Montauban fly-half Cédric Rosalen is set to miss the start of this season's Top 14 and Heineken Cup competitions due to a knee injury. FULL STORY >>
Stade Français have announced that they will play their Heineken Cup Pool Four match against Harlequins at the Stade de France on Saturday December 6.
The fixtures, dates and kick-off times the first four Rounds of the 2008/09 Heineken Cup tournament were announced by ERC on Thursday.
Blue fly-half Derick Hougaard will leave Loftus Versfeld to further his career in England where he will team up with Heyneke Meyer to play for the Leicester Tigers.
Heineken Cup champions Munster have confirmed that Ireland back row Denis Leamy will undergo shoulder surgery and will be out of action for up to four months as a result.
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