Heineken Cup Rugby News,European Rugby Cup Teams, Results & Fixtures

Clermont vs Toulon - Heineken Cup final preview

Saturday 18 May 2013

Mercurial French half-back Frederic Michalak will start on the bench for Toulon against Clermont in the Heineken Cup final on Saturday.
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Wilkinson up for European Player of the Year 2013

Friday 17 May 2013

Former England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has been named in a five-strong list of contenders who have been shortlisted for the ultimate individual accolade in northern hemisphere rugby, ERC European Player of the Year 2013.
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Alain Rolland to referee Heineken Cup final

Wednesday 8 May 2013

Ireland's Alain Rolland has been named to referee the Heineken Cup final between n French Top 14 Rugby rivals Clermont and Toulon,
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Wilko boots Toulon into Heineken Cup final

Monday 29 April 2013

Former England star Jonny Wilkinson kicked seven penalties and a drop goal to put Toulon in the Heineken Cup final against Clermont.
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Clermont beat Munster to reach Heineken Cup final

Monday 29 April 2013

Clermont booked their first Heineken Cup final when they beat Munster 16-10 in their Semi-final after holding off a comeback from the Irish men
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Farrell and Wilkinson set to go head to head

Sunday 28 April 2013

England's past, present and future will be on show when fly-halves Jonny Wilkinson and Owen Farrell face one another in a Heineken Cup semi-final between Toulon and Saracens at Twickenham on Sunday.
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Wilkinson happy to be back at Twickenham

Saturday 27 April 2013

Former England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson will return to the scene of some of his greatest triumphs when he captains French club Toulon at Twickenham on Sunday in their Heineken Cup semi-final with Saracens.
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Clermont & Toulon eye French Heineken Cup final

Saturday 27 April 2013

Clermont and Toulon have never won the Heineken Cup, let alone reached the final, but the French heavyweights will bid to make it the fourth all-French final when they play Munster and Saracens respectively in the semi-finals.
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Heineken Cup Semi-final teams revealed

Friday 26 April 2013

The teams and match officials for this year's two Heineken Cup Semi-final matches between Clermont Auvergne vs Munster Rugby and Saracens vs Toulon have been released.
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Leinster coach Schmidt wants the Ireland job

Wednesday 24 April 2013

Double Heineken Cup winning Leinster coach Joe Schmidt says that he is hopeful of being named the new Ireland head coach after being given permission to speak to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) last week
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Delany ineligible to play for Clermont in Euro Cup

Tuesday 23 April 2013

New Zealander Mike Delany will not be able to play for Clermont in their Heineken Cup semi-final against Munster this weekend as he is ineligible, competition organisers European Rugby Cup (ERC) said
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Wilkinson boots Toulon into Heineken Cup Semi

Monday 8 April 2013

Jonny Wilkinson kicked all of Toulon's points to take his team to a 21-15 Heineken Cup quarter final victory over Leicester Tigers.
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Munster knock Harlequins out of Heineken Cup

Monday 8 April 2013

Former Champions Munster set up a Heineken Cup Semi-final against Clermont Auvergne when they beat Harlequins 12-18 at the Twickenham Stoop.
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Saracens reach Heineken Cup Semi-finals

Sunday 7 April 2013

English club Saracens qualified for the Heineken Cup Semi-finals when they beat last year's finalists Ulster 27-16 at Twickenham.
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Clermont qualify for Heineken Cup Semi-finals

Sunday 7 April 2013

Clermont Auvergne booked a place in the Heineken Cup Semi-finals when they beat Montpellier 36-14 at Stade Marcel Michelin.
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English clubs hope to end Irish Heineken Cup run

Friday 5 April 2013

English clubs Harlequins and Saracens are hoping to bring an end to Irish dominance in the Heineken Cup while Leicester Tigers could be knocked out of the tournament by a former England hero.
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Heineken Cup quarter final teams and times
Rugby focus returns to Heineken Cup Q-Finals
Heineken Cup semi-final venues revealed
Twickenham to host Heineken Cup quarter final
Heineken Cup quarter final details confirmed

Heineken Cup

The European Rugby Cup (known as the Heineken Cup because of the tournament's sponsorship by Heineken) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from six International Rugby Board (IRB) nations in Europe: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

The competition is organised by the European Rugby Cup, who are also responsible for the secondary championship, the European Challenge Cup.

It is one of the most prestigious trophies in the sport. The tournament was launched in the European summer of 1995 on the initiative of the then Five Nations committee to provide a new level of professional cross-border competition.

It is sponsored by Dutch brewing company Heineken International (it is known as H-Cup in France because of alcohol advertising restrictions).

Each European nation has a different qualifying system, though in total, 24 teams contest the pool stages in six pools of four.

According to performances, the number of clubs from each nation changes. The tournament is held from October to May, with various stages scheduled around domestic club competitions.

The 2007-08 tournament was won by Ireland's Munster, who beat Toulouse of France 16–13 in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Toulouse have been the most successful team, winning the competition three times. Leicester Tigers have won the tournament twice and are the only team to have won the tournament two years in succession.

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