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European Finals Preview: Northampton Saints and Bath shape up to face the French

European Finals

Paul Rees sets the scene ahead of this weekend's grand finale to European competition in Cardiff

As the Premiership hacks through the undergrowth to find a path to sustainability, envious glances are directed at France, where the Top 14, underpinned by a strong second division, is commercially vibrant and generates considerable interest, club rugby’s Shangri-La.
French sides lose money, but they have more of it to throw around than their English counterparts with several second division clubs enjoying generous budgets.
There is an elite in the French game, but no cartel: a club’s fortune h...

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