Stade Toulousain vs Aviron Bayonnais | 2023/24 France Top 14 | Full match Rugby

France Top 14 Rugby 2023/24
Round 14
03/01/2024
Stade Toulousain vs Aviron Bayonnais – Full Match Rugby

M Wanted Music Accompanied by mat no Christian Kus fourth official is clemon vashem and we are underway Cami Lopez gets us underway then the second most prolific Point scorer in top Catos this year in this current campaign 126 points for him and the ball is caught first off by Shake tan the former Claremont man [Applause]

Early knock on so the first scrum will go to to lose not being that impressive this season so far to lose with their own Scrums course it’s not been helped by the fact that they’ve been missing and their main men a lot of the time seral by the loose head prop and of course the tandem of Patu maaka and Julia Marshall who at first was injured and is now back

Both of them away with the French side out the bat by Alexander Ruma who was called up for the extended Squad but then left back to to lose before the start of the Six Nations and who’s continually unlucky not to get his chance with the national

Side he picks up the ball once more Paul grow this upand cominging scrum half feeds it out to the great man himself dul out wide into sariki Bata been injured a large part of the first half of the campaign as the Fijian Jack Willis Luke Tangi who was on the bench

Against OA last week tries to get the ball from him and it’s a turnover ball for Bayon Lopez going to run it Kim’s Fe it out wide into the path there of bulua the fian international not been in the side though for the Pacific Islands

For the last couple of years and it’s a penalty holding on and goes two to lose Alexander Ruma who has started almost all of the games that he’s featured in this season last week back from his his first appearance from a knee injury that he picked up against ster in European

Competition Cruz Mia has decided not to go for the post and he’s gone for the corner they didn’t enjoy their kicking at the post last week to lose missing uh Thomas Ramos who’s away with the French side one of six players who featured against the Irish last night the only one called

Up who didn’t was matis Lael you go m d lqu the president has been talking about the difficulty of uh the top players playing maybe a bit too much with so many International games of quality demanding their times as well as of course what they do with their

Clubs here’s gon kmo scored a try last week off one of these line outs and he starts up the next driving Mall the first driving Mall of the latest game against Bayon it’s been work by uh Bion actually to stop that going forward they’ve gone back into open Play Jack Willis is

Pushed back by a good challenge grow has it feeds it into lolala the Simone B on all black 32 years old now latest to come across to France Peter Aki brilliant last week that’s a deliberate knock on surely by Remy Baji well the referee’s going to bring them back for a previous infringement which might save him from the bin unusual to see Ugo M just comfortably sitting down he’s usually standing up watching yeah so the referee did notice the deliberate knock on but he’s going back for the foul committed by the scrum

Half Maxi maso well well they did well by own initially you can see there Maro the tackler but not letting go before trying to Jackle the ball so again into the corner from uh Malia TD time for the Argentine International who was at the Rugby World

Cup quite a few actually of the side bearing in mind how many they’re missing there has a lot of players with top International Quality charged down by KL they tried to get the ball down Jack Willis with the ball but it’s going to come back so ball taken into their own in

Goal area by Bion which means it will be a too ball the referee explained it to a couple of players who didn’t quite understand so it means scrub oh Richie Arnold beat beaten to the punch there by Thomas set in the end vanelli did pretty well there not to get anything

Worse in for his at Ninth start today he’s uh been the the number one number two if you like this season for Bion [Applause] it’s grow and not dupon that will feed the ball in except that nobody will feed the ball in because the referee not happy yet with

The engagement of the front rows Luke kangi fg’s First Choice tight head prop at the recent Rugby World [Applause] Cup actually broke into the side properly after a couple of uh Captain the recent years made himself the number one in the Internationals leading up to the Rugby World Cup in France Luke

Tangi St France a man and uh coming in from provance rugby X and Mar side Paul Gro waiting forward at the bat Maxi Maro looking to come back in again theyve Twisted it round the other side there’s a penalty advantage to to l and mind betting they’ll go for another Scrub so then it will be either a kick to the for another line out or maybe they’ll take the scrum what will they choose Here yeah I’m not surprised they’re going to try and push it a bit further here with the scrum good one this by to lose ja Willis unable to keep that in turned his back at the moment on the England national Side by signing an extension with

Too he did still qualify because he had to leave was when they went into bankruptcy but the extension has meant that he can no longer play for the team that the French call The Rose England given a good test by Italy earlier today in the Six Nations competitive between the two front rows

Here this is good good by Bion and growl comes off the back row tries to push maso gets in his way he’s joined by arier who’s moved from right wing to left wing today grow they’re looking to look for the forwards kraml piles into the back of that R Crow

Again Aki so dangerous in open field always he let that ball going to away though in his turnover ball jumped upon by the South African us cim great defending and maso manages to get the ball away unu on board o and AAR man last appearances for the French

National side though date back to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan well that’s unlike Peter Aki to be careless there with the layback Surprisingly Ugo M off his feet or on his feet line out ball gon KL the ex France under 20 International to the back into the path of Richie Arnold around the back rmon picks it up and lays it out wide to Jack Willis who took the ball

There from grow out it goes once more and here comes bonata first Top Cat alls appearance in a month for the fian Grow Again Willis good line of white and sky blue at the moment getting in their way second week in a wow they played teams playing in those colors after ratting

