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Challenge Cup
ACC Round 5 Preview – Battle for last eight comes to a head
The battle for the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final places is coming to a head with former tournament champions, Bath Rugby, Gloucester Rugby and London Wasps, all strong contenders to advance to the knockout stage where the five pool winners will be joined by three pool runners-up from the Heineken Cup. The
ACC Round 3 Preview – Back-to-back games will be pointers for qualification
Six unbeaten clubs from three of the Amlin Challenge Cup pools will be in direct opposition when the crucial pre-Christmas back-to-back games in round 3 and round 4 get underway later this week. With both Worcester Warriors and Perpignan on a maximum 10 points after the opening two rounds, something has
Amlin Challenge Cup – Biarritz Olympique are champions, Dimitri Yachvili is man of the match
Biarritz Olympique are the 2012 Amlin Challenge Cup champions after beating Toulon in the final at the Twickenham Stoop this evening. Dimitri Yachvili is awarded man of the match It is the first European title for Biarritz Olympique. 2012 AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP FINAL MAIN FIGURES Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 21 Toulon 18 HT: 12-9
ERC European Player of the Year 2012
As the finals weekend of the European club rugby season fast approaches, ERC have named a shortlist of five players who are in contention for the northern hemisphere’s most prestigious individual accolade, ERC European Player of the Year 2012. The two Irish clubs who contest Saturday’s Heineken Cup final at Twickenham
ACC Talking Points – Heineken Cup the Spur
Biarritz Olympique – the 2006 and 2010 Heineken Cup finalists – hope it is third time lucky in their pursuit of a European title when they clash with Toulon in the Amlin Challenge Cup final at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday night (8.00pm). Serge Blanco, Biarritz Olympique’s most famous player and
ERC Finals referee Appointments
Nigel Owens will referee his third Heineken Cup final when he takes charge of this season’s showpiece European club rugby match between Leinster Rugby and Ulster Rugby at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, 19 May. The experienced Welsh official refereed the 2008 and 2009 finals won by Munster Rugby and Leinster Rugby