Lopez centre of France v Clermont battle

France fly-half Camille Lopez has been at the centre of a club v country tug-of-war with Clermont winning the battle.



Lopez injured his knee in last Sunday's win over Italy and was substituted at half-time.

The original prognosis predicted Lopez would be a doubt for the match against England but he was in full training with France on Wednesday.

All the signs pointed towards him retaining his spot at fly-half.



But Lopez has previous with knee injuries having had surgery on his cruciate ligament in 2013.

To France coach Philippe Saint-Andre's frustration, Lopez's potential involvem…