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Standings
1
3
Positions on Jan 21, 2017
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Head to Head
5
Wins
1
Draws
0
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Season so far
Match Centre - Preview - Season So Far A v B
Total Tries
33
13
Metres Gained
3820
2734
Passes
1230
978
Tackles Made
1194
707
Penalties Conceded
68
49
Turnovers Won
68
49
Tournament record
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team A)
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Played | 133 (70 home, 63 away) |
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Wins | 78 (53 home, 25 away) |
Losses | 53 (17 home, 36 away) |
Draws | 2 (0 home, 2 away) |
Average points | 26 |
Biggest win | 82 - 0 |
Heaviest defeat | 6 - 46 |
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team B)
Exeter Chiefs
Played | 73 (39 home, 34 away) |
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Wins | 35 (26 home, 9 away) |
Losses | 35 (11 home, 24 away) |
Draws | 3 (2 home, 1 away) |
Average points | 24 |
Biggest win | 42 - 0 |
Heaviest defeat | 17 - 69 |

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admits qualification for the knock-out stages of the European Rugby Champions Cup is unlikely ahead of their trip to face ASM Clermont Auvergne. - 19/01/2017 11:52
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admits qualification for the knock-out stages of the European Rugby Champions Cup is unlikely ahead of their trip to face ASM Clermont Auvergne.
The Chiefs face Pool 5 leaders Clermont on Saturday hoping to join them in the last eight.
Baxter’s side are second after following December's win over Bordeaux Begles by seeing off Ulster at Sandy Park last Sunday. But they will need to gain maximum points against Clermont and hope other results go their way to stand any chance of qualification.
The Chiefs are in fine form after losing just once in 10 games, but Baxter, 45, knows how difficult it will be to get a victory at the Stade Marcel Michelin.
“Clermont, we know, will be a tough challenge – it always is when you go over there,” he said.
“As I said, it’s unlikely we will qualify, but we will go for it. We’re still very much in the two other competitions, the Premiership and the Anglo-Welsh Cup, so we’ll see what happens with this one.
“What I think our guys are starting to understand, though, is that there are things we can do to keep those things in our hands. We’ve not quite done it in Europe.
“We’re learning all the time and the important thing for me is that we keep driving forward and learn lessons that we can then take into the Premiership and beyond.”
The Chiefs’ turnaround in form has helped lift them from the foot of Pool 5 to second and in with a slim chance of qualification for the last eight.
Clermont have steamrolled their way through the Champions Cup pool stages, accumulating 21 points and losing just once. They wrapped up Pool 5 after narrowly beating Bordeaux 9-6 last Sunday.
Match Centre - Preview - Lineups
S. Spedding
P. Dollman
N. Nakaitaci
O. Woodburn
R. Lamerat
M. Campagnaro
W. Fofana
O. Devoto
N. Abendanon
J. Short
C. Lopez
G. Steenson
. Simmonds 62'
M. Parra
L. Radosavljevic 50'
J. Maunder
S. Townsend 57'
R. Chaume
V. Debaty 53'
B. Moon
M. Low 53'
B. Kayser
J. Ulugia 53'
J. Yeandle
L. Cowan-Dickie 59'
A. Jarvis
D. Zirakashvili 53'
T. Francis
H. Williams 53'
A. Iturria
. Jedrasiak 70'
O. Atkins
D. Welch 48'
S. Vahaamahina
J. Hill
P. Yato
D. Armand
T. Johnson 35'
A. Lapandry
K. Horstmann
F. Lee
D. Chouly 50'
T. Waldrom
Replacements
J. Ulugia
B. Kayser
L. Cowan-Dickie
J. Yeandle
V. Debaty
R. Chaume
M. Low
B. Moon
D. Zirakashvili
A. Jarvis
H. Williams
T. Francis
P. Jedrasiak
. Iturria
D. Welch
O. Atkins
D. Chouly
. Lee
T. Johnson
D. Armand
L. Radosavljevic
M. Parra
S. Townsend
J. Maunder
A. Rougerie
I. Whitten
A. Raka
J. Simmonds
G. Steenson

ASM Clermont Auvergne will be the top seeds in the European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-finals after romping to a 48-26 victory over Exeter Chiefs. - 21/01/2017 15:15
ASM Clermont Auvergne will be the top seeds in the European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-finals after romping to a 48-26 victory over Exeter Chiefs.
