"We are out of the World Cup for sure but we hope to reach the Nations Cup finals, " Raouraoua said.
Meehan is expecting a packed Parc des Sports Aguilera on Saturday as Bath go in search of a win that would give them a faint hope of Heineken Cup progress.
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Foxchapel King was well down the field when Irish Gold Cup hope Beef Or Salmon won the Ericsson Chase last month but put in an brave display here, giving away 23lb to the winner.
The Blues hope to make a Heineken Cup amends when they face the mighty Toulouse, the three-times European champions, in this season's tournament on April 11.
Non-league Farnborough's plum home tie against holders Arsenal is as good a tie as the old-fashioned Cup fan could hope to see - and Shrewsbury's game at home to Chelsea is almost as tasty a prospect.
As a player nothing could possibly beat playing in front of your own fans in your own country at the World Cup and I hope our players of the future will be fortunate enough to experience this.
But out-going coach Afshin Ghotbi, an American citizen and Iranian exile who once scouted for Team USA against Iran at the 1998 World Cup, will hope that national pride will be restored with victory over their bitter rivals.
So is there any hope of Brazil lifting the World Cup trophy for a sixth time at a rebuilt Maracana stadium in two years' time?
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Co-leader Lane has not given up hope of playing in another Ryder Cup and did himself the power of good with a faultless round that included six birdies.
So as the final months of their 40th season in the NHL come to a close and as their fans hope and pray that a Stanley Cup parade will be rolling down Robson Street towards Rogers Arena in mid-June, one thing should be very clear to all.
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Ryder Cup organisers have said they hope 5, 000 people will be involved in supplying goods and services to the Gleneagles event next year.
American James Blake lost 4-6 7-6 6-4 to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic, a defeat that gives Andy Murray renewed hope of reaching the season-ending Masters Cup.
His spell out will be a huge blow to the Toffees as they continue to chase a European spot and hope to further their run in the FA Cup.
"I hope so, for the sake of the Ryder Cup, " he told BBC Scotland, when asked if he would like like to be up against Woods in Wales.
As a team sport it trails far behind football and baseball in popularity, but the Japanese RFU hope that a bid to host the 2015 World Cup will boost the sport, after the disappointment of losing out to New Zealand for the 2011 tournament.
Earlier this year, Togo naturalised four Brazilian-born players in the hope they would lead the Hawks to the 2004 Nations Cup.
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Milan, knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Werder Bremen last week, will hope Beckham can help them to secure a place in the Champions League next season with coach Carlo Ancelotti under pressure for his job.
After the World Cup they'll be available, and we hope to bring them here.
"I hope I will stay at least four years until the next World Cup, and that results will prove this, " he said.
Nor can Ms Merkel hope for a boost from Germany's staging of the World Cup this summer, which is becoming an embarrassing tale of leaking stadiums and ticket-allocation mishaps.
Capello said he has not given up hope that Bridge may change his mind and feature in his second World Cup.
England coach Fabio Capello said on Saturday that he had not given up hope that Bridge might change his mind and feature in his second World Cup.
The 27-year-old believes the range of teams that have in recent years won the Uefa Cup, which has been replaced by the Europa League, gives hope to teams like Celtic.
Ponting has played for his country 152 times in the longest form of the game and recorded 99 wins and while he will hope to be part of the Australian team for the one-day World Cup this spring, the selectors may decide to rebuild the Test team without him.
Veterans like Andre Venter and Rassie Erasmus were rewarded for their Currie Cup form by being included, but Straeuli pointed out there was still hope for any players who missed out.
Joyce qualified for England by virtue of his residency there, but has since dropped down the pecking order and Ireland hope he will be re-qualified in time for next year's World Cup, which begins in February.
Does he really hope, as he says, to quit Tests before 2014 to focus on the 2015 World Cup?
One thing we believe, and sincerely hope to be true, is that we've done a good job with the FA Cup and England rights we've had since 2001.
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