Raymond Russell falls back to joint 10th place in France

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Raymond Russell's hopes of a first tournament victory in 14 years suffered a huge blow in the third round of the Allianz Tour's £45,000 French International at Golf d'Hossegor.
The Prestonpans pro, who won the European Tour's Cannes Open in 1996, spilled five shots on his closing three holes in a level-par 71 and dropped five strokes off the pace with a seven-under 206.
Russell, joint fourth in the 1998 Open, had been sharing the lead after covering 15 holes in five-under. But bogeys at 16 and 17, and a crippling triple-bogey seven on the last, plunged the Scot back into a tie for tenth.
Englishman Matthew Baldwin and France's Adrien Bernadet lead the way with a round to go on 12-under 201s.
Perth rookie Gavin Dear, runner-up on the Alps Tour last month, birdied two of his last three holes in a one-under 70 and sits in a share of 26th with a three-under 210.
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