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Among the 8 English clubs, only Exeter and Wasps won - with the bonus - for the launch of the “Covid” formula.
And given the ruthless format, it's a safe bet that Northampton, Bath and Bristol, beaten at home, will not see the quarters.
Defeated on the move, Sale, Gloucester and the Harlequins must also achieve a faultless to hope to rally the quarters.
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The number of Northampton players in the middle of which Santiago Cordero emerged to seize the ball that Matthieu Jalibert had just sent on the left amount of the posts.
The opportunism of the Argentine winger allowed Bordeaux-Bègles to achieve the hold-up (16-12) on the ground of the Saints.
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The number of French clubs, out of 8, winners this weekend, only Montpellier having given in to Leinster (14-35).
An excellent start, even if La Rochelle and Racing 92, winners in pain in Edinburgh (13-8) and Connacht (26-22), came close to regretting their sterile domination.
In pool B, the 4 representatives of the Top 14 (Lyon, Racing, Clermont and Toulouse) won with the bonus (5 points) and will fight in a sprint at 6 with Exeter (5) and Munster ( 4).
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The difference in points in favor of Lyon against Gloucester, who had certainly left his executives at rest (55-10).
The Lyonnais regaled with superb collective movements and this avalanche of tests gives them an advantage with a view to qualification in the event of a tie in the final standings.
Xavier Mignot
The Lyon winger made a name for himself beyond the usual field of Top 14 amateurs by scoring a hat-trick against Gloucester.
If the entire Lyon collective, in tune, allowed it to shine, the former Berjallien and Grenoblois excelled with their skill with the ball in hand and the intelligence of their races.
Kotaro Matsushima
Same thing for the rear of Clermont, also author of a hat-trick during the Auvergne festival in Bristol (51-38).
Put into orbit by Camille Lopez and three-quarters of the ASM (Damian Penaud, George Moala, Apisai Naqalevu, Alivereti Raka), all dashing on Saturday, the Japanese made his speed speak for his European debut.
Will skelton
The former Saracens player was decisive in the narrow success of La Rochelle in Edinburgh (13-8).
The Australian giant (2.03m, 125kg), a wall in the literal sense for the Scottish strikers, dominated on contact and delivered a full match, with a precious scraped ball and a noticeable pass after contact.
Louis-Benoît Madaule
A counter touch, a scratched ball and voila!
Entered into play at the end of a close match in Belfast between Ulster and Toulouse, "Lucho" was decisive (29-22).
“He's a partner that every team dreams of having,” said Ugo Mola of the third row.
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“We were put under pressure on the kicking game, on the rucks, on the outings.
We have the impression that it never stops. ”
Xavier Garbajosa, the coach of Montpellier, weary after the lone rider of Leinster (35-14) in the Hérault.
"Even as a youngster, I had never done one."
Xavier Mignot, the Lyon winger, fulfilled after his first hat-trick and the large victory for LOU.
"What more could you ask for from the English?"
Judicaël Cancoriet, the Clermont flanker, summed up the weekend of ASM in Bristol and more broadly that of French clubs. And more broadly that of French clubs.
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