Camille Lopez to quit Clermont for rivals Bayonne

NEWS: Former France flyhalf Camille Lopez is to leave Clermont for Bayonne on a two-year deal, with an option for a third, from next season, it was announced Friday.

Lopez, 32 and capped 28 times by France, has been at Clermont since 2014, after having previously played for Perpignan and Bordeaux-Begles.

In the yellow and blue of Clermont, Lopez was key in guiding the team to three Top 14 finals (2015, 2017, 2019), lifting the winners’ Bouclier de Brennus trophy in 2017.

Lopez was also part of the side that won the European Challenge Cup in 2019, as well as playing on the losing team in two European Cup finals in 2015 and 2017.