Last weekend Richie Arnold might almost have knocked that ball on a little bit but the referee didn’t see it finally gets to dup all of a sudden reier back inside Peter Aki little bit of pace injected into the too attack though has seen a knock on pet AI was superb against rassing last

Weekend in the Sunday night game at the Paris lino in non a yellow card to C Lopez well the top Point scorer for Bion will have to spend 10 minutes in the bin his first yellow card of the the season well there he is just getting in the way referee deciding that was

Deliberate offside so 10 minutes here for the visitor to the host side Alex Ruma comes forward talking with Alban placin and as well as rodri the loose head pop in for sirel B tonight who’s away with the French national side KL playing for Pato maata or indeed juliia Marshall the two

Best hookers in France both play for too frmo feeds it back to ja Willis Jack Willis goes for it he’s upended two meters from the line Richie Arnold looking for the ball Pline Arnold followed by F his second row companion on the level Jack Willis looking for the line more white and blue defense getting in the way irresistible this almost Netty the next to go grow is going to take it and they’ll come out wide this time dup Aki

Reier no the Miss pass it comes out to M Cruz and over the line goes set bonata in his first first top cattle’s appearance in a month the fian picks up his first try of the [Applause] Season well it was forward pressure off the back of the line out that created

The problems and with Cami Lopez in the bin Bion down to 14 men fed it along the backat line and they managed to get the open man that was bonata and to lose Score First something to think about for uh [Applause] patat well Bayon punished almost immediately for having their fly half sent to the [Applause] simin so then Malia didn’t have the best time with the boot last week as we said and he put this one over to put to lose into a

Seven nothing lead coming up to the 13th [Applause] minute ooh wow he has that looked like it was going well wide and then suddenly it bananana back the other way and it is indeed to lose seven by on nil thanks to this lovely flowing try with too making their man Advantage count Immediately so Bion will have to come from behind they’ve conceded the first try every game the last six seven games now in top cator it’s a bad habit that they’ve got to do something about there still six minutes left on the S bin as well for Camy Lopez line out then for uh gelli nicely done Thomas S brings it down and the driving ball for Bion sets off they’re missing a fly half here so it shouldn’t make any difference here in terms of forward power out wide Ru Rua into contact there’s a penalty though to buy

On well Roman entac on the right side Emanuel Mayu who should have been in the France national side indeed Anthony jalon there on the left also should have been there but they’re both injured and for jalon particularly debilitating because he’s out for the season with an

ACL and if that sounds familiar yes he’s had one already that’s kept him out and unfortunately for him it’s his other knee this time that’s gone very unfortunate Roman entx still not back from the injury that kept him out of the Rugby World Cup and the Scotland International who

Is not with Scotland who just about survived kingor play kingor had a good game last week against rassing the night off tonight though Scotland all that’s knocked on by vanon grea chery however doesn’t make any difference because there was a bit Advantage being played in favor of Bayon Good line Out Mayan are third in the league on successful attacking line outs on their own line out and they’ve done it again here very very smooth outside the 5 meter line [Applause] they’re trying to get this uh driving all going for they finally found the edge and they’re piling

Towards the try line and over and they’ve scored shorthanded the forwards digging the backs out of trouble and it’s the fian international tigh head po Luke Tangi who comes up with the score the man who scored a try on his Bayern debut against monster in the Champions Cup now scores his first in

Top Catos well in the end tou just didn’t know which way this ball was going they first went around the left and they buckled back across to the right hand side wonderful play and an actual fact it looks like it’s uh Thomas who scored the try Well what happens the forers have done it and now Maxi maso gets the chance here to kick the extra points Five Points he scored this season doesn’t get to kick very much but he’s got that one through seven now for the season and it’s seven tonight for Bayon and we are Level again Maso looks for the high exit underneath it is Malia good catch by the fallback looking a little bit more comfortable now in the fly half position that dup is occupying this evening and have got things going Peter Aki cut back inside oh grow comes down and finds p f

The former per second round Forward Rich arold the Australian International lock forward back to D oh he C back a little bit like the movement he did last week when he scored his try against ring this time though he passed it out to Peter Aki back inside once more to Bata NTI he’s wrapped up though and the

Ball comes free but it’s caught by rtier round back on his feet oh just about taken by LaLa Aki looking for rooma somehow the ball has come here to at 12 PA and Away goes the world’s best player and a little burst of speed shoots to lose back in

Front an immediate reply from the top cat Champions and for the second week in a row Anan dup is on the score sheet he’s absolutely lethal involved to start with and as he does so often as a scrum half the support play is there Saw the chance and he’s gone Peter Aki again with the offload not the cleanest but it was good enough Anan tupon comes up with his third try in Top Cat ORS this season too back in front Malia with the kick well it’s quite an entertaining first half so

Far 7 7 points earlier on this evening between Po and cast saying we’re on those sorts of casts but it’s uh been a good Start all the points so far tries and [Applause] conversions 14 points to seven the host lead by and one has been a very open beginning here in the first 20 minutes at the St earns well On high ball it is well taken by the left wing Remy B Into the loose head prop Swan cormen one of those who was on the bench last week against o Thomas S Maxi Maro big hit who there on itura nicely done see there Camy Lopez back on after his 10-minute sit down has finished and that is uh Aro eal

