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Heineken Cup

Ulster captain Johann Muller and coach Mark Anscombe at the launch of the Heineken Cup, a trophy Ulster came so close to winning last year

In-demand Ulster aim to go one better in Heineken bid

The Heineken Cup has been a particularly steep learning curve for Ulster in the past two seasons.

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Showdown talks planned to prevent Euro breakaway

Inside Heineken Cup

Showdown talks planned to prevent Euro breakaway

Thursday, 4 October 2012

The future format of European club rugby’s showpiece Heineken Cup competition and it’s secondary tournament, the Amlin Cup, will be discussed at a crucial meeting of the ERC’s shareholders in Rome on Monday.
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BT aim to replace Heineken Cup with dazzling new format

Friday, 14 September 2012

Whatever course the great rugby broadcasting row takes over the coming weeks and months – still not completely sure of what the hell has happened and why, the sport's major governing bodies were maintaining a deathly silence yesterday – there is no doubting its seriousness.
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Heineken Cup doomed as TV war breaks out

Thursday, 13 September 2012

The landscape of professional club rugby across Europe is likely to change dramatically as a result of a highly lucrative deal between England's leading teams and the telecoms giant BT – the latest big-money player in the sports broadcasting market, ambitious enough to have splashed out £1bn on rights over the last three months.
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Biting Back: English and French wrong to moan at Heineken Cup

Thursday, 30 August 2012

You know the rugby season is upon us when the English and French start moaning.
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Wannenburg in early Ravenhill return

Saturday, 28 July 2012

Ulster, runners-up in the 2011/12 Heineken Cup, will once again start their pool-stage campaign with a Ravenhill clash against French opponents.
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Ulster can’t wait to get going

Saturday, 28 July 2012

Although they do not kick off their competitive season for another five weeks, already Ulster are looking and sounding good.
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Heineken Cup: Ulster satisfied with draw

Thursday, 14 June 2012

“It could have been a whole lot worse.”
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Biting Back: Heineken Cup draw highlights pressure on new Ulster coach

Thursday, 14 June 2012

New Ulster rugby coach Mark Anscombe now has a clearer view of the challenge ahead.
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English may quit Heineken Cup

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

The governing body of England's top rugby union clubs has given notice of its intention to pull out of the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup.
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Tigers heading for Ravenhill as Ulster unveil pre-season line-up

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Ulster’s first home game of the new campaign will be a rematch against the Leicester Tigers.
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Heineken Cup: Ulster to face Northampton, Glasgow and Castres

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Ulster have been drawn against Northampton, Glasgow Warriors and Castres in the Pool stages of next year's Heineken Cup.
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Lacerated after Twickenham flop... but Jackson can bounce back

Friday, 25 May 2012

If Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson has any doubts about himself in the wake of Saturday’s traumatic Heineken Cup final experience against Leinster, he can take comfort from the fact that there are plenty of vastly experienced men who continue to have faith in him.
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