Fofana try fires Clermont to victory
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Clermont Auvergne overcame a battling Saracens side 13-9 in an intense and brutal European Champions Cup semifinal in St Etienne on Saturday.
The French team will play holders Toulon or Ireland's Leinster in the final after Wesley Fofana's second-half try proved the difference as Clermont avenged their 46-6 drubbing by Saracens at the same stage of last year's competition.
"I don't want to jinx it but we honestly believe this is our year," Clermont fullback Nick Abendanon told reporters.
The English side scored the opening points through a Charlie Hodgson drop goal but Clermont flyha…
The French team will play holders Toulon or Ireland's Leinster in the final after Wesley Fofana's second-half try proved the difference as Clermont avenged their 46-6 drubbing by Saracens at the same stage of last year's competition.
"I don't want to jinx it but we honestly believe this is our year," Clermont fullback Nick Abendanon told reporters.
The English side scored the opening points through a Charlie Hodgson drop goal but Clermont flyha…
