Flood admits dented pride
Flood: Our pride has been dented
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By Matt Hallam. |  |
Sunday, 13, Dec 2009 07:00
By Matt Hallam.
Toby Flood accepted that Leicester had been outplayed in their Heineken cup clash with Clermont.
The French side dominated the game for the first hour and although the Tigers scored three times in a late flurry, Clermont held on to secure a deserved 40-30 victory.
Flood praised his opponents after the game and admitted his teams pride had taken a beating.
"Credit to Clermont for that first 50 or 60 minutes. They played fantastically well," said the England fly-half.
"But for us it is a big look at ourselves. Clermont came out of the blocks and we turned over the ball and conceded points.
"We let it go during that first hour and we are really disappointed they got that far ahead of us.
"We kept battling and in the end we are disappointed not to come away with anything."
The defeat leaves Leicester third in Pool three and makes next week's return fixture a must win game if they have any hopes of staying in the competition.
"It is a very important game next weekend," added Flood.
"Our pride has been dented, and it is important we bounce back."