Who has kept that ball inside and didn’t very well not to go into touch scrambling here in attack from Bion and that’s given away and well picked up by Richie Arnold and the referee is going to give them a penalty as well Daren Kano there in the back along

With the Bevy of uh back staff that Ugo Mulla has at his Disposal so there is the list of missing including uh jman and spring fairly average uh injury list not very long not very short either luk Tangi trying to escape the clutches of a too tackler Marano out to itura the former Claremont man first season with bon bon with some more astute signings

In the the offseason as they look to keep going in their second season back up in the Top Flight that’s a really good kick oh wonderful magnificent kick will bring the 5022 and shoot to lose in with they try scoring chance again well the man can do

No wrong he can do anything on the Rugby field see there a little bit of indecision netti pounced upon the loose ball really good incisive play dupa involved to start with before retreating and then he saw the chance immediate a massive kick but it went outside the 22 I

Thought it went inside the 22 so not a 5022 D Char it go oh look at that oh Peter hey Will score and a moment of absolute genius from dup oh my goodness [Applause] me well he’s going to fit right into Seven’s rugby isn’t he oh the impish

Arrogance and confidence of that sort of thing you would see Peter Aki doing but this time he’s on the end of it the charge down first and look at that the see you later knew Aki was there didn’t even need to look or if he did it was out the back of his

Head another simple kick for Malia and all of a sudden to a stretching away into a 21 points to7 lead Shob Arin will wish he had that kick back again but boy that is clinical and Ruthless no wonder Peter Aki is pointing at him but isn’t it me that usually does that need to get the exit right Remy escort es Remy Remy Escort Go go go this time he’s going to run it little kick over the top from the full B is too long again straight into the arms of ju Cruz maler in the Argentine International sends it back where it came from Camy Lopez this time he kicks just for territory at the moment I’m

Sure he wasn’t aiming for touch back comes Paul grow the scrum half he decides to go for the chip and go again is a little bit too much on it Camy Lopez takes it thought maybe there was a foul there on their scrum half forward instead though comes itura this is good by

Bayon bully Ru Rua looking for a support Kim Long pass and it comes to The Blind Side flank of Pi and B stamps the ball down in frustration had all the hall marks of a wonderful score for B on itura swatting away arier and it was going so well for them

At the moment Rico buuu almost managed to outpace himself but but he still managed to keep his feet and keep it going cim back to Lopez Lopez fed it out to UGI and then the little knock on by bash the pass to him just delayed enough that the too player managed to interfere

With the Ball well the difference between the two sides there in ruthlessness when the chances came along really demonstrable that should have been a try so far to lose every time they make it up to the other side have Come Away with a seven pointer they’ve already got

The one away from the bonus point three tries one for Bion and they collapse scrum grow feeds it out to Peter Aki dupon Malia got rtier outside him he comes back inside re here Cuts in field grow recy once more quick Hands by Ruma into Richie Arnold loose

Ball Bion have managed to get it back however there’s a knock on and it’ll be a too scrum ug go M looking like the plan is uh going according to plan Rock speed has been the key for to lose this season course when you’ve got scum hares like Paul grow and Antoine dupon

The back right gr Aki dupon kicks for the corner however that will be a simple catch and mark four toan and a unusual error from the makeshift to lose number 10 anine dupon the second time this season he played at fly [Applause] Half Half an hour gone to lose 21 by on seven entertaining first 30 minutes of play here at the start ears well on and it could carry on as well forward by bonata grow Richie Arnold K goes into contact grow is there dupon fees it on to Malia Mania tries to cut back inside

But it’s brought down by gu Mar the outside Center for Bion it’s NTI coming forward excuse me it is nepo Lala coming forward the tight head prop that’s a knock on I think in there and a little bit of Afters between Masano and [Applause] Pline there getting uh under the skin of

The man who’s heavier and bigger than he is see what he took such offense toine there he’s usually a a substitute in the seasons gone by he started just under half of his 15 appearances in all competitions this season now who is playing in the absence of

Who started at number six for France last night in marsill drive forward by both sides it’s good from uh both of the front row forwards and Bayon come away this is really good here comes marok Mar into space can he find the pass not quite looking there for E another great

Burst this time from the center but again just couldn’t quite find that last little key to send them to the TR line arier with the tackle back yet again disappointment for Gregory Pat’s side well that one wasn’t quite as clearcut for a try as the last one that was dropped

Forward but uh they need a little bit of inspiration here that’s what that man brings you of course anwan dupon and why it is so hard to defend against him proudly wearing that little gold Badge of champions of 2023 not often that a team manages to get back-to-back

Titles to lose have done that in the past but even they have struggled to do it regularly grow Aki Fates and then goes brought down by maso R feeds it out to Richie Arnold the Australian need support and finds it with his fellow forwards Cilla grows out the back Jack

Willis encouraged to come and join it so it’s one for the runners but is out on the full and uh by the halfway line so there’ll be a line out instead oh there is the wonderful reverse pass from uh dupal been uh an open game with lots of

Runners both sides have tried to vary their tactics cassim takes it tries to run over the top of kraml who just about manages to get enough on him to bring him down Lopez th is better nice little pass and Shake to Bean spins off of the first tackle out by

