JEFF PROBYN

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME
As much as I am thrilled at Exeter and Bristol’s European victories last week I can’t help but think, during an ordinary season, would they have won? What with all the disruptions and breaks in play moving the finals of last season’s competitions to after the start of the new French season, I wonder if Toulon and Racing really had their hearts in those finals.
If we are harsh but honest, we all know that the Challenge Cup is a nothing competition that is designed so the clubs that fail to make the Champions Cup hav...