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Top 14: Merciless Racing for Montpellier

2020-09-11T21:31:53.598Z


The Ile-de-France club has returned to its Paris La room (Defense Arena with a gauge blocked at 5000 spectators. On the ground, it only did


Racing 92 played rugby again at Paris La Défense Arena on Friday.

While waiting for the Covid-19 epidemic to be brought under control and for health rules to be relaxed, we will have to be content with these cozy atmospheres in a room that had not received the public since February 29 and a match won against La Rochelle (49-0).

Far from the fireworks of points of last winter, Racing 92 has chained its second victory in a row in two days of Top 14 and has been full of confidence and turns its workforce before its quarter-final of the Cup Europe against Clermont next week.

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What you must remember

Ultimately rugby is simple.

It is enough to make speak its power and to wait for the faults of its adversary.

In this little game, the teammates of captain Teddy Iribaren applied a simple strategy which forced Montpellier to concede ten penalties in the first period and two tries by Baubigny (11th) and Imhoff (40th + 3).

Ultra-unruly, the men of trainer Xavier Garbajosa proposed an unworthy copy of a title candidate, returning to the locker room with three small points scored and thirteen against fifteen after the temporary exclusions of Camara and Farletta.

The second period confirms the impression of the first.

The armada shaped by manager Philippe Saint-André cannot for the moment compete with that of the Ile-de-France residents.

French international of Fijian origin Virimi Vakatawa remembers playing Sevens rugby and reviews the Montpellier defense (45th) before third row Antonie Claassen felt himself growing wings two minutes later (31 -3).

The red card inflicted on the Australian Kurtley Beale rebalances the debates and Van Rensburg crosses the line (63rd, 31-10) before being emulated by Reinach.

Racing then loses its offensive bonus but Kolingar all in power in the final seconds scored the last test of the Ciel-et-Blanc (80th).

After a defeat at home on the first day against Pau (23-26), there is already fire in the team led by Xavier Garbajosa.

The player: Juan Imhoff

The Argentinian Racing winger scored his 88th try this Friday night for the Ciel-et-Blancs following a bright pass between the legs of tightrope walker Teddy Iribaren.

The first attempt by the native of Rosario dates back to November 2011 in the European Cup against the Welsh Cardiff Blues in the old Yves-du-Manoir stadium in Colombes.

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The Australian Kurtley Beale got acquainted with the Top 14 refereeing and experienced his first expulsion in the French championship.

His high tackle on French international Arthur Vincent was deemed reprehensible by referee M. Charabas.

This exclusion could deprive him of the quarter-final of the European Cup against Clermont.

The image

Racing 92 Scottish opening half Finn Russell was forced to change his jersey in the first half

AFP / Franck Fife  

The sheet

Racing 92

Montpellier

Halftime: 19-3

Dots.

Racing 92. Tests: Baubigny (11th), Imhoff (40th + 3), Vakatawa (45th) Transformations: Iribaren (46th), Machenaud (68th, 80th).

Penalties: Iribaren (7th, 19th, 35th) ,.

Montpellier:

Tests: Van Rensburg (64th), Reinach (74th).

Transformations: Bouthier (65th, 75th).

Penalty: Pollard (23rd).

Temporary evictions.

Montpellier: Camara (34th), Forletta (40th + 2).

Final exclusion: Beale (63rd).

Source: leparis

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