Everitt
(London Irish), Paul Grayson (Northampton Saints)
29 Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz Olympique)
26 Jason Strange (Newport), David Humphreys (Ulster), Casper Steyn (Viadana).
CONVERSIONS
13 Ludovic Mercier (Gloucester)
7 Benjamin Boyet (Bourgoin)
6 Stephen Jones (Llanelli), Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse)
5 Casper Steyn (Viadana).
4 Tim Stimpson (Leicester Tigers), Ronan O'Gara (Munstyer), Brian O'Meara
(Leinster Lions), Sebastien Viars (Montferrand), Dimitri Yachvili
(Biarritz Olympique), Paul Grayson (Northampton Saints).
PENALTY GOALS
11 Stephen Jones (Llanelli)
8 Brian O'Meara (Leinster Lions), Jason Strange (Newport), Paul Grayson
(Northampton Saints),
7 Gonzalo Quesada (Beziers), Felipe Contepomi (Bristol Shoguns), Barry
Everitt (London Irish), Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz Olympique), Iestyn
Harris (Cardiff), David Humphreys (Ulster).
6 Ronan O'Gara (Munster), Benjamin Boyet (Bourgoin),
5 Tommy Hayes (Glasgow Rugby), Nick Walshe (Sale Sharks),
DROP GOALS
3 Barry Everitt (London Irish).
1 Pierre Mignoni, Gonzalo Quesada (Beziers), Alexandre Peclier (Bourgoin),
C Warner (Leinster Lions), Sebastien Viars, Xavier Sadourny (Montferrand),
David Humphreys (Ulster).
TEAM TRIES
16 Gloucester
11 Leicester Tigers
10 Perpignan
9 Montferrand
8 Bourgoin, Leinster Lions
7 Toulouse, Viadana, Llanelli
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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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