The visitors are inches from the line. Resilient Stade defence keeps them at bay.

Clermont launch a powerful rolling maul but have advantage.

James goes for the corner with the penalty, negating the shot at goal.

Djibril Camara is penalised at the breakdown for failing to roll away.

Stade go through the hands off the lineout but Geoffrey Doumayrou, in an attempted grubber kick, slices the ball and kicks the ball straight out.

Stade kick downfield but James returns fire and finds touch on halfway.

James gets us underway.

Both sides make their way back onto the field for the second 40 minutes of play.

HALF-TIME

Plisson maintains his 100% record with the boot and bisects the uprights.