Set Ru Rua he tried to be fancy and then was flattened Changi oh it’s better through to Swan cormen the two prop forwards linking up Maro Lopez this is better B oh yes shake to be again he’s going to run to the line and that’s a beautiful

Move finished off by on that brings him right back into it 5 minutes from the halftime Break first try of the season and indeed first try for Bion since Shake Dean arriv from Claremore in the summer beautiful move they threatened to do this a few moments ago but knocked it off but this time the passing was Swift secure and it sent the fall back to the TR

Line some beautiful moves here the two prop forwards one offloading to the other and then the backs took over a lovely Buy on dry tries Galore in the first half [Applause] oh it’s gone wide and the first Miss this evening Cami Lopez unable to keep his prolific scoring going this

Season good moment though for tagen first time to celebrate a try for his new club so it’s 21 points to 12 then that to lose lead by they have a nine-point lead over their visitors Malia takes the catch safely and finds dupon dupon doesn’t like the look at

This side of the field so goes back the other way Instead well says that there’s a bon man in the way Jack Willis runs into Swan cormen growl Malia little kick over the top it’s going to be caught oh is it not going to be caught by bully Ru Rua however he’s got a away with it for by

Bashi into space and picked up by one Cruz Malia the Argentine brings up the speed and then is flattened as the kick goes up tan has it the crowd don’t like the challenge referee is going to let it go Marano back it comes the other way with

S oh that’s loose and Ja Willis has taken it and it’s a run to the line for the former England International can he make it yes no yes oh he was running through Tri at the end but he just managed to get there in time what a mistake by Bion and to

Lose get a cushion of a margin of a lead once more look at him the lactic acid building up but in the end he still manages to Touchdown his first try of the season for his club to go with the only other try he scored this campaign in the Rugby World Cup for [Applause] [Applause] England well he’s a man who usually does the Dirty Work and a little bit of Glory for Jack Willis was playing in the same malas his brother Tom Willis last season who was at unon bordo try after try after try at the [Applause] moment so

Malia been good so far with the kicking te that one though is going to slide away from the far post so uh one miss each now with conversions but it’s a 14-point lead now for to lose heading for halime at 26 points to 12 back to this score from a stretching Jack [Applause]

Willis still well I should say they still actually there is almost no time now we’re in the last play Bion desperately need a score again here with gon Marto coming forward Luke Tangi massive tight head prop 130 kilos and penalty given to Bon they decided to run it Lopez is off

Already bul Rua toan Jack Willis brings him down It’s a little bit late that um halim Hooter 33 seconds late referee has given a penalty yeah just take the three points get us a little bit nearer C Lopez despite being the captain he’s just having a little bit of a chat with people off offside given against Alexander

Ruma well they’ve noted gone for the three points they’ve ignored the coach and they’ve decided to go for the seven there’s the look on Gregory Pat’s face they’ better score now or else it’s going to be an interesting halftime team talk when they get in guidelli who’s already made it over

The whitewash himself in this first half set driving moall established ball in the hands of the loose head prop of the back Swan cormen Ball’s gone down it’s uh to lose his fall little kick that’s going to not work out in the end looking for toan only found Malia but of course

He’s not going to be able to run away because Bon were playing on an [Applause] Advantage so then the first still not over with another penalty coming and a yellow card is that coming as well there is f yep I think that probably sums it up he was the man blame for uh bringing that mle down question here is should there be a

Penalty try referee does not seem convinced so Fel scored a try last week against rassing heads for the sbin this time and Lopez decides to go for the corner again gelli then lines it up once more he’ve been pretty good from the line out so far particularly in attack which

Reflects the season in general again it’s good into the arms of itura what’s the referee seen now it’s not straight and that should be Hal time ARA and Alexander Ruma well it’s more iua who’s coming to blows with Ruma who’s uh not too fast it Seems we are still not over Incredible So [Applause] little bit of a word here for the two forwards I think they prob aimed at it he says if you want to play you can play but if you don’t then I can quite easily send you Off as you can hear there well I say for those who understand you cannot finish off a uh a piece of play which is a line out that’s not straight so one more Scrum L’s put in Paul grow with the hand that will put the ball in I would imagine that as soon as this comes out the back it will be kicked behind the goal for halim collapse the referee is going to give a penalty to Bion that is fantastic play Remy B takes

It quickly and tries to go for the line to catch the lose out they though are aware enough to keep that defense going Lopez this is opening up and a chance here on the edge score gon Marto brings Bion right back into it 4 and a half

Minutes after time added on at the end of the first half and the side then ignored the call for three points from Gregory patat have managed to score seven and now nepo laala is going to join his teammate poola Fu in the S bin well double bonus here for Bion at the

End of the first half a r smile from patat they needed to score [Applause] that so then this will make it really interesting cam Lope P then going for the two points has he got he has and an astonishing first half B here takes it quickly lulala was offside that’s why

They got the penalty that’s why he also got the yellow card got to get back 10 m and if you can’t get back 10 m it’s got to be on the TR line and finished off by Mar well Cammy Lopez then being interviewed well three points was not

Going to be enough at the end we had to go for the seven and fortunately we got it thank you for very much we gave away a little too many points who were in disciplined they are a great team sop is going to come out and speak for to

Yeah when we’ve got the ball it’s gone rather well but they’ve got plenty of Rhythm too and so we’re going to have to be better in defense that’s going to be the key in the second half f means that at some point when we have the first scrum somebody else is going

