Toulouse 33 Harlequins 21

Harlequins 19 Toulouse 23

BYRON KELLEHER admits Toulouse are still smarting from their 2008 Heineken Cup defeat to Munster as they chase a fourth European title.

Toulouse 36 Sale 17

FRANCE go into their opening RBS Six Nations match against Ireland on Saturday week with little experience at half-back after Jean-Baptiste Elissalde was surprisingly omitted from their trimmed-down 23-man squad.

Bath 3 Toulouse 3

France head coach Marc Lievremont has named just one recognised fly-half in his provisional 30-man squad for a three-day training camp ahead of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Sebastien Tillous-Borde and Sebastien Chabal have been drafted into France’s starting XV for Saturday’s Test against Australia in Paris.

EUROPEAN champions, genuine European champions — bask in that for a few months.

IF a cardiologist had hooked a Munster supporter up to a heart monitor last Saturday evening, he’d have been able to tell what was happening in the Millennium Stadium without switching on the television.

FOR French rugby magazine Midi Olympique it was “The End of the Dream”. For L’Equipe it was “Munster – English Style”.

FAR from a classic, but the game was laced with some magnificent rugby and, in the end, few Toulouse supporters could argue that their side deserved to depart from the Millennium Stadium with a fourth Heineken Cup.

Munster 16 Toulouse 13

Munster are leading the Heineken Cup final against Toulouse 10-6 at half-time.

Munster returned to the Millennium Stadium targeting a repeat of their greatest European day and a second Heineken Cup title in three seasons.

Toulouse half-back Jean-Baptiste Elissalde will have a scan on his right knee to determine the extent of the damage done in the Heineken Cup semi-final win over London Irish on Saturday.

LONDON IRISH coach Toby Booth felt his side squandered a golden opportunity to reach their first Heineken Cup final with Saturday’s 21-15 defeat by Toulouse.

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London Irish 10 Toulouse 15

THE GREATEST modern day out-half, All Black magician Dan Carter, is reportedly being bombarded with offers from loads-a-money clubs in England and France.

CARDIFF BLUES coach Dai Young believes Toulouse can go all the way to a fourth Heineken Cup title after his side were taken apart 41-17 at Le Stadium.

Toulouse 41 Cardiff Blues 17

Wales won their second Grand Slam and RBS 6 Nations title in four seasons after record-breaker Shane Williams struck gold at the Millennium Stadium.

Wales 9 France 6

France scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde hopes the weight of pressure from an expectant public will wreck Wales’ RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam bid today.

FRANCE scrumhalf Jean-Baptiste Elissalde maintains his side have nothing to fear as they head to Cardiff bidding to snatch the RBS 6 Nations Championship title from Wales.

France have recalled scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde but named utility back Cedric Heymans on the bench for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship title decider against Wales in Cardiff.

Scrum-half Morgan Parra will make his first start for France in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against England in Paris.

It may seem strange to say, especially when the more experienced team loses an international, but Ireland can take a lot from this game.

FRANCE head coach Marc Lievremont maintains the second-half implosion against Ireland should not cloud the overall impression of his side’s progress during the first two rounds of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.

France 26 Ireland 21

Vincent Clerc’s hat-trick of tries left France in front by 19-6 at half-time in their RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against below-par Ireland in Paris.

MARC LIEVREMONT may be looking to restore some of the old flair to his new-look France side, but scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde has stated the case for the defence ahead of today’s clash against Ireland.

France scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde predicts tomorrow’s showdown with Ireland will provide his team with a tougher test than last weekend’s RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Scotland.

AURELIEN ROUGERIE insists France will pay a heavy penalty if they underestimate Ireland in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash in Paris.

AHEAD of Ireland’s visit to France next Saturday French winger Julien Malzieu says he was “disappointed” with Ireland’s uninspiring win over Italy.

NEW-LOOK France got their RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign off to the perfect start with an impressive victory against lacklustre Scotland at Murrayfield.

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MARC LIEVREMONT didn’t take long to usher in a new dawn in French rugby yesterday by naming six uncapped players in a much-changed squad for the Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland.

THEY may be dead men walking in Pool Six of the Heineken Cup but Leinster coach Michael Cheika has signalled his side’s determination to fight until the bitter end in the hope of an unlikely last-minute reprieve.

LEICESTER captain Martin Corry admits his side’s Heineken Cup hopes are “out of their hands” after sinking to a 22-11 defeat in Toulouse.

Toulouse 33 Leinster 6

Edinburgh 15 Toulouse 19

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