Cheetahs coach Izak van der Westhuizen praises his team's fightback against Clermont in the Challenge Cup, but they ultimately fell short of a victory. This marks their second consecutive season being eliminated in the first knockout round.
It ended their participation in the Challenge Cup in the first knockout round for the second straight season.
“But I think overall we took Clermont close to a dark place there at the end. I just would have loved it if we could have pulled off the win.” But with injuries disrupting them heading into the game and the massive difference in standard of opposition, it meant they were always playing behind the eight ball.
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