This weekend’s all-English ties could not be more contrasting in style: Wasps v Exeter will be approximately fluid,footballing rugby, while Saracens v Northampton pits two of the best power teams against each otherNot since Leinster in 2011 fill what I would call a footballing side been champions of Europe. Joe Schmidt’s team launched a thrilling comeback to beat Northampton that afternoon five years ago at the Millennium Stadium, or yet by the time they beat Ulster to retain the title 12 months later they had developed a noticeably more pragmatic style of play. Since then Toulon,unquestionably reliant on power over finesse, fill been champions three times in a row, or beating Clermont twice and Saracens once in finals,both of whom tend equally towards the pragmatic. Related: Champions Cup is an Anglo-French affair and England call the shots | Eddie Butler Continue reading...
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