Pennod 21 Top 14: Rygbi Ffrainc

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-With seven rounds of games left,

-it's as tight as ever at the top.

-The top six teams

-go through to the play-offs.

-No teams can rest on their oars

-over the coming weeks.

-Later, we'll take a look

-at a battle from the bottom half.

-Oyonnax welcome Grenoble

-to the Rhone-Alpes.

-Then, highlights of Clermont's

-visit to Toulon's back garden.

-First, we head

-to the wine-producing south west.

-Bordeaux-Begles and Racing 92

-met in a top-half clash.

-Both teams lost last week.

-With the teams so close, victory

-was vital to both on Saturday night.

-It's fourth against fifth

-tonight at Stade Matmut Atlantique.

-Wales play football here against

-Slovakia in Euro 2016 in June.

-It's a penalty

-for the home side, Bordeaux-Begles.

-Lesgourgues, the scrum half,

-took it quickly.

-They lose and regain possession.

-The ruck forms.

-They wait for the ball to come

-but Metuisela Talebula picks up!

-The night's first try goes

-to the home team, Bordeaux-Begles.

-Lesgourgues, the scrum half,

-took the penalty quickly.

-There he is. Talebula picked up

-with no-one in front of him.

-A good try.

-Both teams need a victory

-but Racing lost last week.

-They were trounced the previous week

-by Montpellier.

-They're playing a bit of rugby

-here tonight.

-A number of their stars

-are home in Paris.

-No Dan Carter, Mike Phillips

-or Luke Charteris.

-There are no Welsh players

-playing tonight.

-Nyanga carries strongly.

-They might be resting some stars

-before the game against Toulon...

-..in the European

-Rugby Champions Cup next week.

-Here's a chance for Johan Goosen

-to get Racing's first points.

-He's successful.

-It's 7-3.

-Possible offside in midfield

-by the Bordeaux defence.

-Referee Cedric Marchat

-disagrees with me.

-Robinson comes on the angle again.

-He gets close to the line.

-Does he lose the ball?

-Castrogiovanni

-gets there and picks up.

-Advantage, there's a penalty coming.

-Bordeaux were killing the ball.

-Tales with the kick.

-Straight out.

-The referee

-will come back for the penalty.

-This is a simple chance

-for three points.

-The home crowd aren't happy.

-Perhaps that's why.

-Was that knocked on?

-It doesn't matter,

-the penalty will stand.

-The perfect angle from Robinson,

-back inside.

-A chance for Racing's ninth point.

-Goosen makes it 10-9.

-Claassen picks up

-and runs straight at Beauxis.

-He runs straight through Beauxis.

-A try under the posts

-for the Racing number eight.

-The charge from the base

-of the scrum straight at Beauxis.

-The fly half had no chance.

-Kepu carries it

-and there's a chance to go wide.

-Beauxis sees his long pass

-go straight to Johan Goosen!

-Beauxis will not want

-to see it again.

-I'm sure Ibanez, the coach...

-..will show him this pass...

-..a few times on Monday morning.

-Goosen,

-the South African fullback...

-..profits from his

-excellent reading of the game.

-I didn't expect Racing to be

-as competitive as this tonight.

-Goosen hits the line

-and throws a nice dummy.

-A second try for the fullback.

-Is anyone else

-playing for Racing this evening?

-A second try for him...

-..and a third try of the night

-for Racing 92.

-Can they score a try?

-They must get the next score

-to get anything out of this game.

-They keep it tight

-and with the forwards.

-Cazeaux carries the ball strongly.

-Poux hurls himself over the ball.

-It comes back to Taofifenua.

-This isn't a surprise at all.

-He is going to the TMO once again.

-What can we see from here?

-He stretches with his right arm.

-I think the ball is in contact

-with the white line.

-It's not quite possible to see

-from this angle.

-Carizza's foot comes in...

-..as does Taofifenua's left hand.

-I think he grounded the ball...

-..but predictably, Cedric Marchat

-doesn't agree with me...

-..or with the crowd

-at Stade Matmut Atlantique.

-We've had a series of scrums.

-These are eating into the time

-Bordeaux have left.

-They have the ascendancy

-in this scrum.

-I thought the penalty try

-would eventually come...

-..but the home side

-have now run out of time.

-They need two scores

-to win the game...

-..one score

-to get anything out of the game.

-Pierre Bernard

-takes the conversion quickly.

-The home side have 20 points.

-Racing 92 have 28.

-I'm not sure

-there's enough time remaining.

-There we have it, an away victory

-for Racing. I didn't expect this.

-There's the star of the match,

-Johan Goosen.

-He has plenty to celebrate

-on the journey home to Paris.

