Stade Fr 46
Cardiff Blues 21
CARDIFF Blues will play in the Challenge Cup for the third consecutive season after defeat to Stade Francais in Friday’s play-off.
Blues raced into a lead with tries from Macauley Cook and Nick Williams but the hosts hit back as injuries engulfed the Cardiff outfit.
Blues coach Danny Wilson said: “It’s been a long, hard season and that was certainly a brutal way to end it. The number of injuries we had in that game made it pretty tough.
“We scored some good tries and played some good rugby, but ultimately we didn’t have the firepowe...