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Heineken Cup Ready For Kick-Off
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<BR>The biggest names in European rugby came together at Cardiff Castle to celebrate the launch of the Heineken Cup
<BR>Huw Evans
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<BR>Heineken Cup fever is starting to spread across Europe as the big kick-off for the 11th tournament creeps up.
<BR>Some of the biggest names in the northern hemisphere turned up in the Heineken Cup final city of Cardiff on Monday to offer their views of the forthcoming campaign.
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<BR>Brian O\'Driscoll, Jason Robinson, Simon Easterby and Matt Dawson were just a few of the players who attended the season\'s launch at the Hilton Hotel, Cardiff. Also in the audience were coaches Ian McGeechan, Dai Young, Gareth Jenkins, Steve Diamond, Paul Turner and Lyn Jones.
<BR>Wales\' First Minister, Rhodri Morgan, welcomed the tournament back to its \'spiritual home\' before ERC chief executive Derek McGrath set the scene for the new season.
<BR>ERC also announced that two former Heineken Cup winners, Ieuan Evans (Bath 1998) and Rob Howley (London Wasps 2004), will be joined by the current Miss Wales, Claire Evans, as \'ERC Ambassadors\' for the 11th Heineken Cup final at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, 20 May.
<BR>The Pool matches kick-off on Friday, 21 October when Sale Sharks host Munster, Ulster welcome Benetton Treviso and Glasgow Warriors travel to Bourgoin. It promises to be an explosive start with the best of the action being captured by ERC\'s broadcast partners Sky Sports, RTE, France Televisions, Sport + and Sky Italia.
<BR>Cardiff Blues coach David Young, who\'s team face Leeds Tykes, Rugby Calvisano and Perpignan in Pool 2, said a home-town venue for the Cup final was a huge incentive for his players to go one better than the side of 1996 that reached the inaugural final at the old Cardiff Arms Park.
<BR>“It’s obviously at the back of our minds that a game at the Millennium Stadium is there at the end. I think it would be great if one of the four Welsh regions could make that final,” said Young.
<BR>Llanelli Scarlets director of rugby Gareth Jenkins has led his side to two semi-finals and will have to take his team to the home of the reigning champions Toulouse for their first outing in this season\'s \'Pool of Death\' - Toulouse, Llanelli Scarlets, London Wasps and Edinburgh Gunners.
<BR>\"The Heineken Cup is the pinnacle of the season for all the teams that take part. It is what we build towards and where we find the ultimate test of how good we are,\" said Jenkins.
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<BR>\"We lost at home to Toulouse in the first game of last season and so we will be travelling looking for a better result this time. They are a great club, the leaders in Europe, but we gave them a fright in the return game last season and we will travel with a lot of hope.\"
<BR>England and Lions scrum half Matt Dawson, who has vast experience in the tournament with both Northampton Saints and London Wasps, says he is expecting the standard to be even higher this season than ever before.
<BR>\"The general standard across the board is rising. Even though the French and English have dominated recent finals you always look at the teams in the Celtic League.
<BR>Munster, Leister, Llanelli Scarlets and now Edinburgh and realise they are going to be hugely competitive,\" said Dawson.
<BR>In past years you would have looked to have seen who had the harder or easier Pool. Now it is just taken for granted that all the Pools are tough - it is just as hard to qualify from any of the six Pools.\"
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La situazione di classifica nei campionati nazionali delle prime avversarie delle squadre italiane
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<BR>Ulster (Treviso) 2° in Celtic League
<BR>Perpignan (Calvisano) 3° in Top14
<BR>Reivers (L\'Aquila) 4° in Celtic League
<BR>Agen (Overmach) 9° in Top14
<BR>Saints (Viadana) 10° in Premiership
<BR>Connacht (Catania) 11° in Celtic League

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Gli appuntamenti dei club italiani nel primo weekend (ora italiana)
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<BR>Fri 21 Oct 20:30 P4 Ulster vs Treviso
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<BR>Sat 22 Oct 14:00 P2 Calvisano vs Perpignan
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<BR>Sat 22 Oct 15:00 P2 Overmach vs SU Agen
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<BR>Sat 22 Oct 15:00 P4 L\'Aquila vs Border Reivers
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<BR>Sat 22 Oct 15:30 P5 Connacht vs Catania
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<BR>Sat 22 Oct 16:00 P1 Northampton Saints vs Viadana
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<BR>Il sito dell\'ERC: <!-- BBCode Start --><A HREF="http://www.ercrugby.com/" TARGET="_blank">www.ercrugby.com</A><!-- BBCode End -->
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<BR>Credo che le nostre squadre partano sfavorite in tutti e sei gli incontri

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E poi ci lamentiamo perchè da noi non viene a riempire gli stadi. Ma avete visto cosa vuol dire fare azioni di marketing?!?!
<BR>E meno male che siamo noi italiani i creativi...

