Amlin Challenge Cup Final live on Sky Sports
May 19, 2011 · 0 Comments
Sky Sports will broadcast live coverage of the Amlin Challenge Cup Final as Harlequins face Stade Francais at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in a 7.45pm kick-off on Friday 20th May.
Along with a European trophy, a place in next season’s Heineken Cup is also on offer for the two sides, who will kick off a big weekend of European action in the Welsh capital. For the first time the Amlin Challenge Cup and the Heineken Cup Finals are being played in the same city on the same weekend.
Neither Harlequins or Stade qualified for next season’s Heineken Cup through their respective domestic leagues so this is their final opportunity for a place in the compeititon.
In their previous two seasons in the Amlin Challenge Cup, Stade have made it through to the knock-out stages on each occasion but this is their first Amlin final. They made it through the Pool stage this season unbeaten and brushed aside compatriots Montpellier and Clermont Auvergne in the quarter and semi-finals respectively.
Harlequins are looking for a third Amlin title after previous success in the tournament in 2001 and 2004. They began their campaign this year with defeat away to Bayonne but fought back to control Pool 1 and then beat former European Champions London Wasps and Munster on route to the Final.
The Amlin Challenge Cup Final is live on Sky Sports 2 / HD2 from 7.30pm on Friday 20th May 2011.
Tags: Amlin Challenge Cup, Harlequins, Millennium Stadium, Stade Francais
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