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Posted 866 days ago
The race for the prestigious eight Heineken Cup quarter-final places is entering the final straight – but 11 of the 24 teams in the 2010 / 2011 tournament will still be in elite European club rugby action come April.
While the six Pool winners and two best Pool runners-up will prolong their Heineken Cup adventure into the knock-out stages, the next…
Posted 872 days ago
With the half way stage of the season now passed, teams will now concentrate on their push for a top four placing to secure a spot in the Magners League semi-finals. Results over the Festive period mean that Munster have pulled nine points clear at the top of the table, but there is a real scramble for the remaining Play-off…
Posted 957 days ago
Perpignan’s Heineken Cup hopes as good as ended at the first hurdle last year when they crashed to a shock 9-8 at Benetton Treviso – and eventually won just two of their Pool matches in what was their worst season in Europe’s premier club tournament.
Now fate has placed the two clubs in the same Pool for a remarkable fifth successive…
Posted 963 days ago
Marius Goosen is Benetton Treviso’s record points scorer – but now the former outside half is hoping to make his point as the assistant coach of the Italian club embarking on their 14th season in the Heineken Cup.
Goosen scored 227 tournament points in 34 appearances, starting all six of last season’s Pool matches before hanging up his boots and joining…
