I expected him to get that

Montpelier have ni chance w/o Trinh-Duc

Barnes brings an end to an exhilarating half of rugby when Parra clears the ball into touch. Superb effort by the visiting team, who have arguably played the better rugby. The loss of Trinh Duc signalled a shift in momentum though and some individual brilliance by the home team has left the visitors trailing by six. Promising second half still to come!

Thats Clermont rugby at there best they're back in good form

Great break by Sivivatu stepping through defenders one after the other, New Zealand rugby for u. He passes inside not out to Rougerie untouched under the posts for an easy seven points for Clermont fantastic try!

After looking direction-less in the first quarter, Clermont are starting to find their rhythm. The ball is delivered to Sivivatu off the back of a line-out. The former All Black sparks the attack, scything through the defence and brushing off defenders at will. He beats three before linking with Rougerie for an easy finish.

Great chip from Parra sees Fofana go over. Wayne Barnes going though... Yes! Onside grounded the ball, great try.

Clermont work their way into the opposition half, and earn a penalty when a Montpellier player fails to roll away. Vosloo takes it quickly and tears through the defence. Eventually, he's brought down, and Clermont start to build the phases, crashing against a solid Montpellier line. Finally, its some Parra magic that unlocks the defence. He spots a gap in behind and dinks it over for Fofanna who skilfully collects and touches down.

Clermont reduce the gap to three when Montpellier infringe at the ruck. But two minutes later, a poor lineout throw by Kaysar gifts the visitors with possession and soon after, a penalty. Paillague makes no mistakes with the kick, bisecting the posts from long range.

Clermont earn a scrum in the Montpellier twenty-two. The intimidating Clermont back-line shuffle into position, preparing to launch an attack from this excellent platform. But the Montpellier pack shock the crowd when they scrape back possession against the head and launch an attack down the right wing. Nagusa is brought to ground and Clermont enter the ruck from the side. Paillaugue's penalty attempts draws wide.