Friday evening, Racing Club Narbonnais lost heavily against Aviron Bayonnais (9-35).
The great success of Aviron Bayonnais on Friday in Narbonne (35-9) allows the Basques to count 34 points, as much as the leader Mont-de-Marsan, after winning in Nevers (41-20). The two teams will meet next week on the Bayonne lawn for a shock at the top.
Racing Club Narbonnais lost for the fifth time this season at home, against an overly strong Bayonne team (9-35). Narbonne is in the red zone.
Half time. There was hope for an achievement after the first 35 minutes of good quality when the Narbonnais were on a par with Bayonne. But this Rowing Bayonnais there was far too strong, too powerful for the promoted Audois, who lost soldiers (Cotet, Kbaier and Taulagi), and cashed a scathing 0-32 in 45 minutes. The Basques left with the offensive bonus, which they had come to seek, and dragged Narbonne into the red zone, after Vannes’ success against Bourg-en-Bresse (20-13).
To make a match summary, it would only take the first period. The “pink and black” of an evening respond to the intensity proposed by the Bayonnais, Gaëtan Germain opens the scoring in the 7th minute, Racing will immediately respond with the boot of Jason Robertson (3-3, 9th) . But behind, Bayonne will get their hands on the ball and exhaust the Narbonnais. Without scoring. They had the opportunity, however, with penalties offered in the 22 meters, but the men of Yannick Bru and Joël Rey preferred to go into touch.
But the Aude defense broke down in the 40th minute when Rowing hooker John Ulugia finished in the end (9-13). Cold shower, while Racing led from the 26th thanks to penalties from Jason Robertson.
Half-time, Aviron Bayonnais will go calm and Narbonne will be penalized. Jamie-Jerry Taulagi will cash a first yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Manuel Ordas. And the Samoan winger will receive a red card late in the game after another tackle without arms on Gaëtan Germain. Avoidable faults and cards, especially when we know the “record” of the player who had taken ten weeks of suspension for a similar tackle in the Challenge Cup last season.
The Basque bench makes the difference and, like butter, Shaun Venter pierces and serves Arthur Duhau inside. The winger offers the test between the posts to Filimo Taofifenua. Attempt of the offensive bonus (9-30, 62nd). On the dismissal, Taulagi expects to score the try for hope, but he will be refused for a sideline. The match ended with a try from Torsten Van Jaarsveld (9-35, 74 ‘) after a scramble, and therefore, a red card against Taulagi.
In the other meetings of the evening, to note the clear victory of Oyonnax against Béziers (42-12), the worries which continue for Agen beaten in Carcassonne (11-15) or the victory of Colomiers in Grenoble (22-15). ), which leads Julien Sarraute’s players to third place in the standings.
RCN: Goutard – Taulagi, Nueno (PH. Ducom, 61), Lebraud, Justes – (o) Robertson (Méret, 57), (m) Chaput (Kaiser, 56) – Axtens, Nouhaillaguet (cap.) (Belzons, 57 ), Madaule (Nouhaillaguet, 74) – Kbaier (Sese, 29), Fortuin – Cotet (Castinel, 29), Rochier (C. David, 17-29 then 56), Abadie (Moïse, 52).
BAYONNE: Germain – Baget, Muscarditz (Ordas, 56), Y. David (Jacquelain, 26), Duhau – (o) Ordas (Lafage, 50), (m) Zabalza (Venter, 50) – Héguy, Amosa (Usarraga, 59), F. Taofifenua – Mikautadze (Luamanu, 64), Marchois (Amosa, 76) – Mousset (De Clercq, 40), Ulugia (Van Jaarsveld, 50), Cormenier (Boniface, 40).
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