Heineken Cup
May 18, 2011: England flanker Tom Wood has been ruled out of Northampton's Heineken Cup final clash against Leinster at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday
Heineken Cup
May 17, 2011: Chris Ashton will undergo exploratory knee surgery after spearheading Northampton's bid for a second Heineken Cup title
Heineken Cup
May 16, 2011: Talismanic Leinster centre Brian O'Driscoll is on course to start Saturday's Heineken Cup final against Northampton
Heineken Cup
May 16, 2011: Leinster flanker Sean O'Brien has dismissed their achievement of reaching the finals of the Heineken Cup and Magners League, insisting that their season will mean nothing unless they bring home some silverware.
Heineken Cup
May 16, 2011: Northampton boss Jim Mallinder has conceded that Saturday's Heineken Cup final could come a week too soon for injured flanker Tom Wood
Heineken Cup
May 16, 2011: Leinster's Isa Nacewa, Jamie Heaslip and Sean O'Brien have all been nominated for the ERC European Player of the Year award
Welsh Rugby
May 15, 2011: Wales centre James Hook faces an anxious wait to learn the extent of the shoulder injury he picked up during the Ospreys' Magners League semi-final defeat to Munster on Saturday night
Heineken Cup
May 9, 2011: French official Romain Poite has been handed the honour of refereeing this season's Heineken Cup final between Leinster and Northampton at the Millennium Stadium on May 21
Northampton Saints 23-7 Perpignan, Heineken Cup, May 1
May 4, 2011: Perpignan's Julien Candelon has been cited for a dangerous tackle on Northampton scrum-half Lee Dickson during Sunday's Heineken Cup semi-final
Northampton Saints 23-7 Perpignan, Heineken Cup, May 1
May 1, 2011: Northampton captain Dylan Hartley admitted that his side will go into their Heineken Cup final clash with Leinster as underdogs but declared that the Saints are more than capable of beating the Irish outfit
Northampton Saints 23-7 Perpignan, Heineken Cup, May 1
May 1, 2011: Northampton turned in a powerful display to beat Perpignan 23-7 at stadium:mk in Milton Keynes on Sunday, setting up a Heineken Cup final date with Leinster
Leinster 32-23 Toulouse, Heineken Cup semi-final, April 30
Apr 30, 2011: Jamie Heaslip denied that revenge was used as a motivating factor for Leinster in their pulsating Heineken Cup semi-final victory over Toulouse at the Aviva Stadium
Leinster 32-23 Toulouse, Heineken Cup semi-final, April 30
Apr 30, 2011: Leinster produced a performance of rare quality to defeat Toulouse 32-23 at Lansdowne Road on Saturday and book their second Heineken Cup final appearance in three seasons
Leinster v Toulouse, Heineken Cup, April 30
Apr 29, 2011: Leinster winger Shane Horgan is out to exorcise the ghosts of last year's trophy-less campaign when they tackle Toulouse in the Heineken Cup semi-finals on Saturday
Northampton Saints v Perpignan, Heineken Cup, May 1
Apr 29, 2011: Northampton return to stadium:mk on Sunday for a titanic Heineken Cup semi-final against French giants Perpignan
Leinster v Toulouse, Heineken Cup semi-final, April 30
Apr 29, 2011: Reigning European champions Toulouse travel to the Aviva stadium in Dublin to face 2009 winners Leinster in the first Heineken Cup semi-final this Saturday
Northampton Saints v Perpignan, Heineken Cup semi-final, May 1
Apr 28, 2011: Northampton captain Dylan Hartley admits every week feels like a cup final at the moment as the Saints prepare for Sunday's Heineken Cup semi-final against Perpignan
Northampton Saints v Perpignan, Heineken Cup semi-final, May 1
Apr 28, 2011: Northampton Saints fullback Ben Foden believes the bitter memories of their end-of-season meltdown last year will drive them on against Perpignan in the Heineken Cup semi-final this weekend
Heineken Cup
Apr 27, 2011: Leinster have been hailed as "by far and away the best team in Europe" ahead of their Heineken Cup semi-final clash with Toulouse this weekend by Racing Metro coach Simon Mannix
Leinster v Toulouse, Heineken Cup, April 30
Apr 26, 2011: Cian Healy freely admits that every single Leinster player must give their all if they are to dethrone Heineken Cup champions Toulouse at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday