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			<item><title><![CDATA[Heineken Cup Pools for 2013/14]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heineken Cup champions Toulon have been drawn alongside Cardiff Blues, Glasgow and Exeter Chiefs for the 2013/14 competition.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8758572,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8758572</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:19:34 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Toulon_2946646.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[ERC confirm tiers for 2013/14]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ERC has announced the respective tiers for teams ahead of next week's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup Pool draws.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8741793,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8741793</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 17:28:46 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Toulon_2946646.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Nerve-racking last week for Schmidt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Departing Leinster coach Joe Schmidt was a relieved man on Saturday after his side won their first league final in four attempts.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8735385,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8735385</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 22:14:48 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Leinster-s-Jonny-Sexton-carries-coach-Joe-Sch_2950410.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Leinster crowned PRO12 champions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster claimed their second trophy this year thanks to a 24-18 victory over Irish rivals Ulster in the PRO12 Final in Dublin on Saturday.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8735056,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8735056</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 18:35:01 GMT</pubDate><category>Report</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Leinster-s-Jonny-Sexton-lifts-the-Pro12-troph_2950283.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Preview: Ulster v Leinster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster will run out for their second home final in a week on Saturday when they host league winners Ulster in the PRO12 Final.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8732149,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8732149</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:09:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Preview</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Leinster-prop-Cian-Healy-taking-contact_2949475.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Silverware to boost Leinster's Lions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster prop Cian Healy believes that victory in Saturday's PRO12 Final against Ulster could give his side's Lions a selection boost.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/lions/story/0,25883,16008_8730555,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8730555</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:55:19 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/PA16506251_2944100.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[O'Brien blow for Leinster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster will be without Sean O'Brien for this week's RaboDirect PRO12 Final, with Lions coach Warren Gatland confirming the news.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/lions/story/0,25883,16008_8726107,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8726107</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:06 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/Sean-O-Brien-of-Leinster-2013_2935252.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Ulster desperate for PRO12 glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster flanker Chris Henry knows his side needs to be in top form if they are to beat Leinster in the RaboDirect PRO12 final.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8726054,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8726054</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:30 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Ulster-flanker-Chris-Henry-going-to-ground_2947906.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[O'Driscoll hope for Leinster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster expect to be in a position to call on Brian O'Driscoll for Saturday's RaboDirect Pro12 Final against Ulster.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8724764,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8724764</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:33 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Odriscoll_2938234.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Heineken Cup: Team of the Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that the dust has settled across Europe, Planet Rugby thought it was only right to hail the star players of the 2012/13 Heineken Cup.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8724248,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8724248</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:30 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Heineken-Cup-Team-of-the-Season_2947469.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Schmidt wants to go out on a high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster boss Joe Schmidt is determined to end his tenure with the region by bagging his second trophy of the season.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8720082,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8720082</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 14:54:09 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Joe-Schmidt_2946443.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Leinster cruise to Challenge Cup title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster were crowned 2013 Challenge Cup champions on Friday after a convincing 34-13 win over Stade Français in the final in Dublin.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8719102,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8719102</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:58:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Report</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Leinster-Rob-Kearney-evades-Stade-Francais_2946179.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Preview: Leinster v Stade Français]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stade Français travel to Dublin with the unenviable task of overturning Leinster at the RDS on Friday in the Challenge Cup final.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8715896,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8715896</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:21:35 GMT</pubDate><category>Preview</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/143913214_2945321.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[One-year extension for BOD]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IRFU has announced a new one-year deal with Brian O'Driscoll which will see him remain available to play for Ireland and Leinster.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8715515,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8715515</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:02:29 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/BrianO-Driscoll10244_2940216.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[BOD in fitness race for final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster are confident centre Brian O'Driscoll will be fit for Friday's Amlin Challenge Cup final against Stade Français in Dublin.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8715347,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8715347</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:07:25 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Odriscoll_2938234.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Mixed injury news for Leinster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster are likely to have Brian O'Driscoll available for Friday's Amlin Challenge final but will be without Gordon D'Arcy.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8712801,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8712801</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:04:12 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/darcy-gordon_2942143.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Leinster sneak into PRO12 final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster defied a highly-charged performance from Glasgow to set up an all-Ireland RaboDirect PRO12 final against Ulster.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8707525,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8707525</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 21:35:11 GMT</pubDate><category>Report</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Jamie-Heaslip_2943024.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[O'Driscoll injury worry for Lions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian O'Driscoll's participation in the Lions tour could be in doubt after he suffered a knee injury in Leinster's PRO12 semi-final.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/lions/story/0,25883,16008_8707597,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8707597</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 21:56:54 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Odriscoll_2938234.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Preview: Leinster v Glasgow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Challenge Cup finalists Leinster will host the impressive Glasgow Warriors in Saturday's RaboDirect Pro12 semi-final in Dublin.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16008_8701796,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16008_8701796</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:10:29 GMT</pubDate><category>Preview</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/137061205_2941872.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
									
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