Stade pile the misery on Cardiff

Cardiff Blues 15 Stade Francais 38

Cardiff’s emphatic defeat was the fifth successive reversal for a Welsh regional team following a four-game European whitewash last weekend. And it effectively destroyed their hopes of progressing from Pool Six, leaving them a distant nine points behind group leaders Stade.

Cardiff’s lineout was an embarrassment throughout the contest - they lost 10 on their own throw before half-time - and Stade predictably prospered.