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• Joe Schmidt boldly leads Leinster to where no team have gone before

  
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  • Heineken Cup final win over Ulster is Blues third in four years • Schmidt already talking about next seasons tournament The euro may be wobbling but Leinsters European stock continues to soar. To win three Heineken Cups in four years is a massive achievement. To boldly go where no champion team have gone before ...
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• Leinsters success finds base in relentless pursuit of excellence

  
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  • Irish province has become major force in Heineken Cup • Supporters travel to European matches in numbers Next seasons Heineken Cup final is in Dublin, fittingly so as Ireland is the country the trophy has called home for five of the last seven seasons. A competition that in its first few years was regarded as a ...
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• Best Use of Pain is for Motivation

  
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  Ulster must use the pain of their crushing Heineken Cup final defeat as motivation for next seasons tournament according to hooker Rory Best.Best and his team-mates were powerless to prevent... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Leinster are Triple Champions

  
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  Leinster claimed an unprecedented third Heineken Cup title in four years with a record-breaking 42-14 victory over Ulster at Twickenham on Saturday.The defending champions held sway for the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Brian ODriscolls rare talent gets final reward in heroic display | Paul Rees

  
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  Ireland legend defies injury to inspire Leinster to comfortable victory over Ulster in the Heineken Cup final Brian ODriscoll was making what was probably his final appearance at Twickenham, one of the leading players not just of his generation but the history of the game, defying injury to help inspire a complete ...
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• Dominant Leinster rule roost again

  
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  Leinster 42-14 Ulster It ended as a rout, with Leinster romping to their third victory in four seasons and staking a claim as the finest side to have graced the Heineken Cup. The competition is only 17 years old but this is a rare team, from the defensive strength of Rob Kearney at full-back to the all-round ...
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• Trimble Wants 1999 Ulster Repeat

  
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  Andrew Trimble has warned Leinster they will face an Ulster side "motivated by jealousy" in Saturdays first all-Irish Heineken Cup final at Twickenham.Ulster were the first Irish side to win... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Ulsters climb to Heineken Cup final led by South African contingent

  
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  Pedrie Wannenburg, Johann Muller, Ruan Pienaar and Stefan Terblanche have added the necessary steel to lift Ulster There is little to connect rainswept Ravenhill with the high, dry veldt or dusty Durban, but if Ulster overcome Leinster in the Heineken Cup, their South African contingent will probably have put them in ...
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• Heineken Cup final: Can Ulster outwit a team as complete as Leinster? | Robert Kitson

  
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  Leinsters dominance stands out as they seek a third title in four years in the all-Irish Twickenham final Some great sides have never managed to win the Heineken Cup. Clermont Auvergne, Perpignan, Biarritz, Toulon, Ospreys: all of them have invested plenty and still not booked into European rugbys ultimate penthouse. ...
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• Ulster Name Final Heineken Side

  
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  Forwards John Afoa and Chris Henry are back in the Ulster team for the Heineken Cup final against Leinster.Prop Afoa served a four-match ban for his quarter-final tackle on Munsters Felix Jones... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Heineken Cup final: Leinster v Ulster – strengths and weaknesses

  
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  Leinster and Ulster greats Tyrone Howe and Paul Wallace look at the teams to pinpoint where the final may be won and lost Paul Wallace on Ulster Key player There are probably three, and theyre all forwards: Chris Henry at the breakdown, Johann Muller in the lineout and Tom Court in the scrum, because those are the ...
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• Ulster come back down to earth after reaching Heineken Cup final

  
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  • Ulster 22-19 Edinburgh Somewhere between the lap of honour and the press conference Brian McLaughlin brought his players down to earth. The euphoria of winning and parading in front of their 40,000 supporters consumed the Ulster squad but briefly, and by the time the South African pair of Johann Muller and Ruan ...
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• McLaughlin Delights in 99 Repeat

  
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  Brian McLaughlin hailed his Ulster side after they battled to a 22-19 victory over Edinburgh to reach their first Heineken Cup final since 1999.Ruan Pienaar kicked 17 points and pulled the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Ulster Best Edinburgh for Final

  
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  Ulster beat brave Edinburgh to set up a Heineken Cup final against Leinster or Clermont-Auvergne on 19 May.Ruan Pienaar kicked the first of his five penalties to put Ulster ahead although Greig... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Ulster 22-19 Edinburgh

  
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  Ulster 22-19 Edinburgh Edinburgh had never been this far in the Heineken Cup before, and they wont be going any further; ground down up front, and in the scrum in particular, by Ulster. The side that had been here once before are on their way to a second final. Edinburgh ended with a try, although the game was lost, ...
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• Ulsters Paddy Jackson Ready

  
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  Paddy Jackson was still in short trousers and more interested in football than rugby when Ulster defeated Colomiers 21-6 to win the 1999 Heineken Cup.But on Saturday the 20-year-old will start... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Edinburgh v Ulster - Teams

  
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  Edinburgh coach Michael Bradley has named an unchanged team for Saturdays Heineken Cup semi-final clash with Ulster in Dublin.The same starting XV which toppled mighty Toulouse at Murrayfield... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Ferris Believes Final Beckons

  
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  Stephen Ferris faces Edinburgh at Aviva StadiumUlster flanker Stephen Ferris says he "firmly believes" the Irish province can beat Edinburgh in Saturdays Heineken Cup semi-final in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Farmer Rory Best helps Ulster put their fallow years behind them

  
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  The Ireland hooker, a loser at Twickenham in the Six Nations, is relishing the chance of earning a swift return there by beating Edinburgh in Saturdays Heineken Cup semi-final Some will look sniffily at Ulsters Heineken Cup semi-final against Edinburgh and wonder aloud where all the big boys have gone. The total ...
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