The News Review:
- ERC sign new deal with Heineken
- Ospreys v Benetton Treviso
- Bath set for 50th Heineken Cup clash
- Payne wants Heineken Cup improvement
ERC sign new deal with Heineken
RTE.ie Ireland
The Heineken Cup will retain its title sponsor until the end of the 2012-13 season and the brewers have increased their investment in the European club game. The Heineken Cup returns to action this weekend with Stade Francais set to break the competition’s attendance record having sold over 65000 advance tickets for their home tie with Harlequins.
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Ospreys v Benetton Treviso
BBC News UK
The wing scored in Wales’ 21-18 win over Australia on Saturday and is in the Barbarians squad to face the Wallabies at Wembley on Wednesday. But Williams wants to play against Italians Benetton Treviso on Saturday. “I want to play on Saturday I’m enjoying my rugby and it’s an important game for the region” he said. EDF Energy Cup champions Ospreys must beat Italian minnows Treviso at the Liberty Stadium to give them a hope of emulating their quarter-final appearance of last season.
Bath set for 50th Heineken Cup clash
Worldcupweb.com South Africa
sportsdigitalcontent. Bath will be only the third English club to reach the milestone joining Leicester Tigers and London Wasps among the elite teams of European club rugby reports ERC Rugby. Simon Easterby the Scarlets captain and Yannick Jauzion the Toulouse captain have both made 49 tournament appearances and need one more to become the 60th and 61st players to reach the milestone.
Payne wants Heineken Cup improvement
Limerick Leader Ireland
“It wasn’t a great performance against Llanelli” Shaun Payne said. “But we managed to sneak away from Wales with a win. “Traditionally in the pool stages of the Heineken Cup we played the strongest team in the pool first and last” Shaun Payne said. “It always seemed to pan out like that. To play a strong team like Clermont in the back-to-back games is a new situation for us. “If we could go over there and scratch out a result it would be massive for us. There will be pressure on them.