Veterans have what it takes to carry Clermont to glory
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Brian O’Driscoll delivers his verdict on the final four contenders in the European Champions Cup
ClermontThey are, without a shadow of a doubt, the best team that have never won the European Cup.
Teams that tend to continually knock on the door eventually do win it.
I’m not a total believer that you have to feel the pain to feel the upside, but I think it helps for driving desire when it really comes to crunch time.
I was wondering whether they had gone over the top of the cliff with Jamie Cudmore [36] and Aurélien Rougerie [34], but Rougerie is battling to get into the starting XV, so t…
ClermontThey are, without a shadow of a doubt, the best team that have never won the European Cup.
Teams that tend to continually knock on the door eventually do win it.
I’m not a total believer that you have to feel the pain to feel the upside, but I think it helps for driving desire when it really comes to crunch time.
I was wondering whether they had gone over the top of the cliff with Jamie Cudmore [36] and Aurélien Rougerie [34], but Rougerie is battling to get into the starting XV, so t…





