By David Blair

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Leinster's Jonny Sexton and Ulster's John Afoa spoke to Russell Hargreaves of Talking Rugby and Amlin yesterday after the Heineken Cup final which Leinster won 42-14 at Twickenham.

In an all Irish final at Twickenham, Leinster ran riot over Ulster with a 42-point drubbing of their fellow Irishmen.

Tries from O’Brien, Healy, Van der Merwe and Cronin built up Leinster’s unsurpassable tally but Ulster only managed one try during a high-paced Heineken Cup final.

Two early bursts from Darren Cave gave Leinster an early warning from the underdogs and it wasn’t long before Ruan Pienaar provided the game with its opening points from the kicking tee.

The Twickenham Stoop was the stage for an all French Amlin Challenge Cup Final but despite the great talent on display, the game wasn't a classic.

Dimitri Yachvili slotted seven penalties to complete his team's tally whilst Jonny Wilkinson struck five from the kicking tee as well as one of his trademark drop goals which left his Toulon side three points short of the Biarritz's total.

The game was certainly not all it was cracked up to be with no tries or significant breaks even though both teams had brilliant talents in both forwards and backs.

Twickenham will stage an all-Irish showdown this weekend.

Ulster secured their place in the Heineken Cup final after beating Edinburgh, the first Scottish team to make it into the semi-finals in the tournament's history. Ulster's opponents Leinster narrowly beat Clermont earlier to book their place in the final.

Leinster are on the brink of greatness if they can beat Heineken Cup underdogs Ulster at Twickenham on Saturday. But equal levels of greatness await Ulster if they can overcome the two-time competition champions.

Talking Rugby's European partners Amlin caught up with Heineken Cup finalists Brian O'Driscoll and Rory Best of Leinster and Ulster respectively. Ulster are the underdogs heading into the final at Twickenham but Leinster are targeting yet another Heineken Cup title and will not be holding back.

Andrew Trimble talks to the media following Ulster's 22-19 victory over Edinburgh. Ulster will face Leinster in the final of the competition next month in an all-Irish battle at Twickenham. Leinster confirmed their place in the final after beating tough French opposition Clermont by 19 points to 15. Audio courtesy of Amlin and Talking Rugby.

Leinster scrum coach and former All Black Greg Feek talks to David Brady of Talking Rugby and Amlin ahead of facing Clermont Auvergne in Bordeaux on Sunday afternoon.

Amlin ambassador Lawrence Dallaglio spoke to Nick Heath from Rugby Media recently ahead of the quarter-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup and Heineken Cup.

Is it time for the Six Nations to be expanded into a two-tier competition?
BY DAMIAN CORBET


The current structure of the Six Nations is holding back the Tier Two European rugby nations. As the Rugby World Cup showed, there is still a significant (but narrowing) gap between the leading rugby nations and the rest. In Europe this gap is narrowing even faster than in the rest of the world, with countries like Georgia knocking on the door of top tier rugby. For the moment, however, that door is firmly locked to them. They can knock all they like – they’re not getting in.