Scotland 12 Argentina 13

HARLEQUINS qualified for the Heineken Cup next season in dramatic fashion as they won the Amlin Challenge Cup, Europe’s second-tier knockout tournament, for a record third time.

Ireland conclude their autumn series against Argentina today hoping to end a disappointing month with victory over their fierce rivals.

ARGENTINA bounced back from their home series defeat by Scotland in style with a record thrashing of Six Nations champions France in Buenos Aires.

Argentina 9 Scotland 13

MARTIN JOHNSON admitted England must become smarter after suffering a second-half collapse in yesterday’s 35-26 victory over the Barbarians.

BYRON KELLEHER has warned three-time Heineken Cup champions Toulouse to raise their level of performance despite a crushing 42-16 quarter-final win over rivals Stade Francais at Le Stadium yesterday.

Toulouse 42 Stade Francais 16

WALES’ greatest Test match kicker Neil Jenkins led the applause after Shane Williams and company did their utmost to prove running rugby is not extinct.

Argentina's Rodrigo Roncero should not be available to play against Ireland at Croke Park in two weeks time.

Cardiff Blues 31 Stade Francaise 21

CARDIFF head coach Dai Young rued his side’s lack of cutting edge at the death after seeing them come within inches from causing a huge Heineken Cup upset against Stade Francais.

SCOTLAND’S World Cup run came to a disappointing end at the quarter-final stage as Argentina stuttered into a last-four date with South Africa with a scrappy victory in Paris last night.

ARGENTINA said they had achieved the perfect result in the 63-3 defeat of Namibia ahead of Sunday’s crucial clash with Ireland which will decide both side’s World Cup fate.

France launched the 2007 Rugby World Cup tonight amid huge expectancy levels in coach Bernard Laporte’s final assignment before he takes up a French ministerial post.

ARGENTINA prop Rodrigo Roncero played down the importance of his side’s 27-20 defeat to Wales on Saturday.

Argentina prop Rodrigo Roncero played down the importance of his side’s 27-20 defeat to Wales on Saturday.

LEICESTER kept alive their hopes of an unprecedented trophy treble by stunning French Championship leaders Stade Francais to book a place in the Heineken Cup semi-finals.

WALES star Ryan Jones has accepted responsibility for conceding a last-gasp penalty that could ultimately cost the Ospreys a place in this season’s Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

SALE director of rugby Phillipe Saint-Andre insisted his side’s Heineken Cup hopes remains alive after beating Stade Francais at Edgeley Park.

Three players have been withdrawn from Argentina’s squad ahead of their autumn Tests, which begin against England on Saturday, after they suffered injuries in the same domestic fixture in France.

Argentina 23 South Africa 34

LEICESTER boss Pat Howard has predicted a “formidable” challenge from Stade Francais when the Parisians play for their Heineken Cup lives today.

Stade Francais 12 Toulouse 18 (aet)

Gloucester 0 Stade Francais 27

Stade Francais 35 Cardiff 16

Stade Francais: Dominici, Bergamasco, Glas, Liebenberg, Poulain, Skrela, Filol, Roncero, Blin, Lemoine, Brouzet, James, Jechoux, Rabadan, Sowerby.

Argentina prop Rodrigo Roncero has been held back from joining his countrymen for the Test match against South Africa in Buenos Aires at the weekend by his club Stade Francais, who need him for the Heineken Cup encounter with Ulster.

Cardiff Blues 15 Stade Francais 38

Gloucester have agreed to release Argentinian prop Rodrigo Roncero from his contract.

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Gloucester boss Nigel Melville has recalled full-back Jon Goodridge to the starting line-up for Sunday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final clash against Wasps.

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