Stade Francais Paris vs Section Paloise | 2023/24 France Top 14 | Full match Rugby

France Top 14 Rugby 2023/24
Round 17
02/03/2024
Stade Francais Paris vs Section Paloise – Full Match Rugby

See him in such good form as ever not needed thus far in the Six Nations by Fabian galtier but doing the stuff for St and one of the main reasons that they are in the top two at the moment leading the way as we have started the second part

Of the uh of the season 26 rounds of course to be played this is round 17 to train inning the man with the whistle under the rain preparing to uh get us moving checking in with the sides and Away oo and it’s Po in the white shirts with

A little bit of green trimming playing from left to right who get us moving through tibo de base Brad Weber feeds Luca perlan Brad Weber a former w Chief back in the side didn’t play last week it was R Coot on duty last time out against rassing over the top goes

We a little knock forward surely off sorry so the first knock on was from from a pink hand that’s how it’ll be a put in for po Karim gazal has really done so much with this uh stad FR side since uh joining them after the Rugby World Cup he was with

The French team and uh people wondering why France are stuttering at the moment in the Six Nations one of the reasons May well be the changing person on the touch line and uh Karim gazelle maybe one of them Dan Robson collects gets the ball moving it’s uh Robson again looking to

Feed Giovani sorry Sasha Z Robson runs into the wall of pink shirts Dan Robson hooks it out [Applause] fyso lens a helping hand over the top goes Robson collected by T collected excuse me collected by eten going all the wrong way around at the moment penalty awarded and Leo bar will get the chance to clear for the touch line that’s a good clearance kick from Leo Barry there was

Eten taken down and then po penalized for coming through good work by Tomar Caroll initially but it’s Elliot rudil who came through on his hands and on his knees gave away the penalty good to see Ral playing this is his first start in 14 months suffered a terrible uh ACL injury in January

2023 has had seven minutes on the field since he played against Bordeaux a couple of weeks ago this is his first start since the 31st of December 2022 po going nicely Robson feeding wide outside that’s with the rudal the way goes tuy marba gets through one tackle

Robson ta Attis OG B playing at fullback today seen him on the wing a few times po still coming bling it well through the Midfield vatua held up and Bay does well get steps out of out of the firing line there Baptist pente was coming for him and po still

Keeping the ball in hand this is nice work from the visitors a little bit of rly poy going on well I think it’s maoo who’s [Applause] penalized and this will be a first chance for points should po decide to go this was the uh the break from

Vatua as ate SOB it’s a neat little footwork from him getting them out of trouble and po ling up the points it’s tibo de base think just his second game of the season the 22y old did have a little uh little period with Van earlier on in the season

But Joe Simmons going so well in the number 10 Jersey opportunities have been few and far between for uh de base he struck that cleanly enough po lead by three points to [Applause] nil and the PO supporters enjoying themselves po of course very close to the Pyrenees just

Uh a sturdy walk from the Spanish board well it’s about 35 km from the Spanish border but uh a lot of ball fighting around that District or traditionally anyway less less these days for obvious reasons quite a few Spanish players coming through the ranks in po

Sam AA is one of them not playing today in fact he’ll be heading to uh St F next season po coming Again to imara lays it back Robson feeds DL Del lays it back nicely Robson uh dease held up by Mar P fizzy ho the little link man there delal looking wide not a lot of space for tuy marba fizzy Hoy again leading with the shoulder lays the ball back for

Robson dease with the kick over the top no one there really comfortably taken by Barry a little chip and Chase and Barry collects nicely a second chip and chase this time it is into the hands of debase and Away goes debase oh and there’s a nice opportunity now what can

He do in the fly half oh he skipped inside beautifully terrific work from Bas lays it back I think that’s gone forward well what a disappointing end terrific break from The Young Fly half the advantages with start fron I’m not sure that really needed to carry on

They were always going to be under pressure there but uh the Bas may have taken a little Clump to the Head fabulous little Counterattack just to get the pulses racing early in this game Leo Barry nice work from him the chip and Chase but then the second one

Straight into the Bread Basket look at those feet look at those feet that’s what Rugby’s about fantastic and then again leaves the Man For Dead super running from De base it was uh bar who came back ground the referee says it was accidental which I think we can all we

Can all see there was no uh no intent there just a bit of a clip to the back of the nut well well played both sides there bar 21 years old got that moving and uho Dev 22 years old ran it straight back well star for say they’ve got a

