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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Williams in race to be ready for Heineken Cup
19 September 2011 17:04pm
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The Blues flanker is out for at least six weeks with a broken arm
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Martyn Williams faces a race against time to be fit for Cardiff Blues' opening Heineken Cup match against Racing Metro '92 in Paris on 11 November after breaking his arm.
The veteran flanker is facing at least six weeks on the sidelines after suffering the injury in last weekend's defeat by Ulster at Ravenhill. His right arm has been put in plaster from wrist to bicep.
Despite celebrating his 36th birthday earlier this month Williams was hoping for a possible late call up for a fourth World Cup with Wales if there were any injury problems in the back row. He is one cap short of reaching 100 for his country, although he also has five British &Irish Lions Tests to his credit.
One of the stalwarts of European rugby, Williams made his Heineken Cup debut for Pontypridd against Benetton Treviso way back in 1996 and was named as the first winner of the ERC European Fair Play Award in Paris last year.
He helped the Blues win the Amlin Challenge Cup in 2010 and is currently the eighth most capped player in Heineken Cup history with 80 appearances, 79 in the starting line-up.
The Blues are joined by Racing Metro '92, Edinburgh and London Irish in Pool 21 of this season's tournament. Their other No 7 is the current Wales World Cup captain Sam Warburton.
Despite celebrating his 36th birthday earlier this month Williams was hoping for a possible late call up for a fourth World Cup with Wales if there were any injury problems in the back row. He is one cap short of reaching 100 for his country, although he also has five British &Irish Lions Tests to his credit.
One of the stalwarts of European rugby, Williams made his Heineken Cup debut for Pontypridd against Benetton Treviso way back in 1996 and was named as the first winner of the ERC European Fair Play Award in Paris last year.
He helped the Blues win the Amlin Challenge Cup in 2010 and is currently the eighth most capped player in Heineken Cup history with 80 appearances, 79 in the starting line-up.
The Blues are joined by Racing Metro '92, Edinburgh and London Irish in Pool 21 of this season's tournament. Their other No 7 is the current Wales World Cup captain Sam Warburton.
Heineken Cup Most Appearances
99 - John Hayes (Munster)
97 - Ronan O'Gara (Munster)
90 - Peter Stringer (Munster)
87 - Shane Horgan (Leinster)
86 - Anthony Foley (Munster)
85 - David Wallace (Munster)
81 - Fabien Pelous (Dax 5, Toulouse 76)
80 - Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues 63, Pontypridd 17)
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