Led 13-0 after eighteen minutes of play, the Rouennais did not manage to get rid of the trap set by Columérins, revenge after their defeat in Carcassonne (24-22). However, there was still hope at the break (23-7), since the Rouennais had just benefited from a penalty try following a local foul in a maul, just after having cashed one for a voluntary forward of Peter Lydon (23-0, 36th).
Unfortunately, Richard Hill’s men failed to turn the tide in the second half. And this despite a much more obvious territorial domination and the test of Dean Adamson at the end of the game (26-12, 75th).
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In Colomiers, Colomiers beats Rouen 26 to 12 (23-7)
Referee: M. Mallet. Match behind closed doors.
Points for Colomiers: 2 attempts Palisson (18th), penalty (36th), 1 transformation Girard (18th), 4 penalties Girard (5th, 15th, 26th, 53rd)
Points for Rouen: 2 penalty tries (38th), Adamson (75th)
Yellow cards in Colomiers: Palma Newport (38th), Saadia (73rd); in Rouen: Marrou (26th), Lydon (36th)
COLOMIERS: Girard – Palisson, Perrin, Deysel, Delas – Poet, Gori – Lescure, Macovei (cap.), Ponpon – Granouillet, Thomas – Palma Newport, Larrieur, Pirlet.
Alternates: Saaidia, Dubois, Earle, Chiappesoni, Moro, Laforgue, Queheille, Delmas.
Coaches: Julien Sarraute and Fabien Berneau.
ROUEN NORMANDIE RUGBY: Lydon – Lafond, Frisch, Marrou, Adamson – O’Leary, Cazale-Debat – Dastugue, Fearns, Lebreton – Adamou, Astle – Clamy-Edroux, Bonnot (cap.), Guion.
Replacements: Mondon, Asieshvili, Giraud, Leleu, Nicolas, Michallet, Johnston.
Coaches: Richard Hill and Christophe Hamacek.
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