On Friday, the French stage has offered a win on enhanced co-leader Bayonne (46-6), after an offensive performance removed and punctuated by seven essays, which places it in the forefront of the Top 14 opening Day 3. .
Biarritz defeated for the second year in a row at home to Stade, this time without defensive bonus, increasingly anxious, unable to compete, apart from the conquest in the company and offensive execution. And with a derby next licks that already Bayonne, feeling the neighbor prenable.
After an exchange of penalties Yachvili-Courrent (3-3, 12th) is on one of those shots that Toulouse aborted leap: a ball dropped by Vahafolau on a small side was pushed up by then Donguy picked by Poitrenaud for test the back end of the race (10-3, 32).
As the game more biarrot foot, Masi to Peyrelongue without Yachvili out at halftime for a blow to his ankle, was fishing in the selection or execution, where instead Courrent shining (except in his shots goal), it was hard OB turn the tide.
Montpellier-Castres-field advantage. The Montpellier want their new stadium Yves-du-Manoir a stronghold, as was the stage Sabathe. The past performance of MHRC, victorious Perpignan (19-12) and beaten but not without having resisted Clermont (20-33), are encouraging. Especially as their opponent day, still without several key players (Tobacco, Marticorena, PURICELLI, Kefu), was no longer imposed from outside in the league since May 27, 2006.
Dax-Auch: woe to the vanquished promoted. Two matches, two defeats, one bonus point. Graduates have the same record and the same difficulties to win the game in their confrontation at the winner will climb out of the relegation zone. The Landes rely on their early opener NZ Charlie Hore and 3rd row Thomas Lievremont, who arrived in Biarritz, to start their season. Last year, Auch Dax had beaten twice during tight games (19-17, 22-17). But both teams are orphaned from their coaches: Jean-Pierre Elissalde left the FCA for Agen and Dax in the offseason playing its first game without their coach Marc Lievremont, the party leadership XV of France.