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Clermont Auvergne impressed as they beat English heavyweights Saracens 25-10 last weekend. - 15/10/2010 13:57
Clermont Auvergne impressed as they beat English heavyweights Saracens 25-10 last weekend.
The French champions will look to make it two out of two when they face Racing-Metro in Pool 2’s all French fixture.
High flying Racing-Metro struggled on their Heineken Cup debut away to Leinster but need a victory on Saturday to make it off the bottom of the group.
The side led by Lionel Nallet have recruited well over the summer and the passionate home supporters will be expecting a good result.
Le Racing Métro 92 vient à bout de son adversaire français l'ASM Clermont Auvergne et se replace bien dans la poule 2. - 16/10/2010 15:54
Racing Metro won the bragging rights, coming out on top in the all French affair in Pool 2.
Clermont Auvergne made 11 changes from the side which defeated Saracens in style last weekend and could only register three penalties throughout the afternoon.
Racing struggled on their Heineken Cup debut a week ago in Dublin, but claimed their first victory with a good victory over the French Champions.
The opening exchanges saw simply a kick dual between Racing’s Jonathan Wisniewski and Clermont’s Gavin Williams.
Wisniewski kicked the home side ahead twice only for Samoan centre Williams to level the scores in reply on each occasion.
The teams were locked on six apiece until a minute before half-time when Fijian winger Sereli Bobo struck for the games only try with Wisniewski converting to give the hosts a 13 – 6 lead at the break.
It was nearly twenty minutes into the second half before the next points were scored and again it was the boot of Wisniewski, who pushed his side further ahead with a penalty.
Replacement Morgan Parra got a late penalty for the visitors to claim a vital losing bonus point.
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