ERC chiefs will decide next summer whether or not to continue their policy of playing both European finals in the same city, with Dublin poised to benefit if the arrangement is kept in place for 2013.

FORMER Leinster coach Michael Cheika has been fined €20,000, half of it suspended until June 2013, for his conduct on the night of the Amlin Challenge final when his Stade Francais side was defeated by Harlequins.