Shaun Edwards believes that we could see an Anglo-Irish Heineken Cup final in The Guardian.
"Many have had their fingers burned predicting the demise of Toulouse, but how about this for risking a whole hand: put your money on there being no French team in this season's Heineken Cup final.
"Of course it's happened before – as recently as 2009 – but with so much worry about the power of the euro and the wealth of the French clubs, an Anglo-Irish set-to at the Millennium Stadium in three weeks would come like a breath of fresh air.
"Last season's all-French affair at the Stade de France, when Toulouse arm‑wrestled their way to a fourth title against Biarritz, brought a general sense of foreboding and suggestions that our much more restrictive salary cap would strangle the game this side of the Channel while adding a bit more pep to the exodus of players."
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