Little bit of Defense to do they’ve got a good scrummage this season so debase is going to have a they going to have a little concussion check is that anyway the scrummage is uh yes Stan from say they’ve uh got a good scrummage this season they’ve had a very

Good defense they conceded just 22 tries uh this season in the top cats bearing in mind this is uh they’ve had 16 games thus far 22 tries in 16 games pretty good going as de base off presumably for a concussion check so uh despair just 19 years old part of uh

France’s under 20 squad for the Six Nations wearing number 22 gets a little bit of a taste of the action there he is so Weber with the pudding the scrimmage is uh good and they win the Penalty I think that was guran pido who lost out there or was it the other side it was the other other side I think that was uh Ziggy fiz Hoy who came off second best against Francisco Gomez codella Leo Barry sticks the ball into touch Leo Barry still uncapped he’s been

A part of the France squad for the Six Nations he’s been called up again for the 34-man squad for the Wales game probably not going to see him just yet Thomas Ramos is uh still a shuing but I guess that might change if they uh if something drastic happens against

Wales Fabian galtier may look towards his younger players and Barry is one of those who can play Fly half or fullback equally comfortably he’s play fullback most of this season slow ball back from St fron it’s really getting it’s getting stuck in there Weber getting the hollow from The Ref he

Goes over the Top nice take from Mattis s but uh he took the tackler as well N Robson going the aerial route as Well chase is on for this one well where did that go that came down it looked as though there was a knock on it’s come back on the uh on the PO side this one that was a very quick uh advance AG now this is the man they love daku

What a try he scored last week he’s hairing off again he’s uh well he’s he’s going to have a bit bit more work to do he’s s side step by Attis OG he’s got a turn of pace as well Attis OG another 19yearold was part of France’s under 20 World Cup Winning

Side scored a fine try against the baby blacks joined the club last season from M po making most of the running in these early stages Dan [Applause] Robson fzy hoy makes a couple of yards around the corner there he go just these little pick and goes chipping away at the

Defense tagy tagi Balo is knocked back little uh dink on to Tom tomak the ball there for Robson again just uh these little little bits of uh movement forward they’re making ground ril runs into his own man in the end fizzy Hoy the man on the floor joh

Robson like a disgruntled waiter at a Parisian bar oh almost The Intercept now the opportunity the little chip and chase is on from from to marba it’s well collected and back they come the penalty though will give po a second bite at the Apple O Bar I think it’s been penalized for a deliberate knock on but uh or was it simply a knock off Rory cot up in the stands watching on kilan H next to him it’s just a knock on which is fair enough so po still coming it’s really been we’re almost up

To quarter of an hour and it’s been all po a lead by three points to nil thanks to that penalty from tibo De base but we have yet to see anything really from St FR little Glimmer from daku Robson collects oh now this has uh Fallen kindly for the pink

Shirts bar has it steps inside gets them moving the crowd beginning to get interested maybe very quiet in these early stages akaku oh he’s knocked that one [Applause] on referee let he go atti so with the clearance in fact he says it wasn’t a knock on my eyes are misleading me once more

And the parisians finally seem to have remembered they’re in a ball game little bit of impetus now and they’ve won a penalty Sasha U the PO number eight the man pen lies for offside well there you go have a look at that PO 73% of the territory in the last 10 minutes oh dear that didn’t go according to plan that’s a wasted opportunity the penalty touch with the corner

Missing St fron come once more long hoof up field but that’s uh not going to be a problem for Axel desp he does fine [Applause] touch well this was the break Barry did well stepping inside Zack Henry flinging the ball wide and then daku waku just not able to keep it under

Control pblanc finds maoo ablong has the ball looking to get it back to Weber gets it away well in Pierre bu where there gets a little bit of a hand from gabag wearing number four played for France in the first two games of the Six Nations recalled to the side but dropped

For the match against Italy and uh and then dropped out of the squad not in the squad for the the Wales game galtier has recalled who’s just backed from injury and also Emmanuel mefu in his first French Squad the New Zealand born lock forward grew up in Australia mafu became a French

Citizen I think uh was I think it was in November it was just too late anyway for the for the World Cup so he’s in line to make his debut and Paul gabag once again makes his exit from the international stage back with Stanford but he’s got his eyes on a brown

Shield still a long way from that of course it’ll be glorious Sunshine When the final is played the top catar final which I think is in July this year everything knocked back a little bit because of the World Cup it will be baking unlike today rain

