Racing 92 offers Castres
Those who say the game back to school say a botched copy: the two teams tried, with many defects on both sides, an unstable rhythm, waste and inaccuracies, especially at the feet. But it was Racing 92 that won against last year’s finalist (25-19).
History will recall that the first points of this season, 2022-2023 edition, were scored by Racing 92 scrum-half, Nolan Le Garrec, from the 3rd minute. But it was the Tarnais, smarter, faster, more enterprising, who started the game better, realizing their domination behind Julien Dumora.
We had to wait until the 25thAnd minute of awakening of the Racingmen, who score two goals in quick succession, from the third row of Ibrahim Diallo, after a great collective action, first above all, then from the pillar Cedate Gomes Sa, well served by Max Spring, leading at the interval ( 15-12). The Castres reacted in the second period with a beautiful try by Fijian Filipo Nakosi, who regained the advantage, before the score was reduced by Ciel et Blanc (18-19, 65And). After several missed penalties, the problem at Racing came just four minutes from the siren thanks to his young winger Olivier Klemenczak. Uff!
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Stade Français and Parra start with a win
The Stade Français, for the debut of the former ASM Morgan Parra, inaugurated its 2022-2023 season with a tiring but precious success in front of Clermont (24-18). The Parisians, only 11th last season, scored a goal from Australian winger Sefanaia Naivalu (28th) and another, full of strength, from their rookie Pau Giovanni Habel Kuffner (45th). The Auvergnats, who also remain unsuccessful in the race to the final stage, responded with Samuel Ezeala (57th) and Yohan Beheregaray (62nd).
But Parisian first goal Joris Segonds alone scored fourteen points (including four penalties) to make a difference. For the first time with his new jersey, after thirteen seasons and 302 games with the Jaunards, Morgan Parra himself made a rather discreet debut. Effective if not brilliant, the international scrum half (33 years, 71 appearances) made a clean copy for the start of the school year, without embellishments and without bang.
Above all, the Stade Français showed a lot of clumsiness. Especially when Baptiste Pesenti collected a yellow card (54th), putting Clermontois back into play with two tries from center Ezeala (57th) and hooker Yohan Beheregaray (62nd). Despite everything, the Parisians ended up making a difference with the metronome striker Joris Segonds and two penalties in the last minutes (72nd, 77th).
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Toulon overthrows the captivating Bayonnais
Thanks to five tries, Toulon won Saturday afternoon at the Mayol stadium against Bayonne (40-25) who held out for an hour before collapsing. But Toulon has not yet recovered. After two friendlies lost and 70 points conceded, the Varois players again suffered in defense against the surprising Bayonnais. They also waited until the last 20 minutes to overturn the promoted.
Without complexes, the Bayonnais signed the return to the Top 14 with a try scored in just three minutes. Settled in the 22 meters of the Toulonnais, they found the foul easily thanks to a subtle kick of the winger Rémy Baget in the back of the opposing defense concluded by his friend Teiva Jacquelain.
After this cold shot on sun-kissed Mayol, Rouge et Noir reacted with Baptiste Serin’s boot repositioned at the opening in the absence of Ihaia West. More diligent in using the ball, they rejected Aviron. After a scrum at the halfway line, Sergio Parisse fled and gained 20 yards before right prop Beka Gigashvili delivered a jump pass worthy of a three-quarters that Fijian Jiuta Wainiqolo recovered on his attack wing. .
In front of the board, the Toulonnais then developed their game in the opposing half but still made too many small mistakes, a sign that the car is not yet completely oiled. The Basques did not fail to take advantage of it. On one of their rare attack balloons, they tortured a Var defense that was too wait-and-see. In the end it was scrum-half Guillaume Rouet who finished this action smoothly (35th). Thanks to a drop at the end of Camille Lopez’s first period, Rowing was even ahead by four points in the interval.
Punctuated by the whistles of a packed Mayol, the Toulonnais reacted thanks to the strength of their forwards and the The Basque defense ended up cracking in the second period. Butnext week, the RCT will have to solve their defensive problem if they don’t want to take on water in Toulouse.
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All the results of the 1st day of the Top 14
Saturday 3rd September:
Racing 92 – Castres: 25-19
Toulon-Bayonne: 40-25
Brive – LOU: 27-31
Stade Français – Clermont: 24-18
Pau – Perpignan: 16-14
La Rochelle-Montpellier: 21:05
Sunday 4th September:
Bordeaux-Bègles – Toulouse: 21:05
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Brive falls on a greedy LOU
Lyon, Xavier Garbajosa version, carried out the excellent operation of this opening day of the Top 14 on Saturday going to logically win on the ground of Brive (31-27). Well in place, the LOU scored four tries to defeat the strongest Corréziens with a quick try from Esteban Abadie (7th) before stammering their own rugby. This first setback at home weighed down the future of Jeremy Davidson’s players, lacking ammunition and lacking in defense, who in the end came out well by winning the defensive bonus after the siren thanks to a penalty try.
Superiors in all areas, apart from the side band, the Lyonnais took precedence over the hosts in the middle of the first act, first in the hold of Léo Berdeu, then scoring two tries by Arno Botha from a penalty promptly played at 5 meters from Jean-Marc Doussain (22nd), then by Toby Arnold after a nice combination of David Niniashvili-Arno Botha to raise (10-17, 34th).
The LOU increases the grip on the comeback with this time the English second line Joel Kpoku with the false air of Maro Itoje, inspired to intercept a pass by Vasil Lobzhanidze at the end of a line-up and finish in the final (52nd).
Despite the search for the possible offensive bonus, Félix Lambey’s men have left Coujoux weaned from the ball and still believe in it, especially in this 5-meter scrum concluded by Nicolas Lee without real opposition (20-24, 58 °). But so close to scoring it quickly turned into a sweet dream when, in yet another guest offensive combining power and standing passes, Beka Saghinadze very easily ended up behind the line as well (65th).
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