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Jonny Wilkinson has retired after winning the Top 14 Jonny Wilkinson brought the curtain down on his trophy-laden career after his Toulon side beat Castres to the Top 14 title. That came a week after he helped the French side to successive Heineken Cup triumphs, 11 years after he memorably clinched the 2003 Rugby World…
Brian Moore is joined by a host of guests to analyse all the weekend’s rugby action.
Toulon captain Jonny Wilkinson with the Heineken Cup Jonny Wilkinson got a fairytale send off on the European stage as Toulon became only the third team to retain the Heineken Cup by beating Saracens at the Millennium Stadium. The spotlight was naturally on the England legend after he announced this week he would retire following…
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Owen Farrell This interview appears in the current edition of Sport magazine. Download the free iPad app from the Apple Newsstand, and follow on Twitter @sportmaguk It’s your first Heineken Cup final. Is it more exciting because you have come so close to reaching it on so many previous occasions? “I don’t think of it…
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No English clubs will compete in next season’s Heineken Cup after Premiership Rugby confirmed they will not participate in any competition run by European Rugby Cup. Owners and chief executives from all 12 Aviva Premiership teams met on Thursday to discuss the options available after their French counterparts abandoned the breakaway Rugby Champions Cup. The…
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Northampton in action against Ospreys Plans for a new Rugby Champions’ Cup are set to continue despite the Welsh, Scottish, Irish, French and Italian unions revealing they will stand “side by side” over the European Rugby Cup. In September Premiership Rugby announced plans for a new 14 team tournament involving English and French teams, with…
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Good week, bad week – How did the English club fare in the Heineken Cup? This feature appears in the current edition of Sport magazine. Download the free Sport iPad app from the Apple Newsstand, and follow on Twitter @Sportmaguk Ahead of the second round of Heineken Cup pool games, we rate the English sides’ opening exploits and look…
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Nick Evans lands his dramatic drop goal for Harlequins in 2008 The Heineken Cup is back, but there is every chance this season will be the last we see of it, so talkSPORT is remembering the moments that make it such a brilliant competition. Rob Howley’s try v Toulouse in 2004 Just minutes remained of…
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This feature appears in the current edition of Sport magazine. Download the free Sport iPad app from the Apple Newsstand, and follow on Twitter @Sportmaguk There’s every chance this season’s Heineken Cup will be the last, so get ready to soak up the drama while you still can. We take a look at the showdowns in store… Pool 1:…
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Toulon celebrate what could be one of the last Heineken Cups A new European rugby union competition called the Rugby Champions Cup will be formed for next season and be open to Celtic and Italian teams. Premiership Rugby, in conjunction with its French equivalent Ligue Nationale de Rugby, are determined to press ahead with their…
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