Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill is backing Clermont in...
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Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill is backing his former club Clermont to knock Champions Cup holders Toulon off their perch in the final on Saturday.
The all-French affair will take place at Twickenham, and former England international hooker Cockerill said the club he spent two years at between 2002 and 2004 will stop moneybags Toulon lifting a third straight European title.
"Clermont will win because I think it is their time," he said.
"They have been in the European Cup for a long time and fallen short.
"Their camaraderie as a team and their connection with the cit…
The all-French affair will take place at Twickenham, and former England international hooker Cockerill said the club he spent two years at between 2002 and 2004 will stop moneybags Toulon lifting a third straight European title.
"Clermont will win because I think it is their time," he said.
"They have been in the European Cup for a long time and fallen short.
"Their camaraderie as a team and their connection with the cit…
