Grenoble wins in Bayonne

Author of a complicated beginning of the season, the Rowing Bayonnais had to, for his public, to succeed the game against the other relegated from Top 14, the FCG. Las, the Basque players are surprised of entry, at the kick-off, by a race of Fabien Alexandre, who finds Bastien Guillemin on his wing. The young Grenoble left the ball for Gervais Cordin who scored the first try of the game (0-7, 1 ')

Despite several banderillas of the Bayonne players, too awkward at the start of the match, it is Grenoble that breaks the nail. First with two penalties from Adrien Latorre and then from Clément Gelin (0-13, 19 ') After a 5-touch, the forwards hold the ball before Lilian Saseras, in a feint, eliminates his defender and s' extends into the goal (0-20, 24 ').

But the premises will be reawakened, thanks to their fronts. Van Lill followed suit and reduced the score (7-20, 35 '), before the referee offered a penalty test long after the siren, after several balloons carried unlawfully defended by the Grenoble ( 14-20, 40 ').

Reduced to 14 at the start of the second half (Nigel Hunt had taken a box just before the penalty test), the Grenoble quickly conceded a third test Bayonne, on a superb raise from Tisseron (21-20, 46 ').

Despite Bayonne's dominance, the Grenoble have several times the opportunity to go back, but Clément Gelin can not find the posts. It was finally David Mélé, less than a quarter of an hour from the end of the match, which allows the "Red & Blue" to take advantage (21-23, 67 '). The Bayonne will then have the opportunity to notice, but they prefer to type the penalty into touch. The Grenoble defense, heroic for the first time, rejected the assault.

It is even Grenoble that is widening the gap. After a scrum on the 22 opponents, Lilian Saseras gets tackled high by Van Lill. David Mélé score (21-26, 77 ') and Bayonne will finish at 14.

But the last half-time is a battle of all time for the Grenoble. On a first penalty, the maul Bayonne is pushed back, before Grenoble is penalized. On the second, again, the forwards break the balloon carried adverse. The defense is heroic and makes his opponent back, before the Bayonne winger is pushed into touch.

With the away victory, the second in three trips, the fifth victory in 6 games, the FCG temporarily takes the lead of the Pro D2, before the other matches of the 6th day. The Grenoble will receive Narbonne on October 6th at the Stade des Alpes, for the next championship game.