Paris (AFP)
Lyon crushed Brive (59-3) to sign a fourth successive victory on Saturday and put pressure on the second Bordeaux, which hosts the Stade Français for the 4th day of Top 14, which saw La Rochelle launch their season against Toulouse (28-13).
Four out of four: the LOU continued against Brive his clear, with the way and the offensive bonus. The Lyonnais have not cashed any trial since the beginning of the season and have placed eight in the basket of Corréziens!
With now 18 points, Lyon is putting pressure on Bordeaux, the only other team with three victories before this day and who can return to height if successful, with bonus, against the Parisians.
At the other end of the rankings, the promoted Brive is the new red lantern with four small points, one week after conquering in Clermont the 100th derby of the Massif Central.
Musical chair at the back of the pack: La Rochelle, former last, climbs to 7th place after having dominated the reigning champion Toulouse (28-13), who will have to learn to live without his international parties in Japan. The Maritimes showed a conquering face even though they missed the offensive bonus after an avoidable mistake.
- Clermont row too -
Toulouse, who had lost only three times last season, has already equaled this total by conceding in Charente-Maritime his third defeat in three trips. The Stadium is 9th with five points.
The vice-champion of France, Clermont, also trains without his multiple globalists. Despite the return of Morgan Parra at the baton, the Jaunards have once again lost to Marcel-Michelin, against Pau in a thrilling match (28-37). The Pau Section held up well against the Auvergne attacks and took the third step of the podium, six points behind the leaders.
While he remained on two defeats in a row, the Aviron bayonnais found smile against Castres (27-17) and climbed to 5th place. On the other hand, the CO has just chained a third setback.
On Sunday, the posters Agen-Montpellier and Toulon-Racing 92 will close this day.
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