Plissons relishing Ford test

STADE Francais fly-half Jules Plissons is looking forward to once again lock horns with George Ford in the Challenge Cup semifinals today.

The French international has lined up against the Bath playmaker a few times at age group levels, like in the 2011 Junior World Cup semi-final, and he knows just how good Ford is.

"I know George very well,” he said. “I've played against him lots of times with England at U18s, U19s and U20s level. He's a very good player.

"I really enjoy playing against him because he's top quality, but it will be very important for us to win that game for the public and all the people at Stade Francais."

Wallaby scrum-half Will Genia added: "Bath will be a very tough test, they are a quality side when they have all their players back and playing for them. Ford is coming back, so it will be a very tough test for us."