Six tries, 55 points, one virtuoso fly-half performance and an unforeseen comeback contribute to one of the best rugby matches of the 2010s… The European Cup in rugby union, whether it be the Heineken Cup that lasted from 1996 to 2014, or the similarly titled and slightly different Heineken Champions Cup that exists today, offersContinue reading “Great Matches: Northampton Saints vs Leinster, Heineken Cup Final, 21st May 2011”
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The First Heineken Cup Final
Cardiff and Toulouse do battle at the Cardiff Arms Park in rugby’s first European Cup final… On 26th August 1995, the International Rugby Board (now known as World Rugby) declared rugby union an “open game”. With this message, rugby union attained professional status, bringing to an end 124 years of amateurism. Just two months afterContinue reading “The First Heineken Cup Final”
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