In the Setanta RUGBY Zone......

The Heineken Cup kicked off the weekend of April 11th &12th. HOWEVER, this weekend aired the semi-final matches which left us rugby fans in absolute amazement!! For starters, in Dublin (@ Croke Park) Leinster stunned Munster with a winning score of 25-6. This is the first time Leinster has made it's way to a Heineken Cup final. Read more here: http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12557.php

In the other semi-final match, history was made as the Cardiff Blues took on the Leicester Tigers @ Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) for an exciting match that resulted in the first ever penalty shoot-out to ever take place @ the cup!!! Check out the play by play here: http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12558.php

Congrats to the Leicester Tigers who will meet Leinster on May 23rd @ Murrayfield, Edinburgh for the Heineken Cup Final!!!

And thank you to Setanta who makes it possible for me to watch an assload of rugby while lying in my bed. Life is GOOD my friends, life is GOOD!

Here's the written play by play (courtesy of www.ercrugby.com) of the penalty shootout from the Cardiff Blues vs. Leicester Tigers match:
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Cardiff Blues
Blair scores 1-0 Cardiff
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Leicester Tigers
Dupuy scores 1-1
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Cardiff Blues
Robinson scores 2-1 Cardiff
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Leicester Tigers
Vesty scores 2-all
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Cardiff Blues
Halfpenny scores 3-2 Cardiff
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Leicester Tigers
Geordan Murphy scores - but only just . 3-all
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Cardiff Blues
Sweeney scores 4-3 Cardiff
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Leicester Tigers
Johny Murphy misses, 4-3 Cardiff. The Blues have a chance to win it
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Cardiff Blues
Tom James misses - 4-3 Cardiff
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Leicester Tigers
Hamilton scores to level the scores at 4-4 and force sudden death
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Cardiff Blues
Shanklin drills his kick 5-4 Cardiff
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Leicester Tigers
Mauger scores 5-all
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Cardiff Blues
Rees scores, the narrowest of goals to make it 6-5 Cardiff
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Leicester Tigers
Newby scores a fine kick to make it 6-6
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Cardiff Blues
Martyn Williams misses, could that kick cost Cardiff their place in the final?
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Leicester Tigers
Crane scores, Leicester are in the final after the most dramatic match in Heineken Cup history.