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La 12e journée explosive du Top 14 a vu des surprises et des dominations sans merci. Ainsi, la Section Paloise, invincible chez elle pendant dix mois et neuf rencontres au Hameau, a été déstabilisée par La Rochelle, qui a brillamment triomphé (20-29).
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Le Racing 92 a frôlé la catastrophe mais a arraché la victoire avec le bonus offensif face à Castres (34-30), dans un duel acharné. Le Racing a concédé pas moins de 13 pénalités au cours de la rencontre, permettant ainsi à Louis Lebrun du CO de marquer 6 pénalités en plus des 2 essais de l’équipe tarnaise.
L’USA Perpignan a triomphé contre Oyonnax Rugby (27-12) en manque de discipline dans un match crucial pour la lutte pour le maintien ; c’est la quatrième victoire à domicile de suite pour Perpignan, leur permettant de passer devant leurs adversaires au classement.
De son côté, l’UBB, a décroché une victoire au forceps en toute fin de rencontre face à Bayonne (24-23) après un essai de Maxime Lucu transformé par Mathieu Jalibert, alors que les Basques menaient à encore six minutes du terme.
Le Stade Français Paris et l’ASM Clermont se sont séparés sur un score nul (14-14) ; les Parisiens devant leur salut au trois-quarts aile Peniasi Dakuwaqa qui a aplati en coin un essai transformé par Zack Henry dans la dernière minute.
Toulouse, le champion en titre, a écrasé le LOU Rugby avec une victoire franche (45-0). A noter notamment le superbe 50-22 de son troisième-ligne Anthony Jelonch, après avoir récupéré un ballon gratté depuis sa propre moitié de terrain, permettant ainsi à son équipe de bénéficier d’une touche dans le camp adverse.
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Enfin, le MHR a consolidé sa confiance en battant Toulon (27-17) ce qui lui permet de remonter à quatre points de Lyon en bas du classement. Seule ombre au tableau, la blessure inquiétante du pilier de Montpellier Karl Tu’inukuafe qui a été mis KO après avoir été heurté au visage par l’épaule de Dan Biggar après un plaquage. En plus d’une commotion, il pourrait s’être blessé à la hanche.
LES STATS DE LA SAISON POUR L’INSTANT :
- 84 matchs joués – 82% de victoires à domicile, 17% à l’extérieur, 1% de match nul
- 3 852 points marqués, soit 45,9 par match
- 422 essais marqués, soit 5 par match
- 20 215 plaquages, soit 240,7 par match
- 1 155 offloads, soit 13,8 par match
- 130 cartons, soit 1,5 par match – 122 jaunes et 8 rouges
- Meilleur réalisateur : Joe Simmonds, demi d’ouverture de la Section Paloise avec 141 points en 11 matchs
- Meilleur marqueur d’essais : Damian Penaud, centre de l’Union Bordeaux-Bègles avec 7 en 5 matchs
- Meilleur gratteur : Patrick Sobela, troisième-ligne de l’USA Perpignan avec 9 ballons grattés en 10 matchs
- Meilleure attaque : Racing 92 avec 352 points
- Meilleur temps de possession : Stade Rochelais avec 57,2 %
- Meilleure défense : Stade Français Paris avec 199 points encaissés
CLASSEMENT A L’ISSUE DE LA 12e JOURNEE
- Racing 92 : 40 points (=)
- Union Bordeaux-Bègles : 36 points (=)
- Stade Français Paris : 33 points (+2 places)
- Stade Toulousain : 32 points (+3 places)
- RC Toulon : 32 points (-2 places)
- Section Paloise : 31 points (-2 places)
- Castres olympique : 30 points (-1 place)
- Stade Rochelais : 30 points (=)
- ASM Clermont : 26 points (=)
- Aviron Bayonnais : 24 points (=)
- USA Perpignan : 21 points (+2 places)
- Oyonnax Rugby : 20 points (-1 place)
- LOU Rugby : 20 points (-1 place)
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby : 16 points (=)
Comments on RugbyPass
You just backed the Boks with that fantastic review! Well done! Have some cake!
160 Go to commentsBen Smith please write up something better than this. The Springboks would have won the world cup if you were 15 men on the field. They would have found a way, they always find a way to beat the All Blacks.