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Risultati delle avversarie delle italiane nell\'ultimo fine settimana:
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<BR>Ulster (Treviso): ha battuto 36-10 il Connacht. E\' 2° in Celtic League.
<BR>Perpignan (Calvisano): ha sconfitto 40-14 il Pau. E\' 2° in Top14.
<BR>Reivers (L\'Aquila): ha battuto 23-11 Edimburgo, è 5° in Celtic League.
<BR>Agen (Overmach): ha battuto 26-12 il Bayonne. E\' 9° in Top14.
<BR>Saints (Viadana): hanno battuto 25-23 gli Irish. Sono ottavi in Premiership.
<BR>Connacht (Catania): ha perso 10-36 in casa dell\'Ulster. E\' ultimo in Celtic League.

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<BR>Sfida impari tra N10 New Zealand.
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<BR>L\'INFERMERIA di VIADANA
<BR>- Matt Phillips disponibile da Gennaio 2006;
<BR>- Andrea Masi, in campo fra 3 settimane;
<BR>- Diego Saccà, recuperato a Gennaio 2006;
<BR>- Jacob Gaina, operato alla spalla,lo rivedremo a Marzo 2006.
<BR>- Keine Robertson, rottura crociato anteriore sin. Recuperato a Marzo 2006

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<BR>VS
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<BR>ITALIA - FIJI in salsa francese
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<BR>L\'INFERMERIA FRANCESE
<BR>Au 14/10/05 : 8 joueurs indisponibles
<BR>1/Santiago Dellape: Opéré de l\'épaule. Reprise prévue en décembre.
<BR>2/Ariel Castellina: Fracture du péroné. Reprise prévue en novembre.
<BR>3/Colin Yukes: Fracture du pied. Reprise prévue fin octobre.
<BR>4/Matthieu Liévremont: Tendon d\'Achille. A été opéré.
<BR>5/Manu Ahotaeiloa: Lésion musculaire abdominale basse. Reprise fin du mois.
<BR>6/Jean-Jacques Crenca: Hernie discale. Reprise semaine prochaine.
<BR>7/Julien Tilloles: Hernie discale. Reprise fin du mois.
<BR>8/Opeti Fonua: Entorse du genou. Reprise fin du mois.
<BR>Alexandre CHAZALET devrait reprendre d\'ici la fin du mois.

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<BR>La Scozia \"attacca Le petit caporal\" e la sua truppa

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<BR>IRLANDA VS SICILIA (PIER12345 VS AMATORI)
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<BR>Connacht v Catania - ERC
<BR>Date:22 Oct 2005
<BR>Kick Off:14:30 (Gates Open 12:45)
<BR>Venue:Connacht Sportsground, College Rd, Galway
<BR>Please note a booking charge of €3 per ticket will apply.
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<BR>From € 2.00 (7-12) to € 20,00 (Enclosed Stand)
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<BR>Ticket Information
<BR>Date of Match : 22/10/2005
<BR>Ticket Pickup Location : Please allow 3-5 Days for posting. If tickets remain undelivered by Friday\'s post before the match, please contact Helen Connolly on Phone No: +3591560091 or E-Mail: <a href="mailto:helen@cbirfu.com" target="_new">helen@cbirfu.com</a>
<BR>Maximum Number of Tickets Per Credit Card : 10

