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    Share Northampton's Jon Clark scores his second try Northampton 23-7 Perpignan A dominant first-half display from Northampton helped them rip Perpignan apart and set up a Heineken Cup final against Leinster. Ben Foden cruised over early on before Jon Clarke scored a fine try, with Stephen Myler converting both and adding two penalties to make it 20-0. Guilhem Guirado...
    by at May 1st, 2011 at 10:05 pm
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    Leinster Set To Rock The Aviva Once More
    Share Leinster Rugby are delighted to announce that the forthcoming Heineken Cup quarter final against Leicester, to be played on the weekend of 8-10 April, will be played in the Aviva Stadium. Leinster want to provide more "blue magic" in the Aviva Stadium The decision by the Leinster Professional Board to play the fixture in the Aviva Stadium was taken in consultation with...
    by at January 24th, 2011 at 07:01 pm
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    The Brave And Faithful Stand Up And Fight And Seal Amlin Quarter Final Place
    Share London Irish conceded three tries in the last 10 minutes after being reduced to 14 men by the sinbinning of flanker Jamie Gibson. Damien Varley scored in the second half after his first half attempt was ruled out by the TMO After a scoreless first half, in which Exiles had to cope with an earlier yellow card to prop Faan Rautenbach for raking his boot over the head...
    by at January 22nd, 2011 at 10:01 pm
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    Crucial Losing Bonus Point Keeps Munster In The Heineken Cup
    Share Ospreys 19  – 15  Munster Munster survived a very late surge from the Ospreys to hold on for a losing bonus point against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon, but more crucially for Ospreys their win and a London Irish loss against French side Toulon has kept them in the competition too. Dan Biggar kicked 14 points for his team Ronan O’Gara...
    by at December 18th, 2010 at 06:12 pm
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    Munster Do The Job Against Ospreys
    Share Munster 22 -  16 Ospreys Munster will most likely have to plan without Paul O’Connell for next week’s return game against Ospreys after he was red-carded only ten minutes into his Heineken Cup comeback in Thomond Park. O’Connell’s sending off was one of the low points of a hard-earned victory for the side who, despite looking unconvincing at times, proved...
    by at December 12th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
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    O’Connell On The Bench For Ospreys Clash In Thomond
    Share Ireland and Munster’s inspirational force, Paul O Connell has been included in Munsters team to face the Ospreys at Thomond Park on Sunday, but if he is to feature it will be as a substitution as hes named on the bench. O’Connell hasnt started for Munster since before last March, as hes been out of action since his groin injury he sustained while on Six...
    by at December 10th, 2010 at 04:12 pm
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    Leinster Name Team For Clermont Clash
    Share The Leinster team to face ASM Clermont Auvergne in Sunday’s Heineken Cup Pool 2 clash in Stade Marcel Michelin (KO: 4pm local, 3pm Irish time) has been named. Youngster Eoin O'Malley Steps In At 13 For The Injured Brian O'Driscoll Sunday’s game marks Leinster’s 100th appearance in the competition and the team will be led once more by Leo Cullen who...
    by at December 10th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
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    Heineken Cup Opening Round Fixtures Announced
    Share Toulouse will open their Heineken Cup title defence with a home “Clash of the Champions” against former double winners London Wasps in the final Round 1 match on Sunday, 10 October. 2006 and 2008 Champions, Munster will travel to London Irish on Saturday October 9th in pool 3. This years final will once again return to the Millenium Stadium in Cardif,...
    by at July 20th, 2010 at 01:07 pm
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    All Irish Final Thoughts Stay As A Dream As Biaritz Shove Off Munster To Set Up All French Final
    Share Biarritz 18-7 Munster Biarritz (3) 18 Pens: Yachvili 6 Munster (7) 7 Try: Earls Con: O’Gara Biarritz set up an all-French Heineken Cup final against Toulouse after Dimitri Yachvili’s six penalties saw off Munster in San Sebastian. Munster started brightly and Keith Earls’ try helped the Irish side take a 7-0 lead by the 28th minute. However, Yachvili’s...
    by at May 2nd, 2010 at 06:05 pm
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    O’Connell Will Miss Biarritz Match
    Share Munster have been delt a major blow with the news that inspirational team captain Paul O’Connell will be ruled out of this weekend’s massive clash with Biarritz in the semi finals of the Heineken Cup. Ronan O Gara is expected to take the captains role. The Munster skipper has not recovered from a groin injury that he picked up against Scotland in the final game...
    by at April 28th, 2010 at 02:04 pm