After breaking his arm against Leicester in the Heineken Cup in December, Clermont prop Davit Zirakashvili returned to action this weekend and his comeback went extremely well for him as Clermont extended their home winning streak to 40 matches in a row.
Zirakashvili came on as a substitute in the 54th minute for Daniel Kotze with the scores level and the Catalan side in with a real chance of ending the streak. The Georgian prop made a real impact coming on and in just three minutes he and the Clermont scrum won a penalty after shunting their opposition backwards, and David Skrela kicked to give Clermont the lead.
And then on the 70th minute, Zirakashvili and the Clermont scrum demolished former England prop Perry Freshwater who was sent marching backwards by Zirakashvili at a high speed. Skrela again kicked the penalty and Clermont had a nine point lead and weren't going to lose the game from there.
It was a great return for Zirakashvili, who is one of three standout tighthead props currently playing in the Top 14 currently with Davit Kubriashvili of Toulon and Giorgi Jgenti of Montpellier. The Georgian coach Milton Haig certainly has luxury of tighthead props currently like no other international coach in the world.
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| Davit Zirakashvili suffered an arm injury in December which has kept him out for over three months |
And then on the 70th minute, Zirakashvili and the Clermont scrum demolished former England prop Perry Freshwater who was sent marching backwards by Zirakashvili at a high speed. Skrela again kicked the penalty and Clermont had a nine point lead and weren't going to lose the game from there.
It was a great return for Zirakashvili, who is one of three standout tighthead props currently playing in the Top 14 currently with Davit Kubriashvili of Toulon and Giorgi Jgenti of Montpellier. The Georgian coach Milton Haig certainly has luxury of tighthead props currently like no other international coach in the world.
(Video: Davit Zirakashvili on his return from an arm injury for Clermont, won two penalties at the scrum for his team against Perpignan and destroying former England international prop Perry Freshwater and turning the match towards Clermont)
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