Sharks v Clermont in Challenge Cup semi-final: All the key facts and figures

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The Sharks and Clermont Auvergne meet in the Challenge Cup semi-finals at the Twickenham Stoop in London on Saturday.

The star man for the Sharks this season has been fullback Aphelele Fassi — and the stats don't lie.South Africa’s Sharks will become their country’s first team to play in a European Cup semi-final when they take on French side Clermont Auvergne at London’s Twickenham Stoop Stadium in the

Fassi has got himself into a number of the key categories with his performances: He has made the most running metres , and also carried the ball the most times for the Sharks in the Challenge Cup this season .There is very little separating the two teams before their meeting at The Stoop. The Sharks have conceded an average of 8.3 penalties per game, Clermont 10.7. The Sharks have made 103 tackles and missed 11, while Clermont have made 125 and missed 118.

 

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