2013 Heineken Cup final

2013 Heineken Cup Final 2013 Heineken Cup Dublin.jpg 250 2012–13 Heineken Cup Clermont FRA 30px 15 Toulon FRA 30px 16 18 May 2013 Aviva Stadium Dublin Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon) Alain Rolland (Ireland) 50,148Debut Dublin delight – and despair https://www.epcrugby.com/preview/debut-dublin-delight-and-despair/#preview EPC Rugby 30 April 2023 2012 2014 The 2013 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2012–13 Heineken Cup, the 18th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 18 May 2013 in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, kicking off at 5 pm (16:00 UTC).http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18386.php 2012/13 Heineken Cup Pool Draw European Rugby Cup 12 June 2012 6 July 2012 15 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120615200901/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18386.php dead http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/14577.php#.UYOcNKI3tJs Heinken Cup Final returns to Dublin in 2013 ERC Rugby Official Site 3 May 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110611064931/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/14577.php 11 June 2011 The all-French game was won by Toulon, defeating Clermont 16–15. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/10066199/Heineken-Cup-final-Clermont-Auvergne-15-Toulon-16-match-report.html Heineken Cup final: Clermont Auvergne 15 Toulon 16: match report 18 March 2013 Daily Telegraph 20 May 2013 http://www.espn.co.uk/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182967.html Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory 18 March 2013 ESPN 20 May 2013 Background Under rules of the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, the winner of the Heineken Cup receives an automatic entry into the following season's Heineken Cup, as does the winner of the Amlin Challenge Cup. If the Heineken Cup winner has already qualified through its domestic or regional league, the berth will normally pass to another team from its country; both Clermont and Toulon have qualified as the top two teams in the Top 14 home-and-away season. However, France is capped at seven Heineken Cup places (as is England). http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/qualification_process.php Rules European Rugby Cup 17 May 2013 18 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121218034339/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/rules/qualification_process.php dead The final 2013–14 Heineken Cup participant was determined by the result of the Challenge Cup Final held the previous day at the RDS Arena in Dublin. Leinster's victory over Stade Français meant that the Heineken Cup winner's berth would now pass to the seventh-placed team in Top 14, Perpignan. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/22530590 Amlin Challenge Cup final: Leinster 34-13 Stade Francais 17 May 2013 17 May 2013 BBC Sport Route to final On 6 April, Clermont defeated Montpellier 36–14 at the Stade Marcel-Michelin in the quarter-finals while Toulon defeated Leicester Tigers the following evening 21–15. On 27 April, in the semi-finals, Clermont won 16–10 against Munster at Stade de la Mosson while Toulon beat Saracens 24–12 at Twickenham the next day.https://web.archive.org/web/20130517125433/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/fixtures_heineken_cup.php http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/fixtures_heineken_cup.php 17 May 2013 19 May 2013 Heineken Cup fixtures ERC dead Match The European Champions Village was staged in Merrion Square and was a point for all travelling supporters to congregate before the match. http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/finals/2013.php Heineken Cup Final Update ERC Rugby Official Site 3 May 2013 9 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130509033243/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/finals/2013.php dead Summary The final was an all-French clash between Clermont and Toulon. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/27/clermont-auvergne-munster-heineken-cup Munster's final fades away as Morgan Parra puts boot in for Clermont 27 April 2013 Guardian 1 May 2013 London Eddie Butler https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/28/saracens-toulon-heineken-cup Toulon's Jonny Wilkinson excels to ruin Saracens' Heineken Cup dream 28 April 2013 Guardian 1 May 2013 London Robert Kitson At half-time the score was 3–3, with Toulon's Jonny Wilkinson and Clermont's Morgan Parra scoring a penalty each. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/22570960 BBC Sport 18 May 2013 18 May 2013 Clermont Auvergne 15-16 Toulon Aimee Lewis Early in the second half, Clermont scored two tries (Napolioni Nalaga and Brock James) taking the score to 15–6, but despite this, Delon Armitage's converted try resulted in a 16–15 win for Toulon. