CLERMONT secured home advantage in the last 16 with a five-try rout of the Georgian newcomers.
The Top 14 giants and three-time former winners ended invitational side Black Lion’s inaugural season in the Challenge Cup in front of over 17,000 fans – the highest attendance at the Mikheil Meskhi stadium of their four games in the competition, illustrating the demand for European Cup rugby in Tbilisi.
Clermont fly-half Anthony Belleau scored the opening points with a penalty from 40m and after a strong kicking game behind the Georgian defence, Bautista Delguy crossed for th...