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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
    


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    <title>Wales have strong Blues influence</title>
    
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Heineken Cup quarter-finalists, Cardiff Blues, have five players in the Wales line-up for Sunday's 6 Nations game against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Five Saracens start for England</title>
    
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Heineken Cup quarter-finalists, Saracens, have five representatives in the England starting line-up to face Scotland in Saturday's Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Downey returns to Munster</title>
    
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Two-time Heineken Cup champions and this season's quarter-finalists, Munster Rugby, have signed the Northampton Saints centre, James Downey.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Webber signs for Bath</title>
    
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Rob Webber will be leaving London Wasps at the end of the season after the talented hooker signed a three-year contract with Bath Rugby.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Toulouse and Clermont dominate French line-up</title>
    
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Representatives from the two French clubs who have qualified for this season's Heineken Cup quarter-finals make up 14 of the France 22 selected to meet Italy on the opening weekend of the 6 Nations championship.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>100 up for Cardiff Blues</title>
    
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Cardiff Blues became the sixth club in the history of the Heineken Cup to play 100 tournament games - edging out Ulster Rugby who became number seven after reaching the milestone in Round 6 - when they met London Irish in Round 5 of this season's tournament.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Six Edinburgh players start for Scotland</title>
    
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Lee Jones, the 23-year-old Edinburgh Rugby wing, will make his debut for Scotland against England on Saturday along with club colleagues, David Denton and Ross Rennie, who are starting in the 6 Nations for the first time.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Munster save best for last to win Pool at a canter</title>
    
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Munster saved their best for last in Pool 1 as they hit last season's Heineken Cup finalist with a record score of 51 points to guarantee themselves a home quarter-final.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Dates and venues for Heineken Cup quarter-finals announced</title>
    
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Following a dramatic conclusion to the Pool stages of the Heineken Cup which confirmed the line-up for the last eight of the 2011/12 tournament, ERC has announced the dates, venues and kick-off times for the quarter-final matches.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Citings from Round 6</title>
    
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Leicester Tigers scrumhalf Micky Young and Benetton Treviso forward Antonio Pavanello have both been cited following Round 6 of the Heineken Cup]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Ulster celebrate 100th Heineken Cup game</title>
    
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Ulster Rugby became the seventh club in the history of the Heineken Cup to play 100 tournament games when they signed off a highly successful Pool 4 campaign at Stade Marcel Michelin last weekend.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Surge in ticket sales for Heineken Cup final at Twickenham</title>
    
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With the quarter-final line-up now set in stone following a breathtaking weekend of European action, ticket sales for the 2012 Heineken Cup final are already close to the 35,000 mark.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>McGahan wary of Ulster</title>
    
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Munster head coach Tony McGahan expects a fierce battle against Ulster in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Draw excites Cotter</title>
    
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ASM Clermont Auvergne coach Vern Cotter wants to reward his club's loyal supporters with a home semi-final if they can beat English Champions Saracens in  the last eight.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Schmidt wary of getting the Blues</title>
    
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Leinster Rugby may have notched two wins over Heineken Cup quarter-final opponents Cardiff Blues in their domestic league, but head coach Joe Schmidt is taking nothing for granted when the reigning champions chase a hat-trick at the Aviva Stadium in April.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Knock-out games revealed</title>
    
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The road to London and the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup Finals became clearer for sixteen sides this afternoon after the quarter-final fixtures were confirmed and the draw made for the semi-finals.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Blues delighted with qualification despite late drama</title>
    
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Cardiff Blues coach Gareth Baber insisted he and his side were delighted to make the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup despite missing out on a home tie in the last eight.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Noves wary of Edinburgh trip</title>
    
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Toulouse coach Guy Noves has admitted he is wary of his side's Heineken Cup quarter-finals clash with Edinburgh at Murrayfield.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Smit relishing Clermont challenge</title>
    
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Saracens hooker John Smit is relishing the chance to go head-to-head with former club Clermont Auvergne in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Huge step for Edinburgh - Bradley</title>
    
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Michael Bradley is hoping inside information will help Edinburgh plot the downfall of four-times champions, Toulouse, in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals this season.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Wing men Visser and Jones earn Edinburgh home quarter-final</title>
    
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A dramatic 78th minute try from flying wing Lee Jones bagged Edinburgh their first home Heineken Cup quarter-final.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Biarritz finish in style </title>
    
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Biarritz Olympique kept their amazing home record in the Heineken Cup with a comfortable bonus point victory in Pool 5 over the Ospreys at the Stade Aguilera.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Saracens top Pool 5</title>
    
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Saracens were made to work for a hard fought 26-20 victory over Benetton Treviso in northern Italy on Sunday but got the points they required to finish top of Pool 5.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Mixed emotions for McLaughlin</title>
    
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Ulster boss Brian McLaughlin sees Saturday's heartbreaking Heineken Cup defeat to ASM Clermont Auvergne as an opportunity lost.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Mallinder heaps praise on mighty Munster</title>
    
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Northampton Saints coach Jim Mallinder was full of praise for mighty Munster after they notched a record Heineken Cup score against his side at stadium:mk.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Davies hails Scarlets</title>
    
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Scarlets head coach Nigel Davies has hailed his side's efforts after beating Castres 16-13 at the Stade Pierre Antoine on Saturday evening.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>O'Connell warns 'we've won nothing yet'</title>
    
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Munster skipper Paul O'Connell still believes his side has a way to go to get up to the level of Toulouse and Leinster in the Heineken Cup.]]></description>
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    <title>Semi-Final draws will map out route to London</title>
    
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It will be a case of London Calling when the 17th Heineken Cup final gets under way at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, 19 May next, and the road to the English capital will be mapped out for all to see when the draw for the Heineken Cup semi-finals is made on Sunday evening.]]></description>
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    <title>Quarter-final picture becomes clearer</title>
    
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Munster Rugby, Leinster Rugby and ASM Clermont Auvergne have been confirmed along with Toulouse as qualifiers for the quarter-finals of this season's Heineken Cup after another dramatic day in Europe's leading club rugby tournament.]]></description>
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    <title>Munster save best for last to win Pool at a canter</title>
    
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Munster saved their best for last in Pool 1 as they hit last season's Heineken Cup finalist with a record score of 51 points to guarantee themselves a home quarter-final.]]></description>
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