-A few debatable decisions

-at Stade Matmut Atlantique...

-..but the home side's efforts

-were in vain.

-The richest clubs in France attract

-the biggest names in the game.

-Oyonnax, on the other hand,

-recruited poorly over the summer.

-As a result,

-they've only won four games.

-Grenoble weren't faring much better

-as they prepared to clash this week.

-The home team would have seen this

-as a match to win on Saturday.

-They are asking questions

-by using the forwards in midfield.

-They go wide to Etienne

-who's in for Nicky Robinson.

-Etienne, the fly half,

-breaks the line and he keeps going.

-Quick ball

-and an overlap on the far side.

-Codjo scores.

-The home side score first.

-Etienne was too quick

-for the second row.

-He keeps calm

-and waits for support to arrive.

-He sets it all up to leave Codjo

-with a stroll to the line.

-Grenoble will be taking on Connacht

-in Europe next week.

-They have a combative pack.

-McLeod, the scrum half, scores.

-The door opened

-and the Springbok pounced.

-Charl McLeod has won one cap for

-South Africa against New Zealand.

-That was too easy.

-Oyonnax have risked turning down

-a relatively easy penalty kick here.

-They're set up for the rolling maul.

-They are thundering

-towards the line.

-They've been dragged down.

-Romain Poite says it's illegal

-and that's a penalty try.

-The lock, Mathias Marie,

-is responsible for dragging it down.

-Wisniewski, the sub.

-Back to Grice.

-Wisniewski again.

-Great handling by Grenoble.

-They are on the front foot...

-..but Tian steals it and he's away.

-Tian for the corner.

-He was moaning a minute ago.

-He can celebrate now.

-Silvere Tian from Cote d'Ivoire

-isn't the biggest of players.

-He has plenty of pace

-but he's coasted in for that one.

-They'll try to go wide

-despite it being pretty slow ball.

-Advantage is being played.

-It'll be a penalty.

-A yellow card for Tian.

-You can't argue with a referee.

-Yellow has become red.

-We're all-square

-with ten minutes to play.

-They're still

-trying to counter-attack.

-Good hands created an opportunity.

-Diaby. He's up to halfway.

-They're still going.

-Taumalolo.

-Grenoble are going for it.

-They're spreading it,

-playing attractive rugby.

-Hunt is brought down.

-They switch play...

-..but it's a knock-on

-and the chance has gone.

-Codjo is after it!

-It's breathless stuff.

-What excitement!

-What's going to happen here?

-Dupont collects

-and he launches a counter-attack.

-It's like a sevens match.

-Grenoble have it.

-They go down the blind side.

-Estebanez,

-Grenoble's most experienced player.

-He pins his ears back.

-Grenoble are still going for it.

-What an angle in midfield.

-Grenoble have a great opportunity.

-Diaby receives the ball.

-Oh, what a try!

-What a try for Grenoble!

-This could be the final nail

-in the coffin...

-..as far as Oyonnax's hopes...

-..of staying in the Top 14

-are concerned.

-That's it.

-Disappointment for Oyonnax.

-Tian is still complaining.

-Things are looking bleak

-for him and his team.

-Plenty to discuss

-at Stade Charles Mathon.

-The pressure on Oyonnax

-is starting to tell.

-They've only won one league game

-this year.

-After the break, the best from

-the biggest match of this round...

-..between Toulon and Clermont.

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-The play-offs are getting nearer.

-Every decision by every player

-could be crucial for the leaders.

-Toulon benefited from the stupidity

-shown by Castrogiovanni last week.

-They were the hosts on Sunday.

-The leaders, Clermont,

-were the visitors.

-They've been on fire recently.

-Pelissie gets his hands on the ball

-early on.

-Armitage and Smith combine.

-Toulon are trying

-to put their stamp on the game.

-It goes out to Taylor, who dummies.

-But he's tackled unceremoniously. He

-went down like a sack of potatoes.

-Guirado tries to clear the tacklers.

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-He's done well.

-Toulon win the first penalty.

-Raphael Chaume

-tried to play the ball on the floor.

-He's been punished.

-This is the opportunity

-Toulon wanted.

-Jonathan Pelissie

-has been the first-choice kicker...

-..since Leigh Halfpenny's injury.

-It's there. It's 3-0 with less

-than three minutes on the clock.

-Clermont can't get their hands

-on the ball at the moment.

-Tuisova in midfield.

-He escapes from Yato's tackle.

-He smashes through Nakaitaci.

-It's a muscular run by the winger.

-Vermeulen plays scrum half.

-Bastareaud. Chilachava

-was unmarked on the outside.

-Vermeulen again.

-Guirado's in support.

-He's everywhere.

