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Dragons fall short as money talks at the top

Dragons 0-25 Perpignan. PREDICTABLE would be the most apt way to describe the Dragons’ tame exit from Europe. Read

Sad end to a sorry week for Scarlets

Scarlets 0-41 Clermont. IT was a sad end to a sorry week which began with Dwayne Peel confirming his departure and ended with another humiliating Heineken Cup defeat. Read

Regional rugby comes of age

WALES’ thirst for Heineken Cup success knows no bounds today with the Blues and Ospreys planning to go all the way in Europe. Read

Alfie: We don't fear Toulouse

GARETH Thomas today looked forward to a Heineken Cup quarter-final clash with his old club Toulouse, declaring: “We won’t fear them.” Read

Harlequins 10-31 Stade Francais

Stade Francais, twice losing finalists in the Heineken Cup, went out at the pool stage today despite a comprehensive four-try, 31-10 victory at Harlequins. Read

Black day for Scarlets

THE Scarlets ended their dismal Heineken Cup campaign with a record home defeat in the competition. Read

It’s momentous clash for Blues – Edwards

GARETH EDWARDS last night claimed the Blues are facing the biggest game in their recent history as they step out for a “winner-takes-all” clash with Bristol. Read

Wood warns wasps over Thomond factor

Keith Wood believes European champions Wasps probably have the better team heading into tomorrow's crunch Heineken Cup clash against Munster in Limerick. Read

Double delight beckons for Wales’ regions

NOT since 2001 – when Cardiff and Swansea were both quarter-finalists – have two Welsh teams made it through to the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup. Read

Peel will leave a big gap to fill

MARK JONES admitted last night that the Scarlets players were still coming to terms with the news that Dwayne Peel will leave the region for Sale Sharks at the end of the season. Read

‘I shouldn’t have been binned against Ospreys’, says Narraway

BINNED forward Luke Narraway insists he didn’t swear directly at referee Alan Lewis during Gloucester’s Heineken Cup humbling. Read

Davies defiant after Scarlets remain winless in Europe

PHIL DAVIES issued a defiant message after the Scarlets’ Heineken Cup humiliation continued at London Wasps yesterday, declaring, “Our aim is to win this competition. Read

Ospreys Euro win sets up possible Gloucester rematch

BATTEN down the hatches and prepare for World War III if these two sides meet again in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup. Read

Marshall lays down the law over Ospreys’ prospects

JUSTIN MARSHALL believes the outstanding performances from the Ospreys’ home-grown players against Gloucester bodes well for Wales’ Six Nations prospects. Read

Dean Richards fired up to hit Blues

DEAN RICHARDS has denied Harlequins are in a state of crisis ahead of tomorrow night’s Heineken Cup clash with quarter-final candidates Blues at Cardiff Arms Park. Read

Hall backs Blues to continue shining

FORMER Wales skipper Mike Hall believes the Blues are strong contenders to lift the Heineken Cup and insisted David Young’s men have no-one to fear in Europe. Read

Welsh contenders get big dates

WALES’ two contenders for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals now know the dates of their all-important remaining group ties. Read

Tito’s in the swim for Blues

PAUL TITO is proving anything but a fish out of water in his role as the Arms Park’s new cult hero. Read

Blues hit by injury crisis

CARDIFF Blues have been dealt a double injury blow after outside-halves Dai Flanagan and Nicky Robinson were both ruled out for more than two months. Read

Skrela fears the worst for Stade Francais

FRANCE star David Skrela claimed Stade Francais were virtually out of the Heineken Cup following their 10-point defeat in the Welsh capital. Read