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Foul-mouthed Armitage in the firing line Toulon fullback Delon Armitage has reacted angrily to criticism of his controversial try celebration during his side's Heineken Cup final victory over Clermont Auvergne on Saturday http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/183109.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/183109.html Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:20 GMT Wilkinson escapes World Cup demons Jonny Wilkinson has spoken of his relief at emerging from the shadow of England's Rugby World Cup triumph following Toulon's Heineken Cup triumph over Clermont Auvergne on Saturday http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/183065.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/183065.html Mon, 20 May 2013 06:43:41 GMT Wilkinson named European Player of the Year Toulon's Jonny Wilkinson been rewarded for steering his side to the Heineken Cup crown with the ERC European Player of the Year honour http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/183043.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/183043.html Sun, 19 May 2013 18:50:46 GMT Start carving the statue "If you listen carefully you should be able to hear them mining the granite for the statue of a certain Jonny Wilkinson" <b>Graham Jenkins</b> reports from the Heineken Cup Final http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182978.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182978.html Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:43 GMT Wilkinson: 'This rivals winning the World Cup' Jonny Wilkinson insists his delight at Toulon's Heineken Cup is greater than that which he felt having kicked England to Rugby World Cup glory in 2003 http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182977.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182977.html Sat, 18 May 2013 21:02:35 GMT Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory Jonny Wilkinson inspired Toulon to their first Heineken Cup as they downed Clermont Auvergne 16-15 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182967.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182967.html Sun, 19 May 2013 18:52:42 GMT ERC remain hopeful of Heineken Cup peace deal Heineken Cup officials have confirmed that talks aimed at ending the row that threatens the future of Europe's premier club competition are 'on-going' http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182941.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182941.html Sat, 18 May 2013 13:07:35 GMT Schmidt delights at unique double Leinster coach Joe Schmidt hailed his side's unique feat of holding both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup at the same time following their 34-13 victory over Stade Francais at the RDS on Friday night http://www.espnscrum.com/amlin-challenge-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182906.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/amlin-challenge-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182906.html Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:38 GMT Leinster's Lions roar at the RDS Leinster secured their fourth European title in five years thanks to a 32-13 triumph over Stade Francais at the RDS in Dublin http://www.espnscrum.com/amlin-challenge-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182904.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/amlin-challenge-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182904.html Fri, 17 May 2013 22:26:09 GMT Ruthless Leinster win Challenge Cup Leinster secured their fourth European title in five years thanks to a 32-13 triumph over Stade Francais at the RDS in Dublin http://www.espnscrum.com/amlin-challenge-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182896.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/amlin-challenge-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182896.html Fri, 17 May 2013 23:43:59 GMT Clermont and Toulon target euro glory History will be made at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Saturday night when a new name will be etched onto the Heineken Cup silverware - but will it be Clermont Auvergne or Toulon? http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182830.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182830.html Sat, 18 May 2013 14:23:02 GMT Leinster and Stade eye Challenge Cup glory Leinster and Stade Francais will go head-to-head for this season's Amlin Challenge Cup crown at the RDS in Dublin on Friday night http://www.espnscrum.com/amlin-challenge-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182827.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/amlin-challenge-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182827.html Thu, 16 May 2013 13:11:36 GMT Cotter ponders Scotland job offer Clermont Auvergne boss Vern Cotter is reportedly considering an offer to become Scotland's new coach http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/story/182817.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/story/182817.html Thu, 16 May 2013 07:55:41 GMT Saint-Andre calls up host of fresh faces France have named eight uncapped players in their squad for the end-of-season tour of New Zealand http://www.espnscrum.com/france/rugby/story/182771.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/france/rugby/story/182771.html Wed, 15 May 2013 07:44:22 GMT Trinh-Duc left out of France squad France will take on the All Blacks next month without five-eighth Francois Trinh-Duc after he was left out of the 35-man sqaud for the three-Test series http://www.espnscrum.com/france/rugby/story/182766.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/france/rugby/story/182766.html Wed, 15 May 2013 03:35:15 GMT All Blacks coach offers selection reasoning All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has reiterated that players who missed out on selection in his wider training group were not out of the picture for the series against France http://www.espnscrum.com/newzealand/rugby/story/182762.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/newzealand/rugby/story/182762.html Wed, 15 May 2013 00:29:53 GMT New Zealand power to London Sevens crown New Zealand set the seal on their 11th HSBC Sevens World Series title with a crushing 47-12 victory over Australia in the final of the season-ending London Sevens at Twickenham http://www.espnscrum.com/sevens-2012/rugby/story/182648.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/sevens-2012/rugby/story/182648.html Sun, 12 May 2013 20:26:39 GMT London Sevens attracts world record crowd HSBC Sevens World Series champions New Zealand were the only side to win all three of their matches on a record-breaking first day at the London Sevens at Twickenham http://www.espnscrum.com/sevens-2012/rugby/story/182599.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/sevens-2012/rugby/story/182599.html Sun, 12 May 2013 08:04:31 GMT Castres book semi-final date with Clermont The semi-final line-up for this season's Top 14 has been confirmed following Castres' 25-19 victory over Montpellier at the Stade Pierre Antoine on Saturday http://www.espnscrum.com/france-top-14-2012-13/rugby/story/182530.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/france-top-14-2012-13/rugby/story/182530.html Sat, 11 May 2013 17:40:12 GMT IRB unveils new plan to counter scrum chaos Rugby chiefs have unveiled their latest bid to cope with the problem of scrum collapses in major international matches http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/182394.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/182394.html Thu, 09 May 2013 04:17:04 GMT