Clermont win to stay on Toulouse's coat tails
- Published: 12/02/2012 at 02:32 AM
- Online news: Sports
Clermont kept up the pressure on runaway Top 14 leaders Toulouse with a bonus-point 31-13 victory over Racing-Metro on Saturday.
Clermont's fullback Jean Marcellin Buttin (R) runs with the ball during their French Top 14 rugby union match against Racing Metro 92 at the Marcel Michelin stadium. Clermont kept up the pressure on runaway Top 14 leaders Toulouse with a bonus-point 31-13 victory over Racing Metro.
Clermont have now amassed 59 points from 17 games so far this season, six points behind defending champions Toulouse, who shrugged off the absence of their internationals on Six Nations duty with a 20-15 win at Biarritz on Friday.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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