With the key back-to-back games about to get under way, and with the top two clubs in each Pool meeting each other home and away, Saracens return to Wembley Stadium on Saturday for their crunch Heineken Cup Pool 5 clash with the Ospreys determined not to suffer a second defeat at the home of English […]
Paddy Wallace will miss the trip to Welford Road after he had an operation to repair tendon damage in his thumb. The injury was picked up last weekend against Clermont Auvergne and is likely to keep the centre on the sidelines for 6-8 weeks. Nevin Spence is promoted to the starting XV in his place […]
Ulster have no fresh injury worries ahead of their Heineken Cup Pool 4 match at Welford Road on Saturday. They started their campaign with an impressive 16-11 win over Clermont Auvergne at the weekend but there are no casualties from the bruising encounter. John Afoa is unavailable this week after he returned to act as […]
Building on the successful initial two season agreement, adidas and ERC are proud to announce the extension of their partnership. The new agreement will see adidas continue as the official ball supplier to European club rugby’s elite tournaments, the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup for a further four years. Under the partnership, which will […]
George Clancy will get the 17th Heineken Cup tournament up and running when he takes charge of the match between Racing Metro 92 and Cardiff Blues at Stade Yves du Manoir on Friday, 11 November. It will be the Irish referee’s 31st tournament match with French official Jerome Garces on duty at the other opening […]
IT’S BACK – AND ALL EYES ON THE HEINEKEN CUP The rugby season is set to explode into life across Europe as the 17th Heineken Cup takes centre stage. Europe’s finest will go into battle on the weekend of 11/12/13 November chasing the biggest prize in world club rugby, with all roads leading to the […]
2011/12 Heineken Cup Fixtures Schedule – Pool 4 Sat 12 Nov: ULSTER v Clermont Auvergne (15.40, Ravenhill) Sat 19 Nov: Leicester v ULSTER (18.00, Welford Road) Fri 9 Dec: ULSTER v Aironi (19.30, Ravenhill) Sat 17 Dec: Aironi v ULSTER (14.30 local time, Stadio Luigi Zafanella) 13-15 Jan: ULSTER v Leicester (kick off TBC, Ravenhill) […]
The Ulster Squad from which the starting XV and replacements to play Bath this Saturday at The Rec in Round 4 of the Heineken Cup will be selected, has been named. The team will be named on Friday. ULSTER SQUAD FORWARDS Tom Court, Declan Fitzpatrick, Paddy McAllister, Bryan Young, BJ Botha, Nigel Brady, Andi Kyriacou, […]
Ulster Chief executive Shane Logan and Heineken’s National Events & Sponsorship Manager Pat Maher celebrate the new partnership With the 2010-11 shortly due to get underway, Ulster Rugby announced in August that Heineken is to become its new pourage partner at Ravenhill. Heineken, who are known for their involvement in rugby through their long-term sponsorship […]