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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19 May, 13:35
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, 12:58
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, 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.
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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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Parra the pick of the Top 14
5 October 2010 11:56am
By Westgate
Morgan Parra was named Top 14 player of the season
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Morgan Parra will spearhead ASM Clermont Auvergne's Heineken Cup bid against Saracens at Stade Marcel Michelin on Saturday boosted by being selected as the Best Top 14 player of the 2009 / 2010 season.
The Clermont and France scrum half was honoured at last night's "La Nuit du Rugby."
The best try scored as a team: Jamie Noon and Steve Thompson (Brive)
Clermont finally lifted the French Championship title when they beat Perpignan 19-6 in the final and the club's coaching staff under Jean-Marc Lhermet, Vern Cotter and Joe Schmidt - the latter now with Leinster - were presented with the Best Top 14 Coaching Staff award ahead of challenging Saracens, Leinster and Racing Metro 92 in Pool 2 of European club rugby's premier tournament.
The award winners were:
Best Top 14 player: Morgan Parra (ASM Clermont Auvergne)
Revelation of the year: Marc Andreu (Castres Olympique)
Dream team 2009/2010:
1-Thomas Domingo, 2-William Servat, 3-Nicolas Mas, 4-Lionel Nallet, 5-Patricio Albacete, 6-Thierry Dusautoir, 7-Chris Masoe, 8-Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 9-Morgan Parra, 10-Jonny Wilkinson, 11-Marc Andreu, 12-Yannick Jauzion, 13-Sonny Bill Williams, 14-Vincent Clerc, 15-Clément Poitrenaud
Best Top 14 coaching staff: ASM Clermont-Auvergne
Best Pro D2 coaching staff: Le Rochelle
Best Pro D2 player: Benjamin Ferrou (La Rochelle)
Best referee: Christophe Berdos
Best fans: Stade Français Paris
The best try scored as a team: Jamie Noon and Steve Thompson (Brive)
Président's prize, "Prix Michel BENDICHOU": Jean Coste, Marcel Thomas, Michel Moga, Sylvain Deroeux
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