Teaming down at the St Jean as po continue to make forward progress Robson feeding and another [Applause] penalty and that’s lesteren who’s been whistled for not getting away from the tackle Zone there he is in the tackle and interfering says the ref so another opportunity Diego Dominguez

Former Italy fly half played many years for St FR Terri player perhaps a case for suggesting here is Italy’s best ever number 10 discuss at home who’s better and Diego Dominguez so Axel desp with the kick cool as a gumba throw it goes three more points on the

Board and that’s six points to nil po lead stad fron tias smiling happy ready to come back on and reclaim his place but uh nice for despair to get a little bit of action early in the game po collect a oh knocks on this time and a second knock on from uh the

Parisians so it will be a scrimmage now this is a a good good opportunity for Stan FR they’ve wasted one opportunity with that kick to touch from a penalty but now they’ve got the scrummage around the 22 just outside the 22 Trini makes the mark for them the is back

On the worse it would appear for that little bump to the head just shaking around make sure his brain still there Weber with the Puttin this is a good drive from St FR they’ve already won one penalty on their own and they’ve won another penalty from another scrummage good work by the

Forwards big squeeze po struggling at the moment in the set scrum well it looks Zack Henry is going to be take a pot at goal get get on the board pull back three points okay okay M getting uh well stuck in there with the ref as Henry

Formerly of Po of course spent a couple of Seasons with po pops over a couple of points to reduce the Gap it’s now St for three po six yeah Zack Henry talking before the game saying how much he was looking forward to it catching up with old

Friends but saying how important it was to have those two years at Po and how what a good time he had there and what a great Club it is which it is little gone from St fron po had the advantage looking to burst through the Middle With tagi tagalo Robson on the

Short side the ball squirting forward in the tackle Reese hu unable to hang on to it the pink shirts brace themselves for the tackle set the ball up Weber being told to get on with it [Applause] once again going for the aerial route and the chase it’s well taken by fullback Attis

So who knock that one on Weber reckons it came off Attis OG Attis OG just playing it cool at the moment neither of them really went for the ball if I can put it like that waited for the ball to come to them yeah makes for wet viewing a day like

Today nicely done creamed right off the top there de base with the chip and Chase oh this is nicely done good take by vatua fizzy Hoy takes it on Robson pops it back inside the Englishman there again feeding papid Martin pu on the pick and

Go for is just lining up there Del M takes it in he’s got help him from vzy hoy it’s back with Rees hu and z and still they’re coming this is good work from po pu oh still going the 35y old still power in those legs Robson feed that one’s knocked forward Weber

With the clearance hasn’t found touch oh this is awkward well debase does well picks up he’s being checked down as’s a knock on the ball Advantage with st Fon the chase is on it’s down to the sprinters and the bounce of the ball it’s collected by taba taba looks to come again drives

Into the wall of tacklers the ball back on the PO side [Applause] Bar collector now he comes looks outside decides to go on his own inside didn’t fancy passing on to harble kufner there there wasn’t a lot of room for harble kufner outside him to be fair Weber does go on the short side a little inside pass once again is Barry getting

Involved in a lot of the action at the moment the full back in goes Gomez cadella Irigoyen Weber Weber gets away from the tackler Mak oh nicely done by the flanker maoo the captain is going for the line he’s going all the way and there is the first try of the day super

Individual work from maoo terrific stuff seu Mako his second try of the season staron of taking their time to wake up and get into this game but that was terrific that was his skill as a sevens player coming through it was broken play it wasn’t a particularly

Tidy Weber was an awkward pass from to take stepped inside his tackler then opened the burners went past one tackler and then just just pushed off poor little te atog had no chance at all there was the handoff maoo imperious he’s put the parisians in front

Well that’s woken them up at the start je it’s never the rowdiest of uh stadiums there’s a little buzz around the ground now as Zack Henry tees up the kick not so good misses out this time such a good take by maoo stepped in stepped outside got through the one

Tackle and then Attis obbe just palmed off oldfashioned rugby Handoff so St fron with their noses in front they lead by 10 points to six I said uh I thought Henry had missed that my apologies he’s been given the uh conversion my eyes really are playing up today over the top goes Weber 10 points to six St France lead Attis

OG scragged a little bit there but he’s managed to get the ball back Robson feeding tagy tagy Malo with the laying the ball back it’s well played Carol has the ball knocked back into touch Robson dragged into touch there by P Blanc well it was a very bright start

From po they had all the ball all the territory but they only had a a penalty to their name they was they added to that they made it 6 n but it really wasn’t a lot to show for the domination that they had this was the conversion

