Clermont Auvergne coach Vern Cotter has named a strong team to face the Ospreys at Stade du Mas in Issoire tonight (KO 8.00pm local time).
There’s a reunion with former Osprey full-back Lee Byrne who is named at 15, while other familiar names in the team include French stars Morgan Parra, David Skrela and Wesley Fofana, and former All Black Sitiveni Sivivatu.
Clermont Auvergne team:
15 Lee Byrne
14 Sitiveni Sivivatu
13 Wesley Fofana
12 Benson Stanley
11 Jean-Marcellin Buttin
10 David Skrela (Capt)
9 Morgan Parra
1 Vincent Debaty
2 Benjamin Kayser
3 Daniel Kotze
4 Jamie Cudmore
5 Julien Pierre
6 Alexande Lapandry
7 Julien Bardy
8 Damien Chouly
REPLACEMENTS
16 Benoit Cabello
17 Raphael Chaume
18 Nathan Hines
19 Elvis Vermeulen
20 Ludovic Radosavlievic
21 Brock James
22 Noa Nakaitaci
23 Davit Zirakashvili