O'Brien winning final fitness battle
Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury.
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Wilko: European success eclipses World Cup win
Jonny Wilkinson described winning the Heineken Cup with Toulon as a bigger achievement than his Rugby World Cup triumph 10 years ago.
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Toulon fight back to claim Heineken Cup glory
Jonny Wilkinson lifted the Heineken Cup after inspiring Toulon to a 16-15 victory over Clermont Auvergne at the Aviva Stadium.
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Sexton knew nothing of O'Gara's move to Racing
Jonathan Sexton has told RTÉ Sport that he knew nothing of Ronan O'Gara's move to Racing Metro where he will work as kicking coach for the Parisian club.
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Schmidt targeting trophy double
Leinster coach Joe Schmidt set his sights on a trophy double after watching his side win the Amlin Challenge Cup with a 34-13 destruction of Stade Francais.
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Slick Leinster claim Amlin Cup glory
Leinster have won the Amlin Challenge Cup after a 34-13 win over Stade Francais at the RDS.
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O'Gara to retire after move to Racing confirmed
Ronan O'Gara is to retire from rugby and join French club Racing Metro as a kicking coach.
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Parisse insists Leinster are favourites
Sergio Parisse readily accepts that Stade Francais are underdogs for tonight's Amlin Challenge Cup final against Leinster in Dublin.
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Clermont to be well tested by Toulon
Clermont have been everyone's favourite to win the Heineken Cup since doing the double over Leinster in the pool, but Toulon's collection of aging superstars may just have an upset in them.
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As it Happened: Leinster 34-13 Stade Francais
Relive the action as Leinster claimed their fourth European title in against Stade Francais at the RDS.
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Heineken Cup puts Wilkinson in spotlight
Ten years after kicking England to World Cup glory, Jonny Wilkinson takes centre stage again as underdogs Toulon take on fellow Top 14 powerhouse Clermont Auvergne in the Heineken Cup final on Saturday.
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O'Driscoll to miss Amlin Cup final
Brian O'Driscoll has been ruled out of the Amlin Challenge Cup final between Leinster and Stade Francais in Dublin tomorrow night.
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D'Arcy to miss Leinster's Amlin final
Leinster centre Gordon D'Arcy will miss Friday's Amlin Challenge Cup final against Stade Français at the RDS.
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Leinster hang on to book PRO12 final spot
Leinster's double dreams are still alive after they came through a gripping RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors at the RDS.
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Ulster march to final beating Scarlets
Ulster booked their passage to the RaboDirect PRO12 final with relative ease with a 28-17 victory over the Scarlets at Ravenhill even though they only outscored the visitors by three tries to two.
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Ward predicts all-Irish PRO12 final
RTÉ Rugby analyst Tony Ward believes that it will be an all-Irish RaboDirect PRO12 final following this weekend's semi-finals.
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D'Arcy returns for semi but doubt over O'Brien
Centre Gordon D'Arcy retuns to the Leinster team but Sean O'Brien is an injury concern ahead of their PRO12 semi-final with Glasgow.
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RaboDirect PRO12 semi-finals preview
Irish rugby has legitimate hopes of an all-Irish RaboDirect PRO12 final on 25 May.
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Heineken Cup cash boost for Dublin
Dublin Chamber of Commerce have estimated a direct economic dividend to the capital of €21 million based on the overseas visitors alone for this Heineken Cup final.
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Ulster make four changes for semi-final
Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has made four changes for Friday night's RaboDirect PRO12 play-off against Llanelli Scarlets at Ravenhill.
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