160 Go to commentsWow, there is a lot of “could have” and “ should have” in this waist of time dribble. I love the deportation in this story to search for a glimpse at a silver lining. Here are the facts, NZ was a badly coached and undisciplined shadow of their former glory. They never took the lead in a game they were never going to win.
160 Go to commentsGOTTA MAKE ‘THE GEORGE’ HAPPEN!!!! That’s a great idea! A trans Tasman midget battle on ANZAC Day. I don’t think the ABs Wallabies game should be a one off winner takes all though, just the first match with the other two later in the year with the RC. Reason being, no one will ever shut up about how aussies couldn’t win it when it was a 3 match series.
1 Go to comments@Ben smith. Thats knock out rugby. So honeslty who cares?
160 Go to commentsIt will interesting to know which Irish players said that…
1 Go to commentsNaaaww boys will be boys! Now run along ya wee scamp! Don’t let us catch you at again😏
1 Go to commentsGreat to have Ethan Blackadder back in the Crusaders in the last few weeks. One of the best all round loose forwards around. He played so well last week against the Rebels. Fantastic attitude Ethan has and his comments are spot on.
2 Go to commentsThe author is 100% right. The Springboks know that they don't have near the natural attraction, mana, skill and mystic the All Blacks have. So, Chasing the sun 1 & 2 was concocted to overblow the Boks image on the back of a corruptly obtained “win". It's marketing ploy to force the Boks delusion as the World's Best. I guess World Rugby is also not to be believed when it came out with an apology about how the final was officiated. And if the 2023 final such a superb game by the Boks, then the Boks crying about Referee Bryce Lawrence for decades is also deserves a laugh. Chase the sun and get burned like a moth. A very well written literary piece that tore the Boks and Chasing the sun farce to shreds. 🖤All Blacks🏉
160 Go to commentsI’d say France was far more hard done by in the 2011 final than the All Blacks in this game. Joubert simply refused to call a penalty against the All Blacks in the last quarter even directing an All Black to drop a ball he picked up in an offside position rather than penalizing him. This article also totally discounts the efforts of PSTD. Ask Jordie how well he played. Or the backup flank who played hooker for the entire game. Siya was also a brilliant tackle by Richie from scoring a blinder. Pollard was also fantastic. Look I don’t like the boks style but the only thing more questionable than the content of this article is the timing of it. Get over it already
160 Go to commentsDad Marty was also a handy rugby player for Linwood back in the day. Great bloke. Sensational softball career.
2 Go to commentsWhat ifs are always dangerous. If you look at the game before Sam cane got sent of SA was dominating. You could make the argument the going down to 14 men rallied the troops and made them have to play to win which is always dangerous.
160 Go to commentsOmg… you are bruised And battered Benny. Stop crying … the scoreboard speaks. What a pathetic lover you are.. 🤣🤣🤣
160 Go to commentsPacific Lions, cry me a river
160 Go to commentsThis is the single worst piece of journalism I have ever seen since your last one. As a neutral, who really states that there should be an asterisk next to a win? You are an utter embarrassment to real AB fans, journalism and that joke of a house which pays you for this nonsense. Get a life, Ben.
160 Go to commentsGuys. Cancel the World Cup champions after this analysis. It changes everything. Ben knows. We’ll have to unengrave the Bokke off the trophy and hand it to the ABs, now that I’ve been enlightened about this illegitimate win. This needs to be done. Now!
160 Go to commentsBen is right here though, Springboks were woefully poor with the advantage they had throughout this game. The France match was heroic because that was an even contest this match had it taken place in Rugby Championship would have been an easy win for NZ. If anything this match should tell the Bok coaches that a lot of this team should be changed. They beat this same NZ team by record margin with the same circumstances but with a different core. They bring back the tried and tested guys and they nearly botch this game.
160 Go to commentsI knew who wrote this article from the first few words in the headline…lol. The red card actually did the ABs a favour. It galvanized them, only then did they step up a gear. Before that there was zero momentum.
160 Go to commentsFirstly the foul on Bongi was a planned move just like the NZ master plan with Bryce Lawrence you kiwis are filthy fux perhaps try to play a cleaner game next time I doubt that’s possible tho but don’t worry world rugby is on yr side they trying to take away all the BOKS strengths to help all you weakling as Jeremy Clarkson would say LA OO ZA ERR..🤣
160 Go to commentsAbsolutely spot on Ben. I certainly wouldn't gloat over a win like that. Frustrating as it is it's done and dusted and history will forever show the result.
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