Even if they did not manage to win the offensive bonus despite four scored tries, the Béarnais (8th) achieved a very good accounting operation by leaving their opponent of the day seven points behind them and keep their chance to access the top 6, synonymous with dams.
After a good start to the season, the Brivists, deprived of success for nearly two months, remain in 12th place, under the direct threat of the two promoted, Perpignan and Biarritz.
They have not won away in the league since January 2021, at the Hameau stadium precisely, where their start to the match on Sunday seemed to augur a similar outcome, almost a year later.
It had been less than three minutes when Georgian scrum-half Vasil Lobzhanidze broke up the gap in the opposing defense following a scrum to score the first down of the game.
Returning only Thursday to training after being struck by cases of Covid-19, the Palois, who had not played since December 11, in the European Challenge, against the London Irish, did not panic.
They came back little by little, taking advantage of their superiority in closed scrum and Brivist indiscipline, sanctioned at the foot by their opener and international scorer Antoine Hastoy.
After having logically suffered from a lack of rhythm at the start of the match, Pau took the upper hand and scored a total of four tries by third row Jordan Jospeh, center Tumua Manu, winger Aminiasi Tuimaba and center Jale Vatubua.
However, insufficient to win his first offensive bonus of the season since Brive has meanwhile added a second try thanks to his winger Axel Muller after a great collective action.
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