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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CR La Vila set for European debut
7 November 2011 11:05am
By Westgate
CR La Vila make their Amlin Challenge Cup debut this weekend
CR La Vila will make their European debut on Saturday - and, win or lose, they intend to make it a day to remember for their fans.
They will have home advantage when they face Agen in their opening Amlin Challenge Cup Pool 5 contest and the club are organising a Family 'Fiesta del Rugby Europeo' Day starting at 10.30am with a fun mini-rugby competition for under 8's, under 10's and under 12's
After the mini-rugby, The Association of Fishermen will be providing a complimentary Fresh Fish Fry lunch from 2.00pm until 3.30pm and there will be a range of entertainment including a bouncy castle for children, a flamenco dancer and live music.
The opening ceremony at 3.30pm will begin to the rhythmic drum beats of the Batacada Brazilian Music band, culminating in a noisy firework display as only the Spanish can do while live music entertainment will continue after the game.
The club are also providing free buses from Benidorm, Alicante and Villajoyosa.
"We now have a small pause in the league and have to focus on the Amlin Challenge Cup which will be a massive step up in pace and physicality than the boys are used to, in order to compete against some of the best teams in Europe," said coach Mark Hewitt.
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