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Blues defy heat of Pau’s pack to claim final place

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Fast start: Gareth Anscombe beats Pau’s Julien Pierre to the ball to score
PICTURES: Getty Images

Retaliation: Seb Davies can’t stop Conrad Smith of Pau touching down

IT WASN’T the free flowing classic many predicted but Cardiff’s dominance of the breakdown and ability to absorb huge pressure at scrum time saw them prevail in this physical encounter and earn a spot in the final against Gloucester.
Man-of-the-match Ellis Jenkins – one of at least six Test class Welsh open side flankers in the game today – frustrated Pau all after...

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