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Rugby: Lausanne 'shut down' Zurich to win Swiss Cup

by Marcus Berry

July 5, 2010 | 10:26

Stade Lausanne beat Zurich Grasshoppers in the Swiss Cup final at the Samaranch Stadium on Saturday during a match where they effectively shut down the visitors. The 14-9 result goes some way to make up for Stade losing their grip on the A League and bodes well for next season’s campaign. Zurich, who were without their influential skipper, are "gutted" over the result.

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