La Rochelle wins in Toulon and takes the lead in the Top 14

The great return of La Rochelle? After offering themselves Stade Toulousain, the reigning four-time French champion, during the resumption of the championship last week at Marcel-Deflandre, the Maritimes, without Le Garrec – but with the young Bouju, 18 years old –, this time disposed of RC Toulon (20-21) on their Mayol lawn, Saturday evening, for the second day of the Top 14.

However, the Var had started well through Garcia, author of his first try in the championship in the first minutes of play (9th), before Nowell came to respond for the visitors (13th). In the process, the young Ferté (22 years old) came to (re)give his team the advantage (16th), concluding a shattering first quarter of an hour. Trailing by two units at the break, Ronan O'Gara's players hit the ground running again in the second act.

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The incoming Waqanisaravi came to deliver, all power, the second achievement of his team (46th). But that was without counting on the eternal Serin, who went straight in the wake of the Fijian in order to keep his team in the game (51st). The last two penalties signed Jaminet for Toulon and Hastoy in favor of La Rochelle changed nothing: the Yellow and Black won by a small point on the Harbor and pranced at the top of the ranking, tied on points (8) with Pau and Lyon.