Top 14 - Round 6 wrap

There was a lot of movement on the Top 14 table this week. Bayonne, Montpellier, Montauban and Auch suffered as a result. Biarritz and Stade Français benefitted.

Results for Round 6

Albi vs Dax, 24-17

Bourgoin vs Bayonne, 15-10

Biarritz vs Montauban, 10-8

Clermont Auvergne vs Auch, 26-6

Perpignan vs Brive, 23-19

Stade Français vs Montpellier, 33-6

Toulouse vs Castres, 44-23

Standings after six rounds

Toulouse's big win over Castres on Sunday ensured that they stayed top.

Montpellier, Montauban and Bayonne have slipped. Despite their unconvincing display Biarritz have climbed, as have Stade Français.

At the bottom Auch and Dax have swapped places.

1. Toulouse 24

2. Clermont Auvergne 22

3. Biarritz 18

4. Stade Français 17

5. Montauban 16

6. Bayonne 16

7. Montpellier 16

8. Bourgoin 15

9. Perpignan 12

10. Albi 12

11. Castres 9

12. Brive 8

13. Dax 7

14. Auch 6

Matches

Biarritz vs Montauban, 10-8

It was a disjointed match on a cold, still Friday night in Biarritz. Biarritz started well, scored the first try after a great beak by Julien Dupuy and led 10-0 at half-time, but Montauban finished much the stronger. Biarritz just managed to hold out, saved by a piece of wood when a drop six minutes from time hit an upright and stayed out.

Scorers:

For Biarritz:

Try: Willemse

Con: Dupuy

Pen: Traille

For Montauban:

Try: Fortassin

Pen: Fortassin

Teams:

Biarritz: 15 Nicolas Brusque, 14 Ashwin Willemse, 13 Andrea Masi, 12 Damien Traille, 11 Takudzwa Ngwenya, 10 Julien Peyrelongue, 9 Julian Dupuy, 8 Samiu Vahafolau, 7 Stève Malonga, 6 Serge Betsen, 5 Trevor Hall, 4 Jérôme Thion, 3 Denis Avril, 2 Benoît August, 1 Petru Balan.

Replacements: 16 Benjamin Noirot, 17 Eduard Coetzee, 18 Santiago Dellapè, 19 Jacques Cronjé, 20 Julien Cibray, 21 Romain Cabannes, 22 Philippe Bidabé

Montauban: 15 Fabien Fortassin, 14 Denis Cech, 13 Rida Jahouer, 12 Yoan Audrin, 11 Jean-Emmanuel Cassin, 10 Sébastien Fauqué (captain), 9 Cédric Garcia, 8 Yannick Caballero, 7 Ibrahim Diarra, 6 Marc Raynaud, 5 Scott Murray, 4 Matthias Rolland, 3 Salemane Sa, 2 Camille Traversa, 1 Pascal Peyron

Replacements: 16 Grégory Arganèse, 17 Patrick Blanco, 18 Karim Ghezal, 19 Mattew Clarkin, 20 Petre Mitu, 21 Ryan Smith, 22 Sylvain Jonnet

Referee: Didier Mene

Albi vs Dax, 24-17

Battling Dax got a bonus point for losing by fewer than eight points, which was enough to lift them off the cluttered bottom of the table.

Scorers:

For Albi:

Tries: Maillard, Bianco

Con: Maillard

Pens: Maillard 2, Hough

For Dax:

Tries: Bell, Pedrosa

Cons: Hore 2

Pen: Hore

Teams:

Albi: 15 John Stewart, 14 Régis Bianco, 13 Thibault Lacroix, 12 Thomas Sanchou, 11 Patrice Serre, 10 Mathieu Maillard, 9 Sébastien Pagès, 8 Yohann Misse, 7 Marechal, 6 Lilian Ducos, 5 Paul Guffroy, 4 Philippe Guicherd (captain), 3 Jerome Filitoga Taofifenua, 2 Nicolas Grelon, 1 Christophe Lafoy.

