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

Leinster book Heineken Cup final against Ulster

Tuesday 1 May 2012

Leinster booked their third Heineken Cup Final when they beat Clermont Auvergne 15-19 Bordeaux France at Stade Chaban-Delmas.
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Pienaar boots Ulster into Heineken Cup final

Sunday 29 April 2012

Ulster booked a place in the Heineken Cup final when they beat a determined Edinburgh team 22-19 at the Aviva Stadium.
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Heineken Cup Semi-final teams revealed

Friday 27 April 2012

The teams for this weekend's Heineken Cup matches between Ulster and Edinburgh as well as ASM Clermont Auvergne v Leinster have been released.
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Wasps could play Heineken Cup next season

Friday 27 April 2012

London Wasps could play Heineken Cup Rugby next season if they avoid relegation and if Edinburgh Rugby and ASM Clermont Auvergne win their Heineken Cup Semifinals as it would make Wasps the 24th team.
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Clermont lose Skrela for Heineken Cup Semi-final

Thursday 26 April 2012

Clermont coach Vern Cotter has revealed that injured France fly-half David Skrela will miss's Heineken Cup Semi-final against Irish province Leinster
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Afoa out of Heineken Cup Semi-final after ban

Thursday 12 April 2012

Ulster's New Zealand prop John Afoa has been given a four week ban for a dangerous tackle which means he will miss his team's Heineken Cup Semi-final against Edinburgh later this month.
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Edinburgh sign Georgia World Cup loose forward

Tuesday 10 April 2012

Heineken Cup Semi-finalists Edinburgh have signed France-based Georgia Rugby World Cup star and number 8 Dimitri Basilaia from next season.
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Cotter: England's problems not behind salary cap

Tuesday 10 April 2012

Clermont Auvergne coach Vern Cotter has hit back at Saracens coach Mark McCall's comments that the Premiership's salary cap is prejudicing English clubs by saying there is more to it than that.
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Clermont set up Leinster Heineken Cup Semi-final

Monday 9 April 2012

Clermont ended Saracens and England's participation in the Heineken Cup with a 3-22 hammering of the North London Club at Vicarage Road.
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Ulster upset Munster to book Heineken Cup Semi

Monday 9 April 2012

Ulster booked a place in the Heineken Cup Semi-finals when they beat Munster 16-22 at Thomond Park on Sunday afternoon.
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Leinster crush Cardiff in Heineken Cup

Sunday 8 April 2012

Leinster ran in four tries to crush Cardiff 34-3 and set-up a last-four Heineken Cup showdown with either Saracens or Clermont who meet on Sunday.
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Edinburgh knock out former Champions Toulouse

Sunday 8 April 2012

Edinburgh progressed to the Heineken Cup Semi-finals after they beat former Champions Toulouse 19-14 at Murrayfield on Saturday.
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Smit to face his former club in Heineken Cup

Saturday 7 April 2012

John Smit made his Heineken Cup debut for ASM Clermont Auvergne and now South Africa's 2007 World Cup winning captain is poised to face his former club when Saracens go head to head with Clermont in their much anticipated Heineken Cup quarter-final clash at Vicarage Road on Sunday.
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Leinster hope to extend Heineken Cup run

Saturday 7 April 2012

Heineken Cup Holders Leinster lead an Irish charge in this weekend's Heineken Cup quarter-finals, with French heavyweights Toulouse and Clermont facing tricky away trips to Edinburgh and Saracens respectively.
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Wilkinson wary of Premiership leaders Harlequins

Friday 6 April 2012

Toulon's English fly-half Jonny Wilkinson says he is wary of Premiership leaders Harlequins which the French club will meet Friday in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
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Twickenham could host Heineken Cup Semi

Friday 6 April 2012

With the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages set to dominate the rugby landscape this weekend, the clubs who qualify for the last four of European club rugby's elite tournament will play the semi-final matches at Dublin's Aviva Stadium, and at either Twickenham Stadium or Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux.
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Heineken & Amlin Challenge Cup dates revealed
Parra in doubt for Heineken Cup quarter final
Leicester scrum half Young gets 8-week ban
Ospreys Heineken Cup performance slammed
Heineken Cup Quarter-finalists 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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