Well okay there we go it wasn’t my eyes the scoreboard has taken it back to 86 well it did go it looks as though it did go through well I’m very confused now let’s stick with the Scoreboard well they’re joking about it and uh the referee telling the star players he had more confidence in the touch judges than than in them their view of it they didn’t give it I think that might have been not quite the right decision but well as I’ve said once or twice before

If you’ve heard my comment my eyes Tice on the first one he he drive not straight and on the second one he Wasing well that is not good fabri SMS is the man coming on and poor old leima tagy tagy baru looks as though his race is run

Today so Fab’s met a very experienced Campa 33 years old now Fab Mets wearing number 19 stay on side stay on side Weber has it and finds touch little bit of a conference going on before this uh line out Yuri [Applause] Del there a new jumpo but uh moved quickly it’s something they do very well po they do keep the ball moving they

Like quick ball they’ve got Robson who really feeds off that quick ball now which side of the which side did that go what are the touch touches going to say this time line out 5 meters from the line beautifully played by uh Robson now Luca pblanc needs to find his man

It’s gone to maoo Mr reliable and immediately come with har Kut driving forward fzy Hoy penalized for being offside the tongen not uh necessarily agreeing there with 12 trani’s decision little puff of the cheeks showing uh Shing what he’s learned during his years in France B once again the parisians taking their

Time getting to the line now tagi tagi Valu with the ice pack never a good sight that didn’t look particularly straight referee says krack on Lads Weber is come back to Weber GES cadella with a big Drive well there was a knock on to check the video here to see if there was a no arms tackle from PO number eight Sasha Z and uh maoo is doing a lot of talking putting a bit of pressure on the [Applause] ref well that’s the one they want to check on

Wants to check That so it is going to be a penalty for Star fron but tackling without the arms no yellow card not considered dangerous little bit careless there from zigu talk about that in school [Applause] So Stan fron in a good strong position here Luca be blon is he going to look for maoo once again maoo at the front it is pops it back neatly done har kofner goes around the side in goes gabag maoo has it he’s got one try driving in makes a

Meter it’s still there but it’s a little knock [Applause] on a little knock on and Po got the turn over a turn over in the sense that they’ll have the put in and it was uh leester etien a little fumble as the ball came back and you

You’ve got to give the players a little bit of uh leniency today it is a filthy day the rain has been bucketing down for an turn now the grass is going to be uh is going to be slippery the ball is going to be a bit slippery despite of

The fact that they are a lot less slippery than they used to be back in the day the old leather balls even so this time St FR penalized in the set scrum Clon cast I think the man who’s been ticked [Applause] off tibo DE took a good two or three

Extra yards there before taking the kickle the knock on from daku what are they going to come back for if you haven’t seen the try that this man scored last week against rassing then uh maybe during halftime just have a look on your uh on YouTube or whichever platform you prefer they

Are many of them available and it is all over I think pretty much every platform the try he scored against rassing last week was absolutely Sensational tremendous putting putting it down is about 130 M he went to score the try chasing back in defense and then going the whole length

Of the field I shouldn’t say anymore I don’t want to spoil it have a look at it po supporters enjoying their Weekend in Paris they’ll be used to the rain in coming from po they get in fact I think in po they get about twice the annual

Rainfall that uh the capital gets so uh yeah they’re used to that wet stuff at B is held up Dan Robson in drives Gom Dukat robes and feeds once more and goes for Bree Mets the base over the top the chce is on who’s going to get there Carol is

Going for it almost gets it but it’s with st fron bar has it now bar drills the ball back up Field Attis OG knocks it backwards and now he’s gone on the up and under oh there is the knock on and there will be a scrimmage so benasi akaaka not having things going his way this uh today that was Weber though scrum half he’ll have seen a few wet days as

Well in his time at w well there’s uh t t Valu on the bicycle so uh just giving a little of a workout to that knee perhaps not as bad as we worry as we were as we thought when he was sitting there with a pack of ice on

It we will see the scrummage for Dan Robson with the feet good clean take from the England International little chip over the top from deas it’s running towards touch in it goes nothing that Daka can do about that one neatly played by tibo Devas out of contract at the end of the

Season You’ think that uh po would be Keen to keep deas in fact there’s a few of them out of contract Mets Dua pu vatua and de base but presumably contracts being sorted out as we speak St fron on the drive Weber Waits St fron lead by eight points to six

It’s been a Cy first half into touch it goes no quick line out from uh tuy Mara conditions haven’t really favored the uh the runners and neither side really has got themselves going po had a lot of um possession a lot of territory didn’t look overly threatening near the line St pron

