La Rochelle consolidates its first place by taking an offensive bonus in Castres, Saturday 2 December, on behalf of the 13th day of the championship. Bordeaux wins the shock against Toulon, Castres overthrows the LOU … The tour of the Top 14 stadiums.
Bordeaux Begles 31 – Toulon 18
Bordeaux Bègles returned to success during the shock against Toulon, by mastering its subject instead. Christophe Urios’ men proved to be conquerors with an early try from Cameron Woki. Mathieu Jalibert, potential holder in the French team after the injury of Romain Ntamack, showed himself to his advantage by scoring a try and 21 points in total. Toulon came back better after the break but was unable to keep up the momentum.
This victory allows the Bordelais to stay in contact with the qualifying places. The only downside, the UBB lost Santiago Cordero, hit in the shoulder at the start of the game.
Agen 13 – La Rochelle 43
The change of year will not have allowed the Agenais to click. Facing the first of the Top 14, the mission was difficult, if not impossible. If the SUA had misled almost half time at Racing 92 before exploding last week, this time it only lasted a quarter of an hour, the time for the La Rochelle machine to adjust. Pierre Bourgarit and Grégory Alldritt have registered five of the six sea trials in total. Agen’s two trials do not hide the abyssal level gap between the two teams. A visible gap in the standings: La Rochelle relegates Agen to more than 40 points at mid-season …
Lyon 14 – Castres 15
The evening had started very badly for the Castres. Outnumbered from the 3rd minute and quickly led by a test, they nevertheless managed the feat of winning at the expense of Lyon at the Stade de Gerland. Thanks to this success, the Tarnais cede the penultimate place in the standings to Montpellier and climb to 12th place.
For their part, the Lyonnais temporarily remain in fifth place. The defensive bonus snatched in the final moments with Charlie Ngatai’s try appears to be little consolation for the LOU, already beaten in Brive last week.
Montpellier 9 – Toulouse 16
Ugo Mola had to bring in the Toulouse armada to bend the MHR. The team reshuffled due to injuries (Ntamack, Kolbe) and to rest the executives (Dupont, Ramos, Marchand, Tekori) was dominated for nearly an hour of play by clumsy Montpellier. Holmes responded to Bouthier on penalties in the first period, allowing Toulouse to pick up the score (9-9 at halftime). But the meeting changed in the 53rd minute, when the Toulouse coach decided to bring in his four holders at the same time.
The XV of Hérault did not resist long to a Toulouse game much more dynamic. Antoine Miquel concludes the efforts of the Rouge et Noir and scores the victory try (70th). Montpellier fell to 13th place in the standings, while Toulouse garnered a fifth consecutive victory in the Top 14 and consolidated its second place.
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