Champions Clermont rebounded from Wednesday's defeat by Racing-Metro to beat in-form Montpellier 27-10 on Sunday in the French Top 14.
Clermont's Australian fly-half Brock James hits a penalty kick during the French Top 14 rugby union match Clermont vs. Montpellier at the Marcel Michelin stadium in Clermont-Ferrand. Clermont won 27-10.
Montpellier had come into the match having beaten Racing-Metro, 2009 champions Perpignan away and then European champions Toulouse on Wednesday but with a much changed starting line-up they failed to mount a real challenge in the second-half.
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