Toulon (AFP)
A week after the slap received in Clermont, Bayonne won in Toulon (16-14), against an apathetic Var team, deprived of twenty players, Friday night in a late match of the 14th day of the Top 14. .
With this success, the Basques (13th) returned to a length of Pau, still having a game late and relaunched seriously in the fight for maintenance.
For its part, Toulon lost precious points and remained stuck in sixth place in the Top 14 before receiving Racing 92 next weekend.
Two weeks after their first defeat at home in a year and a half, the Toulonnais fell back into their pitfalls.
Overwhelmed, lacking a solution, Patrice Collazo's men have never succeeded in developing their rugby.
From the first minutes, Yannick Bru's men immediately showed a combative face thanks in particular to the returns of Ducat, Ulugia, Luamanu and Lestrade.
In a first sad period where the hand errors were legion, the Toulonnais tried to send play on the outside.
On one of their rare highlights, the third row Julien Ory was found at the end of the line and with great success, sliding under Joe Ravouvou, scored the only try of this first period (23rd).
Back from the locker room, Rowing, however reduced to 14, managed to react by scoring a powerful try thanks to the third Samoan international line Afa Amosa who trailed Ramiro Moyano for five meters (47th).
In front of the notice board, the Bayonnais held on thanks to a defense full of solidarity.
The result was a scoring duel.
And it was finally 20-year-old opening half Thomas Dolhagaray who passed the last penalty three minutes from time.
With this defeat, the RCT is under pressure before hosting Racing 92 next week while Bayonne can calmly prepare for the arrival of Lyon.
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