Five first-half tries sealed the bonus-point and a return to Stade Marcel Michelin in the last-eight, before Rob Baxter’s men fought-back to claim an unlikely try-scoring bonus-point. Benjamin Kayser and Noa Nakataici set the tone with scores in the first 10 minutes, before Wesley Fofana, Nick Abendanon and a penalty try earned a 34-0 lead at the break.
James Short pulled a try back before Peceli Yato and Alexandre Lapandry crossed, but scores from Ollie Devoto, Ollie Woodburn and Michele Campagnaro underlined Exeter’s never-say-die attitude. Clermont knew a bonus-point victory would guarantee top seeding for the quarter-finals, and they got off to the perfect start.
Morgan Parra found the corner with a kick from the base of a ruck to put the pressure on the Chiefs.
Jack Yeandle overthrew the lineout into the grateful hands of Kayser, who crashed over to score on his 80th appearance in Europe’s premier competition.
Parra converted to make it 7-0 after four minutes, and they did not have to wait long for a second score.
Yato put Clermont on the front-foot before the ball was worked wide to Remy Lamerat. The centre delivered a perfectly weighted pass to Noa Nakaitaci, who sprinted down the right wing to score.
Parra added a penalty to make it 15-0 before Ollie Woodburn gifted Clermont a third try after 23 minutes.
The Exeter wing chased Abendanon back before slapping a pass meant for Fofana into touch to deny a try. But referee Andrew Brace awarded a penalty try that was converted by Parra after consulting with the TMO, and sent Woodburn for 10 minutes in the sin-bin.
Devoto followed short after for a high-shot on Abendanon, and Fofana exploited the fractured defence to score the bonus-point try after half an hour. Abendanon then crashed over for his fifth Champions Cup try in as many matches to put the hosts 34-0 ahead at half-time.
Devoto broke clean through in the first minute of the second-half before Jack Maunder sent Short over for a converted try. But Yato peeled off a lineout moments later and charged through a gap to restore their 34 point lead, and Lapandry went over on the 50 minute mark to put Clermont 48-7 ahead.
Exeter then staged a comeback to earn a try-scoring bonus-point of their own. First Devoto strolled over after an offload from Woodburn, before he turned scorer for the second. Campagnaro then sprinted down the right wing to grab a try-scoring bonus-point, but it was too little, too late.
Match Page - Summary
Score Summary
Tries
B. Kayser 2’
N. Nakaitaci 8’
W. Fofana 32’
N. Abendanon 36’
P. Yato 44’
A. Lapandry 49’
J. Short 41’
O. Devoto 60’
O. Woodburn 65’
M. Campagnaro 68’
Penalty try
. 28’
Conversions
M. Parra 3’ , 29’ , 33’ , 44’ , 50’
G. Steenson 41’ , 61’
J. Simmonds 66’
Penalties
M. Parra 23’
Yellow cards
O. Woodburn 28’
O. Devoto 31’
Match Page - Timeline
Timeline
FT
-
Substitute 70'
A. Iturria
P. Jedrasiak
-
Missed conversion 70'
J. Simmonds
4826
Try 68'
M. Campagnaro
4821
Conversion 66'
J. Simmonds
4819
Try 65'
O. Woodburn
-
Substitute 62'
J. Short
I. Whitten
-
Substitute 62'
G. Steenson
J. Simmonds
4814
Conversion 61'
G. Steenson
4812
Try 60'
O. Devoto
-
Substitute 59'
J. Yeandle
L. Cowan-Dickie
-
Substitute 57'
J. Maunder
S. Townsend
-
Substitute 53'
A. Jarvis
D. Zirakashvili
-
Substitute 53'
R. Chaume
V. Debaty
-
Substitute 53'
B. Kayser
J. Ulugia
-
Substitute 53'
B. Moon
M. Low
-
Substitute 53'
T. Francis
H. Williams
-
Substitute 50'
M. Parra
L. Radosavljevic
-
Substitute 50'
F. Lee
D. Chouly
487
Conversion 50'
M. Parra
467
Try 49'
A. Lapandry
-
Substitute 48'
O. Atkins
D. Welch
4826
Try 44'
P. Yato
417
Conversion 44'
M. Parra
347
Conversion 41'
G. Steenson
345
Try 41'
J. Short
340
Try 36'
N. Abendanon
-
Substitute 35'
D. Armand
T. Johnson
290
Conversion 33'
M. Parra
270
Try 32'
W. Fofana
-
Yellow card 31'
O. Devoto
220
Conversion 29'
M. Parra
-
Yellow card 28'
O. Woodburn
200
Pentry 28'
.
