By PETER JACKSON
TAU Filise is ready to make one last historic stand for Cardiff Blues as the first 40-year-old to appear in a European club final.
Far from being over the hill, the durable Tongan tighthead is expected to provide the basis for the Blues’ attempt to recapture the Challenge Cup against Gloucester this week – eight years after helping the capital region win it against Toulon in Marseilles.
Friday night in Bilbao will bring Filise to the end of the longest road in the contemporary game, a fortnight before he turns 41. It will make him the oldest finalist by a countr...