Place: Stade Pierre Rajon

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Expect the unexpected this weekend in Europe

The ghosts of Christmases past will be circling around the four provinces this weekend as they prepare for the unique demands that come with the traditional back-to-back December rounds in the Heineken Champions Cup.

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Falcons face one-year Euro ban for not fulfilling Amlin fixture

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Bourgoin face Northampton in Challenge Cup final

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Owens to ref Croker showdown

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Injuries ruin Gloucester win

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Decisive win for Gloucester against Bourgoin

Ryan ready to enter ‘confrontational environment’

GLOUCESTER boss Dean Ryan accepts his team will head into “a confrontational environment” when they tackle Heineken Cup hosts Bourgoin tonight.

Fri, 07 Dec, 2007

Frustrated Ulster rue Bourgoin meltdown

Bourgoin 24 Ulster 17

Sat, 17 Nov, 2007

Ulster let lead slip for second defeat

Bourgoin 24 Ulster 17

Fri, 16 Nov, 2007

Jones calls for 'extra dimension' from Osprey players

Ospreys head coach Lyn Jones believes his players are ready for the “extra dimension” of a Heineken Cup showdown with French championship leaders Stade Francais.

Sat, 13 Jan, 2007

Tigers demolish Bourgoin to keep pressure on Munster

LEICESTER blew a disjointed Bourgoin side away in the first half to keep their Heineken Cup hopes alive.

Sat, 09 Dec, 2006

‘Battered’ White out of Tigers’ line-up

ENGLAND forward Julian White will sit out Leicester’s crunch Heineken Cup clash against Bourgoin tonight, with Tigers boss Pat Howard admitting: “He is battered”.

Fri, 08 Dec, 2006

Munster boost as French go for profit

MUNSTER have been handed a Heineken Cup advantage by Bourgoin, following the decision to move January’s clash between the sides to Geneva.

Tue, 21 Nov, 2006

Munster’s Bourgoin fixture set for Geneva

IT seems certain that Munster’s away Heineken Cup fixture to Bourgoin will be played in a 32,000-seater football stadium in Geneva, and not at the French club’s home ground.

Mon, 30 Oct, 2006

Blues off to winning start

Bourgoin 5 Cardiff Blues 13

Sat, 21 Oct, 2006

Bath look for fourth straight win over Bourgoin

BATH will try to put a Headingley horror show behind them tonight by clinching a place in this season’s Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2006

Bath on brink of last eight

Bath will try to put a Headingley horror show behind them tomorrow night by clinching a place in this season’s Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2006

Heaslip’s 24/7 focus paying dividends

THINGS are happening fast in the world of Jamie Heaslip lately. The last time he had time to notice the leaves were only beginning to fall, so he’s positively bemused by the fact it’s Christmas already.

Sat, 24 Dec, 2005

Pecleir penalty breaks heroic Leinster hearts

IT’S not often Leinster put in a performance that makes the neutral feel sorry they fell short, but that was the aftertaste following their heart-breaking loss at the Stade Pierre Rajon on Saturday.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2005

Late penalty condemns Leinster to defeat

Bourgoin 30 Leinster 28

Sat, 17 Dec, 2005

Lions ready for early French fire

THERE’S been a lot made of Bourgoin’s schizophrenic performances in the Heineken Cup.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2005

Leinster ready for bruising battle

LEINSTER, and their front five in particular, are bracing themselves for a bruising Heineken Cup encounter in the Stade Pierre Rajon against hosts Bourgoin tomorrow.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2005

Bourgoin victory tops Leinster’s wish list

THEY say good things come in threes. If that maxim holds true then Leinster will touch down in Dublin Airport late on Saturday night with another Heineken Cup win over Bourgoin in the bag.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2005

Heaslip wary of French repercussion

Jamie Heaslip, man of the match in Leinster’s emphatic 53-7 defeat of Bourgoin, believes the off-colour French side will prove an altogether different proposition at their Stade Pierre Rajon base next Saturday.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2005

O’Driscoll targets Stephen’s Day return

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL is planning to make his long-awaited return to rugby in Leinster’s Stephen’s Day Celtic League game against Ulster in Ravenhill.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2005

Glasgow outclassed

Bourgoin 16 Glasgow 3

Sat, 22 Oct, 2005

Glasgow fail to win in France

Bourgoin 16 Glasgow 3

Fri, 21 Oct, 2005

Bourgoin go down to Bath

Bourgoin 17 Bath 23

Sat, 15 Jan, 2005

O’Driscoll works magic again

Bourgoin 23 Leinster 26

Sat, 11 Dec, 2004

Bourgoin ring the changes after rout

BOURGOIN have responded as the ERC would have hoped to their mauling by Leinster last week by making 10 changes for tonight's return clash at the Stade Pierre Rajon.

Fri, 10 Dec, 2004

Bourgoin strengthen for next Leinster clash

Leinster could very well be in for a trying time against a much-strengthened Bourgoin at Stade Pierre Rajon on Friday night.

Thu, 09 Dec, 2004

Kidney remains wary of Bourgoin

LEINSTER coach Declan Kidney dismisses the notion that Bourgoin will be another pushover in tomorrow night’s Heineken Cup clash at Stade Pierre Rajon.

Thu, 09 Dec, 2004

Leinster get 13 tries past Bourgoin

Leinster 92 Bourgoin 17

Sat, 04 Dec, 2004

Simpson-Daniel try maintains Gloucester drive for top spot

Bourgoin 18 Gloucester 37

Mon, 26 Jan, 2004

Henderson to start against Treviso

Rob Henderson will make his first start for Munster since tearing a muscle in his bicep in early September in their Heineken Cup tussle with Benetton Treviso at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2003

O'Callaghan praises Ronan O'Gara show

Munster lock Donncha O’Callaghan was the first to sing the praise of Ronan O’Gara after the Irish outside-half had kicked six successive penalties to give his side a priceless 18-17 win at Bourgoin in Pool Five of the Heineken Cup.

Sat, 06 Dec, 2003

Munster ready to rumble

BOURGOIN coach Philippe Saint-Andre lingered in the background yesterday as retired French captain Fabien Galthie and Mick Galwey had a fleeting conversation on pitch-side at Stade Pierre Rajon.

Sat, 06 Dec, 2003

Sheahan has spring in step to face new challenges

FRANKIE SHEAHAN appreciates the irony. Last April in Toulouse, the Munster hooker presented himself for a random drug test that would change his life - and almost wrecked his career.

Sat, 06 Dec, 2003