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Peerless Parisse leads his nearly men to glory

From NICK CAIN at Murrayfield

STADE Francais have been Europe’s nearly men for so long they must have thought they were jinxed.
However, the players who went on strike a few weeks ago to foil a merger with arch Parisian rivals Racing, finally carried them over the threshold with a final quarter surge in the Edinburgh drizzle which swept gritty Gloucester aside.
A 56th minute try by Jonathan Danty – one of the leaders of the strike – was the spark that carried them to their first European silverware in five attempts, having lost two European Cup and two Challenge Cup fina...

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