2023-11-27 00:07:28
In its lair, Racing 92 is untouchable. This Sunday, as every time since last March, the Ciel et Blanc left with victory and first place at home against a struggling La Rochelle team (32-10). Apart from the attraction Siya Kolisi, who started in the Top 14, the Ile-de-France residents showed concentration and started their game perfectly. From the 4th minute, winger Juan Imhoff beat Hastoy in the race to open the scoring. Nolann Le Garrec transformed (7-0, 4th). The latter also succeeded in his penalty at 40m (10-3, 15th).
An ideal first period for Racing
Already struggling, La Rochelle suffered another hard blow in the 25th minute. Period during which Teddy Thomas received a red card. The La Rochelle winger hung Le Garrec on the neck without any control. His team would find itself outnumbered for more than 50 minutes. A sign of the helplessness of last season’s finalists, they were sanctioned with a penalty try 5m from their line because of a collapsed maul (17-3, 26th). Five minutes later, Antoine Gibert took advantage of Le Garrec’s chistera to finish under the poles. The scrum half then transformed (24-3, 31st).
Tanga’s try (24-10, 46th) for a while gave rise to a new dynamic and better intentions. But the try refused to Pierre Bourgarit (53rd) – who did not flatten and lost control of the ball – seemed to demoralize the Rochelais. Opposite, a penalty from Tristan Tedder (27-10, 57th) dealt a new blow to the visitors. To definitively close the debates, a final corner try from Henry Arundell (32-10, 70th) ignited the public one last time. Racing responded and regained the lead of the Top 14.
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