Replacements from: Pierre Larrouy, Pierre Saby, Guillaume Ribes, Martin Gady, Daniel Farani, Vincent Clement, André Hough, Tim Bowker, Justin Mensah-Cocker

Dax:15 Gavin Williams, 14 Laurent Diaz, 13 Duncan Bell, 12 Irakli Giorgadze, 11 Paul Dabrin, 10 Charlie Hore, 9 Nicolas Morlaës, 8 Pierre Caillet, 7 Kane Thompson, 6 Vincent Deniau, 5 Manuel Sierra, 4 Rudolph Berek, 3 Julien Brugnaut, 2 William Bonnet, 1 Renaud Boyoud.

Replacements, 16 Yves Pedrosa, 17 Decamps, 18 Régis Rameau, 19 Justin Pendanx, 20 Ludovic Courtade, 21 Florian Argel, 22 Grégory Tutard

Referee: Bruno Bessot

Clermont Auvergne vs Auch, 26-6

This was the only away win of the round. It placed Clermont Auvergne at the top of the Top 14 - till Toulouse ran away with Castres the next night.

Scorers:

For Clermont Auvergne:

Tries: Nalaga, Rougerie, Bonnaire

Con: James

Pens: James 2

For Auch:

Pens: Baby, Albert

Teams:

Auch: 15 Léo Pesteil, 14 Thierry Brana, 13 Mehadji Tidjini, 12 David Spicer, 11 Raphaël Bastide, 10 Benoît Albert, 9 Brice Salobert, 8 Opeti Fonua, 7 Antoine Battut, 6 Nicolas Bontinck, 5 Robins Tchale-Watchou, 4 Hamid Arif, 3 Grégory Menkarska, 2 Sébastien Bortolucci, 1 Guylain Mololo.

Replacements: 16 Fabien Barcella, 17 Alexandre Barozzi, 18 Sergio Valdès, 19 Stéphan Saint-Lary, 20 Alexandre Ricaud, 21 Christophe Clarac, 22 Patrick Bosque

Clermont Auvergne:15 Benoît Baby, 14 Aurélien Rougerie (captain), 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Pierre-Emmanuel Garcia, 11 Vonowale Nalaga, 10 Brock James, 9 John Senio, 8 Sam Broomhall, 7 Emmanuel Etien, 6 Julien Bonnaire, 5 Thibaut Privat, 4 Pierre Vigouroux, 3 Martín Scelzo, 2 Mirko Lozupone, 1 Laurent Emmanuelli.

Replacements: 16 Mario Ledesma, 17 Davit Zirakashvili, 18 Loic Jacquet, 19 Fabien Alexandre, 20 Arnaud Pic, 21 Raphaël Chanal, 22 Julien Malzieu

Referee: Stephan Pomarède

Bourgoin vs Bayonne, 15-10

It was close for Bayonne against a side always hard to beat at home.

Scorers:

For Bourgoin:

Tries: Coux, group try

Con: Laloo

Pens: Boyet

For Bayonne:

Try: Peyras-Loustalet

Cons: Dourthe

Drop: Larrechea

Teams:

Bayonne: 15 Daniel Larrechea, 14 Sam Gerber, 13 Richard Dourthe (captain), 12 Henri-Pierre Vermis, 11 Jean-Baptiste Peyra-Loustalets, 10 Manny Edmonds, 9 Anthony Salle-Canne, 8 Jacques Deen, 7 Dwayne Haare, 6 Guillaume Bernad, 5 Mikaera Tewhata, 4 Nicolas Lafitte, 3 Augustn Lopresti, 2 Arnaud Héguy, 1 Pierre-Philippe Lafond.

Replacements: 16 David Roumieu, 17 Aretz Iguinitz, 18 Julian Fiorini, 19 Andrew Springgay, 20 Jean-Jo Marmouyet, 21 Julien Tilloles, 22 Benjamin Lhande

Bourgoin: 15 Florian Denos, 14 Jean-François Coux, 13 Rudi Coetzee, 12 Sébastien Laloo, 11 Anthony Forest, 10 Benjamin Boyet, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Wessel Jooste, 7 Sylvain Nicolas, 6 Julien Frier, 5 Bryce Williams, 4 Julien Pierre (captain), 3 Pablo Cardinalli, 2 Benoît Cabello, 1 Karenra Wihongi.

