Sowakula acclaimed, Lotrian below average: your notebook after ASM Clermont – Bordeaux-Bègles

After hitting rock bottom in Paris a week earlier, ASM Clermont came back to the surface last Saturday at the Michelin, winning a deserved and deserving victory (32-27) against the vice-champion of France, Bordeaux-Bègles .

In a match played at a high pace, Clermont extended its streak of invincibility at home (5 in a row) by also ensuring the spectacle: Christophe Urios' players scoring five tries and only letting go of the offensive bonus in all final moments, after the siren.

A point lost stupidly, but four more scored and a place retained in the top 6, in the ranking, after nine days of championship.

premium ASM Clermont: Pita Gus Sowakula, a player like no other who shone against UBB

In short, an ASM which is relaunching, thanks to a collective in tune, with fourteen players that you rated above average, and also some individualities which stand out.

On this level, you have awarded laurels to Pita Gus Sowakula, the 3rd wing line of Fijian origin being the only Clermontois to obtain a score higher than 7 out of 10 (7.48).

Alongside the New Zealand international, on your podium of the day, we also find the 2nd row Thomas Ceyte (6.83) and the center Léon Darricarrère (6.73).

As for the worst report card, this time it is for left pillar Sacha Lotrian, the only one below average (4.92). In difficulty in the scrum, the former Perpignan player was the first Clermontois to be replaced, even before the end of the first act.

Notes from Clermontois

Sacha Lotrian : 4.92 (worst rating)
Etienne Fourcade: 5,70
Régis Montagne : 5,67
Anthime Hemery : 5,92
Thomas Ceyte : 6,83
Gus Sowakula's ribbon: 7.48 (highest rating)
Alexandre Fischer : 6,36
Fritz Lee : 5,99
Baptiste Jauneau: 5,51
Benjamin Urdapilleta : 5,07
Joris Jurand: 6,12
Pierre Fouyssac : 6,47
Léon Darricarrère : 6,73
Bautista Delguy: 6,30
Alex Newsome : 5,89

Average rating of Clermont residents: 6.06

Raphaël Rochette