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Clermont are crippled by calls from Les Bleus

by
The Rugby Paper Team
27 January 2019

DAVID BARNES

FRENCH COLUMN

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Clermont look almost certain to lose the leadership of the Top 14 today, an event worth recording for a team who had been unbeaten for 13 games at home and abroad.
That should be the direct consequence of giving best to Castres, their 21-13 conquerors yesterday.
Having been the team to catch so far, Clermont could not overcome the handicap of having six French internationals training with their country for the Six Nations tournament.
And Toulouse, who trail them by only three po...

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