SALE SLUMP ON; Errors are punished by Biarritz.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: April 3, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: PETER JACKSON

BIARRITZ 11pts SALE 6pts

SALE'S dream of joining the European elite came to a predictable end last night, leaving Bath to follow them over the Bay of Biscay as England's last hope.

When it came to the big stage, the English Premiership leaders were found wanting, just as they had been in the new year in Limerick, where Munster's damaging victory blew them so far off course that, instead of a home quarterfinal in Manchester, ...

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