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"I am expecting a high quality final. Both teams deserve the Heineken Cup final, they are not here by luck," said Laporte.
"Stade Toulousian, we all know. They are always hungry to perform at the very highest level, and they have the experience of playing in this type of high intensity match.
"Perpignan, have strength and power, and have momentum behind them.The road to the final for the Catalans was tough. They took to the road and came home with two huge results. Travelling to Llanelli in the quarter-final and then to Lansdowne Road for the semi-final would not have been easy.
"Perpignan v Toulouse... let the best team win. Whatever the result, I'm still very happy for French rugby.'
PERPIGNAN and TOULOUSE'S RECORDS IN EUROPE
PERPIGNAN
Points Tries
P W D L F A F A
1998-99 8 6 0 2 278 135 38 - 15 s-f
2001-02 6 3 0 3 182 136 19 - 11
2002-03 8 6 0 2 223 189 27 - 18
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22 15 0 7 683 460 84 - 44
TOULOUSE
Points Tries
P W D L F A F A
1995-96 4 4 0 0 123 40 13 2 winners
1996-97 6 4 0 2 194 197 24 20 s-f
1997-98 8 6 1 1 273 153 32 15 s-f
1998-99 7 4 0 3 247 118 32 11 q-f
1999-00 8 6 0 2 256 122 26 10 s-f
2000-01 6 2 1 3 171 182 19 15
2001-02 6 3 0 3 151 146 17 13
2002-03 8 7 0 1 286 146 32 10
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53 36 2 15 1701 1104 195 96
