BORDEAUX AND TOULOUSE 10/10
the Stade Toulousain and the Union Bordeaux-Bègles are the two big French success stories at the start of this competition.
The Red and Blacks outclassed Cardiff 52-7 in their game opener, before beating the Harlequins 19-47 at the Twickenham Stoop. After a start to the season that was far from their standard in the Top 14, Ugo Mola's men scored 99 points in 2 Investec Champions Cup matches.
For UBB, it was a similar story, with two bonus-point victories, first against Connacht (5-41), then at home against Bristol (36-17).
A perfect start for the two south-western clubs.
LYON IN A GOOD POSITION, BAYONNE BRAVE
Lyon were cruelly beaten 36-34 by Bristol. A last-minute drop-goal denied the LOU a 5-point victory. Nevertheless, they left England with two bonus points (attacking and defensive). Then they then edged out the South African Bulls by a single point to claim an attacking bonus (29-28).
The Bayonnais, for their part, were underestimated, but achieved the feat of drawing with Munster (17-17). They were unable to build on that result, however, losing 11-12 to Glasgow at Jean-Dauger.
RACING, TOULON, LA ROCHELLE AND STADE FRANÇAIS IN A VERY BAD WAY
For these 4 teams, the agreegate is very high, with two games and two defeats for each.
First of all, it was Toulon who came out cursed from these first two matches. Two narrow defeats that did not allow them to get off the ground in this Investec Champions Cup. They lost by a single point to Exeter (18-19) and by three points to Northampton (22-19).
The two-time reigning European champions La Rochelle did not start their quest for a third star in the best possible way. First dominated by Leinster at home (9-16), the Stade Rochelais lost to the Stormers in South Africa in the last seconds of the game (21-20). A cruel scenario for Ronan O'Gara's men.
The Racing 92 was beaten 28-31 by Marcus Smith's Harlequins at the Defense Arena. Then they then suffered a heavy defeat in Ireland against Ulster (31-15).
After their success against the Stade Toulousain, the Parisians were disappointed in the Investec Champions Cup. First they were outclassed by the english team of Sale in the first match (28-5), before losing on their Jean-Bouin field to another English club, this time Leicester (24-27).
