The Stade French in the quarterfinals after six years! – Sports.fr

France Champion last season, the French stage for his return to the continental stage, revives a little more with its glorious past. The Parisians, who were the busiest European rollercoaster since 2010, signed Sunday in Jean-Bouin, at the expense of English Leicester, enhanced the victory (36-21) needed to recover the Racing and Toulon in 92 quarters final of the European Cup.

French-Leicester Stage: this is a sign that, even if it revives the memory of a cruel final defeat by Parisians face the Tigers in 2001, the Parc des Princes (34-30), smells the best years of the capital club. This blessed time, when Paris was among the largest in Europe, with which the heirs of Diego Dominguez, after the reconquest of Brennus last season, have the ambition to reconnect. Provided republish Jean-Bouin, victory enhanced unhooked it a fortnight ago against another double winner of the European Cup, Munster (27-7). Qualification Champions France is the price.

And to think the Tigers, already assured of a home quarter-final, had a priori nothing to play against Sergio Parisse and teammates ! The English who tumble in the first quarter of an hour in the attacking half not yet have nothing of tourists. And returning Manu Tuilagi, who finds the game after fourteen months of absence, has the appetite to resell flattens when full of rage in Parisian post the first try of the match (0-7, 20th). It is the shock which clearly needs the capital club to return to his game.

We were expecting the duel between Tuilagi and Jonathan Danty. The response of the young Parisian center is not long. A mammoth burden that devastates English axis and behind which Julien Dupuy ejects for its opener Jules Plisson, the interval is perfect for taking spin pointing in the in-goal (7-7, 24th). Release for Stadistes who pack their match as the finest hour of last season in the wake of his pair of centers. Before the tournament for which he was summoned by Guy Noves, Danty proves that the technique also has jumped on this to his friend Waisea on the lookout to score in the corner (12-7, 30th). Paris was half way.

This is a great reward for who would run the club after qualifying for the quarterfinals in six years.

Nayacalevu Waisea (three quarters center of the French man of the match Stade)

But Danty, at 23, also has a long way to go. The three against one neglects at the height of Parisian domination, does not prevent Rabah Slimani, a continuation of the action, to force the Stadium in a trial of offensive bonus before the break (19-7 , 35th). However, its “snack happening” in the break, a shift that spoils everything to Djibril Camara (46th). An action which may prick the eyes of the coaches of the XV of France …

This is a postponement for the French stage rewarded for his efforts by the fourth test that charge to build its third line numerical superiority after the yellow card Tom Youngs (52nd). Sergio Parisse and Jonathan Ross to send a dam to Raphaël Lakafia (26-7, 55th). To the delight of 15,000 spectators! Despite conceded two tries late in the game (59th, 77th), victory and qualification are even more acquired as Geoffrey Doumayrou definitely seal the score on an interception last (36-21, 80th). Six years after his last appearance at this stage of the competition (*), Paris finds the quarterfinals of the European Cup.

(*) On 11 April 2010, the French appeared to Stade last time in the quarterfinals of the European Cup in a heavy defeat in Toulouse (42-16).