Only parliament in Paris, says the council, is constitutionally empowered to pass or amend laws.

ECONOMIST: France's Constitutional Council

To round off a miserable afternoon for the Paris side, in the closing minutes Liebenberg's pass was intercepted on the half-way line, and Brew and Higgitt ran to the tryline together to ensure the ball ended up touched down in the corner for a try.

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They will pass each other by like shadows, briefly sharing the same hazardous ambit: the itinerant theatre of Paris.

NEWYORKER: Labyrinth