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<title>Toulouse to open Heineken Cup against Wasps</title>
<date>Tuesday 20 July 2010</date>
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<description>Toulouse will open their Heineken Cup title defence with a home &quot;Clash of the Champions&quot; against former double winners London Wasps in the final Round 1 match on Sunday, 10 October.</description>
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<title>Elissalde starts with Toulouse as coach</title>
<date>Tuesday 6 July 2010</date>
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<description>Just one month after drawing a line under his stellar playing career, former France half-back Jean-Baptiste Elissalde started work in his new job on Monday - as backs coach at former club Toulouse.</description>
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<title>Mallinder pleased by Saints Heineken Cup draw</title>
<date>Tuesday 8 June 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26210</link>
<articleid>26210</articleid>
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<description>Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder says that he is pleased with the draw that his Saints team were given in the Heineken Cup.</description>
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<title>Booth fears Exiles landed &apos;Pool of death&apos;</title>
<date>Tuesday 8 June 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26212</link>
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<description>London Irish head coach Toby Booth admits his side&apos;s European Cup pool is certain to produce a ferocious battle to qualify for the knockout stages.</description>
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<title>Toulouse get tough Heineken Cup pool draw</title>
<date>Tuesday 8 June 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26205</link>
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<description> Heineken Cup champions Toulouse will face London Wasps, Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons in the Pool stages of the 2010/11 Heineken Cup tournament </description>
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<title>Proud Kelleher happy to have achieved goal</title>
<date>Sunday 23 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26016</link>
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<description>Many doubted Byron Kelleher&apos;s signing for Toulouse after the 2007 World Cup, but the former All Black scrum-half has endeared himself to one of the most demanding rugby audiences. </description>
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<title>Toulon&apos;s Elissalde wins Heineken Cup &amp; retires </title>
<date>Saturday 22 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26015</link>
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<description>Toulouse and France playmaker Jean-Baptiste Elissalde on Saturday announced his retirement from the game after his club&apos;s 21-19 victory over Biarritz in the final of the European Cup. </description>
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<title>Toulouse beat Biarritz to win 4th Heineken Cup</title>
<date>Saturday 22 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26010</link>
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<description>David Skrela orchestrated an unprecedented fourth European Cup title for Toulouse after overseeing his club&apos;s 21-19 victory over Biarritz at the Stade de France here on Saturday.</description>
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<title>Noves hails Heineken Cup winning Toulouse</title>
<date>Saturday 22 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26013</link>
<articleid>26013</articleid>
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<description>Toulouse coach Guy Noves hailed his team as deal breakers after they clinched a record fourth European Cup title with a hard-fought 21-19 win over Biarritz.</description>
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<title>Toulouse eye fourth Heineken Cup title </title>
<date>Friday 21 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25991</link>
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<description>Toulouse will be seeking an unprecedented fourth European Cup title when they take on fellow French club Biarritz at the Stade de France here on Saturday.</description>
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<title>Blanco hails all things French in Rugby</title>
<date>Thursday 20 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25980</link>
<articleid>25980</articleid>
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<description>Biarritz president Serge Blanco believes the French championship is now the best in Europe and is not surprised to see two of the country&apos;s sides meeting in Saturday&apos;s Heineken Cup final.</description>
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<title>Damien Traille ruled out of Heineken Cup final</title>
<date>Tuesday 18 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25945</link>
<articleid>25945</articleid>
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<description>Biarritz have suffered a blow ahead of their European Cup final against French Top 14 rivals Toulouse after centre Damien Traille was ruled out of the match through injury.</description>
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<title>Millennium Stadium to host Heineken Cup final</title>
<date>Monday 17 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25926</link>
<articleid>25926</articleid>
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<description>The Heineken Cup (ERC) organisers have announced that the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, will host the 16th Heineken Cup final on the weekend of 21/22 May, 2011. </description>
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<title>Biarritz are the underdogs : Harinordoquy</title>
<date>Monday 17 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25923</link>
<articleid>25923</articleid>
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<description>Toulouse go into Saturday’s landmark 15th Heineken Cup final against Biarritz Olympique at Stade de France on the back of a 21-13 Top 14 semi-final defeat by Perpignan at the weekend with Biarritz talisman Imanol Harinordoquy nevertheless declaring Toulouse have a bit of the All Blacks in them.</description>
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<title>Medard lauds &apos;The Real-Deal&apos; Noves</title>
<date>Monday 17 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25924</link>
<articleid>25924</articleid>
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<description>Guy Noves has guided Toulouse to a record sixth Heineken Cup final - and he is as hungry for success in his 110th tournament match in charge as he was when it all started 15 years ago.</description>
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<title>Biarritz pack is key to Heineken Cup :Erinle</title>
<date>Monday 17 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25925</link>
<articleid>25925</articleid>
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<description>Ayoola Erinle is on course to play in back-to-back Heineken Cup finals - for two different clubs.

A year ago he was in the centre for Leicester 
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<title>Toulouse are hot Heineken favourites : Traille</title>
<date>Friday 14 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25883</link>
<articleid>25883</articleid>
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<description>The pain of the 2006 Heineken Cup final defeat is still red raw for Biarritz Olympique – and star centre Damien Traille is adamant Toulouse will be the clear favourites when they clash in the all-French landmark 15th tournament final at Stade de France on Saturday, 22 May.</description>
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<title>Traille in doubt for Heineken Cup Final</title>
<date>Wednesday 12 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25827</link>
<articleid>25827</articleid>
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<description>Biarritz centre Damien Traille, who suffered a fractured forearm on April 24, is uncertain to be fit to play in the European Cup final against Toulouse on May 22, his club said on Tuesday. </description>
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<title>ERC clarify Heineken Cup qualification process</title>
<date>Monday 10 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25810</link>
<articleid>25810</articleid>
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<description>Just one to go - 23 of the 24 qualifiers for the 16th Heineken Cup tournament have been confirmed.

The winners of both the Heineken 
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<title>Heineken Cup final to be shown in 3D</title>
<date>Saturday 8 May 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=25756</link>
<articleid>25756</articleid>
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<description>The landmark 15th Heineken Cup final will break more new ground - the all-French match between Biarritz Olympique and Toulouse at Stade de France on Saturday, 22 May, will be shown live in 3D </description>
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