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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, 18:58
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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.
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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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Young looking for quarter-final spot
12 January 2012 15:21pm
By Westgate
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London Wasps chief Dai Young has set his sights on his side reaching the last eight of the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals ahead of his side's penultimate clash with Italian outfit Rovigo.
The English Premiership side travel to Italy in Round 5 knowing a bonus point victory is will be a major boost for their ambitions of reaching the knockout stages of the tournament.
Young, the Wasps Director of Rugby, underlined how important his side's trip to Italy is for the ambitions to make the last eight of the tournament. Wasps are a point clear of Bayonne in Pool 3.
"The Amlin Challenge Cup is important to us and we have worked hard to get ourselves into a strong position in the table," said Young.
"It's important now we get what we need to get us into the quarter finals over the next two weekends.
"Rovigo though are not going to make life easy playing at home. They will see us a scalp and anyone who saw them at Adams Park will be aware how tough they made it for us."
Wasps earned a comfortable 38-7 victory over Rovigo when the two sides met at Adams Park earlier in the Pool.
Young's side will know exactly where the stand before their kick off, with Bordeaux and Bayonne playing on Thursday night, in Italy at the Stadio Mario Battaglini on Saturday.
"I think we obviously need to win both games and if we got a bonus point this weekend it would really strengthen our case," said Young.
"The other sides in the pool are playing before us but we're not really focusing on worrying about that result.
"We need to win Saturday either way and after that we've got a tough game against Bordeaux who are doing very well in the Top 14."
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Finals Edition: Listen to the best guide to the European Rugby Cup Finals weekend in Dublin, which sees Leinster Rugby take on Stade Francais Paris at the RDS on Friday night in the Amlin Challenge Cup Final and then ASM Clermont Auvergne tackle Toulon in an all-French affair at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
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