Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt admitted his side were “in pieces” after their defeat of Leicester in the Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final. The game proved to be a fiercely physical…
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Leicester rue missed opportunities
Leicester were defeated 17-10 by Leinster in Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, in a match which saw many of England’s internationals return to the scene…
Biarrtiz v Toulouse Heineken Cup preview
Biarritz Olympique have twice gone within touching distance of lifting the Heineken Cup, beaten finalists in 2006 and 2010, and now defending champions Toulouse are the ones to beat if…
Perpignan v Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon preview
Perpignan’s England prop Perry Freshwater believes their Heineken Cup quarter-final clash against Toulon at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona has all the ingredients of a “firecracker”. The Catalan giants will…
Leinster v Leicester preview
Isa Nacewa believes Leinster need to take a leaf out of Ireland’s book and shut down Leicester Tigers’ half-back pairing of Toby Flood and Ben Youngs when the Irish province…
Northampton v Ulster – Preview
It is Heineken Cup sudden death time with four French and two clubs from each of England and Ireland left in the hunt for the title of the 16th champions…
Heineken Cup quarter-final facts and figures to amaze you!
It is Heineken Cup quarter-final time – and did you know … Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium will set a Heineken Cup quarter-final attendance record when it hosts the all-French clash between…
Verdicts on Marler, Ayerza and Briggs
Joe Marler of Harlequins and Marcos Ayerza of Leicester both banned for two weeks after their fight in the Harlequins v Leicester match on Saturday. Both can play again on…
Heineken Cup dates for 2011-12.. starts in November
The 2011 / 2012 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup tournaments will kick-off in November 2011, less than three weeks after the Rugby World Cup reaches its climax with the…
Huge blow for Ulster – Ferris misses quarter-final with Northampton
Having undergone a period of treatment and rehabilitation for the left knee injury sustained during Ulster’s match against Aironi in January, Stephen Ferris was reassessed by his surgeon today (Tuesday)…