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French giants are the ones to beat again, says O’Driscoll

By BEN JAYCOCK

Three-time Champions Cup winner Brian O’Driscoll believes English sides will be up against it again in Europe this season when the tournament reaches the business end.
Seven out of eight English clubs were victorious in the first round despite a gulf in salary cap compared with their opponents and O’Driscoll believes Premiership sides will suffer as a result of their poorer finances.
France’s Top 14 has a salary cap of around £8.8m (excluding players who graduated from academies), compared to England’s £5m (with just one player excluded), while clubs in the URC operate close...

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