Have had very few really good opportunities well taken by Matan pu at the front now it’s With Yuri delom Robson oh goes up the Blind Side all feeds outside him to imaba well taken down quick Thinking by po driving in dease again with the long sideways kick he’s found Tomar Caroll

Feeds inside to Attis OG the fullback held up by bar but still going forward in goes Duca giving good support in Striking Distance once again of that St fron line there’s the uh the gong going for halim have they got a little bit of space out wide in goes ree

Hu no Advantage so coming all the way back for a Penalty and that’s Baptist percenti former po locked forward who has been penalized there all the way back that was a long uh long Advantage tibo dease is going to have a poppet goal in a bid to but nudge Poe ahead once more on the halftime there’s a bit of distance heavy

Conditions he’s going to have to have a a good thump on this one beyond the 10 meter line he’s got the accuracy has it got the legs it has indeed well that’s a terrific kick from tibo deas and that gives po the lead as the players disappear for half timee po leading by

Nine points to eight against St France just that one try from seu maalo well let’s here how come you haven’t been able to put your hands on the ball problems hanging on to the ball playing it between ourselves and uh that’s about it ready from leeren ball po have been very

Effective in the loose and have recycled the ball so quickly and uh and when they have had their hands on it St from say I haven’t done an awful lot with it Zack Henry is going to get things moving we haven’t seen much of pyasi daku thus far but we’re away Zack Henry

Gets things moving St fron Trail by eight points to nine against po who are in the white shirts with the green trimmings Dan Robson the former England scrum half with the feed and it’s doas who uh make the clearance so a change in the front row

For PO with gam papid tight head giving way to Nicola corat joined the club from Osh in uh [Applause] 2017 making his 13th appearance today most of which have come off the bench good clean take by gabri and Away goes har kufner St fron say need to pick things

Up a little bit they were uh docile for most of the first half gabri driving into uh the midriff of martan pu it’s Weber who feeds Zack Henry looks oh finds daku there’s a little knock on it’s coming back for po Robson tosses it back under pressure is Attis who makes the

Clearance a referee decides to give them the knock on and bring them back for the scrummage no Advantage gained it was Barry with the little knock on it was a tough one to collect well if you were listening to me in the first half you’ll have heard me

Mentioning that uh daku try last week against rassing I did suggest you watch it at halftime if you haven’t seen it I’m hoping you did it was a good one wasn’t it many people saying is that already try the season certainly was a remarkable piece of work by Daka free kick against St

Pron foot up in the front row perhaps dease finds the touch he’s looked assured at number 10 tibo de base I say he hasn’t he hasn’t had a lot of rugby this season in the uh in the PO lineup did spend a little bit of time away in the second division with

Van but filling in for Joe Simmons very effectively clean take P Blanc has the ball St FR driving forward perlong coming around the outside Z looking to hold him up but still St fron going really nicely the mole rumbling forward now down it comes and they have the

Penalty coming in from the side of the mall into touch it goes and stad fron really have a terrific opportunity to get their noses in front once again they were leading up until the last kick before the end of the first half a penalty from D

Bas now inside the 22 be blong needs to find his jumper maoo has done a lot of the work but this time they go [Applause] short and Away goes per blonc steps inside and there’s the try second try for St fron superbly done by Luca pblanc

His third try of the season and that is classic hooker Play Just Taps the side of the head G there you go just thinking that one through just came around that the throw was good comes off the side he’s got the ball under his arm now there’s a big gap just

Pushes de base away and runs through unopposed I’m not quite sure where the loose forwards are they’ve all been wrapped up tied up in there there’s no loose forward to do any defending and he’s through for the try so Stan fron back in front so Zach Henry who

Uh missed out on the conversion in the first half has hit the post so it’s not his day no doubt about that one well the only question was was there a bit of blocking going on in front of him but the referee unconcerned about that P Blanc unconcerned about

It Stan fron now lead by 13 points to nine remember toose collected Five Points from their win over cast earlier today so as things stand as things stand St fron would take four points from this game which would give them 54 points one behind to lose but another

Try and uh they would be level on 55 points and probably top I think their uh their points difference is better and I think their head-to-head is better if I’m remember rightly I think they beat too Robson feeds still plenty of time to go in this of course po not done and dusted

Yet in goes corat wearing 23 a replacement for papid at the start of the second half there’s the high ball nowen that’s s Zack Henry a man underneath it Zack Henry’s had quite a good career in France played for Ruan and N uh in the lower leagues in the second division

