at 14 against 15 for almost an hour, Racing wins at the Stade Français

By Maxime Dubernet

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Cameron Woki against Joris Segonds. THOMAS SAMSON / AFP

A success that allows Racing 92 to get back into the Top 6.

At the end of an unequal meeting, Racing 92 signed a big blow by winning on the lawn of the Stade Français (6-17) on Sunday and found the Top 6 at the end of the 21^e day of Top 14. The Altosequan club, humiliated before Christmas Eve (10-48), takes its revenge and obtains a 5^e consecutive victory to Jean-Bouin.

«Gonna be a shitty game, we gon’ have to tighten up“, indicated Gibert at the break at the microphone of Canal+. Tense, this meeting was certainly like the 30 actors who started the meeting. The stakes – staying on the podium for the Stadistes, finding the Top 6 for the Racingmen – paralyzed the two camps who refused to take the game on their own. Racing then took the initiative, taking advantage of the indiscipline of the locals. And on the first frank offensive, he scored the first try of the game via Wade, author of his 7^e try in 8 Top 14 matches (20^e). The English winger took advantage of a rough kick from Gibert to transplant in the axis.

Poloniati sees red

In the aftermath, the teammates of Chavancy insisted but the cuff of Poloniati (30^e), which earned the Tongan giant a logical red card, allowed the Pink Soldiers to get back into the running. The pace picked up in the second half with Paul Gabrillagues’ teammates eager to catch up. They are punished by a game at the foot of Spring, whose rebound deceived Barré, and the Basque back went to score the second try of his team (45^e).

The Parisians chained the penaltouche to react, without more success. Despite a dominating scrum, they stubbornly carried balls that were never conclusive (54^e). In a daze, Laurent Travers’ men held the score thanks to angry tackles (70^e) and well-felt scratching (69^e72^e). It was on a little-used weapon, diagonal footwork, that the locals scored their only try of the game via Dakuwaqa (76th).

For the Stadistes, it’s a major setback and the second defeat for Jean-Bouin this season in the Top 14, after that conceded against Toulon (12-17). They will have a trap trip to Brive on April 15 (5:00 p.m.) so as not to experience a disappointing end to the season. The rise of Racing 92, it will go through the reception of the UBB on April 15 (3:00 p.m.) in a shock of the ambitious.