To have to be sacrificed to allow Joel mecka to come on and make up the front row that though is still to come Bion well that gamble right at the end of the first half ultimately has paid off and they start off the second half just one score behind their

Hosts one Cruz Malia will get the second half underway after the whistle blown by Adrien Marvo our referee it’s who kazim the South African number eight who takes a safe catch now they need to get the exit right having got it all right at the end of the first half Bion need to

Capitalize here with a two-man Advantage at the beginning of the second Tri scorer bully ruar Rua came into the side having not participated against OA that’s out on the full though that is not the way to start off man who has been overlooked by the fian national side for the last couple

Of years came into Bion couple of seasons ago from larell having passed through brief now so then all of a sudden they’re only 13 men though don’t forget so this is going to be quite something for guon keml to be able to engineer something out of this they’ll missing two

Forwards they shouldn’t really have any right to be able to commit a driving ball here cra perhaps wants a few backs to come and get involved well they are determined to keep it going in comes the right wing siki Bata and he comes away with it the right

Wing off the back of it Swan cormen brings him down brow is there to keep it going Ruma to Willis who scored in the first half helping them get to their 26-point tally Arnold dupa away from Mulia dup with a little kick over the top caught though by Remy B and he

Calls for the mark a little Ry look at Anton dupaul perhaps it’s a look of fear as the two men in the bin or rather on the bike trying to whittle away the time until they can come back on again again it’s so difficult to tackle

D he almost seems to be able to run as fast backwards as forwards as arua has just found out there clasping hands there grasping at nothing well this is exactly the way to lose will like it penalties coming their way keeping the ball at the B on

End well this is going to reduce their uh Alternatives a lot as the two uh president’s watch on from the top there di laqua on the left hand side and phip T the president of Bion right next to him on trying to move that ball away and over the touch Line Bon started off the season fourth and then second behind ston in week two but after that they re it checked back in again and they spent most of their time below 11th Place made it up to 10th Again by uh round nine where they’ve been ever since

Starting this game back in 11th though but of course they haven’t completed the game here they’re making a good fist of at the moment but they don’t have a bonus Point as yet they’ got to get within five points for the defensive one nobody looks likely to get a

Attacking bonus point at the moment with with only one Tred difference between the two sides Bion get the ball away again through Maxim Maro see Maro at rassing where he won the brenus with them in the middle of the last decade inheriting the title from stad Fon who won the title the year

Before in 2015 the last time that rasling won it last St FR won it but both Capital sides are going well this season despite ring losing earlier today away at PPO rumar takes the line out KL has it now in the hand at the back and again

They try to go for the uh driving Mall out it goes once more though and into the path of Bata BR and dup trying to get it out the back of that Ru Pline Ruma ensuring that it toia Rock his way into [Applause] possession good drive Cino brings down

The latest man again another charge from the Fijian ciki bonata [Applause] dup Scrappy but grow has it tries to nip through brought down though by Thomas sde to go the other way again is that a deliberate knock on TRL comes back again penalty advantage two to lose 5 minutes into the second half and the referee will complete [Applause] That again a little bit of uh niggle Creeps in are given a very polite chastise a by Adrien marau our referee and yet again wow this is this is great game management by to lose they are literally just whittling away both of those S bins Bay on here

Completely messing up a Twan Advantage at the beginning of this second half with a series of mistakes there’s the latest from the second row forward change in the back row on comes Remy bordo the former Lara shelman in his first season with Bayon he’s come on for p pral to Richie Arnold NTI back to the the hook up nice move being made here Peter Aki they were waiting for him though by on were there so Paul grow will start again NTI once more being dragged forward by Willis and by Richie Aro

Forward over the 5 meter line comes Pata and they’re going to get it here Alber Prine will touch it down and the first score goes to 13 man to lose in the second half well the Champions made a statement against ring the leaders last weekend and with 13 men Bion can’t keep them

Out big Push by The Blind Side flanker his first Top Cats try of the season to go with the one score that he’s got in Europe power drive from the back grow forward and Delight for the fans as they extend their lead sickening feeling for Gregory patat and his by on

Side one Cruz Malia to add the [Applause] [Applause] extras just the one miss tonight so far for the Argentine International oh better to make that too nevertheless a remarkable passage of play sees to lose extend their lead to an 11o one a 31 points to 19 thanks to Alban Cline blasting his way over the TR

Line what a missed opportunity for Bion so then Vu has finished his yet sin binning but he’s been replaced meanwhile nepo lolala has less than a minute left on his sin bin Away by dup one for the runners though this nice catch back inside by evat Sate

Lopez wide a Ste by Marto the TriCore at the end of the first half tagin who also went over the white wash for Bayern in the first 40 minutes first touch for Remy bordo with his headband there’s a taggy Lopez kicks for the corner one Cruz Mania goes after it and allows it

To go over the tri line and touches down it will be a Dropout from behind the goal line a couple of changes on comes Joel mea the Spanish International tigh head prop he comes on for Neo lulala at the end of his sin binning so both the men

Sent off to yellow cards have stayed off and been replaced so on comes Josh Brennan who was in the S himself at the end of the last game against rassing Kim talk to each other was the shout you heard there from the assume the Bion touch line

