THE SOUTH-WEST IS STRONG AT HOME
In the opening match of the round, the Stade Toulousain gave itself a scare but came out on top in a thrilling match against USAP with an impressive scoreline of 43-34!
Castres Olympique clearly dominated Oyonnax (39-11), taking the offensive bonus point.
The Section Paloise confirmed their victory over Toulouse by beating neighbours Bordeaux 20-11.
Finally, La Rochelle got (very) scare against Aviron Bayonnais, but a last-minute penalty from Hugo Reus allowed the Maritimes to finally get their season off to a flying start! (18-15)
STADE FRANÇAIS AND CLERMONT WIN AWAY FROM HOME
The Parisians put in THE performance of the day with a 32-36 win away to Lyon. The win sees the men from the capital take their place on the spot of the TOP 14 throne.
ASM, for their part, emerged victorious from their clash with Montpellier (17-20), plunging the Cistes a little further into crisis, 13th in the standings...
TOULON-RACING, THE MATCH OF THE WEEKEND
On the hour mark, Toulon was cruising to a comfortable win in front of its home crowd, leading 31-7. However, the Racing was resilient and, with a brace from the new recruit Henry Arundell and another from Thomas Laclayat, came back to within 5 points (31-26). There was still 10 minutes to play. Unfortunately for the Francilians, Toulon held firm and avoided conceding the comeback of the year.
Victory for the RCT 31-26 and a deserved defensive bonus point for the Ciels et Blancs.
