PARIS: Newly-promoted Brive claimed the spoils in the 100th derby of central France with a 28-21 victory over last season's runners-up Clermont in ...
PARIS: Newly-promoted Brive claimed the spoils in the 100th derby of central France with a 28-21 victory over last season's runners-up Clermont in the Top 14 on Sunday .
The visitors, without seven players away on Rugby World Cup duty with France, kept in touching distance with touchdowns from Fritz Lee, George Moala and Charlie Cassang but two late yellow cards put any hopes of a comeback to bed. "We've launched our season against a big fish. We played to our best level," the former Ireland lock added.Namy went over in the corner after less than four minutes following a tidy cross-kick from former Ireland international Stuart Holding.
Clermont's attempted comeback started 13 minutes into the second half as New Zealand centre Moala crossed.
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