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  • Friday, 9. December, 2011
    Duo back for Exiles in Paris

    Duo back for Exiles in Paris

    Delon Armitage and Bob Casey return to the London Irish squad for Saturday's Heineken Cup clash with Racing Metro 92 in Paris (3.40pm).

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011
    Saints upbeat for Castres clash

    Saints upbeat for Castres clash

    Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder says that his Saints team is heading to play Castres in France on Saturday in a positive mood.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011
    Gloucester shake-up in Galway

    Gloucester shake-up in Galway

    Gloucester coach Bryan Redpath has made six changes to his starting XV for Saturday's Heineken Cup clash against Connacht in Galway (1.30pm).

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011
    Williams back on the big stage

    Williams back on the big stage

    Shane Williams will run out at Wembley on Saturday for another major occasion in what he describes as "the Champions League of rugby".

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Now or never for Glasgow

    Glasgow Warriors need to record a home victory over French side Montpellier at Firhill on Sunday to keep their Heineken Cup hopes in this season's tournament alive.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Clermont go Tiger hunting

    Clermont Auvergne will be determined to make sure they add the scalp of double Heineken Cup winners, the Leicester Tigers, when the sides come face-to-face on Sunday.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Louw to skipper Bath against Champs

    Reigning Heineken Cup Champions Leinster will be under no illusions of the task facing them when they travel to face Bath on Sunday.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Munster look to stay unbeaten

    The Scarlets entertain Munster at Parc Y Scarlets in the first of the mouth-watering back-to-back clashes between the two unbeaten sides in Pool 1 in this season's Heineken Cup.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Sarries tackle Ospreys at Wembley

    Saracens and the Ospreys got head-to-head in what promises to be a special occasion when the two sides clash in the first of their back-to-back Pool 5 games at Wembley.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Can Connacht match Gloucester?

    Connacht may be finding their first season of Heineken Cup rugby a baptism of fire but they will relish the prospect of tackling west country giants, Gloucester, in Galway.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Treviso plan to shock Biarritz

    Benetton Treviso will fancy their chances when they host French side Biarritz Olympique in the first of their back-to-back Heineken Cup clashes in Pool 5 at the Stadio Comunale Monigo on Saturday.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Racing plan their revival against Exiles

    Racing Metro will still be scratching their heads at the scoreline and their defeat to Edinburgh in the last round of Heineken Cup games in Pool 2 when they host London Irish.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Saints go in search of first win

    Northampton Saints head to France looking for their first victory in this season's Heineken Cup.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Treviso don't fear star-studded Biarritz

    Italian flag bearers Benetton Treviso's head coach Franco Smith wary of the possible impacts from Biarritz stars Imanol Harinordoquy and Dimitri Yachvili - but confident hias side are making solid progress in Europe.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011
    Priestland: We've no fear

    Priestland: We've no fear

    Rhys Priestland believes Scarlets will need to match the same highs as their display against Northampton when they host Munster on Saturday.