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<title>McCall excited about Champions Cup fixtures</title>
<date>Saturday 15 August 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=47092</link>
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<description> Saracens Director of Rugby Mark McCall says that he believes their opening 
  Champions Cup fixture at Allianz Park against Stade Toulousain provides the 
  Aviva Premiership Champions with an &quot;incredibly exciting&quot; start the 
  2015/16 competition</description>
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<title>Toulon in pool of death for European Champions Cup</title>
<date>Thursday 18 June 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46792</link>
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<description> Current European Rugby Champions Cup champions Toulon have been drawn in a 
  pool of death that includes former champions Leinster, Bath and Wasps. </description>
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<title>European Champions Cup final venues confirmed</title>
<date>Thursday 18 June 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46793</link>
<articleid>46793</articleid>
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<description> Next season&apos;s European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals will be 
  held in the still to be completed Grand Stade de Lyon in France in May 2016. </description>
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<title>Leinster part company with coach Matt O&apos;Connor </title>
<date>Saturday 23 May 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46516</link>
<articleid>46516</articleid>
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<description> Former European Rugby cup champions Leinster have parted company with head coach Matt O&apos;Connor at the end of the season and Leo Cullen will cover the coaching duties for the time being.</description>
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<title>Abendanon named European Player of the Year</title>
<date>Wednesday 6 May 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46345</link>
<articleid>46345</articleid>
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<description>  ASM Clermont Auvergne full back Nick Abendanon has been named as the EPCR European 
  Player of the Year 2015 after an outstanding individual performance in the European 
  Rugby Champions Cup final at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.</description>
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<title>Toulouse boss Noves : Toulon are unbeatable </title>
<date>Tuesday 5 May 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46339</link>
<articleid>46339</articleid>
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<description> Toulouse manager Guy Noves says that the current triple European Rugby 
  champions Cup winners Toulon are &quot;unbeatable&quot; on paper at the moment.</description>
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<title>Ali Williams: I&apos;ve never loved an Aussie as much</title>
<date>Monday 4 May 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46332</link>
<articleid>46332</articleid>
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<description> New Zealand and Australia are normally fierce rugby rivals but Ali Williams 
  put familiar sentiments to one side as he celebrated Drew Mitchell&apos;s match-winning 
  try for Toulon against Clermont in the European Champions Cup final at Twickenham.</description>
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<title>Toulon beat Clermont to win third European title</title>
<date>Saturday 2 May 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46330</link>
<articleid>46330</articleid>
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<description>Toulon earned an unprecedented third straight European Rugby title by beating French rivals Clermont Auvergne 18-24 in the European Rugby Champions Cup final at Twickenham.</description>
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<title>Hayman determined to win historic third Euro title </title>
<date>Saturday 2 May 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46316</link>
<articleid>46316</articleid>
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<description> Former All Black Carl Hayman says that he is determined to add to his &quot;amazing&quot; 
  stint with Toulon by leading the side to an unprecedented third successive European 
  title when they face French rivals Clermont in Saturday&apos;s Champions Cup final 
  at Twickenham.</description>
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<title>European Champions Cup final teams confirmed</title>
<date>Saturday 2 May 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46317</link>
<articleid>46317</articleid>
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<description> The starting teams and replacements and match officials for the European Rugby 
  Champions Cup final at Twickenham Stadium have been released.</description>
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<title>Parra: Clermont have nothing to lose in Cup final</title>
<date>Saturday 2 May 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46314</link>
<articleid>46314</articleid>
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<description> France and Clermont scrumhalf Morgan Parra says that he is happy with his team 
  being seen as the underdogs in the European Rugby Champions Cup final. </description>
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<title>Giteau: Clermont are the favourites, not Toulon</title>
<date>Friday 1 May 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46281</link>
<articleid>46281</articleid>
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<description> Toulon&apos;s Australian star back Matt Giteau says that their rivals Clermont are 
  the favourites to win the all-French European Rugby Champions Cup final on Saturday. </description>
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<title>Toulon lose Armitage for Champions Cup final </title>
<date>Thursday 23 April 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46215</link>
<articleid>46215</articleid>
<guid>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46215</guid>
<description> Toulon&apos;s English full-back Delon Armitage has been ruled out of the European 
  Rugby Champions Cup final against Clermont due to injury.</description>
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<title>Toulon book third straight European Cup final </title>
<date>Monday 20 April 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46183</link>
<articleid>46183</articleid>
<guid>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46183</guid>
<description> Toulon secured their place in a third straight European Rugby Cup final by 
  beating Leinster 25-20 at the Stade Velodrome in the Semi-final.</description>
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<title>Clermont beat Saracens to reach European final</title>
<date>Monday 20 April 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46180</link>
<articleid>46180</articleid>
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<description>Clermont gained revenge for last year&apos;s European exit by beating Saracens 13-9 in the European Rugby Champions Cup Semi-final at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to book a place in the final.</description>
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<title>Clermont coach not worried about Saracens history</title>
<date>Saturday 18 April 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46173</link>
<articleid>46173</articleid>
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<description>Clermont coach Franck Azema has insisted that their 46-6 loss to Saracens last 
  year will have no bearing on this weekend&apos;s European Champions Cup semi-final. </description>
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<title>European Champions Cup Semi-final teams named</title>
<date>Friday 17 April 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46162</link>
<articleid>46162</articleid>
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<description> The starting teams and replacements as well as the match officials and kick 
  off times for this weekend&apos;s European Rugby Champions Cup semi-finals have been 
  released.</description>
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<title>Vunipola free to play for Saracens against Clermont </title>
<date>Friday 17 April 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46135</link>
<articleid>46135</articleid>
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<description> England and Saracens No.8 Billy Vunipola is free to play in this weekend&apos;s 
  European Rugby champions cup Semi-final against Clermont </description>
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<title>Mermoz out, Halfpenny in for Toulon&apos;s Cup Semi</title>
<date>Thursday 16 April 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46129</link>
<articleid>46129</articleid>
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<description> Toulon centre Maxime Mermoz has been ruled out of his team&apos;s European Rugby 
  Champions Cup semi-final match against Leinster at Marseille&apos;s Velodrome Stadium. </description>
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<title>Farrell set to return for Saracens in Euro Semi</title>
<date>Saturday 11 April 2015</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46102</link>
<articleid>46102</articleid>
<guid>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=46102</guid>
<description> England fly-half Owen Farrell looks set to return for Saracens European Rugby 
  Champions Cup Semi-final against French club Clermont next weekend. </description>
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