Clermont is the Top 14 competition champion after defeating Toulon 22-16 in the final this morning.
This is Clermont’s second-ever title in the history of the competition.
Clermont was leading 16‑10 at the half time thanks to a try from Alivereti Raka and three penalties from the boot of Morgan Parra while Toulon’s try was scored by Josua Tuisova.
A tense second half followed, Parra trading penalties with first Anthony Belleau and then François Trinh‑Duc.
Try scorers:
Clermont
Try: Raka
Con: Parra
Pens: Parra 5
Yellow Card: Lee
Toulon
Try: Tuisova
Con: Belleau
Pens: Belleau 2, Trinh‑Duc
CLERMONT TEAM
15 Nick Abendanon, 14 David Strettle, 13 Damian Penaud, 12 Rémi Lamerat, 11 Alivereti Raka, 10 Camille Lopez, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Fritz Lee, 7 Judicaël Cancoriet, 6 Damien Chouly (c), 5 Sitaleki Timani, 4 Arthur Iturria, 3 David Zirakashvili, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Raphaël Chaume
Replacements: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Etienne Falgoux, 18 Paul Jedrasiak, 19 Peceli Yato, 20 Ludovic Radosavljevic, 21 Patricio Fernandez, 22 Aurélien Rougerie, 23 Aaron Jarvis
TOULON TEAM
15 James O’Connor, 14 Josua Tuisova, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Sébastien Tillous‑Borde, 8 Liam Gill, 7 Duane Vermeulen (c), 6 Juan Smith, 5 Romain Taofifenua, 4 Juandré Kruger, 3 Marcel Van der Merwe, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Laurent Delboulbès
Replacements: 16 Anthony Etrillard, 17 Xavier Chiocci, 18 Mamuka Gorgodze, 19 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, 20 François Trinh‑Duc, 21 Matt Giteau, 22 Eric Escande, 23 Levan Chilachava
Source: planet rugby.com
