Paris (AFP)
La Rochelle, the French Stadium and Clermont signed a first success away from home looking like a breath of fresh air, and Bordeaux-Bègles consolidated its second place despite a new fear in Pau, Saturday during the 7th day of the Top 14 .
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The French stadium, La Rochelle and Clermont relieved
A small point of difference on one side, two on the other. Parisians, Rochelais and Clermontois each signed a narrow victory, respectively in Perpignan (23-22), Brive (8-6) and Montpellier (22-20), but they will be satisfied with it. This first success outside their land allows them to come out of a very complicated period. "We are not going to boast, but we can say that our season is launched", welcomed the center of La Rochelle and ex-Parisian Jonathan Danty. In the standings, the Maritimes are getting closer to six qualifying places for the final phase. The Stadistes and the ASM move away from the red zone. However, these short victories did not dispel all doubts. La Rochelle still let 14 points slip ahead of the poles, its cute sin. Conversely,Clermont and the French Stadium owe their salvation to kicks. The yellow opener Camille Lopez, with 17 points in front of the posts, carried his own against thick and thin. And South African world champion Handre Pollard missed the win penalty for Montpellier. In Perpignan, it is a nugget of the Parisian training center, Léo Barré, who delivered his team. A happy ending that ends a great week for the 19-year-old opener, whose contract has been extended for three years in Paris.Léo Barré, who delivered his team. A happy ending that ends a great week for the 19-year-old opener, whose contract has been extended for three years in Paris.Léo Barré, who delivered his team. A happy ending that ends a great week for the 19-year-old opener, whose contract has been extended for three years in Paris.
. UBB is still scared
A year ago, Bordeaux-Bègles fell to Pau (29-24) despite a 13-point lead. This time, Christophe Urios' men had 18 more at the break (27-9), thanks to three tries including a double from the opener Matthieu Jalibert. The competitor of Romain Ntamack in the Blues, also effective in front of the poles, scored 25 points in total and Romain Buros flattened in the second half. It was not too much because the Girondins still trembled, after the great fear suffered in Montpellier last weekend: the Section Pau dominated the second period (24-10), scoring three tries. "We were afraid of losing this match, of course," admitted Jefferson Poirot, captain of the UBB. His team, however, held the shock to ensure a fourth consecutive success (37-33). The Bordeaux training, which does nothas lost more since the first day in Biarritz, returns to three units of the Toulouse leader, opposed to Lyon on Sunday.
French opening half from Bordeaux, François Trinh-Duc, passes the ball during the Top 14 match between Section Paloise and Union Bordeaux-Bègles, at Stade du Hameau in Pau, southwestern France , October 16, 2021. GAIZKA IROZ AFP
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End of Indian summer for Biarritz
The promoted Basque had started his season with two successes in three matches in front of title contenders, Bordeaux-Bègles and Racing 92. He is now the only last, won by the French stadium which had the same number of points as him (8) before this day.
If the Parisian club signed a second consecutive success, Biarritz conceded a fourth loss in a row by losing to Castres (38-20).
The trips are definitely not successful at the BO.
In three trips, he did not take a single point in the standings and conceded 130 points including the setbacks in Perpignan (33-20, 2nd day) and La Rochelle (59-17, 4th day), a little more 43 points per game, on average.
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