Owens to blow Heineken Cup Final

Nigel Owens will referee his first Heineken Cup Final when Munster face Toulouse at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, May 24.

Heineken boost for Magners strugglers

The Board of European Rugby Cup has ruled that the final Heineken Cup place for the 2008/09 tournament will be filled by the highest non-qualifying team from the Magners League.

Elissalde set for knee scan

Toulouse playmaker Jean-Baptiste Elissalde is to undergo scans to determine the extent of the injury he sustained against London Irish last weekend.

Double blow for English sides

English clubs bowed out of the Heineken Cup this weekend as both London Irish and Saracens suffered narrow defeats at the hands of previous winners Toulouse and Munster respectively.

Elissalde and "Toulouse hanging on"

After playing a pivotal role in his side's 21-15 win over London Irish in their Heineken Cup Semi-final on Saturday, France and Toulouse half-back Jean-Baptiste Elissalde gave his thoughts on a particularly difficult week, qualification for his fourth European Cup Final and the Indian summer of Fabien Pelous.

Munster blitz wins the day

Coventry is a city that's had fair share of blitzes. It was fitting that history repeated itself as a gallant Saracens side, who gave every single atom of their souls, succumbed to a massive Munster blitz defence.