And then went off to Leicester came back to France to play for po had a couple of Seasons there and then moved to uh St FR this season Del a lot of movement and uh mucking about there in the uh in the line out and the referee deciding it wasn’t straight

There was it was a was one of the better line outs from uh from po they were all over the place it was quite the mess it went straight to martan pu but uh not straight the rain still still coming down at stair rods at the moment good to be Undercover

Big draw from harble Kufner Gomez cadelo feeding clemont cast per blon knocks it back but it’s untiy off the foot says the referee as Jeremy Ward takes it in and claimed by Attis ogbe change over time two props and a lock forward Moses Alo am and Yori mik coming into the front row and JJ

Vanes coming into the second row penti is the man giving away one of three to lose players sorry one of three former po players in the St France lineup Zack Henry I mentioned Giovani harble kofner had seven seasons at po until joining last season the parisians and uh see

Fizo also taking a rest Sim Pi Shak coming into the front row for po the Up and Under well taken by Attis so he’s looked good under the high ball for the most part at do B he’s he’s not the biggest fallback around he got brushed aside by maoo when he charged

Through for that first try but he’s look good under the high ball and good with ball in hand the ball noticeably slower now from po coming back maoo little bit early out of the blocks Henry looking to keep the ball moving harble Kut on the floor feeds it back to Weber [Applause]

Vanes former sharks lock forward Weber over the top once more again looking to put pressure on ate SOB but again the youngster doing well staying on his feet is uh he’d be pretty good on Dancing with Stars Attis OG nice footwork Robson taking his time the Englishman over the top he goes

Now Henry the other Englishman looked a bit square that pass but the referee says play on bar feeding now is a a little bit of space wide Ward with the chip through deas to Attis OG Attis OG he’s running out of space he’s dragged down by Jeremy

Ward Robson oh that’s uh Gone forward off PE Blanc he’s [Applause] uh he’s been penalized was it Deliberate well penalty even it’s one of those odd ones the deliberate knock on often it’s an attempted intercept that one didn’t look particularly deliberate didn’t look as though he was trying to intercepted either he got his arm in the wrong place through the back it goes in goes Fab

Mets oh he’s still going Mets that’s good driving there from the 33y old dink through from rudil that’s sent back up the other way de base once more takes the aerial route Attis OG is chasing after that one oh and Attis OG has got his hands on it well there was a

Little mess up there from uh from Stan FR it wasen was it aten and now another one knocks it back Jeremy Ward collects St from SE under a little bit of pressure bar sees a way out bar on the charge has gone really well takes the outside route flips the

Ball back inside he’s got the support Jeremy Ward lays it back over the top goes Weber again the chase is on bar is after it it’s bounced kindly this time for Reese hu the penalty has been awarded maoo with the challenge may have been in front of the man front of the kicker

And offside well good counterattacking rugby from St FR Barry showing what he can do just uh getting things moving had Ward Ward went well now was the kick and he’s in fact it’s the high tackle he’s gone around the around the neck of ree [Applause] hu so the high tackle no Yellow Card

Brandished [Applause] nicely done good take by Yuka po trailing by Four Points they’re still very much in this game ST FR unable to uh put it away Henry takes that nicely looks to get uh move get them moving but uh no obvious pass and in the

End he is penalized for hanging on to it too long very quickly closed down Robson having a chat with deas this was Zack Henry he didn’t get rid of it quickly enough but in the end took it in held on to it as the uh challenges came

In so de Bas he’s going to have a crack at goal well this to reduce the Gap to a single point it’s nice it’s good it’s right through the middle to the base on Target and it is just a single point between the Sid stand FR 133 po 12 more

Changes on both sides as Zack Henry gives way to J SE and Joe Marchand also on Hugo Oru another 20y old very promising look forward replacing Gom Dua on the PO side Then to Roman briat very useful man to have coming on excellent in the line out so the changes in place how’s that going to the Rhythm let’s have a look V over the top knock on from the fullback Attis OG now there’s a chance for St fron but back they

Come they come for the knock on so a little bit messy at the moment the ref saying the first knock on was from po but uh Sebastian piconi there looked a little bit nonplused by that as if to say but that was a St FR knock on that rain has not

Stopped from the moment we started this match it has been coming down like that cats and dogs squeez is on front rows are down the advantage there y with st fron as the pole front row landed on its knees it’s gone loose Joe Marchant looking for a way through plays it

