Ces deux équipes auraient dû se retrouver en finale, ce qui donne un parfum unique à ce quart de finale de Champions Cup entre l’Union Bordeaux-Bègles en pleine furia offensive (64-14 contre Leicester, série record en Europe) et le Stade Toulousain, champion d’Europe bousculé en poules mais destructeur face à Bristol (59-26).
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