It was a test of character. And teh Parisians succeeded, on Sunday at the end of the eleventh day of the Top 14. But in the end it was a defeat (13-21) in Bayonne, certainly less bloody than the four previous away matches, but still a defeat. This setback, with no defensive bonus yet within its reach, leaves the Stade Français in 12th place, a small point ahead of the barrage of Lyon. and 11 units of Rowing, fifth and got into the right car.
The gap between the two teams in the table wasn’t really seen on the pitch, where Paris put in a rather encouraging performance. In line with what is expected from a visiting team, with a tenacious and disciplined defence. In fact, he only conceded two tries, while until then he had conceded at least four in each of his away games.
Only Mateo Carreras (11th, 7-3) and Esteban Capilla (46th, 15-10), with forceps and long sequences, managed to score. Stade Français reacted after the first try,with Joe Marchant on a combination led by a shot from Louis Carbonel behind the defense (13th,7-10). But subsequently he cruelly missed the advantage of making the almost five minutes spent in the 22 meters of Bayonnais a reality.
Character tenses Les ex Segonds et Habel-Küffner
Samuel Ezeala, established after the last minute withdrawal of Julien Delbouis, or Léo Barré, was very close to flattening, without success. As soon as he entered the game, the national team full-back was pushed into touch by former Parisian Giovanni Habel-Küffner. Paris also reconnected with its old demons when Carbonel, until then impeccable, missed a penalty on the 22-meter line, slightly to the left (64th).
Simultaneously occurring, the other veteran of the house, Joris Segonds, shot a kick from more than 50 meters to bring his team to two points (68th, 21-13). Paris had missed its chance, with a winnable but once again imperial Rowing at home.
The points
Bayona: two tries by Carreras (11th) and Capilla (46th), a conversion by Segonds (11th), two penalties by Segonds (18th, 56th, 68th).
French stadium: a try by Marchant (13th),a conversion by Carbonel (13th),two penalties by Carbonel (4th,54th).