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Heineken final shows us that you get what you pay for in the modern game
While the top two teams in the RaboDirect Pro12 battle it out next weekend, it is the turn of the top two teams in the French League, the Top 14, this weekend.
Ronan O'Gara says final goodbye to Munster
Ronan O'Gara played his last game for Munster in Saturday's Heineken Cup semi-final loss to Clermont Auvergne.
McCall: we will not fear French
Director of rugby Mark McCall insists Saracens should not be intimidated by Toulon's vast array of proven internationals when the sides meet at Twickenham in Sunday's Heineken Cup semi-final.
Ulster fears over Luke Marshall
Ulster are waiting anxiously for news on centre Luke Marshall following his latest injury.
Ulster left battered and bruised
Even though there has been time to take stock, it still hasn't made things look much better. Yes it was cruel, but there can be precious little carping over what transpired.
Long journey did not affect me: Afoa
Tight-head John Afoa dismissed the idea that returning to New Zealand to be with his wife for the birth of their third child played a part in Ulster's demise on Saturday night.
Ulster must see out PRO12 without Muller
Injury-plagued Ulster captain Johann Muller has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ligament in his bicep during Saturday's Heineken Cup defeat to Saracens in London.
Euro agony after Ulster lose to Saracens
England wing Chris Ashton returned to try-scoring form at Twickenham as Saracens beat Ulster to book their first Heineken Cup semi-final appearance for five years.
Discipline the key to success for Ulster
As Iain Henderson sits in the Lough Erne Resort, sporting a fresh facial cut from the recent training session, it seems like as good a time as any to take stock on his meteoric rise from being just another squad member on a development contract to one of Mark Anscombe's primary performers.
Doak: Stick to basics and the win will follow
From here, there's no such thing as an easy route through.
ulster ready for challenge
Ruan Pienaar has no desire to dwell on Ulster's last visit to Twickenham. The date was May 19, 2012 and Leinster trounced them 42-14 to win the Heineken Cup. Painful memory.
Suddenly, Best has roared to the front of the queue for Lions tour
Lions coach Warren Gatland will be a keen observer at no fewer than five different European knockout clashes this weekend and, when he pitches up in England HQ this evening, he will doubtless eye up one of the prime contenders to don his old No 2 jumper against Australia this summer.
Jackson backed to silence the doubters
Sometimes it takes a visitor to see things as they really are.
Thousands of Ulster fans make trek to Twickenham for big game
The home of English rugby is bracing itself for an Ulster invasion. Up to 20,000 fans are heading for today's Heineken Cup quarter-final clash with Saracens at Twickenham.
Tommy Bowe in Ulster's match-day squad to face Saracens
Ulster winger Tommy Bowe has recovered from injury and been named in the match day squad to face Saracens in the Heineken Cup quarter-final at Twickenham tomorrow evening (kick-off 18.30).
McCall plotting Ulster downfall
Former Ulster captain and coach Mark McCall has warned his one-time colleagues that Saracens have never been in better shape for a Heineken Cup assault.
Henry: Ulster can beat the best
There has been a marked change in the goals and aspirations of Ulster players in recent times. No-one displays that more than Chris Henry.
Hunger to win a trophy is Ulster's big motivation
There's a team meeting to be attended somewhere in the maze of corridors at the Lough Erne Resort Hotel and, even though the clock is ticking, Jonny Bell still has time to outline Ulster's gnawing hunger to capture a trophy, or trophies, this season.
Farrell proving he's Saracens' man for big occasion
Saracens' 21-year-old fly-half Owen Farrell is no stranger to big-match occasions or to Twickenham.
Saracens have wolves at the door – literally – to stay focused
England's Aviva Premiership line-up includes its share of animal kingdom references – Leicester Tigers, London Wasps, Sale Sharks.
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English football is 'too expensive and too corporate' - Adrian Chiles praises German Bundesliga as Bayern Munich face Borussia Dortmund
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Clark fitness doubt for England
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England target top-two ranking
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