Back oh it’s Messi once again I think they’re going to have to come back aren’t they for the uh for the penalty mikid takes it in I’m really not sure there been the advantage well I’d be surprised if they didn’t take the points here Jor seond a

Very very good goal kicker he’s got 80 points to his name so far this season I know he’s uh he’s going for the line fair enough fair play to them they know that another try gives them a bonus point and they obviously feel they’ve got the measure of the PO pack at the

Moment and uh their line out is going well put them under pressure p Blanc goes to the front of the line it’s well taken the charge is on once more the allall is there it’s uh where is the ball it’s there it’s there for Weber van

Deesh oh bullies his way forward the big the big boy from ptor bringing down the mall it’s another penalty against po they’re going to need to be a little bit careful Simon Pier shovak the man pain l into touch they go once more St forance building little bit of pressure mounting

Now on the PO shoulders Dan Robson just gets out of the way gets back in place and in fact he’s uh giving way to tibo do so a change it half back for po at this important moment but both halfbacks have changed now clean take at the front of the line

Out the squeezes on once again from St Bronte they going for the line and over they go and there is the try and is Roman briat who’s just come on as a replacement who claims the try and that would be a bonus point they got the point in their pocket Now Roman briat with his first try of the Season and that was superb stuff from the forward just piling through the middle and I think there may be a little bit of trouble here for Simon Pier shovak [Applause] it was it was well worked it was training Ground St stuff front of the line briat took it cleanly he is such a

Good line out player and uh and the forwards just gave him that support and dragged him through for the score St FR lead by 18 points to 12 well in fact the uh discussion there a little a little bit of hand bagging going on after the try Moses Alo given a

Little bit of a talking to obviously a little bit of uh confrontation there yeah was you see it Alo getting into a fix with Nikola Kat very unnecessary from all parties slightly distracted from the try and there’s always a danger when you do something know that that the referee is

Going to go and overturn it St fron lead by 18 points to 12 they hit the post again well how you see that two posts so they really have not uh been on top kicking form today missing out on all three of their conversions 18 points to 12 is the lead

So so po still within Striking Distance but they need to get that hands on the ball which they’re not doing at the moment St fron have really picked their game up in this second half they’re much more clinical much tougher in the loose and uh we’ve seen

The what marks out po we’ve seen it in other games they played they come out flying out of the blocks early on they’re moving the ball around quickly it’s recycled quickly the phases happen bang bang bang and uh as the game progresses and certainly in the second

Half it just gets slower and slower and at the moment well they’re having trouble getting their hands on the ball but when they do it’s slow ball Mel evaldi is on for per Blan and a good snaffle from maoo bat has it St fron look a little bit of a

Different outfit at the moment seond they nice ranging kick it’s collected by tuim marba looking for a way through he’s not had much room to run tuim marba in fact neither he nor Carol have really had open space Fab Mets drives in he’s always good for a couple of yards Fab Mets

The high ball once again well taken by Barry stays on his feet does well there before laying the ball off Weber has [Applause] it seon to Bar Bar once again looking to go quickly oh that was uh well didn’t look as though that was a knock on

Particularly but uh again my eyes is not the best looked as though he knocked it backwards it was much and to uh took the ball but oh there we go referee’s blown his whistle bar has had a good game he’s looked dangerous oh he’s looking to test the defense

He must be senting that uh a test cap is closing in on him his time will come he’s still only 21 he’s been uh he’s been around for a good couple of years now France under 20 player of course bar began his career with Massie which is uh

I think they’re playing in the third division at the moment occasionally we find them in Pro Day dir Massie very much a feeder club for stud FR maoo is another player who came from Massie and uh Massie is probably best known as being um a major tgv station if you’re heading

South chances are you might get your train from Massie harble kufner settling at the back of the scrummage tibo D is the uh the scrum half now in his 11th season with po dban the penalty going to PO penalized and it’s uh mes Alo again who has incurred the wroth of the

Referee this bear finds the touch two balls on the field just uh holding things up nicely taken by Hugo [Applause] Oru neatly worked this is better from po putting together a couple of phases but the tackling is good the defense Paul gustard in charge of the defense for stad France and it is

A mean defense they’ve conceded just 22 tries this season before this game just 114 points at home so than 126 points at home not very many Rees hu can’t get it through dlan looking for a away Holding On In The [Applause] Tackle and that goes against

Po time taking away just over 10 minutes remaining St fron they have the bonus point in their pocket at the moment three tries to none and if it stays like that they will go back to the top of the top cat this evening too have already picked up five points from their win