150
Penalty 23'
M. Parra
-
Missed conversion 9'
M. Parra
120
Try 8'
N. Nakaitaci
-
Missed penalty 7'
S. Spedding
70
Conversion 3'
M. Parra
50
Try 2'
B. Kayser
Attack
Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)
36%
64%
30%
70%
Metres Gained
521
585
Tries
6
4
Carries
116
171
Defenders Beaten
20
24
Clean Breaks
16
16
Passes
159
198
Offloads
25
13
Turnovers Conceded
10
18
Defence
Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)
Tackles
152
90
Missed Tackles
24
20
Turnovers Won
7
3
Kicking
Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)
Conversions (%)
71%
5/7
75%
3/4
Penalty goals (%)
50%
1/2
0%
0/0
Drop goals (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Kicks From Hand
16
5
Metres gained from kicks
549
184
Average metres per kick
34.31
36.8
Breakdown
Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)
Rucks (%)
98%
60/61
96%
121/126
Mauls (%)
100%
4/4
67%
2/3
Maul metres gained
12
6
Turnover in ruck or maul
0
0
Set Plays
Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)
Lineouts (%)
75%
6/8
67%
8/12
Scrums (%)
100%
9/9
100%
7/7
Restarts (%)
20%
1/5
20%
2/10
Discipline
Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)
Penalties Conceded
6
8
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Match Page - Player Performance
Key
ASM Clermont Auvergne | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
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15 Scott Spedding | 23 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
14 Noa Nakaitaci | 58 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
13 Rémi Lamerat | 67 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
12 Wesley Fofana | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
11 Nick Abendanon | 61 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
10 Camille Lopez | 14 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
9 Morgan Parra Ludovic Radosavljevic 50' | 8 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 Raphael Chaume Vincent Debaty 53' | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Benjamin Kayser John Ulugia 53' | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
3 Aaron Jarvis Davit Zirakashvili 53' | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Arthur Iturria Jedrasiak 70' | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
5 Sébastien Vahaamahina | 33 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
6 Peceli Yato | 80 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
7 Alexandre Lapandry | 11 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
8 Fritz Lee Damien Chouly 50' | 78 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 John Ulugia Benjamin Kayser 53' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Vincent Debaty Raphael Chaume 53' | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Davit Zirakashvili Aaron Jarvis 53' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Paul Jedrasiak Iturria 70' | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Damien Chouly Lee 50' | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Ludovic Radosavljevic Morgan Parra 50' | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 Aurélien Rougerie | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Alivereti Raka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Exeter Chiefs | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 Phil Dollman | 65 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
14 Olly Woodburn | 107 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
13 Michele Campagnaro | 88 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
12 Ollie Devoto | 51 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
11 James Short | 133 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
10 Gareth Steenson Simmonds 62' | 0 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 Jack Maunder Stu Townsend 57' | 30 | 8 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
1 Ben Moon Moray Low 53' | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Jack Yeandle Luke Cowan-Dickie 59' | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 Tom Francis Harry Williams 53' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Ollie Atkins Damian Welch 48' | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 Jonny Hill | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
6 Don Armand Tom Johnson 35' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 Kai Horstmann | 19 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
8 Tom Waldrom | 13 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Jack Yeandle 59' | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Moray Low Ben Moon 53' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Harry Williams Tom Francis 53' | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Damian Welch Ollie Atkins 48' | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Tom Johnson Don Armand 35' | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Stu Townsend Jack Maunder 57' | 7 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
22 Ian Whitten | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Joe Simmonds Gareth Steenson 62' | 6 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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