“we did not know how to enter the match”, regrets Belleau (Clermont)

Anthony Belleau (opener for Clermont, after the 24-18 defeat against Stade Français): “We fell into a false rhythm, where we don’t really know whether to play or put pressure. It was the first game of the season, we were under a lot of pressure, we couldn’t get into the game. We were a bit inconstant, not very well connected. We then rectified, we managed to catch up and it shows a beautiful character. We insisted a lot on that. It’s the start of the championship, we’re on real bullets: when we fall behind, it’s difficult to recover points. The contribution of the bench did us good, we put a lot of energy to come back, we fail very close. We must know how to carry out the actions.»