I'm back after the Christmas break with this article on the domination of French clubs in the Heineken Cup this year that I wrote for http://thearmchairselector.com/.
As it stands half the quarter-finalists in the Heineken Cup would be French and every French team in the competition are in the top 2 of their group. We also saw recently the team that most consider to be the best in Europe outside of France (Leinster) lose twice to Clermont. Finally, all the money invested by French clubs is converting into results on the European stage. The British and Irish clubs must now try to somehow keep up with the French clubs so that they aren't left behind in the future.
Read the full article on The Armchair Selector site here
Happy New Year,
Tighthead
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