By NEALE HARVEY
Joy: Peceli Yato of Clermont celebrates scoring
Consolation: Tom Collins breaks away to score for Saints
PICTURE: Getty Images
Pool 1
CLERMONT No.9 Greig Laidlaw hailed a dominant pack performance as the Top 14 leaders unleashed a storm at Franklin’s Gardens that blew hapless Saints away.
Scotland’s livewire pivot enjoyed an armchair ride behind a pack that battered Northampton’s scrum, while their rampant backs, led by Peter Betham and Isaiah Toeava, did the rest.
There were few crumbs of comfort for Saints, who have a mountain of work to do if t...
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