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ERC can confirm that the Federation Française de Rugby (FFR) has withdrawn its application to host the 2014 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals, due to the ongoing uncertainty regarding the availability of the Stade de France.

The French side slumped to a shock 28-23 defeat at Grenoble last weekend and currently lie ninth in their domestic table.

Perpignan failed to qualify for last season's quarter-finals after away defeats to Newport Gwent Dragons and Exeter Chiefs, but did secure a victory on Italian soil last season.

And director of rugby Marc Delpoux, with Wales international James Hook pulling the strings at fly-half and new signing Luke Narraway settling in following his move from Gloucester, will hope there is a repeat of the 30-13 win over I Cavalieri Prato.

Meanwhile, Rovigo have won just six times from 56 matches in the Challenge Cup.
But the Italians have not tasted success since beating fellow French outfit Dax 24-11 at the Stadio Mario Battaglini on October, 18, 2008.

ASM Clermont Auvergne	Benetton Treviso	Cardiff Blues	Castres Olympique	Connacht Rugby	Edinburgh Rugby
Exeter Chiefs	Glasgow Warriors	Gloucester Rugby	Harlequins	Leicester Tigers	Leinster Rugby
Montpellier	Munster Rugby	Northampton Saints	Ospreys	Perpignan	Racing Métro 92
Saracens	Scarlets	Toulon	Toulouse	Ulster Rugby	Zebre

Bath Rugby	Bayonne	Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque	Bordeaux-Begles	Brive	Bucharest Wolves
Cammi Rugby Calvisano	Grenoble	I Cavalieri Prato	London Irish	London Wasps	Newcastle Falcons
Newport Gwent Dragons	Olympus Rugby XV Madrid	Oyonnax	Rugby Mogliano	Sale Sharks	Stade Francais Paris
Viadana	Worcester Warriors

Date	Home	Score	Away	Att
17/1/13	Perpignan	40 - 22	Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo	5,278
13/10/12	Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo	12 - 79	Perpignan	1,000

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