2023-09-02 19:40:38
One-way match this Saturday afternoon in the district of La Défense, west of the capital. Racing 92 demolished Perpignan (59-10) on the third day of Top 14, the last before a long break of almost two months due to the World Cup. The people of Ile-de-France conclude this start to the championship with two victories in three games and ten points on the clock. Usap is stuck in last place.
The match: a Racing applied from the start
Frustrated by their narrow defeat in Pau last week (17-19), the Hauts-de-Seine club wanted to relaunch against the last of the Top 14. Dominating entry, the men of Stuart Lancaster left no chance at Usap, a team decimated by injuries (6 players) and the absence of the Globalists (9). With its hinge Nolan Le Garrec – Antoine Gibert in charge, Racing unfolded its rugby.
In order: Gibert (11th), Jordan Joseph (15th), Thomas Laclayat (21st) and again Joseph (28th) scored four tries to bring the score to 28-0 after 28 minutes thanks to conversions from Le Garrec. The offensive bonus was already acquired for dominant Racingmen in all areas (melee, touch, conquest). Even more against a Perpignan reduced to 14 after the yellow scooped by Velarte (19th). Just before the break, winger Wame Naituvi (40th) added a fifth try, unconverted (33-0).
Upon returning from the locker room, the situation has not changed. A double for Thomas Laclayat (44th), back after preparing with the France team. A seventh (Wame Naituvi, 66th), an eighth (Cedate Gomes Sa, 71st) and a ninth try (Donovan Taofifenua, 80th) concluded the offensive festival. A too short Usap rebellion had arrived thanks to a try from Lucas Dubois (49th), then a second from Lucas Velarte (58th).
What soften the note somewhat before returning to Catalonia and also give (a little) a smile to the Perpignan fans in the stands of a very empty Paris La Défense Arena. A week before the World Cup, the craze around rugby has not yet won the Hauts-de-Seine.
Player: Jordan Joseph
Back at Racing 92 after two years on loan at Pau, the third center line scored his second and third tries in two games this Saturday. Sign of the constant progression of the 23-year-old player, born in Gonesse (Val-d’Oise) and from the formation of Massy. Double world champion under 20 (2018, 2019) with the Blues, Jordan Joseph reaffirms his ambition to settle permanently in the Racing pack.
The number: 4
Four of the nine tries scored by Racing were after a touch in the 22 meters of Perpignan. A success for the staff of Ile-de-France, led by Dimitri Szarzewski in this sector, delighted with the throws of hookers Jannick Tarrit and Camille Chat (19 touches won, 18 kept). Penalized 15 times (against 4 for Racing), the Perpignan players were sanctioned for their indiscipline.
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