-Juan Smith in from the touchline.

-He's tackled by Ulugia.

-Gorgodze.

-The scrum half goes on the loop.

-Bastareaud again.

-That was a poor pass by the centre.

-It's still there

-if they can reorganize.

-Pelissie.

-This time, he chooses Taofifenua.

-The chance is still there.

-Habana cuts back inside.

-Habana on the angle.

-Toulon are banging on the door.

-Will Clermont let them in?

-Smith goes into contact.

-Nonu looks for a gap.

-Ulugia, the hooker, with the tackle.

-A score is bound to come.

-They have a penalty.

-Armitage is digging for it

-for the fourth time in this move.

-It's gone back

-but they get a penalty.

-That's the reward for their efforts.

-After 11 minutes,

-this to double their advantage.

-It's 6-0

-but maybe they deserve more.

-Clermont can't afford

-to lose more territory.

-Kayser finds Vahaamahina.

-Parra with the high kick.

-It's too far.

-Tuisova makes a meal of that...

-..and tries to run it.

-He's in trouble.

-Van der Merwe and Yato collar him.

-He needs help.

-But it's too late.

-Clermont get the kick.

-They can come back

-to within a score.

-Parra to bring them back

-to within six points.

-It's 9-3...

-..following an unnecessary error

-by Toulon.

-It's been an even contest

-in the set plays.

-It remains so.

-Vermeulen has it

-but he's under pressure.

-Parra makes a nuisance of himself.

-Gorgodze goes digging for it again.

-He uses his strength.

-Pelissie

-tries to set up another phase.

-Yato goes in but he's punished

-for not releasing man and ball.

-The Toulon fly half will have a kick

-to restore the six-point advantage.

-It's 12-6...

-..but there's hardly anything in it.

-Twenty minutes left.

-The pendulum could swing again.

-Clermont are trying to move

-up a gear and gain territory.

-Parra out to Fernandez, who kicks.

-It hasn't gone far enough.

-Rougerie's under it. Good hands.

-Fritz Lee is with him.

-He tries to set it up.

-Vermeulen is scrapping for it.

-He was trying to steal it illegally.

-That's bound to lead

-to conceding three points.

-Parra.

-It's no problem for him.

-It's 15-12.

-Clement Ric plays scrum half.

-Van der Merwe

-tries to set the platform.

-Nonu has stolen that.

-He has so much experience.

-It's a chance to lift the pressure.

-It's a sliced kick by Bastareaud.

-It's put his team under pressure.

-Chouly picks up the crumbs.

-This is Raka,

-who hasn't seen much of the ball.

-Domingo, the sub, sets it up.

-Parra, out to Brock James.

-Spedding joins in

-and they have an overlap.

-Rougerie straightens up.

-Ric. Parra is with him.

-Iturria tries to make his mark.

-This is better from Clermont.

-They're sniffing something here.

-Out it comes to Lee.

-Parra to Brock James.

-It's a flowing attack.

-Spedding has a bit of space.

-He kicks behind the defence.

-Raka has Chouly on his shoulder.

-It's the first try of the game

-with less than five minutes to go.

-It may be enough

-for the visitors to win.

-Clermont's best move of the match

-paid off in the end.

-Spedding's kick

-created the opportunity.

-Raka picked up and the flanker

-finished it under the posts.

-Parra with the conversion.

-This would put Clermont ahead

-for the first time.

-They've been behind

-since the second minute.

-They lead

-with little time remaining.

-The 80 minutes are up.

-This is it.

-Radosavljevic with the final kick.

-Clermont have stolen the points.

-They've won 19-18.

-Disappointment for Toulon after

-leading until the last four minutes.

-They pay a heavy price

-for one poor kick...

-..by Mathieu Bastareaud.

-He knows it too.

-Clermont's unbeaten record

-stretches to seven games.

-Montpellier are the other team

-to beat at present.

-They won their sixth game on

-the trot on Friday at home to Brive.

-Toulouse lost at Castres.

-Two late kicks from Urdapilleta

-stole the win in the southern derby.

-Agen's season is more or less at

-an end after losing at home to Pau.

-Things aren't much better

-for champions Stade Francais.

-They lost a tight game

-in La Rochelle.

-Clermont stretch their lead

-at the top to six points.

-Montpellier have timed their charge

-to perfection.

-They're now in the top two.

-Racing 92 climb above Toulon

-to third.

-Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles

-occupy the other play-off spots.

-Castres aren't far behind.

-Another round and more misery for

-Stade Francais, Oyonnax and Agen.

-Pau are more or less safe.

-Europe will be the focus next week.

-We'll be back in two weeks

-as the Top 14 draws to a climax.

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