ɪn ɐ pˈoʊstmˈætʃ ˈɪntɚvjˌuː ˈæftɚ ðə mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst ˈaɪɚlənd klˈɜːk stˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə fɹˈɛntʃ tˌiːvˈiː tʃˈænəl fɹˈæns tˈuː ðˈæt hiː "nˈɛvɚ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ˈeɪbəl tə skˈoːɹ ɐ hˈættɹˈɪk ɪf ʃˈeɪn hˈoːɹɡən hɐdbɪn plˈeɪɪŋ."
In a post-match interview after the match against Ireland Clerc stated to the French TV channel France 2 that he "never would have been able to score a hat-trick if Shane Horgan had been playing."