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Cardiff and the Blues’ poor record in France

Apr 4 2008 by Gareth Griffiths, South Wales Echo

LAST season’s victory against Bourgoin was the first time in 12 attempts a side from the Arms Park had managed to win in France.

The other 12 efforts from the Cardiff club and regional sides has yielded 11 defeats and a draw.

Cardiff

1995-6: Begles Bordeaux 14-14 (d).

1996-7: Toulouse (l) 36-20, Brive (l) 26-13.

1997-8: Bourgoin (l) 26-25.

1999-2000: Montferrand (l) 46-13.

2000-1: Toulouse (l) 38-27.

2001-2: Montferrand (l) 37-10.

2002-3: Biarritz (l) 75-25.

Cardiff Blues

2003-4:Biarritz (l) 35-20.

2004-5: Stade Francais (l) 35-16.

2005-6: Perpignan (l) 37-14.

2006-7: Bourgoin (w) 13-5.

2007-8: Stade Francais (l) 12-6.

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