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Road to the Heineken Cup quarter-finals

The race for Heineken Cup quarter-final qualification is entering the home straight with the majority of the coveted eight places set to go all the way to the completion of Round Six matches, in one of the closest tournaments yet. Mail us!

Sharks get Rugby League influence

Having spent a week assisting the Durban-based Sharks, Australian Rugby League legend Andrew Johns has returned home predicting the franchise will be a force in this year's Super 14.

Ruddock aware of Bucuresti threat

Worcester Warriors Director of Rugby Mike Ruddock is paying Bucuresti Oaks full respect ahead of their Round Five European Challenge Cup encounter at Sixways Stadium this weekend.

All times are local

Heineken Cup
Friday, January 16
Edinburgh v Castres, 19:30
Munster v Sale, 20:00
Clermont v Montauban, 21:00

Saturday, January 17
Ulster v Harlequins, 13:35
Calvisano v Biarritz, 14:35
Toulouse v Glasgow, 14:35
Leicester v Treviso, 15:00
Perpignan v Ospreys, 16:35
Wasps v Leinster, 17:35

Sunday, January 18
Dragons v Bath, 13:00
Gloucester v Cardiff Blues, 15:00
Scarlets v Stade Francais, 15:00

Challenge Cup
Thursday, January 15
Montpellier v Northampton, 20:45

Friday, January 16
Toulon v Bristol, 18:30
Dax v Rovigo, 19:00
Bayonne v Mont-de-Marsan, 19:30

Saturday, January 17
Overmach Parma v Cetransa El Salvador, 14:30
Petrarca v Bourgoin, 15:00
Worcester v Bucuresti, 15:00
London Irish v Connacht, 15:00
Newcastle v Brive, 19:40

Sunday, January 18
Saracens v Viadana, 15:00

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Guinness Prem
  Team Pyd Pts
1. London Irish 12 39
2. Gloucester 12 37
3. Bath 11 35
4. Sale 11 34
5. Leicester 12 32
6. Saracens 12 30
7. Harlequins 11 27
8. Northampton 12 23
9. London Wasps 11 20
10. Worcester 10 18
11. Newcastle 12 16
12. Bristol 12 9

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What rugby event are you looking forward to the most this year?

The Heineken Cup
The Six Nations
The Guinness Premiership
The Top 14
The Magners League
The Super 14
The British and Irish Lions tour
The Tri-Nations
The Currie Cup
All of the above!!!

Gallery - 2008 in pictures

The Welsh Grand Slam: Coming just 6 months after their removal from the World Cup by Fiji, Wales silenced their critics by being crowned Six Nations champs Guinness Premieship Final: Lawrence Dallalgio brought the curtain down on a glittering career helping his side to a 26-16 victory over Leicester. Heineken Cup Final: Munster claimed their second European crown with a win over Toulouse