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Saracens

Clermont Auvergne

14 46 SARACENS were left to count the cost of their worst defeat in Europe after being destroyed by ‘furious’ Clermont.

A day after losing £300,000 when sunday’s sold-out clash was snowed off, the Champions Cup holders had their tournament record 20-match unbeaten run ripped from them.

The six-try spanking surpassed saracens’ 43-13 loss to Biarritz in 2006, while Clermont’s 46 points were the most the Londoners had conceded in European competition.

“It was a sobering day for us,” admitted boss Mark Mccall, whose side lost for a sixth straight match for the first time in 14 years on the back of a 25-minute

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hat-trick from man of the match Alivereti raka.

“We were well beaten by a much better team. I didn’t see that coming and I am not going to attempt to make any excuses for it.”

Clermont had hinted they were ready to unleash a display of fire and fury in their reaction to the shambolic way in which the match was rearranged.

They claimed they had not been involved in the postponement decision and “had to adapt to the incompetence of local authorities and saracens”.

Clermont’s win means that for the first time English rugby failed to register a single victory in an entire round of top-tier Euro matches. Mccall’s men go to Clermont for the return in just six days.