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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
    


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    <title>Best: We've The Confidence And Self-Belief To Do It</title>
    
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Ulster hooker Rory Best talks about the build-up to Saturday's Heineken Cup final showdown with Leinster at Twickenham, and what it would mean to emulate the province's European title-winning heroes of 1999.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:28:34 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Muller: We're Fresh And Ready To Go</title>
    
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Ulster head coach Brian McLaughlin and captain Johann Muller give their thoughts ahead of the province's first European Cup decider in 13 years - they meet provincial rivals Leinster at Twickenham on Saturday.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:25:33 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Jones Facing Four Month Lay-Off</title>
    
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Munster full-back Felix Jones will undergo shoulder surgery next week that will see him sidelined for at least four months. He sustained the damage to his shoulder in last Friday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final loss to the Ospreys.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:22:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Provincial Stars Dominate ERC Player Of The Year Shortlist</title>
    
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As the finals weekend of the European club rugby season fast approaches, ERC have named a shortlist of five players who are in contention for the northern hemisphere's most prestigious individual accolade - the ERC European Player of the Year for 2012.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:49:21 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Ulster Name Henry In Extended Squad</title>
    
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Influential back rower Chris Henry has been included in Ulster's extended 31-man squad ahead of their Heineken Cup final clash with Leinster on Saturday.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:19:45 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>McCarthy Citing Dismissed</title>
    
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At a disciplinary hearing in Cardiff on Monday, Connacht's Mike McCarthy was cleared of a citing complaint of making contact with the eye or eye area of Glasgow Warriors lock Tom Ryder in a RaboDirect PRO12 match on May 5.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 11:10:42 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>McGahan And Departing Players Bid Farewell</title>
    
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The Charleville Park Hotel in Cork was the venue where the Munster squad held their wrap-up meeting on Monday, which brought the curtain down on their 20111/12 season.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Browne Welcomes Announcement Of Dublin 2013 Finals</title>
    
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The Aviva Stadium and the RDS will host next year's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals respectively. Speaking at the announcement, IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne said: "It will be a great rugby weekend. What better city to do it in than Dublin? We've a reputation for being good hosts and here's an opportunity for us to show it to the rugby world."]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 08:18:55 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Minister Looks Forward To 'Big Occasion' For Dublin</title>
    
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Leo Varadkar, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, welcomed the news that the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals will both be held in Dublin in May 2013.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 08:07:09 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>O'Driscoll Focused On 'The Process, Not The Prize'</title>
    
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Leinster centre Brian O'Driscoll, who is nursing a knee injury, and forwards coach Jono Gibbes preview next Saturday's Heineken Cup final showdown with Ulster at Twickenham.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:15:02 +0100</pubDate>
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