Camille Lopez, opener and captain of Clermont, beaten in La Rochelle (19-10): « There was a lot of intensity in this match, we had the match that was planned. We are rather frustrated with the result with zero points. We sin in the first half, and we miss the bonus in the end. At the end of the match, there was the opportunity to come back to 19-13, but we chose the penalty. We lack efficiency, dynamic in the brand area at this time, where we were also not realistic enough. We have a first half where we are very approximate in our game. We may have overplayed. We remained united in defense.
“The pride in this game is not to have given up. “
We had a good second half but we didn’t score enough. When you go out at 19-3 at halftime, there’s a big challenge. We came up against a big defense from La Rochelle, we stayed in their camp. We put them under pressure. It is anecdotal to lose this leader’s chair. The pride in this match is not to have let go. We will try to use this match to get a victory next weekend. “
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