Changi o nearly knocked it on Maro Cami Lopez feeds it back out again into the path of guon Marto Marto keeps the ball runs into contact Maro cim again the South African brought down by Mera marsho looking for the ball Lopez here they come again with baj B’s

Had it Stripped Away From Him AR reier has the ball and there’s a knock on as well Advantage four to lose Brennan with his first touch taken forward by Jack Willis W Crow is There toou do in fact have a strum half on the bench despite the fact they’ve got two on the pitch even though anine de is playing at fly half today batis Jamon coming into the [Applause] 23 knock on 10 minutes into the second half and did not expect to lose to have extended their lead in that period when they were down to 13 men Lucas poos the Argentine lock forward has come on started against o last week and he comes on to replace arur IIA in the second

Row go go go nice go valandre has come on as well for Rico bulua inside Center then has been [Applause] replaced Lopez inside and already Andre gets his first touch and unfortunately his first touch results in a penalty to Too one Cru M it takes it quickly d that looked a little high in it referee says it’s fine Jack Willis hit hard by B off the new man on and another penalty two to lose taken quickly by dupa he manages to get the offload as well incredible feeding it out to sopan

Gun still coming forward set fan still on his feet recycles now grow Richie Arnold back inside to the tight head Mera Mera taking Von gell with him in a pack ride however loose play and all of a sudden it’s Bion who turned the ball over and now they come

Forward bordo cim referee comes back knock off well they keep on doing this to themselves Bion good play getting the play back but look at that again from dupon really playing fast and loose though to lose really expansive stuff resulted in a really remarkable game with eight tries so far five of

Which have been scored by the host that’s a big hit on the TR scorer Alban laim still managed to get the ball away though well they say aim low in the modern game that was definitely aiming Low on comes tiak for Pline Roma’s still Injured M has come on as well the uh replacement loose head prop let’s have a look there when they come forward for the Scrum Hugo mher is being interviewed by our French uh colleagues for French television there’s confirmation of BOS who’s come on for Willis Jack Willis another TR scorer in the first half T tafu has come on for t tigh head prop change for Bayon so changes are plenty there’s Emil

Entac with the other son Roma still on his way back it will be good to see him back on the the pitch again the uh man who won the title of course four to lose at the stat of France against larell right at the end of that zilara in final

What a final that was now relle fans having their hearts absolutely torn out of their chest by Roman enac who then of course suffered a similarly disappointing feeling when he had to miss out on the Rugby World Cup on home soil free kick going to Bion assuming for engaging too early Bon get it underway quickly oh the ball has been Stripped Away from G marok however not releasing after the tackle and a penalty to buy on which uh Camy Lopez will try to get nearer to the to Lou try line and I think he might

Have got that inside the 22 So again this is a chance as we’ve said already they are very good at these on the 22 or better and again it’s good Remy bordeau this time is the man receiving setting up the driving Mall Of course to L is now back to full strength in the forward

Department so B now get no change out of that so go to the back C Lopez spread it back inside and it’s picked up by tan maso Kim South African gets up to the 22 Marano feeds it back once more into the path of Marto the outside Center Maro looking this time for

Bordeaux he’s caught by NTI and Brennan cassim taken by tatfu The tongun Who is yet to represent the Pacific Island it’s a big kick back the other way though it’s not going to go for a 5022 though just went the bounce the wrong way Camy Lopez feeds it back inside this

Is risky from Bion they’re trying to run it all the way back forward it goes from Lopez into the arms of sophian gun the former French International outside Center into dup who at the moment is an Exar International as well although only temporarily Paul gr yet to get his foot inside the French

International front door with Fabian GTI here he is again oh that was flat room added really well to get that with Lucas BOS all over him R’s looking forward it’s somewhere in [Applause] there dupon took all the uh Power out of that and found the space Oh it’s got back inside he won’t

Be able to kick this to touch so Camy Lopez runs out of the 22 and looks for distance and territory instead one CRS Malia with the Foot Skills and then he kicks forward as well and chases his own kick High to be in underneath it takes

It and his hit by the Argentine who is backed up by Brennan itive stuff this by tfu replacement tight head prop cim spreads it out to the fullback toan he’s brought down by arier good tackling here to lose pushing by on backwards Mar 35y old decides not to kick this

Time goes out to Cami Lopez it’s a flat kick into the hands of Remy baji over the top of him is Peter Aki trying to Jackle now has he managed it he has no he hasn’t it’s gone the other way and B takes it quickly again straight into the

Arms though of dupal that was a mistake and de into the arms of Camy Lopez outside the 22 and he caught that fly half looks for space on this near side and finds dupor again who’s run from one side of the pitch to the other looked a little bit forward gun

Back to jul he’s caught though by candre manages to get the ball free Brenan rather BOS mecka strong work by the Spaniard and the kick forward by gon need some support oh he just couldn’t quite get the ball to Theo in time forward comes Teo enac though is he

Going to keep it in no he put a foot out well sangun is not really as quick as he used to be and you could see that there as he labored forward still found himself on his end and Mera is in trouble taking a blow to the kidneys the

Kid SP start their rugby Europe Championship campaign by the way next week against Germany I understand that Belgium have beaten Portugal today astonishing result that Against the World Cup team just to inac trying to keep the ball in but a good tackle from toan and then uh helped out into