Overcast and these two too and St FR really emerging as the as the cream in this year’s top coutur nine rounds still to play after this weekend so still plenty of time for that to [Applause] change course without any champions cup action to uh distract them as well

They’ll have a couple of weeks off in April while too are in European action po are in European action as well they face conut in the last 16 of the challenge cup didn’t make touch oh we saw St fron doing that earlier so that’s one each despare looking for a way through

Knocked back the ball is there though for [Applause] do the forwards just with the pick and [Applause] go cries of Parry Barry echoing around the stadium now as Barry takes that nicely and the mash drives in what about Weber again well it’s come nicely for a merchant

Weber quick feed now there’s some quick hands Mar with the kick through is there a bit of space not at all well collected by despair Barry once again coming takes the ball to ground over the top holds on to it well again a little bit careless from the

Parisians we’ve seen that a couple of times the quick offload not happening and the ball Dying In The Arms Of The Tackle tou he goes well this was uh this was baret took the ball down had the chance to get it but it’s a good opportunity for

Poe s minutes remaining po could still steal this it’s well taken at the [Applause] front that was Oru with the take his D could play a bit as well DAV dedo play 48 times in fact he was uh his dad David or David should say it properly Oru played for St from

Course and for russling talking of old players from uh St FR it is uh David scr’s birthday today he’s 45 years old another France International but now it’s po who have the opportunity to bring this back to a three-point game It’s Des bear teeing up the penalty he got one in the

Uh in the first half oh dear he’s missed it well that may come back to bite them there remain six points a drift they Trail by 18 points to 12 the ball just sliding past that left hand post well we’ve seen the kickers having problems we saw Zack Henry having

Problems we saw uh uh jar seon Hing the [Applause] Post the best of them really looked in no trouble at all to base oh that’s a good steal oh not gone what a shame Shak just couldn’t hang On very nicely stolen by Fab Mets he’s had a he’s had a terrific impact since he came on Fab Mets replacing tagi tagi Valu in the first half he’s been with po since 2016 fabri mets has to be one of those players with the shortest international careers he’s

He’s got one cap to his name which he won in 2016 on the tour of Argentina and he came on in that match as a a replacement for William deot in the 76th minute he had four minutes in a France shirt in a game four minutes and he’s never been called

Again his time’s gone now of course this game just three minutes from the end now drifting it would appear towards a St FR Victory they haven’t tied it up yet it’s still one score in it do wants a good quick ball clean strike through the back it’s there for him DOA

Well it’s not the tidiest of passes and po held up a bit Ral doing his best to get it but it does come back it’s with Mets holds it up nicely gets it back to Oru Mo oh the mole is there this is is a good drive getting good support from

Corat but held up so a little knock on brought back for that and a PO put In Karim gazal and he’s still got a headful of hair surpris he hasn’t pulled somebody out time ticking away two minutes remaining six points in this St fron will go top with the victory they began the day in top top spot to lose took five points from their game against

Castra St FR want to match it do oh quick work rodil is held up doana again feeding and not getting very far po being KN back in the challenge despair Attis so B looking for a way three he’s held up Redal isn’t driven backwards that was a good and it’s

Turned over it’s gone loose and turned over over by St FR they’ got a minute well Weber really doesn’t want to kick this away does he just take it in V the MCH it Is he’s got the support from Alo Weber has it surely this is just going to be rotated now through the forwards no over the top he goes little dink through well oh and that’s beautifully taken by Mao who’s going to score for his second try and finish off

The match what a perfect perfect end to the day for SEO maoo his 150th match for St fron captain for the day and he’s picked up his second try and that is a win for Stan France 23 points to 12 they lead the conversion still to come oh

That’s a superb end happy days for the parisians [Applause] Cries of maoo well it was a cheeky little uh kick over the top the bounce of the B there was a lot of ball watching going on there maoo on the charge oh he enjoyed that little bit of showboating just before the tri line but

Oh we won’t be grudging that on a day like today it wasn’t really there for Attis OG he was left defend for himself as Max maoo can he’s going to have nightmares over the sight to maoo bearing down and that is the end of the

Game and it’s a a victory for St France Jor seond with the quick conversion over it goes and this match has finished 25 points to 12 in favor of St fron they pick up the bonus point and that man seu couo well I it’

Be it’d be hard done by not to give him uh man of the match really two outstanding tries leading from the front it wasn’t a convincing Victory I know that sounds odd