Liam Messam is keeping the faith that a greenish Toulon side can haul itself up the French Top 14 standings while he adjusts to the style and sheer grind of rugby in the Hexagon.
Fijian winger Semi Radradra is facing a ban for an incident which took place in the first half of Bordeaux's 40-0 Top 14 thrashing…
Julian Savea's wife said he got lucky when he fell asleep behind the wheel and flipped his car, but was unscathed.
Lyon scored all five tries in the second half in a rout of Stade Francais, while Racing 92 claimed their fourth consecutive win.
The Kiwi influence at Lyon is still palpable as that club makes its way up the French Top 14 table.
| RANK | TEAM | RPI | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Rochelle | 57 | 85 | |
| 2 | Clermont | 66 | 78 | |
| 3 | Montpellier | 59 | 76 | |
| 4 | Toulon | 48 | 69 | |
| 5 | Castres | 60 | 63 | |
| 6 | Racing 92 | 71 | 62 | |
| 7 | Stade Francais | 53 | 59 | |
| 8 | Brive | 41 | 58 | |
| 9 | Pau | 46 | 57 | |
| 10 | Lyon | 64 | 55 | |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 44 | 54 | |
| 12 | Toulouse | 69 | 53 | |
| 13 | Grenoble | 41 | 38 | |
| 14 | 0 | 30 |
