The News Review:
- Wasps face exclusion from Europe’s top table
- Leinster not ready to rule out Van der Linde
- Blues cup success delights Young
Wasps face exclusion from Europe’s top table
Telegraph.co.uk
Ian McGeechan’s side are 12 points behind sixth-placed Sale and after the midweek fixtures all 12 clubs will have just three games remaining of the regular league campaign. Unless an English side win the Heineken Cup only the top six clubs will be in contention to qualify for next season’s competition.
Leinster not ready to rule out Van der Linde
Irish Times
But he lasted a matter of minutes before being forced out of the match with an injured toe. It was just the prop’s eighth game of the season because of a toe injury and of those eight he has played only three full matches in September and ctober of 2008. He played full games against Munster and Connacht in the Magners League and in the pool stages of the Heineken Cup against Edinburgh. But in Leinster’s away game against Wasps at Adams Park he was replaced by Healy and since then it has proven to be a frustrating time for the prop and Leinster coach Michael Cheika. An optimistic Leinster spokesman said yesterday they were hopeful of having the Springbok back and that removing him from the match and taking him to the hospital for a scan on Sunday was purely precautionary. The result is not yet available. It comes as no surprise then Cheika has registered prop Jamie Hagan for the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup.
Blues cup success delights Young
BBC News
getEmpEmbeddedParams(“emp_7970271″);Blues showed flair and skill – YoungThe Saints fought back with a brilliant response from Joe Ansbro but could not overhaul the Blues. The final will be the Blues’ first as a region and they still have a Heineken Cup quarter-final to come against Toulouse. "We didn’t do well in the Heineken Cup and the other competitions four or five years ago because weren’t good enough. You don’t have a right to be in finals; you have to earn it" added Young. "It has not happened as quickly as we would have liked but we have put real solid foundations in with the academy.
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