Clermont the big losers on dramatic final day

French side Clermont Auvergne spurned a late penalty which would have sent them through to the quarter-finals as Exeter Chiefs and Stade Francais progressed in a dramatic finale to the European Champions Cup group stage on Sunday. Last season's runners-up Clermont trailed Bordeaux-Begles 37-28 when Morgan Parra turned down an 80th-minute penalty in front of the posts in favour of going for a try and squandered the chance of a losing bonus point to top the group. The kick would have taken the Fre