ERCC Playoff 2nd Leg: Stade Français v London Wasps

London Wasps face a daunting trip to the renovated Stade Jean Bouin in Paris to face Stade Français in the second leg of the European Rugby Champions Cup qualifier.

With just a one point lead to defend, will the team resemble the cock of the walk of 2003/4 or the ostriches of 2000/1?

If Stade don't make their embarras de richesses count, then they will rue not making the top table of Europe next season.

Wasps need to dig deep but a draw will do. Stranger things have happened, but not terribly often.

Stade by 1? Then what? Allez les noirs!

Teams:
Stade Français: 15 Bonneval; 14 Arias, 13 Vuidravuwalu, 12 Danty, 11 Ioane; 10 Plisson, 9 Fillol; 1 Van der Merwe, 2 Sempéré, 3 Kubriashvili, 4 Flanquart, 5 Papé (Capt.), 6 Burban, 7 Lavalla, 8 Parisse

Bench: 16 Van Vuuren, 17 Tolafau, 18 Slimani, 19 Van Zyl, 20 Lyons, 21 Steyn, 22 Dupuy, 23 Bosman

London Wasps: 15 Andrea Masi; 14 Will Helu, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Chris Bell (Capt.), 11 Tom Varndell; 10 Andy Goode, 9 Joe Simpson; 1 Matt Mullan, 2 Carlo Festuccia, 3 Phil Swainston, 4 Joe Launchbury, 5 Tom Palmer, 6 Ashley Johnson, 7 James Haskell, 8 Guy Thompson

Bench 16 Tom Lindsay, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Taione Vea, 19 Kearnan Myall, 20 Ed Jackson, 21 Charlie Davies, 22 Joe Carlisle, 23 Charlie Hayter

And do you now what? They only blew the doors off!