JAMES HARRINGTON

All change: Gonzalo Quesada is favourite as long term replacement at Stade for Heyneke Meyer, inset

Aseventh defeat in nine Top 14 matches brought Heyneke Meyer’s difficult reign at Stade Francais to a sudden but not unexpected end on Tuesday.
The final straw was Sunday’s 25-9 loss, the 23rd of his 41-match watch, on artificial home turf at Stade Jean- Bouin. It came against cross-capital rivals Racing 92, and left the club seven points adrift of 13th-placed Agen at the foot of the table, nine points from safety – and with a points di...