Top 8 reaches halfway
After seven of the 14 games in the regular Top 8 season, champions Lille remain unbeaten at the top - and Caen get their first win for over a year.
Published by John Birch, November 17th, 2016
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Caen celebrate a Top 8 win for the first time in over a year.
Lille’s unbeaten record was challenged when they travelled to Paris to take on Bobigny last weekend. At halftime the home team led 10-0, but after the break two penalties from Esteve oulled them back to within a score before, in the 72nd minute, Maria Heitor’s try gave the game to Lille by 13-10.
The Toulouse derby between Stade Toulousian and Blagnac St Orens attracted the TV cameras from Eurosport, with viewers seeing a tight game that went down to the wire, with BSORF eventually winning the game 11-6, which leaves them in second place which Stade lie third. Montpellier also put a strong marker down for the key fourth place with a five-try 27-0 win away at Rennes.
Finally at the bottom the two winless teams, Caen and Romagnat, met. Caen had gone through last season without a win as well, so their 20-15 win was a cause for some celebration. They dominated the first half, but took over half an hour to break down the Romagnat defence, Ophelia Gincourt finally finding a way through. They led 10-3 at halftime. Gincourt’s interception resulted in a second try, this time for Annaëlle Deshayes. Romagnat battled back with a try of their own shortly after, but Caen held on to eventually win 20-15.
CLUB
P
W
D
L
PD
BP
PTS
1
LILLE METROPOLE RC VILLENEUVOIS
7
7
0
0
90
2
30
2
BLAGNAC SAINT ORENS RUGBY FEMININ
7
6
0
1
132
3
27
3
STADE TOULOUSAIN RUGBY FEMININ
7
5
0
2
82
4
24
4
MONTPELLIER R C
7
4
0
3
97
5
21
5
STADE RENNAIS RUGBY
7
3
0
4
-24
3
15
6
A C BOBIGNY 93 RUGBY
7
2
0
5
-16
4
12
7
L OVALIE CAENNAISE
7
1
0
6
-185
1
5
8
A S M ROMAGNAT RUGBY FÉMININ
7
0
0
7
-176
1
1