Playing rugby this Saturday at the Stade Jean-Bouin was not easy. Fine and icy rain, whirling winds reorganized teams that were not used to playing together: the Challenge Cup match between the Parisian Stade Français and the Emirates Lions from Johannesburg first of all summed up the feast of clumsiness. In this contest of approximations, the South African province, which won the first match in December (30-12), did better at first.
Stronger and slightly more accurate, the South Africans scored the only points in the first period after an in-goal by number 8 Tshituka (0-7, 15th) went into the in-goal. The Johannesburg team in a fun outfit (black shorts, blue and yellow jersey) weren’t bothered by this last-minute jersey change, the match organizer, EPCR, canceled their traditional red too close to Parisian pink. .
The innkeepers’ entrance rocks the match
Despite this amateur attire, the South Africans at first seemed more professional than the young Parisians. Since many players do not have enough playing time, Gonzalo Quesada’s men have really suffered a lot. Julien Ory’s tackles and tackles on the third link weren’t enough. Thus, the former Tulonian was stopped by the 150-kilogram column of Ntlabakanye. As a symbol of this lack of power of the Parisians.
Les Soldats Roses had the credit for not giving up despite this accumulation of clumsiness as rookie Timani and his three forwards in less than half an hour. Back from the locker room, teammates of Ryan Chapuis, captain of the day, set up camp at a South African camp to catch up. The entry of several owners (Marcos Kremer, Paul Alo-Emile) is good for the Parisian pack, which finally takes over. The Lions make mistakes and receive two yellow cards, two penalties from Segond and an attempt to score by Panis (11-7, 61st). The game has changed.
The current confidence of the Parisians, who are 2nd in the Top 14, played a decisive role in a well-organized finish to the match. In particular, Arthur Coville, who came to the opening, which cemented the success of Les Soldats Roses. With this win, the Stade Français are back in qualifying for the round of 16 of this “small” European Cup ahead of a perilous trip to Italy, to Benetton Treviso, next weekend.
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Stade Francais – Emirates Lions: 17-7
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French stadium. 1 attempt (Panis 61st). 4 penalties (segons 47, 56, Coville 67, 79). 1 yellow card (Arrate 34th).
Emirates lions. 1 try (Chituka 15th). 1 transformation (lombard 15th). 3 yellow cards (Lombard 54, Smith 55, Van Wyck 68).
Source: Le Parisien
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