The two French teams, Toulon and Bayonne, who faced each other in the Champions Cup on Friday evening, failed to win.
Persistent difficulties for Toulon in the Champions Cup
Suffering a second consecutive defeat, the Toulon team finds itself in a difficult position after being beaten at the last minute by Northampton (22-19) on December 15. The last try, conceded three minutes from the end of the match, placed the English in a winning position despite an arduous battle led by the Varois.
The match was marked by a notable performance from Melvyn Jaminet, who scored his first European try and scored a decisive drop ten minutes from the end of the match. However, the Toulonnais lost everything in the last five minutes with two yellow cards in a few seconds and a defense finally overwhelmed.
Accumulating only two bonus points and two defeats, the Toulon team is already in difficulty in group 3. Under pressure for the next matches, the Toulonnais will welcome the Irish from Munster on January 13.
A disappointment for the Bayonnais
For its part, the Bayonne rugby team was defeated by a narrow margin by the Glasgow Warriors (12-11) on Friday evening, during the second day of the group stage. Despite an impressive draw at Munster a week earlier, the Basque team lost in front of their home crowd.
Dominant efforts in the first half were not sufficiently rewarded for the Bayonnais, who lost control of the match in the second act. By intensifying physically, the Scots scored the only try of the second act, thus taking the lead. The costly failure of Reece Hodge (0/2) at the foot missed an opportunity to regain the advantage.
With this defeat, Bayonne is provisionally in fourth position in Pool 3. Their position could further be compromised by a Munster victory. The Basques’ next match will be played in Northampton against the group leader on the 3rd day.
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2023-12-16 14:06:37
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