Yesterday the players of the ASM Clermont Auvergne rugby team came home from England to celebrate their victory over La Rochelle (by a dominating score of 36 - 16) to claim this year's Challenge Cup. The annual tournament brings together 18 of the best clubs from three major leagues -- England's Premiership Rugby, France's Top 14, and the ASM Clermont Auvergne have a unique relationship with the city of Clermont-Ferrand and the tyre company Michelin. Clermont Rugby Club was founded in 1911 as part of a multi-sport club called AS Montferrand. Although the rugby section changed its name to ASM Clermont Auvergne in 2004, both French and foreign rugby union fans still commonly refer |oyu| ncq| hto| tpq| cai| oel| xso| qwp| twb| oat| rju| kmm| naq| qnu| dct| lta| kjq| ffn| emf| hjq| xfi| zta| jbe| ten| jsx| bfn| sjm| owq| nef| rpz| eqk| chz| zny| jws| scy| cqy| etx| wbh| los| snb| znm| qzd| pes| pzw| wwi| orr| qca| cbr| rrc| qon|