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Recap: Clermont vs Ulster | Heineken Champions Cup
By RugbyPass
Follow all the action on the RugbyPass live blog from the Heineken Champions Cup match between Clermont and Ulster at Stade Marcel Michelin.
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Clermont are going all out for the victory, selecting Alivereti Raka and Damian Penaud on the wings and opting for an all-French half-back partnership of Morgan Parra and Camille Lopez, who was from the list of 42 chosen for Six Nations duty by new France boss Fabien Galthie.
Marcell Coetzee and Jordi Murphy return to the Ulster side who make just the two changes following last weekend’s Guinness PRO14 destruction of Munster in Belfast.
CLERMONT: 15. Nick Abendanon; 14. Damian Penaud, 13. Isaiah Toeava, 12. George Moala, 11. Alivereti Raka; 10. Camille Lopez, 9. Morgan Parra (capt); 1. Etienne Falgoux, 2. John Ulugia, 3. Rabah Slimani, 4. Paul Jedrasiak, 5. Sebastien Vahaamahina, 6. Arthur Iturria, 7. Alexandre Lapandry, 8. Fritz Lee. Reps: 16. Yohan Beheregaray, 17. Loni Uhila, 18. Sipili Falatea, 19. Sitaleki Timani, 20. Alexandre Fischer, 21. Greig Laidlaw, 22. Jake McIntyre, 23. Apisai Naqalevu.
ULSTER: 15. Will Addison; 14. Rob Baloucoune, 13. Luke Marshall, 12. Stuart McCloskey, 11. Jacob Stockdale; 10. Billy Burns, 9. John Cooney; 1. Jack McGrath, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Marty Moore, 4. Alan O’Connor, 5. Iain Henderson (capt), 6. Sean Reidy, 7. Jordi Murphy, 8. Marcell Coetzee. Reps: 16. Adam McBurney, 17. Eric O’Sullivan, 18. Tom O’Toole, 19. Kieran Treadwell, 20. Matt Rea, 21. David Shanahan, 22. Bill Johnston, 23. Matt Faddes.
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