Clermont ........27 Cheetahs .......22■By BEN JAYCOCK

THREE-TIME Challenge Cup winners Clermont held off a Cheetahs fightback to earn a place in the last eight. Clermont No.8 and player of the match Pita Gus Sowakula said: “We were a little nervous at the end but we regained momentum at the right time. This competition offers a little more freedom in the game, which suits me well.” The Top 14 side ran in three tries before the break from wings Joris Jurand and Bautista Delguy and hooker Etienne Fourcade. Fly-half Anthony Belleau contributed a trio of successf...