Adding insult to injury? After winning the Rugby World Cup against France in a game many commentators thought the All Blacks were second best, the NZRU have decided to open their first offshore office in Paris. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) will open its first offshore office in Paris by the end of...
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QUARTER-FINAL REFEREES – HEINEKEN CUP Nigel Owens (Wales) will referee the clash of former champions when Leinster and Leicester Tigers meet in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, 9 April. The leading Welsh official, who controlled the 2008 and 2009 Heineken Cup finals, will be in charge of his fifth...
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Following a review by ERC of issues regarding the non-attendance of key personnel at this season’s Heineken Cup tournament launches in Cardiff and in Paris, four clubs have been fined. Benetton Treviso, Saracens, Toulon and Toulouse were found to have been in breach of the 2010/11 Heineken Cup Participation Agreement and each had a...
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An Independent Appeal Committee will convene in London on Tuesday, 2 March, 2010, to hear the appeal lodged by Stade Français Paris player David Attoub against both the finding of foul play and level of sanction imposed by an independent Disciplinary Hearing on Tuesday, 19 January, 2010. The independent Judicial Officer, HH Judge Jeff...
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Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has named the team to play France in the second game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship in Paris on Saturday. Keith Earls has been selected on the left wing in place of Andrew Trimble. Donncha O’Callaghan has not recovered from the injury that ruled him out of the opening game....
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Gavin Hastings believes Edinburgh can achieve one of the eye-catching results during the opening round of the Heineken Cup by defeating Stade Francais in Paris (Saturday, 10 October, kick off 2.45pm, live on Sky Sports). Last season, Edinburgh became the first Scottish team to record a Heineken Cup win on French soil and that...
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