...were very disappointed they didn’t do the double. I actually think it’s very achievable this year. I think if they win the Heineken Cup they won’t celebrate until after the Rabo final. That’s coming from the players. Joe (Schmidt) is a phenomenal coach and...
...forward at Royal School, Dungannon, believes his native Ulster face a massive challenge against Leinster in Saturday’s Heineken Cup final. "Ulster have beaten Leinster once in 18 matches," said Clarke ahead of this week’s Volvo World Match Play in Spain. "But...
...Reddan. "To be honest, most of the Wasps lads don’t like the Leicester lads very much. "A lot of those lads had won a Heineken Cup before so stopping Leicester was definitely as much a motivation as winning the thing. "At Wasps that time we had 17 players...
...Howe as they look forward to seeing O’Driscoll take to the Twickenham stage on Saturday when Leinster defend their Heineken Cup title against Ulster. That Leinster are there at all to try and emulate Leicester’s feat in 2001-02 of achieving back-to-back final...
...summer fixtures against the Barbarians and Australia on Monday, says the Ospreys cannot afford to relax as they prepare to face Heineken Cup finalists Leinster in the title showdown in Dublin on May 27. "The win over Munster was one of the best Ospreys performances...
...OCONNELL will be cheering for more than one reason when he hits Twickenham this weekend for the Heineken Cup Final rugby clash between Leinster and Ulster. Not only will he be rooting for his beloved Leinster, he will also be celebrating his new role as president...
...focus on. You spend one second thinking about something else in that kind of environment and it is going to be gone. “The Heineken Cup is so big that it brings a bigger kind of pressure than all this favourite or underdog tag. The media likes those tags but...
...and especially where Ulster is concerned, religion WE HAVE moved on sufficiently to be fairly confident the first all-Ireland Heineken Cup final is being celebrated beyond the homes of the well-heeled in Dublin 4 and the Malone Road. Rugby is at last breaking...
...Cup against their Irish rivals, Jonny Bell has said ahead of Saturday's final. Bell, man-of-the-match when Ulster won the Heineken Cup in 1999, says the team are ready to beat Leinster in London. "We have had to watch Leinster and Munster dominate Irish rugby,"...
...it suits." *All fields required, your email address will be kept private Leinster full-back Rob Kearney will aim to end his "Heineken Cup heartbreak" on Saturday against Ulster. Sale full-back Rob Miller has been named Aviva Premiership Rugby's player of the...
Edinburgh's Tim Visser celebrates their win over London Irish, Heineken Cup, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland, January 22, 2012
London Irish's Steven Shingler looks to spread the ball, Edinburgh v London Irish, Heineken Cup, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland, January 22, 2012
Ulster's Chris Henry attempts to breach the Leicester defence. Ulster v Leicester, Heineken Cup, Ravenhill, Ulster, Northern Ireland, January 13, 2012
Ospreys fly-half Dan Biggar, Ospreys v Benetton Treviso, Heineken Cup, Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales, January 13, 2012
Leinster's Leo Cullen hoists the Heineken Cup following his side's victory over Leicester, Leicester v Leinster, Heineken Cup Final, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland, May 23, 2009
Ospreys centre Ashley Beck crosses for a try, Ospreys v Aironi, Heineken Cup, Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales, January 13, 2012
Tim has got that natural ability to beat somebody and to score tries. He's shown the potential that we saw in him. He's got better and better and now he's got the international stage to show those skills....
We've seen from the manner in which Edinburgh and Glasgow have finished the domestic season that there's confidence that we will be looking to build on...
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