Touch the back R forward Thomas aier has come on by the way for vanon gelli at Hooker and his first delivery is Good Maxi Maro feeds it out to Cami Lopez nice little interchange with Battis HEI this is a nice move we saw a great move in the first half that resulted in a try here they come again forward by E and he’s through and Bion are going to go

From one end to the other to score and brings back into contention yet again eat with a wonderful finish for his second try of the Season scored last week against unon bordo beg but this was Remy B feeding it for and look at this wonderful dummy and under the post

And Bayon who have had such a good recent record against too are causing trouble again D with the desperate Lars the tap tackle but it was not enough what a game [Applause] go success and it is 31 points to 26 thanks to this try and a wonderful finish by

Aro Victory is no longer assured again four to lose remember they have the chance to go top here to lose if they get a bonus Point win that does not look very lightly though with Bion going uh well really blow for blow with them in terms of [Applause] tries Hook [Applause] good exit from Bion after the [Applause] Restart Deon KL has come off and is been replaced by Yan Bia it’s going Pato moaka being replaced by Julian Marshall which is what happened for France last night it’s two men further down the pyramid the feeding uh chain that are getting a little bit of uh time at the trough

Tonight Here Comes dupal knocked on though and Paul grow will be called [Applause] back well we’re so used to him performing Miracles it’s almost surprising when one of them doesn’t happen great run here interchange with Peter Aki and uh this time he couldn’t quite get the

Offload so the man he was aiming for who was actually K Lou barassi by the looks of it but uh just a little lack of control there I’m the first ever Frenchman to be named European player of the year we Goa chewing slightly more nervously perhaps than he would have

Been just after they scored the first score of the second half Gregory patat though feeling a little bit more optimistic Again For another scrub slightly further forward again though two Bion coming up to 15 minutes to go and uh well surprisingly we are not quite sure yet who’s going to take the Four Points looks like it is going to be a four-point hall now unlikely for either

Side to get that three try distance and a full penalty this time comes to B on they’re beginning to believe [Applause] Have not won consecutive top fight matches since February 20123 they really are very much a win one lose one team generally because they’re great at home not so good away 34y old Tom a not straight from the hooker and a rare mistake there from the set piece from Bion in this

Game they’ve been very well drilled this season as indeed they were last season as well team from the bass country yeah looking for poos found him but uh not straight not giving the opposition a chance to be able to contest the ball looks a little happier now spent

The hole of the game with a massive Scout on his face trying to wind up the opposition to lose have it trying to set up the driving ball and they’ve got it going a little bit here and a full penalty to them somebody let him go got

To stay bound to that uh mall and evidently Luca Palos wasn’t there he is there you can see there let go and uh grabbed again came round the back clearly offside on Cruz Malia can relieve the danger and set up the Le to lose attack meanwhile toia looks like he’s coming back on

Again he here comes AER again then and his first job will be to try to steal a line out from too off course Thomas S and Bia gets his first chance to prove his wor from the line out and finds his man it’s a ma driving Maul they’re heading over towards that touch line though the assistant looking it didn’t make it out though here comes to Paul Peter Aki straightens and immediately goes passes it back to

Bata but yat strong and dragging a back row forward with him Remy bordo puat again a tries to bring him down by Brennan Ruma almost up to the 5 met line again AR too Paul grow toat looks like he’s going to take the ball forwards go he goes with Richie

Arnold little bit risky almost got isolated there grow this time out to Anan dupon little kick to The Far Side picked up by oh it’s knocked on by putina [Applause] oh that would have been the score that killed it well it was pretty much perfect off the boot of

Dul maybe just took his eye off it big mistake coming forward there by too and by the man who scored the opening try of the game in the 12th Minute well I’m not exactly sure whether he did hurt himself or whether he’s uh just covering his embarrassment that was a big moment b m is coming on for Neti at loose head prop big performance from the number one who’s in for sirel B who’s away with

The French side today man who’s been at uh to lose since 2012 rodrig NTI Here Comes Fu back on as well again for Richie Arnold so uh then the rule is you can come on as long as you don’t come back on again in your own position so uh

Instead of technically coming on as number four he’s now the number five in the second row for the too scrum actually the other way around excuse me he’s are now effectively the number four despite the fact he’s number five on his back Mera pops [Applause] up Defensive push here but uh the front Row’s collapsed referee’s already blown and we’re heading towards the 70 minute Mark here at the stat well on with uh to lose leading by 31 points to 26 it’s just Five Points between them and Bayon with 10 minutes left is perhaps explains why there is

Quite so much tension or one of the greats of the past we recognize him don’t we hey still with the uh the jpr Williams sideburns that he’s always had real great have to lose and indeed at the French national [Applause] Side get the feed Maxi Maro this time the front rows managed to stay upright out the bat by cim South African gets taken down by the scrum half grow Marano forward by Palos joining in at the back is Dita tafu kick from Maro finds touch and uh

Good enough that too won’t be able to take that one quickly was a little lucky up perhaps with the bounce he came off the top of the adverising boing we take a quick touch it’s got to be with the same ball bargaining for uh anon’s uh Jersey

They’re going to offer him a pack of sweets that’s a new one I’m not seen that before a [Applause] trade well taken by Josh brener Irish Frenchman tafu trying to bundle his way through ball has come to Paul grow a little chip and Chas but cassim has it

