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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First forty pleases Schmidt
20 November 2011 17:04pm
By Westgate
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Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt was delighted to see his side put together a clinical first forty minutes in Dublin as they recorded a 38 v 13 victory over Glasgow Warriors.
Four first-half tries for the Heineken Cup Champions sent them into a commanding position at half-time and Schmidt was pleased with the way his side started in front of their home supporters.
"The first 40 minutes was probably the best 40 we have put together. I thought we built the momentum really well and stayed really focused on the job in hand," he said.
"You don't tend to get anything easy with Glasgow, but it was certainly a relief to get through the way we did.
"We had to build some pretty combative phases to get over and we were just delighted to get the space on the scoreboard that took a bit of pressure off in the second half.
"Eoin O'Malley profited twice from that and we managed to get two others to get that bonus point which can be so important in these pools that are so competitive.
"In the second half the breakdown became a lot more muddled and there were a lot of bodies on the ground.
"It as pretty messy and we didn't get the pace or continuity. We missed a couple of set pieces that worked well for us in the first half and we never got that continuity that we had in the first half."
Leinster's victory at the RDS means they sit at the helm of Pool 3 two points clear of Bath, who they meet in back-to-back fixtures in December.
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