Rugby Shorts
The Heineken Cup is the top European rugby club competition and it was on this day in rugby history in 2007 that the 800th match was played. The match was a Pool 3 match between Stade Francais and Ospreys with the two sides finished 22-22 at Liberty Stadium.
The home side rallied from a 19-6 deficit to take a 22-19 lead only to see a last minute penalty cost them the full points.
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"It's still mathematically possible we could go through as the second runner-up but it'll be a big call for us to turn things around," admitted a downcast Ryan Jones.
The luck was not with the Ospreys as they came up short on making the elimination round as a second place finisher to Stade Francais.
The 2007 Heineken Cup was the 12 edition of the tournament with London Wasps taking the title.
Ospreys Byrne (Terblanche, 38); Walker, Bishop, Henson, S Williams; Hook, Marshall (Spice , 77); D Jones (capt; James, 77), B Williams, A Jones, Cockbain, Wyn Jones, Tiatia (Lloyd, 2; Powell, 52), Tandy, R Jones.
Try Walker. Con Hook. Pens Hook 5.
Sin-bin Spice, 80.
Stade Français Hernández; Saubade, Messina (Mirco Bergamasco, 56), Liebenberg, Dominici; Skrela (Beauxis, 45), Pichot; Roncero, Blin (Szarzewski, 59), Marconnet, Auradou (capt; James, 70), Du Plooy, Burban (Martin, 66), Rabadan, Parisse.
Try Hernández. Con Skrela. Pens Skrela 3, Beauxis. Drop-goal Skrela.
Sin-bin Du Plooy, 61.
Referee C White (England). Attendance 13,550.
