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Fan reaction Clermont v Saints

Clermont 48 - 40 Saints ... hat trick for Teimana Harrison ... frustration with ref at the breakdown

Posted on January 12, 2019 in News, Rugby, Sport // 0 Comments

Proud Saints fans have been hailing a stirring performance from their team at Clermont in the Challenge Cup, earning a bonus point.

Saints Director of Rugby Chris Boyd said: “You never like to lose but I think it was quite an enjoyable game.”

Saints fans were delighted with the end to end attacking rugby but referee John Lacey was accused of missing high tackles and allowing Clermont to go off their feet at the breakdown.

The following is a sampling of social media after the game:

A great game and advert for #ChallengeCupRugby with both teams eager to play running rugby✨@ASMOfficiel have booked their route 🔜 to the next round winning 48-40 🥇
after fighting off an ambitious @SaintsRugby side 🤼‍♂️

Game of the season?? 🧐
👇👇https://t.co/tiGcOFcTpf pic.twitter.com/VG9ZewW0Uk
— Challenge Cup (@ERChallengeCup) January 12, 2019

Wow! Wow! WOW!!! What a match! 48-40 defeat but Saints rattled Clermont and put them to the sword. No shame in that defeat, could have even grabbed it at the end but it wasn’t to be. Wow, what a game that was.
— Daniel (@dcw127) January 12, 2019

Credit to @SaintsRugby a great performance against Clermont. Well done guys
— Jez (@Jez107M) January 12, 2019

I'm late to the party, haven't been following it this evening, but did Saints just score 40 points against Clermont at their place???
— Mark (@MarkLongland) January 12, 2019

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Fantastic effort from @officialnorthamptonsaints – not quite to be… moment of the match… @teimana07’s dummy 🙌🏻🙌🏻 #rugby #clermont #northampton #asm

A post shared by Mark Mundin (@mmundin) on Jan 12, 2019 at 2:02pm PST

That was insane from start to finish. The way we knocked Clermont off their game and rattled them was fantastic. Could have grabbed it at the end but the best teams see it out and Clermont did that. Well done to them, hard fought 👏🏻
— Daniel (@dcw127) January 12, 2019

K Saturday Cocoa – Rosie’s chicken wraps, Mousetrap, Connect4 and gripping Clermont vs Saints rugby match. @RadleyKSocial #KSocial pic.twitter.com/JPoG24fUCj
— Radley College K Social (@RadleyKSocial) January 12, 2019

@SaintsRugby @JaamesGrayson10 @ehren_painter @alexmitchell97 @j_d_fish @FraserDingwall_ @rasta_dreadlock @c_reinach @Courtney_Lawes ! You took the heart out of Clermont at home, at the Marcel Michelin. That in itself is a victory. Leave their with your heads held high. pic.twitter.com/0CwoVMSAte
— Nathan (@Nathann_09) January 12, 2019

Huge respect, an incredible game to watch. It was on a knives edge throughout the 80 minutes. I’ve never seen Clermont so rattled at home. Congratulations on the win.
— Nathan (@Nathann_09) January 12, 2019

A bonus point for the #Saints at Clermont… shame it wasn't two in the end, but a cracking effort. Brilliant 7th try from the hosts but to get six at the Marcel Michelin was impressive by Northampton. @ERChallengeCup
— Donovan Blake (@DonovanBlakeitv) January 12, 2019

That’s better! #Clermont play the second half in white…

According to @WheresTommyV at the ground Monsieur Le President wasn’t happy. Nor was anyone watching..!

Amazing how these things don’t get sorted before kick off#ChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/idz7opLN9K
— Will Kelleher (@willgkelleher) January 12, 2019

I’ve been sat on the edge of my seat for the entire 80. I knew we had a chance here. Boys showed some real class. Saints young guns proving doubters wrong! A shame we lost Biggar early on. I felt maybe he’d force the drop goal. Clermont were rattled at home for the first time.
— Nathan (@Nathann_09) January 12, 2019

A bonus point for the #Saints at Clermont… shame it wasn't two in the end, but a cracking effort. Brilliant 7th try from the hosts but to get six at the Marcel Michelin was impressive by Northampton. @ERChallengeCup
— Donovan Blake (@DonovanBlakeitv) January 12, 2019

Lacey only gave one high tackle against Clermont out of dozens. Seems like he lost his bottle and was intimidated by the French crowd
— Jack Taylor (@jacktaylor16_) January 12, 2019

premrugby: 😱 It's all over in France 😱

ASMOfficiel edged a crazy game, but SaintsRugby pushed them all the way in a thriller 👏#ChallengeCupRugby pic.twitter.com/1DsnPWeJ5V
— ItsAllRugby (@ItsAllRugby_com) January 12, 2019

Wasn't expecting the game to be quite that open. Heck of a performance from Saints but Clermont through with a 48-40 win, and guaranteed a top two seed so home quarters and semi

Hard to see who is going to stop them reaching the final #ASMvNOR
— Paul Eddison (@pauleddison) January 12, 2019

Clermont literally dropped the ball on the floor during that attack but ok ref #clervnor
— Emma (@emneedscoffee) January 12, 2019

Get in! @rasta_dreadlock whatever your having for breakfast I want double! Yes man! Eddie Jones if you aren’t watching Harrison rip up Clermont right now I suggest you replay it tomorrow morning! The man is unstoppable. What an absolute nightmare his caused Clermont! #ntnvscler
— Nathan (@Nathann_09) January 12, 2019

Clermont and Saints just having a game of touch rugby? No defence allowed.
— Andrew Reynolds (@Andy_RennRugby) January 12, 2019

Very impressed with @JaamesGrayson10 against Clermont. Just an awesome maturity from him under pressure @SaintsRugby @WheresTommyV
— Hilary Scott (@nosylocaljourno) January 12, 2019

For a long time the Saturday 8pm Challenge Cup game has had a tendency to be bonkers, but Clermont and Northampton are taking it to new levels tonight
— Alex Klymyszyn (@AlexKlymyszyn) January 12, 2019

Why didn’t I go to Clermont! Why 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫
— Carl O'Dell (@ODellBoy) January 12, 2019

Massive game 🔥@SaintsRugby 2 teams for a good game 🙌🏻🙌🏻 See you later 👋 @ChallengeCup_FR pic.twitter.com/rzP0tZXiD1
— ASM Rugby (@ASMOfficiel) January 12, 2019

Wait until you see the Teimana Harrison dummy…
— RugbyInsideLine (@RugbyInsideLine) January 12, 2019

Deserved more to be fair and agree with you about Lacey … not my fav ref either that's for sure
— Tim ….🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@timdobbsphoto) January 12, 2019

Does lacey know lying in front of a ruck stopping the team clearing out is a penalty for the attacking team not the defensive
— Dan Hayward (@dan_hayward87) January 12, 2019

John Lacey does not know what he is doing at the breakdown! Players flopping over, not supporting their own weight! #iamfurious we are being unfairly treated!
— Sandy Masterman (@SandyMasterman) January 12, 2019

TRIPLÉ de @rasta_dreadlock et les @SaintsRugby reviennent à un petit point!

Suivez le fin de match sur notre blog 🗒➡ https://t.co/Wv8IxALiEP #ChallengeCupRugby https://t.co/nMeU0M8o6v
— Challenge Cup France (@ChallengeCup_FR) January 12, 2019

Teimana Harrison mugging off Peter Betham like that is one of the most outrageous things I've ever seen on a rugby field #ChallengeCupRugby
— Marc Bazeley (@MarcBazeley) January 12, 2019

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