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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Robert Kitson at the Brentford Community Stadium

Darmon at the double as Montpellier fight back to beat 14-man London Irish

Montpellier's Florian Verhaeghe in action with London Irish's Adam Coleman and Rob Simmons.
Montpellier's Florian Verhaeghe (centre) takes on Adam Coleman and Rob Simmons of London Irish. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

A 14-man London Irish side suffered a frustrating start to their Heineken Cup campaign with a rollercoaster defeat to a power-packed Montpellier team on a freezing evening in Brentford.

The French champions were 24-6 down at one stage but made the most of their numerical advantage to make an early impact in Pool B.

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