French adventure forces Nick Abendanon to start all over again

Full-back’s move from Bath has proved an eye-opener but he is loving every minute at Clermont Auvergne as they prepare to take on Northampton in the European Champions Cup quarter-final• Northampton keep George North on the sidelines against ClermontTwice in the first 22 seconds of last weekend’s Top 14 showdown between Clermont Auvergne and Stade Français in Paris, Nick Abendanon got his hands on the ball. The first was as stand-in scrum half, the second to launch a sweeping move from under the shadow of his own posts with Zac Guildford. It’s what Abendanon has been doing all season an…