In difficulty away from home, where he has achieved only one success since the start of the season, the Lou had to win against a competitor for the qualification to the finals, before continuing with the reception of Pau in six days.
Thanks to this success, he ranks sixth, with 35 points.
Beaten for the fourth time in a row in the league, Racing stagnated in tenth place, with 26 points.
Lyon won at the finish thanks to a try against scrum half Baptiste Couilloud (78th).
Previously, he had been able to count on his opener Léo Berdeu.
The best director of the Top 14 has certainly achieved one of the best matches of his young career.
He scored 27 points including two tries (2nd, 34th) and a penalty of fifty meters after returning from the locker room (24-19. 48th).
In the first period, the two teams struggled to receive the opposing dismissals and to get out of their camp.
There followed a crossover on the notice board.
The Lou, who wasted two throws in the opposing 22 meters, led with a short header at the break (21-19).
In the second period, he saw Racing regain the score thanks to a try by hooker Camille Chat (24-26, 60th), and the boot of the international scrum-half Maxime Machenaud, author of 22 points, 100% success .
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