Brive-la-Gaillarde (AFP)
The promoted Brive has retained his unbeaten home by offering Toulouse, champion decreased by the absences related to the World Cup in Japan, 23 to 9, Saturday, on the occasion of the 6th day of Top 14.
After Clermont, Toulon, it is therefore Toulouse who made the expenses of the corrézienne determination, materialized again by a start of fire to which the men of Ugo Mola could not answer.
A third success that allows the CAB still sturdy in his Stadium to distance himself from the relegation zone he owes to two tries of his white scrum half at the beginning of each half and the surgical accuracy of his striker Laranjeira.
Opposite, the Stadium was feverish, defective in veneer, undisciplined and lacking too many arguments to compete and leaves with a fourth setback in six days. Highly the end of the World Cup!
The local recipe was known, it was necessary to pack, which perfectly managed to make the players of Jeremy Davidson, in the wake of Muller finding a hole in the visiting defense, then a relay Hervé, who served White for the first try (5th).
More disciplined, the Coujoux managed this lead thanks to the boot of Laranjeira, author of 3 penalties, including 2 of 50 meters, Toulousans responding with three penalties from Holmes to turn their counter (16-9, 40th).
The recovery was a true copy of the start. Well served by Laranjeira after a quick touch, White escaped to carry the mark to 23-9 (41).
Groggy, Toulouse finally supported his actions but ran into a formidable local defense, sometimes cornered, but which did not let go. And as no pack has managed to gain the upper hand on his vis-à-vis closed scrum, the score has not changed.
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