The News Review:
- Home cup ties will be key – Jones
- Heineken Cup surprise for students at Kilkenny College
- Premier soccer and rugby finals on same day
Home cup ties will be key – Jones
BBC Sport
The Sharks have been drawn with Cardiff Harlequins and three-times champions Toulouse in Pool Five. Jones told BBC Radio Manchester: "Toulouse are a great side but they won’t relish coming to Edgeley Park just like the others won’t. "We can beat these sides at home but they can also win home and away. " "You can be measured by your success in the Heineken Cup and it’s a great tournament" he added.
Heineken Cup surprise for students at Kilkenny College
Kilkenny People
?Chris?s wADVERTISEMENTife came up to me after my English exam and said she and Chris had a surprise for me? he recalled. ?I was expecting a brownie or something but then they pulled out the Heineken Cup. I was completely blown away. ?Stephen who captained his school to victory in the Section B Leinster Junior Cup final this year and his teammates were thrilled to see the historic cup up close and personal in their school. ?It was bigger and heavier than I expected? he said ofStephen has played rugby since first year and is now such a fan that he travelled to Edinburgh to watch Leinster wrench the cup from Leicester?s grasp just a few short weeks ago. ?That was absolutely amazing? he said.
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Premier soccer and rugby finals on same day
Irish Times
Although not clashing directly the soccer kick-off is 8. 30pm at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium with the rugby final at the Stade de France likely to start at 6pm (both local times one hour ahead of Irish time) there are obvious inconveniences for spectators and sponsors – Heineken are heavily invested in both tournaments – with Europe’s two main sports bodies’ showcase events occurring on the same date. The situation has come about as a result of an initiative by Uefa president Michel Platini to make the Champions League final a more family-orientated occasion thus switching it from the traditional Wednesday night slot. However that Saturday in May has been an ERC fixture since 2001 and will continue at least until 2012.