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No go Te'o
No place for Te'o as Leinster ring the changes ahead of Champions Cup debut
There are five changes to the pack for Matt O’Connor’s men.
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Oct 17th 2014, 12:27 PM
Interview
Madigan 'a better 12 than a 10' and more Champions Cup discussion topics
Sky Sports pundits Stuart Barnes, Alan Quinlan and Paul Wallace look ahead to this year’s big upcoming tournament.
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Oct 14th 2014, 7:15 AM
Crocked
Leinster's injury list grows with McFadden ruled out for six weeks
More positively, Luke Fitzgerald is ‘progressing really well,’ according to head coach Matt O’Connor.
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Oct 6th 2014, 3:10 PM
not the heineken cup
English opposition for three Irish provinces in opening fixtures of Champions Cup
And Connacht will host La Rochelle in the Challenge Cup.
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Aug 14th 2014, 2:35 PM
venues
London's Twickenham to host inaugural final of Rugby Champions Cup
The Challenge Cup decider will be played at the Twickenham Stoop the day before.
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Aug 12th 2014, 2:16 PM
twist
ERC staff called in to run first ever Rugby Champions Cup
Employees of the organisation that administered the Heineken Cup will be parachuted in to organise the new competition.
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Jul 9th 2014, 12:46 PM
Changes
Ulster players enthused by Kiss appointment as unhappy Anscombe departs
The Australian may remain in charge of the province for the entire season.
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Jul 1st 2014, 1:00 PM
Axel
Foley eyeing 'big finals' in May despite fearsome Champions Cup opposition
Munster’s new head coach believes Saracens, Clermont and Sale would have preferred to avoid his side.
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Jun 10th 2014, 3:45 PM
New Era
Ulster in pool of death as Munster face trips to Sarries and Clermont
Mark Anscombe and Anthony Foley have been handed excitingly tough groups for the Rugby Champions Cup.
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Jun 10th 2014, 3:00 PM
higher powers
O'Connor: Leinster need 'five or six players' to challenge Toulon's European dominance
The former Tigers coach has also promised his side will play ‘better footy’ over the next 12 months.
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Jun 3rd 2014, 2:13 PM
Europe
Wasps complete the 20-club line up for the first Rugby Champions Cup
The Premiership side were deserved winners against Stade Français in a two-legged play-off tie.
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May 24th 2014, 3:56 PM
RIP H Cup
It looks like the European Rugby Champions Cup deal has finally been agreed
The end for the Heineken Cup is all but confirmed.
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Apr 10th 2014, 6:05 PM
rugby champions cup
English clubs welcome Welsh support as WRU promise regions new agreement
The warring factions in European rugby were back at it today.
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Jan 2nd 2014, 6:20 PM
Money
BT Sport aiming to sponsor Irish provinces
The UK-based broadcaster is planning to expand its rugby empire as the battle with Sky continues.
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Dec 22nd 2013, 7:16 PM
Political Football
French club boss: Rugby Champions Cup was a way to get what we wanted
“This year of transition will give us enough time to create a new structure,” he added.
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Nov 30th 2013, 11:42 AM
fait accompli
French clubs agree to take part in Heineken Cup next season - reports
The Rugby Champions Cup looks dead in the water… for now.
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Nov 28th 2013, 4:12 PM
impasse
Opinion: French clubs remain the key to a real Heineken Cup
The LNR has not yet committed to playing in the ERC-run tournament next season.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 4:11 PM
last men standing
English clubs to press on with Rugby Champions Cup despite exodus
The English RFU was not present at this afternoon’s meeting in Dublin.
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Nov 21st 2013, 9:55 PM
outcasts
Heineken Cup agreement set to continue without English clubs
A statement from the IRFU this evening confirmed that an ERC-run European competition will continue.
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Nov 21st 2013, 7:20 PM
Governance
IRB chairman says the Rugby Champions Cup is "not necesarily" credible
Bernard Lapasset said the proposed new European club tournament is by no means definite.
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Oct 30th 2013, 5:33 PM
European Rugby
Mediator lays out European Rugby framework after Dublin talks
The parties will meet again early next month.
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Oct 24th 2013, 3:59 PM
battle plans
Welsh Rugby Union to offer star names central contracts
Meanwhile, there are plans to include play-offs in the qualification process for the Rugby Champions Cup
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Oct 24th 2013, 9:39 AM
Support
Welsh regions vow their support for Rugby Champions Cup
In a major breakthrough for the English and French clubs, the Welsh regions say they are behind the new tournament.
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Oct 22nd 2013, 7:48 PM
breaking rank
Toulon say they will play in the Heineken Cup next season
The club’s president Mourad Boudjellal is unhappy with the LNR’s new regulations concerning foreign players.
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Oct 17th 2013, 4:55 PM
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Guinness approached as Rugby Champions Cup sponsors – French report
Midi Olympique claims the Irish stout producers have been targeted as backers for the new competition.
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Oct 11th 2013, 5:00 PM
European Rugby
French Federation brand club breakaway 'irrelevant and inappropriate'
The FFR say they will stand in the way of their clubs who hope to join the ‘Rugby Champions Cup’.
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Sep 23rd 2013, 2:01 PM