Bayonne opened the Top 14 with a solid victory over Stade Toulousain (26-7). Thanks to sixteen points from Camille Lopez, Rowing is off to a perfect start to its season against the defending champions.
At the opening of the championship, in a Jean-Dauger stadium in fusion, Rowing resumed its good habits by bringing down a big part of the championship, Stade Toulousain (26-7). The Basques relied on Camille Lopez, author of sixteen points. For the champion of France, he lacked a binder due to the numerous absences.
The embers of the recovery, and the furia in the stands. With 32 degrees at the time of kick-off, the bodies were hot to do battle. The fight was bitter, tough, and in the end, it was Aviron Bayonnais who won the first success of the 2023-2024 vintage against Toulouse (26-7).
With only two newcomers in the starting line-up (Giudicelli and Rasaku), Rowing was nonetheless clumsy in the first act (11 forwards and 5 lost hits). Well endowed with opportunities, Toulouse lacked realism for a long time, like the failure at the foot of Germain (0-0, 19th).
First Toulouse arrow
At the end of a “water break” where Mola passed his instructions demanding more patience, Guitoune found the breach (0-7, 24th). The center, who announced his retirement at the end of the season, benefited from work in the axis of Germain, Boubila and Brennan. In the advance, Graou played a closed side, and the ex-Montois mystified Spring with an inspired inside hook. This test had the merit of waking up the band in Marchois.
On a fault on the ground by Boubila, in the center of the field, Lopez allowed his team to invest the 22 opposing meters. The forwards put the march forward on a carried maul from which Giudicelli got out. Caught on the line, the hooker made the ball live. In force, Cassiem went beyond the line (7-7, 26th). On the same type of action, Giudicelli thought he had scored a try for his first in Blue and White. But, the ex-Montpellier was returned in the in-goal by Retière and Germain (40th).
Forced to play the dismissal, the Toulouse opener hit as far as possible. At more than 40 meters, Lopez returned the favor with a masterful drop. At the break, thanks to his maestro, Bayonne took the lead (10-7, 40th + 1).
Toulouse did not score a single point in the second half
Returning from the locker room, Lopez continued his recital on a long distance penalty (13-7, 45th) and a drop 30 meters from the posts (16-7, 52nd). Very quickly, Patat decided to bring out his bench, including Iturria and Bourdeau. And the latter led to the second Bayonne test.
On a stray ball in a ruck, the former Rochelais pierced the defensive curtain. Feeling the blow, Rouet dismissed the ball. Bottom line, Spring fixed well before serving Baget. With an inside hook, the ex-Toulousain beat Guitoune to score in the corner (23-7, 54th).
In a quarter of an hour, Bayonne tipped the match, then took advantage of the clumsiness and indiscipline. Entering the place of Boubila, Hawkes had difficulties in touch with the image of this throw not straight five meters from the bayonnaise line (60th). Lopez punished too much envy for Costes (26-7, 67th).
Next week, Bayonne will travel to Toulon on Saturday. Toulouse will want to bounce back when they receive Montpellier.
2023-08-19 03:05:51
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