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Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Full time and Clermont leave the field as victors, winning by 19 points to 8. This was an extremely tight game but Clermont just about deserved to win. Oyonnax were valiant challengers and are the first side to score a try against Clermont since Grenoble on the first day of the season. This win puts Clermont back on top 3 points clear of Toulon and keeps there away record at 100%. If Clermont can continue this from it will take some side to stop them from winning the league.

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

But it is not to be as Aguillon is held up in the tackle. Scrum Clermont with 30 seconds remaining

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Oyonnax will have to run it from their 22 if they are to get the losing bonus point. And they start well as they reclaim the 22 drop out

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Great response from Oyonnax and they have finally breached the Clermont defence. Codjo taps quickly and forces the Clermont defence to scramble back, when he is brought down Oyonnax go wide and Ma'afu can score easily as they have spare men over

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Into the final 10 minutes. Can Oyonnax make a comeback? The best they can probably hope for is to get within a losing bonus point

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

And finally we have a try. Clermont stick it with the forwards and go through the phases using their power to break through the gainline on a number of occasions and eventually they cross the whitewash when Cudmore falls over the line from 2m out

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Clermont going through the phases deep in Oyonnaxs territory

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Oyonnax struggling to get anything past this Clermont defence

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Bonnaire steals the LO and is brought down in the air. James clears

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Fritz Lee penalised for not releasing giving oyonnax the chance to gain some much needed territory