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/toulon-16-clermont-auvergne-15-heineken-cup-final-match-report-delon-armitage-and-jonny-wilkinson-finally-bring-reward-for-toulon-8622235.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/toulon-16-clermont-auvergne-15-heineken-cup-final-match-report-delon-armitage-and-jonny-wilkinson-finally-bring-reward-for-toulon-8622235.html 1 May 2022 subscription Toulon 16 Clermont Auvergne 15 Heineken Cup final match report: Delon Armitage and Jonny Wilkinson finally bring reward for Toulon 18 March 2013 The Independent 20 May 2013 http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/heineken-cup/2013/0518/451140-clermont-toulon/ Clermont Auvergne 15-16 Toulon 18 March 2013 RTÉ Sport 20 May 2013 Delon later apologized for mocking Brock James on the way to scoring the winning try, after being criticized for being unprofessional.http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/16611/8723910/Delon-Armitage-admits-I-was-stupid-to-mock-Clermont-s-Brock-James Delon Armitage admits: I was stupid to mock Clermont's Brock James | Sky Sports 2013-05-22https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/10067254/Delon-Armitages-behaviour-was-not-in-keeping-with-the-spirit-Toulon-showed-when-winning-the-Heineken-Cup.html Delon Armitage's behaviour was not in keeping with the spirit Toulon showed when winning the Heineken Cup - Telegraph The Daily Telegraph 2013-05-22 London Brian Moore 20 May 2013 Details 18 May 2013 17:00 IST Clermont FRA 15–16 Report FRA Toulon Nalaga 42' mJames 48' c Parra (1/2) Parra (1/1) 3' D. Armitage 64' c Wilkinson (1/1) Wilkinson (3/3) 13', 45', 60' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 50,148Debut Dublin delight – and despair https://www.epcrugby.com/preview/debut-dublin-delight-and-despair/#preview EPC Rugby 30 April 2023 Alain Rolland (IRFU) _clermont10t _clermont11t _clermont10t _ASM Clermont europe FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFF000 Clermont _blackhoophigh ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Toulon FB 15WAL Lee ByrneRW 14NZL Sitiveni SivivatuOC 13FRA Aurélien Rougerie (c) 68IC 12FRA Wesley FofanaLW 11FIJ Napolioni NalagaFH 10AUS Brock James 73SH 9 FRA Morgan Parra 71N8 8 FRA Damien ChoulyOF 7 RSA Gerhard Vosloo 68BF 6 FRA Julien BonnaireRL 5 SCO Nathan HinesLL 4 CAN Jamie CudmoreTP 3 GEO Davit Zirakashvili 73HK 2 FRA Benjamin Kayser 66LP 1 FRA Thomas Domingo 66Substitutions:HK 16SAM Ti'i Paulo 66PR 17FRA Vincent Debaty 66PR 18FRA Clement Ric 73LK 19FRA Julien PierreFL 20POR Julien Bardy 68SH 21FRA Ludovic Radosavljevic 71FH 22FRA David Skrela 73CE 23NZL Regan King 68Coach:NZL Vern Cotter FB 15ENG Delon ArmitageRW 14NZL Rudi WulfOC 13FRA Mathieu BastareaudIC 12AUS Matt GiteauLW 11FRA Alexis PalissonFH 10ENG Jonny Wilkinson (c)SH 9 FRA Sébastien Tillous-Borde 50N8 8 NZL Chris Masoe 69OF 7 ARG Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 RSA Danie Rossouw 50RL 5 ENG Nick KennedyLL 4 RSA Bakkies Botha 69TP 3 NZL Carl Hayman 76HK 2 FRA Sébastien Bruno 50LP 1 ENG Andrew Sheridan 61Substitutions:HK 16FRA Jean-Charles Orioli 50PR 17WAL Gethin Jenkins 61PR 18GEO Davit Kubriashvili 76N8 19RSA Joe van Niekerk 50FL 20ENG Steffon Armitage 69CE 21FRA Maxime MermozFH 22FRA Frédéric Michalak 50LK 23FRA Jocelino Suta 69Coach:FRA Bernard Laporte Touch judges: ENG Wayne Barnes IRE rugby union George Clancy Television match official: IRE rugby union Marshall Kilgore Reaction Wilkinson, who had turned down a place on the British and Irish Lions side to focus on his club rugby, said that winning the Heineken Cup was "right up there with winning the World Cup".October 2020 The following day, Wilkinson was named European Player of the Year following his performance in the Heineken Cup. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/22590414 Jonny Wilkinson named European Player of the Year BBC Sport 19 May 2013 19 May 2013 Toulon's victory also doubled, to six, the number of players to have won titles in the premier club competitions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, respectively the Heineken Cup and Super Rugby. Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw had won the then-Super 14 title with the Bulls in 2007, 2009, and 2010, while Matt Giteau had won the title with the Brumbies in 2004 when the competition was known as Super 12. The previous three players to have claimed both titles were Rod Kafer, Doug Howlett, and Brad Thorn.http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/183042.html The most glittering rugby CVs in the world? ESPN Scrum 19 May 2013 19 May 2013 References External links Official web site June 2017 Final 2013 Heineken Cup Final Heineken Cup Final Category:ASM Clermont Auvergne matches Category:RC Toulon matches