By winning widely with the offensive bonus this Sunday at home against Brive (51-21), the Stade Français made the good operation of the 13th day of the Top 14. Following the defeats of Toulon and Lyon, the Parisians are now 4th in the ranking.
Great operation for the Stade Français. A week after their frustrating setback at Pau (29-27), Gonzalo Quesada’s players recovered well this Sunday against Brive (51-21), offensive bonus in the key. In front of the score after a first penalty from Joris Segonds (6th), the Parisians then hit the mark twice, thanks to Telusa Veainu (15th) and Kylan Hamdaoui (27th). Subsequently, after a try by Joris Jurand for the CAB (31st), James Hall replied for the premises (34th), before Pietro Ceccarelli again reduced the score before the break (37th). Coming back to ten lengths and in numerical superiority after the yellow card of Veainu (40th), the Corréziens could not benefit from it very long. Indeed, if a new test Kitione Kamikamica allowed the visitors to point to six lengths shortly after the return of the locker room (47th), the rest was much more complicated for the players of Jeremy Davidson. While Segonds was still as precise at the foot, at 7 out of 8 this Sunday, to ultimately become the best director of the Top 14 with 153 points on the clock, against 151 for Antoine Hastoy (Pau), a new fact of the game made the task of the Brivists impossible.
Stade Français facing the Toulouse test
In full doubt, the Stade Français relaunched through Gerbrandt Grobler, who scored the 4th try of his family (55th). However on the action, So’otala Fa’aso’o was himself expelled for a contact beforehand between his shoulder and the head of the Parisian number 10. At 14, the CAB suffered and then saw Waisea Nayacalevu (65th) and Mathieu De Giovanni (67th) score two new tries, synonymous with an offensive bonus. In the last minutes, while Brive was pushing to deprive his opponent of this additional bonus point, Stade Français held on to offer themselves a first great victory in 2021. With 34 points on the clock, Paul Gabrillagues’ teammates are now in the game. 4th place, before moving to Toulouse (January 10, at 9:05 pm), and took full advantage of the setbacks this weekend in Toulon and Lyon to settle more comfortably in the top 6 of the Top 14. Conversely , beaten, the Corréziens (9th, 22 points) see their fine series of three victories stop there, before welcoming Montpellier in an important match for the maintenance in the elite of French rugby.
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– Stade Français Paris (@SFParisRugby) January 3, 2021
TOP 14 / 13TH DAY
Saturday January 2, 2021
Bordeaux-Bègles – Toulon: 31-18
Montpellier – Toulouse: 9-16
Agen – La Rochelle: 13-43
Lyon – Castres: 14-15
Sunday January 3, 2021
French Stadium – Brive: 51-21
21h05 : Clermont – Racing 92
The Bayonne – Pau match has been postponed due to coronavirus cases within Rowing.
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