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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Toulon confirm the signing of Habana
South Africa winger Bryan Habana is to join French club Toulon for the next two seasons, the Top 14 side
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Dawn Approach to face no more than 13 opponents
Long-time favourite Dawn Approach tops 14 colts confirmed for Saturday's Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
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Mickelson full of nerves ahead of Masters
He has won the Masters three times and only finished outside the top 10 twice in his last 14 appearances, but Phil Mickelson will share the feelings of every Augusta rookie when the first round gets under way tomorrow.
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Glasgow edge closer to Ulster after victory
Glasgow teed-up an intriguing RaboDirect PRO12 run in as they edged out leaders Ulster at Scotstoun to slash their advantage at the top of the table to just four points after a 20-14 home success.
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Saxons tame the Wolfhounds in Galway
England Saxons produced a strong second half performance to beat Ireland Wolfhounds 14-10 in their clash at The Sportsground in Galway.
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Leinster 42-8 Treviso
Leinster stretched their lead at the top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table to 14 points after surging past Benetton Treviso at the RDS.
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Father of Harinorduquy gets involved
The father of Imanol Harinordoquy brought the Top 14 Basque derby between Biarritz and Bayonne to a halt by running onto the pitch to defend his son.
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Edinburgh 29-14 Munster
Edinburgh produced a sterling performance in earning a shock RaboDirect Pro12 victory over top of the table Munster at Murrayfield.
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Cats top hurling All Star nominees
Kilkenny lead the way with 14 nominations for this year's GAA GPA All Star hurling awards.
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Taaramae takes Vuelta stage
Estonia's Rein Taaramae took a solo victory in stage 14 of la Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, while Briton Bradley Wiggins retained the overall lead.
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Argentina too strong for Ireland in final test
In this afternoon's final test against the world's top side, Argentina, Ireland suffered the same loss as in the first match, going down by four goals to one.
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Galway 2-23 Cork 1-14: Denis Walsh
Cork manager Denis Walsh tells RTÉ's Mike McCartney that Galway 'wore them down' and Cork need a year or two to get back to the top.
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Stade Francais spared from relegation
Stade Francais will not be relegated from the Top 14, French rugby's financial watchdog ruled tonight.
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Toulouse 15-10 Montpellier
Toulouse scrapped their way to an 18th French league crown on Saturday, justifying by a whisker their favourites' tag to edge underdogs Montpellier 15-10 at the Stade de France in the Top 14 final.
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Racing-Metro 25-26 Montpellier
Montpellier's extraordinary season continued on Saturday as they edged Racing-Metro 26-25 in a thrilling contest to reach next week's Top 14 final where they will meet 17-time champions Toulouse.
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Toulouse 29-6 Clermont Auvergne
Toulouse moved a step closer to an 18th French rugby title on Friday with a 29-6 Top 14 semi-final win over Clermont at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.
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Chabal ban is significantly reduced
France rugby icon Sebastien Chabal has been cleared to play for Racing-Metro in Saturday's Top 14 semi-final against Montpellier after having a suspension reduced on appeal, club president Jacky Lorenzetti told AFP on Tuesday.
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Toulon reveal interest in Cipriani
Toulon team manager Tom Whitford has hinted that the Top 14 club could be interested in signing Danny Cipriani from Super Rugby side the Melbourne Rebels.
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Domingo not giving up on World Cup dream
Clermont's France international prop Thomas Domingo insisted Sunday he has not given up on his World Cup dream despite rupturing a cruciate knee ligament during a Top 14 match against Biarritz this weekend.