Tops
Bayonne invincibility continues
Who in August could have predicted such a course for the promoted Basque?
Virtually 3rd in the championship, Aviron Bayonnais had so far managed a superb 8/8: eight wins in eight home matches.
A record that even Stade Toulouse (8 wins, 1 draw) and Castres (7 wins, 1 draw) cannot claim.
With this 9th consecutive victory, the Basques are temporarily on the podium.
This success is one of the keys to their surprising season.
Camille Lopez, still magical
The supporters of the club on the banks of the Nive must thank Camille Lopez every day for joining their club.
The former international opener is having a breathtaking season, where the length and accuracy of his kicking game work wonders.
Author of a 7/7 against the poles, the opener scored the winning penalty after the siren 40 meters from the posts.
If the most picky probably noted the two penalties not found, he himself was not satisfied at the end of the meeting "
It's a miracle because we were very approximate
, he blew to the outcome of the meeting.
The public did not let us go until the end.
It's a real miracle!
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Bayonne can start to believe it
This ninth success allows Bayonne to definitely look towards the final stages.
This week, Guillaume Rouet has kept a low profile.
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Let's take this Saturday's match first and then we will take stock, after these next three matches.
If it is positive, maybe we will review our ambitions.
“With the reception of Castres on February 25 (5:00 p.m.) then a trip to the red lantern of the championship, Perpignan, on March 4 (5:15 p.m.), the Bayonne surprise risks dragging on and perhaps trapping championship leaders.
flops
Stade Français does not consolidate its place as runner-up
This second loss in three matches is the sign of a less good blow for the Soldats Roses.
Despite five successes in their last six matches in the Top 14, the Stadistes remained on two mixed performances.
The first with a defeat on the lawn of the red lantern of the championship, Perpignan (31-24), the second with a narrow and lackluster victory against UBB on February 5 (12-6).
The Stade Toulousain runner-up still got a deserved defensive bonus point, and maintains a six-point lead over third … Bayonne.
Parra, what a rookie mistake!
He may have the record for penalties in a row in the Top 14 (48), having been Clermont's prolific scorer for many years, Morgan Parra made an unusual error against the poles.
After Romain Briatte's try (77th), which seemed to give his team an almost decisive advantage (26-26), the 34-year-old scrum-half was slow to pass the transformation, started his race before recovering. . before striking under duress from the Bayonnais mounted to counter the stadium scorer.
A few moments later, Camille Lopez gave the victory to his family...
Confetti covers the lawn
The rises of each game of Aviron Bayonnais are conducive to marvel listening to Basque songs or Peña Baiona.
The confetti, them, invite themselves there too.
For the first entry of the players under the Europcar stand since the work of Jean Dauger, the festive projectiles spread on the lawn, so that the grass was mainly covered with the blue and white threads and could hinder some players.
