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European Champions Cup | Semi-Finals
Apr 18, 2015 at 3.15pm UK
 
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Mark McCall: Saracens "magnificent" in defeat to Clermont Auvergne

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Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall insists that his side were "magnificent" in their defeat to Clermont Auvergne in the European Rugby Champions Cup semi-finals.

Mark McCall has insisted that Saracens were "magnificent" in their European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final, despite losing to Clermont Auvergne.

The Aviva Premiership side were just in front at half time, but Wesley Fofana scored the only try of the match early in the second half to set up the 13-9 victory for the French club.

Sarries director of rugby McCall told BBC Sport: "I thought the effort and many, many aspects of the performance were phenomenal.

"We made Clermont play a game that they didn't really want to play. The game was on a knife-edge all the way through.

"We made maybe a few too many errors at crucial times, but in terms of the big things that we judge ourselves on, we were magnificent."

Clermont will face the winner of the match between Toulon and Leinster in next month's final.

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Clermont's French centre Wesley Fofana celebrates after scoring a try during the European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final match between Clermont and Saracens at Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, central France, on April 18, 2015
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