REVENGE NOT ON SEIGNE'S AGENDA

A dramatic semi-final triumph over the inaugural champions Toulouse on try count after extra-time in the semi-finals booked them a showdown with Bath in Bordeaux. It was the third and final meeting between the two teams that season and it took a last gasp try from Jon Callard to give Bath the honour of becoming the first English club to conquer Europe, 19-18.

Not that Seigne felt it was a try. The way he saw that Callard score was totally different to Scottish referee Jim Fleming.

"There was a big mistake at the scrum in front of our posts that led to the try. The Bath back row held our flanker, Loic van der Linden, in the scrum and that created the gap in our defence for Callard to score," recalled Seigne at the Paris launch of the 10th anniversary Heineken Cup season earlier this week.

"Brive played Bath three times that season and there wasn't much between the two teams overall. They got the point they needed to win the final and we lost the Heineken Cup.

"But that was a long time ago. There are certainly no thoughts of revenge in my mind as I prepare to take Bourgoin to Bath - what's done is done.

"We have a very small squad at Bourgoin and we have to be realistic about our chances in the Heineken Cup. This is a fabulous opportunity for the players and it will be great for them to experience playing at an English ground.

"We have a strong pack of forwards that enables us to be highly competitive and the fact we are playing week-in-week-out in the new style French Championship this season has exposed the players to a higher level of competition than ever before."

Currently lying in fifth place in the French Championship table after 10 matches, Bourgoin have already won once on the road and drawn twice. Their 32-24 home win over Agen last weekend put them in great heart for their fifth Heineken Cup campaign.

Their record against English opposition isn't great, although they did record a notable double over Sale Sharks two seasons ago. Last season they were beaten twice by Gloucester, 49-13 at Kingsholm and 37-18 at Stade Pierre Rajon.