Yachvili surprise at Stringer’s Irish KO

FRENCH star Dimitri Yachvili is mystified fellow scrum-half Peter Stringer is no longer part of the Ireland set-up.

Yachvili and Biarritz are preparing to face their old nemesis Stringer, man of the match for Munster against the French side in the 2006 Heineken Cup final, whenthe on-loan Irishman’s side Saracens host their Pool 5rivals at Vicarage Road on Sunday.

A Saracens bonus-point win in Watford will see the English club qualify for the quarter-finals with a game to go but an away win for Biarritz will send both teams into Round 6 with a chance of reaching the last eight.