That’s Prett really well done from the South African number eight Reby B kicks It Forward D runs onto it back he comes again the French International bonata then beats one man and then is brought down tat offload Ruma to L again getting a little bit of momentum going entac again tries to go

Through the Gap he’s not held however he decides to lay it back Brennan takes it and it’s met by cassim who’s almost trying to rip his shirt Off can see it but can he prize it back out again there it is dup Malia Malia runs into By Mal replacement Luc prop Gr well was got it but not rolling Away by Bion so penalty two to lose and surely they’ll go for the three points from here one Cruz maner is given the ball the kicking te will arrive and uh well this to make it an eighto uh lead which will

Be significant because it will take them beyond that uh one score tally even though you need to score twice to convert a try to get the five and then the Two see there off his feet rather not his weight not supported on his feet French would say p literally not on his hunches just the one miss tonight from uh well actually two misses from Mal better this time though significant three-pointer that puts them eight points in front at 34 points to

26 that could be Enough not really seen penalty kicks in this match there’s uh change of scrum half with batti shman coming on PA Grove conceding his place L still have two scrum hars on the pitch though with dupon still there and bti JMA gets his first touch and it’s a sharp move away before he’s absolutely

Flattened and maybe a high Challenge from Maxi [Applause] maso and they’re going to take a look at [Applause] this stop well Maxi masno here I think uh may get a little feeling of dread here as we go up to the TMO they’re just asking that they put the slow motion replay up on the big screen Here Comes

JMA obviously the home crowd will try to really emphasize it you can see to be fair J is low ready so this is the referee is just saying there that it is a it is bad sportsmanship bad play but that uh he literally said that J was almost on his

Knees when he got hit so it’s going to be a yellow card not a red for the uh Bion scrum and of course relieves the pressure on to lose as Well so masau will not play any further part in the game it effectively is a red card confirmation of JMA having come off for grow we already know that because he was the man involved in this piece of action little bit unfortunate you have to say because I

Mean I’m not quite sure how much lower Maro could get sometimes you wonder whether or not uh maybe not all head contacts are necessarily yellow card or offenses it’s a genuine attempt I think to get low but batti JMA as even the referee conceded was almost on his knees when the tackle was

Made another Change on comes jila Aida the Georgia International scrum half and in his second season since arriving from mellier Mell on the year that they won the top cats title over cast in 2022 Here Comes dupon Malia oh knocked on by Lopez and he could be in trouble now because that’s one-handed

Forward look for the interception and if this is seen as deliv then he could be heading for the bin Malia here well the referee is going to give him the benefit of the doubt but that’s a a little surprising well he obviously looked at it as a

Genuine attempt but uh most times when it’s onehanded the referee is not quite so gracious M finished the first half with 13 Men by on have just avoided finishing the second with the [Applause] save oh so to lose underway once more then they’ve still got onean Advantage here

15 against 14 TI endat picks it up and waits for his colleagues to come in and set up the mall and they’re still going Brennan taken on with babya this is really good stuff from too almost up to the 22 batti jman goes borrowing for it misses out

This time and goes to dup Malia out on the F they have to go back very far though referee was already playing advantage two to Lose in order to get a bonus point they would need to score twice more to lose to get to Seven tries which would take them three ahead again of Bion in France don’t forget you have to be three tries ahead to get the bonus Point same rules as you see in the rugby

Europe champion ship but most of the time you see just the four tries gets you the the bonus Point regardless of what the opposition Does the defense coaches for to lose imine that that’s got something to do with the fact that to has conceded four tries which he will not be too happy with that’s a good one though bti he’s have to pit the line at PACE germa once more feated out and to building up

Some pressure here late on Bren forward nearly over the line here to lose dupa Aki couldn’t quite get it out to Malia comes back inside instead to reier he’s brought down though by E A another charge forward inac germa mea mea with Brennan and made the ball available to FAS who’s brought down

By poos too double the distance they were away from the tri line again even more than that they were on to two met from scoring JMA forward they come once more ta entac again almost up to the 5 m line shman looking around big charge Mal trying to make his way

Through the loose head prop almost there Here Comes sariki Bata looking for his second try of the game out by to PA and in comes Pierre Louie barasi Victory [Applause] [Applause] assured a sixth try of the game for go M’s men and a third try of the season for the replacement Center quick hands created the Overlap there goes the 80-minute buzzer and to lose it rise up the top cat’s table will continue It has been quite a game conversion was missed so they don’t quite get to 40 points so then to L have it there is a chance here now for the bonus Point unbelievably this everything this game has G and here comes out Theo looking for it Theo on the charge still going

Out wide Bata again flying into the 22 dup kick to the far side oh my word they’re going to do it unbelievable one Cruz Malia securing the bonus Point try seven Trier to lose over 40 points a statement win against rassing last weekend and another here against Bion even Ugo m is

Delighted oh my goodness me how good is Antoine dupon the per heral hot knife through butter and then the kick to the far side there is nothing he can’t do in his last game before going off to join the France [Applause] sevens Joy at the earns well

On and to lose are building up [Applause] momentum looking and getting it an astonishing win for to lose a bonus Point achieved in the very last second as to lose almost go top of the table not quite but they win this one by 46 points to 26 against Bon