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IL RANCKING EUROPEO X CLUB
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<BR>Monday 17th October 2005
<BR>Rank Club Country Rating (indexed) Previous Rank Change
<BR>1 Toulouse 100.00 1
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>2 Biarritz</B><!-- BBCode End --> 94.83 3 1
<BR>3 Stade Francais 92.99 4 1
<BR>4 Wasps 90.32 2 2
<BR>5 Munster 88.26 5
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>6 Perpignan</B><!-- BBCode End --> 82.78 9 3
<BR>7 Leicester 81.89 6 1
<BR>8 Sale 81.23 10 2
<BR>9 Bourgoin 77.41 8 1
<BR>10 Montferrand 77.30 7 3
<BR>11 Bath 73.97 12 1
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>12 Saracens</B><!-- BBCode End --> 73.86 11 1
<BR>13 Castres 70.16 14 1
<BR>14 Leinster 69.98 13 1
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>15 Northampton</B><!-- BBCode End --> 66.70 17 2
<BR>16 Llanelli Scarlets 65.89 16
<BR>17 Ospreys 65.79 18 1
<BR>18 Gloucester 64.49 15 3
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>19 Ulster</B><!-- BBCode End --> 64.20 19
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>20 Agen</B><!-- BBCode End --> 63.63 20
<BR>21 Edinburgh Rugby 61.42 21
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>22 Worcester</B><!-- BBCode End --> 60.68 22
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>23 Newcastle</B><!-- BBCode End --> 54.03 26 3
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>24 Cardiff Blues</B><!-- BBCode End --> 53.61 23 1
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>25 Brive</B><!-- BBCode End --> 53.40 29 4
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>26 Leeds</B><!-- BBCode End --> 52.14 25 1
<BR>27 Bayonne 51.70 24 3
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>28 Montpellier</B><!-- BBCode End --> 49.61 27 1
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>29 London Irish</B><!-- BBCode End --> 49.32 28 1
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>30 Narbonne</B><!-- BBCode End --> 49.17 30
<BR>31 Newport Gwent Dragons 44.98 31
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>32 Benetton Treviso</B><!-- BBCode End --> 43.76 33 1
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>33 Pau</B><!-- BBCode End --> 43.37 32 1
<BR>34 Glasgow Rugby 42.12 34
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>35 Connacht</B><!-- BBCode End --> 39.81 35
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>36 The Borders</B><!-- BBCode End --> 39.42 36
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>37 Arix Viadana</B><!-- BBCode End --> 38.22 37
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>38 Ghial Calvisano</B><!-- BBCode End --> 35.02 38
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>39 Overmach Parma</B><!-- BBCode End --> 32.96 39
<BR>40 Gran Rugby Parma 23.85 40
<BR>41 Petrarca Padova 22.45 41
<BR>42 Adriatic LNG Rovigo 19.11 43 1
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>43 Conad L.Aquila</B><!-- BBCode End --> 19.09 42 1
<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>44 Amatori Catania</B><!-- BBCode End --> 16.22 44
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<BR>I GIRONI:
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<BR>Pool 1) Sale Sharks - Munster - Castres Olympique - Newport Gwent Dragons
<BR>Pool 2) Cardiff Blues - Leeds Tykes - <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Ghial Calvisano</B><!-- BBCode End --> - Perpignan
<BR>Pool 3) Ospreys - Stade Francais Paris - Leicester Tigers - ASM Clermont Auvergne
<BR>Pool 4) Ulster Rugby - <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Benetton Treviso</B><!-- BBCode End --> - Saracens - Biarritz Olympique
<BR>Pool 5) Bourgoin - Glasgow Warriors - Leinster - Bath Rugby
<BR>Pool 6) Toulouse - Llanelli Scarlets - Edinburgh Gunners - London Wasps
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<BR>European Challenge Cup 2005 / 2006
<BR>Poule 1: <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Arix Viadana</B><!-- BBCode End -->, Narbonne, Northampton Saints, Bristol
<BR>Poule 2: Agen, London Irish, <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Rugby Parma</B><!-- BBCode End -->, Pau
<BR>Poule 3: Gloucester, Bayonne, Toulon, Bucuresti
<BR>Poule 4: The Borders, Brive, Newcastle Falcons, <!-- BBCode Start --><B>L\'Aquila</B><!-- BBCode End -->
<BR>Poule 5: Connacht, Montpellier, Worcester, <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Amatori Catania</B><!-- BBCode End -->

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Ulster vs Benetton viene trasmessa in diretta da Sky (fonte: Erc) ma non da SkyItalia. Questo è ben strano: pensavo che con tutti i canali di cui dispone Sky avrebbero trovato facilmente un posto in palinsesto anche per il rugby ed invece...

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<BR> 18-10-2005 alle ore 11:26, AquilanteDaNorcia wrote:
<BR>Ulster vs Benetton viene trasmessa in diretta da Sky (fonte: Erc) ma non da SkyItalia. Questo è ben strano: pensavo che con tutti i canali di cui dispone Sky avrebbero trovato facilmente un posto in palinsesto anche per il rugby ed invece...
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<BR>Mi ha appena risposto il gentilissimo Antonio Raimondi che mi ha detto che c\'è stato un cambio di programma e non la coprono più lì, per cui non la fanno neanche qui.
<BR>Gran peccato!!!