19 May 13
The Heineken Cup season is over and the 18th final in Dublin has changed the face of the tournament once again. Here are a few facts and figures from the game itself and from the tournament records.
Heineken Cup News
19 May 13
The Heineken Cup season is over and the 18th final in Dublin has changed the face of the tournament once again. Here are a few facts and figures from the game itself and from the tournament records.
19 May 13
They all agreed the 18th Heineken Cup final was one of the most physical and absorbing of all-time and the media were still shaking their heads in disbelief at how ASM Clermont Auvergne failed to win in Dublin.
19 May 13
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 13
Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon) has been named ERC European Player of the Year 2013. The prestigious award crowns an outstanding season for the out-half who led the French club to a dramatic Heineken Cup final victory over ASM Clermont Auvergne at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
19 May 13
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 13
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 13
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 13
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.
18 May 13
Toulon are the Heineken Cup champions - but they had to come back from a nine-point deficit to stun ASM Clermont Auvergne with a 16-15 victory built on sheer never-say-die grit and determination.
Marc Heywood
18 May 13
The 18th season of European club rugby has reached its climax and Derek McGrath, Chief Executive of ERC, looks back at the development of both the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup tournaments and ahead at the challenges faced.
Match Reports & Previews
18 May 13
Toulon are the Heineken Cup champions - but they had to come back from a nine-point deficit to stun ASM Clermont Auvergne with a 16-15 victory built on sheer never-say-die grit and determination.
Marc Heywood
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
14 May 13
There will be debut Dublin delight and debut Dublin despair in around equal measure when the final whistle goes at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening to bring the curtain down on the prestigious 18th tournament final.
Marc Heywood
28 Apr 13
Jonny Wilkinson gives ERC TV his verdict on Toulon's win in Twickenham against Saracens. He scored all 24 points for his side and says he keeps trying to get better.
06 Apr 13
Saracens will return to Twickenham Stadium at the end of the month for the Heineken Cup semi-finals after beating Ulster at the home of English rugby.
Marc Heywood
02 Apr 13
Recent form for both clubs has been patchy, with Munster conceding more than 50 points in Glasgow last weekend and English champions Harlequins losing three in a row but expect both clubs to bring their "A" games to the Twickenham Stoop for Sunday's quarter-final showdown.
Rob Cole
02 Apr 13
Richard Cockerill knows the odds will be stacked against his side when they travel to Toulon, but the former England hooker has always relished a fight.
Rob Cole
02 Apr 13
Last weekend Ulster Rugby lowered the colours of the top team in the RaboDirect PRO12, arch-rivals Leinster Rugby, and this weekend they will have to do the same to the top dogs in the Aviva Premiership if they are to keep alive their dreams of playing a second Heineken Cup Final in Dublin.
Rob Cole
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