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Top 14: Stade Français gives itself some air by beating Perpignan

2022-01-01T20:17:48.051Z


Winners of the Catalans this Saturday evening at Jean-Bouin (27-17) in a duel of poorly classified, the Parisians widen the gap on the red zone and


The year starts well.

From an accounting point of view, the Stade Français achieved an excellent operation by ruling out one of its rivals in the race to maintain.

Thanks to its success in Perpignan (27-17) this Saturday evening, the club of the capital, even if it was not really convincing, gives itself some air and avoids a second part of the season in apnea to save his place in the Top 14.

What you must remember

With Stade Français, things rarely go without saying. Deprived of competition for three weeks, due to the spread of the Omicron variant, the Parisians should in principle have lacked rhythm at the start of the game and settled over the course of the match. The reverse has happened. After clean first minutes and also thanks to a rescue from Lester Etien (then released on injury), plunging in extremis into his goal to cancel a ready-made try (16th), Gonzalo Quesada's players seemed to make the difference on a test from Waisea, piercing the Catalan defense after two jump passes (23rd).

At 10-0, this poorly classified duel seemed to have chosen his camp. But Perpignan, despite a staff reshuffled after the start of the Covid-19 epidemic in its ranks this weekend, has not given up. The promoted took advantage of the defensive largesse of the Parisians and their curious apathy at times. A test from the back Lucas Dubois, who replaced at short notice the international Melvyn Jaminet who remained at home, on a bad defensive rise by the players of the capital, revived the debates (28th, 10-7).

Often too dispersed, subject to air holes and lack of cohesion, the Stadistes withered over the meeting, relying on the precision of Joris Segonds to keep their heads above water.

In the second half, the Parisians seemed to have killed the match on a new try from Waisea (54th) but the plunge into the in-goal of the Catalan pillar Lotrian after a new defensive absence from Paris (67th, 24-17), gave them some cold sweats until the end.

🏁 VICTORY |

2️⃣7️⃣-1️⃣7️⃣



Parisians are starting the year in the best possible way:


ℙ𝔸ℝ 𝕃𝔸 𝕍𝕀ℂ𝕋𝕆𝕀ℝ𝔼!

👏 # SFPUSAP pic.twitter.com/rQJ8kA98xP

- Stade Français Paris (@SFParisRugby) January 1, 2022

The player: Joris Segonds

The Parisian opener once again carried his team.

By his sobriety, his efficiency and his precision at the foot (a drop, four penalties and a transformation), he allowed his teammates to stay constantly in front of the score.

Read alsoTop 14: Joris Segonds, more than a goalscorer for Stade Français

The number: 8

With 8 points ahead of Perpignan, penultimate and barrage, and while it has one game less, Stade Français can now see coming in the race to maintain.

Despite its difficulties and hesitations, the capital club has undoubtedly secured its place in the Top 14 for good on this first day of the year.

Source: leparis

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