Just before kick-off, La Rochelle, just behind Racing 92 in the standings, had just lost at the end of the match on the Castres field. The perfect opportunity for the Racingmen to get a head start on the Yellows and Blacks. Especially on the pitch of Oyonnax, the red lantern and without any victory in 2024. To make their task easier, Stuart Lancaster's men could count on the returns of Nolann Le Garrec and Antoine Gibert in the hinge, they who were absent during of elimination in the European Cup against Toulouse.
Despite everything, the first period was not the walk in the park that one might have expected. If the Racingmen scored a try in the 9th minute by Tristan Tedder, their opponents did not give up, coming back to four points thanks to a penalty from Domingo Miotti. But the Argentinian, too greedy at the foot, has on several occasions lacked lucidity in his team's offensives. Fortunately for the Oyomen, he scored a second penalty before another from Tedder before the break. The Racing fullback will have scored all of his team's points in the first act to allow his team to return to the locker room with a four-point lead (10-6).
After an unexciting first period in the rain, the sun and the spectacle returned to the pitch at the Charles Mathon stadium after the break. First with Gaël Fickou. In the 49th minute, the French international received a ball from Le Garrec then went all the way up the field to pass to Antoine Gibert. Number 10 takes the ball with his foot to score the Ile-de-France residents' second try.
Oyonnax does not let himself be defeated and reacts immediately. Five minutes after Gibert's try, Argentinian Lucas Mensa pierced the Racing defense to score Oyonnax's first try after a lot of work from Reybier and Stark on the right side. But just after the hope's test, the Aindinois will play for ten minutes after the yellow card of the incoming Adrien Bordenave who tackles Fickou late. It was not necessary for the Racingmen who scored their third try on the throw-in which followed the yellow by Janick Tarrit (57th). Then comes Sanconnie's fourth try, again after a touch from Racing (67th).
At the end of the match, Baptiste Chouzenoux will provide the offensive bonus for his team to score Racing's fifth try (75th) before Jordan Joseph comes to score the last try of the game after the siren, transformed by an almost impeccable Tedder at the foot this time. afternoon. After this new defeat (13-43), Oyonnax understood and is getting closer to Pro D2. For its part, Racing 92 has a fourth victory and is getting closer to Toulouse which travels this evening against Toulon before hosting Racing next Sunday.