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			<item><title><![CDATA[Leinster too strong - Parisse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stade Français captain Sergio Parisse conceded that Leinster were stronger than his side in their 34-13 defeat in the Challenge Cup.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8720122,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8720122</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:09:21 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/SergioParisseStadeFrancaisApr2013_2936016.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/0,25883,3970_8720082,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_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/0,25883,3970_8719102,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_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/0,25883,3970_8715896,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_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[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/0,25883,3970_8715347,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_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/0,25883,3970_8712801,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_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[Career over for suspended August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biarritz hooker Benoit August and Perpignan lock Daniel Leo have been suspended for four weeks and two weeks respectively.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8686886,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8686886</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 10:34:36 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Benoit-August-2013_2938522.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[August and Leo cited for stamping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biarritz hooker Benoit August and Perpignan lock Daniel Leo have been cited for alleged stamping during the Challenge Cup semis.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8681881,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8681881</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:14:16 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/Biarritz-s-hooker-Benoit-August_2937611.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Who will qualify for Europe? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perpignan, Stade Français, Wasps or Connacht could feature in next season's HEC, depending on who claims the Challenge Cup.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8679683,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8679683</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:30:44 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/167582573_2935942.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Home final for Leinster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster will have home field advantage in the Amlin Challenge Cup Final after they thumped Biarritz 44-16 at the RDS on Saturday.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8675650,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8675650</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:19:03 GMT</pubDate><category>Report</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/Leinster-number-eight-Jamie-Heaslip-going-thr_2936252.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Parisse praises kicker Porical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stade Français captain Sergio Parisse admits to not realising the score when Jerome Porical requested to kick what was a levelling penalty.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8675079,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8675079</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:43:29 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/Stade-Francais-fullback-Jerome-Porical-celeb_2936146.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Porical breaks Perpignan hearts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerome Porical kicked 20 points as Stade Français claimed a dramatic 25-23 victory over Perpignan in their Challenge Cup semi-final.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8674292,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8674292</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:56:20 GMT</pubDate><category>Report</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/StadeFran-ais-s-Fullback-Jerome-Porical-kick_2935977.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Preview: Leinster v Biarritz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of rugby's long-standing heavyweights clash on Saturday as Heineken Cup holders Leinster tackle European mainstays Biarritz.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8672813,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8672813</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:01:31 GMT</pubDate><category>Preview</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/Jonny-Sexton-Leinster-flyhalf-2012_2932095.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Preview: Perpignan v Stade Français]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friday's Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final in Perpignan offers two of France's misfiring giants a chance to salvage their season. ]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8670756,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8670756</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:57:28 GMT</pubDate><category>Preview</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/12/10/128x67/Stade-Francais-hooker-Aled-De-Malmanche-C-is-_2843666.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Perpignan, ten years on? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perpignan will be aiming for their first European final in ten years when they host Stade Français in the Challenge Cup semis.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8667525,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8667525</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:40:46 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/James-Hook-Perpignan-red-ACC_2934409.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Match officials: European semi-finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ERC have revealed the match officials for next week's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finals.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8652676,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8652676</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:17:16 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/12/04/128x67/Alain-Rolland_2743724.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Fillol banned for 14 weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stade Français scrum-half Jerome Fillol has been banned for 14 weeks after being found guilty of spitting on Peter Stringer.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8631483,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8631483</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:23:12 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/143634825_2926644.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Fillol and Slimani cited]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stade Français duo Jerome Fillol and Rabah Slimani have both been cited for incidents against Bath last weekend.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8626344,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8626344</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:55:25 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/143634825_2926644.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Schmidt's future up to Leinster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt admits that any possibility of him taking the top job with Ireland is ultimately down to the province.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3970_8622767,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3970_8622767</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:23:11 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/12/04/128x67/JoeSchmidt_2747221.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
									
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