Saracens show pride before falling to Clermont Auvergne’s class
1 decade ago by The TimesClermont Auvergne 13 Saracens 9 The last English team were knocked out of Europe here in Saint-Étienne, but they were dragged out kicking and screaming and resisting and scrapping until the end. When...
Clermont Auvergne 13 Saracens 9, match report: Visitors battle bravely but left to contemplate what could've been
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsOne of the great European occasions. It might not have been one of the great rugby spectacles, but it was a tense and compelling match of quite jaw-dropping muscularity, as two of the competition’s...
Clermont Auvergne 13-9 Saracens | European Rugby Champions Cup report
1 decade ago by The GuardianClermont Auvergne 13-9 SaracensAt this stage last year, Saracens destroyed Clermont Auvergne at Twickenham in a record-breaking advance to the final. It was a gruesome day for a proud rugby club. And it...
Clermont edge out Saracens
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbySaracens bowed out of the European Champions Cup after a brave and battling 13-9 loss to Clermont Auvergne in St Etienne.
Barritt urging a cool head ahead of European semi-final
1 decade ago by Lions RugbyBritish & Irish Lion Brad Barritt is urging his Saracens teammates to keep a cool head if they are to have any hope of downing French giants Clermont Auvergne.
McCall expects Clermont response
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentSaracens boss Mark McCall has voiced his admiration for French heavyweights Clermont Auvergne ahead of today's Champions Cup semi-final showdown in St Etienne.
Disappointments of last year can make us stronger, says Brad Barritt
1 decade ago by The TimesRob Wildman on why the Saracens captain is using the memory of double setback to fire team against Clermont Brad Barritt is nothing less than a rugby warrior, in the words of Mark McCall. The England...
It’s time for Saracens to get personal
1 decade ago by The TimesSome time at about 3 o’clock this afternoon, in a changing room at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Mark McCall, Saracens’ director of rugby, will speak to his players before their game against Clermont...
Clermont Auvergne v Saracens, European Champions Cup: Brad Barritt the rock to rely on in hardest places
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThe warrior sat with his marks of battle, the scabby, scraped knee testimony to Brad Barritt’s return to action last weekend against Leicester. His next outing will be anything but run-of-the-mill...
Davies hungry for European glory
1 decade ago by Lions RugbyBritish & Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies is targeting European glory with Clermont Auvergne as they prepare to take on Saracens on Saturday.
