Traille ruled out of final

Biarritz centre Damien Traille will miss Saturday's all-French Heineken Cup final against Toulouse at the Stade de France because…

Biarritz centre Damien Traille will miss Saturday's all-French Heineken Cup final against Toulouse at the Stade de France because he has not recovered from an arm injury.

Imanol Harinordoquy, who played in the 18-7 semi-final win against Munster with a face mask to protect his broken nose and left the field on the hour because of a rib injury, should be fit to play.

"Damien had to withdraw because playing would be too risky and could sideline him for a long time," Biarritz manager Laurent Rodriguez said today. "Imanol is not in pain any more. He should resume full training tomorrow and we are confident he will be able to lead our team.”

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