Replacements: 16 Jean-Philippe Genevois, 17 Olivier Sourgens, 18 Arnauld Tchougong, 19 Brice Monzeglio, 20 Mickaël Forest, 21 Yann David, 22 Mathieu Nicolas

Referee: Franck Maciello

Perpignan vs Brive, 23-19

Brive are clearly getting stronger but Perpignan are struggling even at home. After all only kicks were the winning of the match.

Scorers:

For Perpignan:

Tries: Marty 2

Cons: Rosalen 2

Pens: Rosalen 3

For Brive:

Tries: Bordoy, Manta

Pens: Petitjean 2

Drop: Petitjean

Teams:

Brive: 15 Maxime Petitjean, 14 Farid Sid, 13 Ben Cohen, 12 Terry Fanolua, 11 Filimone Bolavucu, 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Jean-Baptiste Péjoine, 8 Simon Azoulai, 7 Vincent Forgues, 6 Ryno van der Merwe, 5 Johan van Zyl, 4 Fabien Domingo, 3 Scott Franklin, 2 Jean-Philippe Bonrepaux, 1 Davit Khinchagishvili

Replacements (from): Andres Bordoy, Luke Harbut, Djawad Djoudi, Charl van Rensburg, Alex Manta, Grégory Mahé, Ronnie Cooke, Sukanaivalu Hufanga, Barry Davies

Perpignan: 15 Percy Montgomery, 14 Christophe Manas, 13 David Marty (captain), 12 Jean-Philippe Grandclaude, 11 Adrien Planté, 10 Cédric Rosalen, 9 Chris Cusiter, 8 Damien Chouly, 7 Yohan Vivalda, 6 Jean-Pierre Pérez, 5 Nathan Hines, 4 Rimas Alvarez-Kairélis, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Guillem Guirado, 1 Kisi Pulu.

Replacements: 16 Marius Tincu , 17 Sébastien Bozzi, 18 Guillaume Vilaceca, 19 Gerrie Britz, 20 Nicolas Durand , 21 Julien Candelon, 22 Jérôme Porical

Referee: David Rosich

Toulouse vs Castres, 44-23

Castres scored the first try in this Toulouse derby but Stade did the effective try-scoring with a spectacular performance.

Scorers:

For Toulouse:

Tries: Courrent, Servat, Clerc

Cons: Elissalde 4, Courrent

Pens: Elissalde 3

For Castres:

Tries: Senio, Tekori

Cons: Teulet 2

Pens: Teulet 2

Drop:Lagardere

Teams:

Toulouse, 15 Cédric Heymans, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Clément Poitrenaud, 11 Yves Donguy, 10 Valentin Courrent, 9 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 8 Shaun Sowerby, 7 Finau Maka, 6 Jean Bouilhou (captain), 5 Romain Millo-Chluski, 4 Julien Ledevedec, 3 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 2 William Servat, 1 Daan Human

Replacements, 16 Virgile Lacombe, 17 Yohan Montes, 18 Grégory Lamboley, 19 Thierry Dusautoir, 20 Byron Kelleher, 21 Gaffie du Toit, 22 Maleli Kunavore

Castres: 15 Romain Teulet, 14 Laloa Milford, 13 Phil Christophers, 12 Steve Kefu, 11 Rafael Carballo, 10 Anthony Lagardère, 9 Kevin Senio, 8 Florian Faure, 7 Josefa Tekori, 6 Gerhard Vosloo, 5 Lionel Nallet (captain), 4 Rodrigo Capo Ortega, 3 Danie Saayman, 2 Romain Terrain, 1 Carl Hoeft

Replacements: 16 Akvsenti Giorgadze, 17 Luc Ducalcon, 18 Tim Barker, 19 Leiataua Tomiki, 20 Sébastien Tillous-Borde, 21 Lionel Mazars, 22 Laurent Marticorena

Referee: Christophe Berdos

Stade Français vs Montpellier, 33-6

It would be distressing to the pink flamingoes that they scored no bonus point. They got only two tries. For the rest the boot of David Skrela punished the men from the south.

Teams:

Scorers:

For Stade Français:

Tries: Szarzewski, Papé

Con: Skrela

Pens: Skrela 7

For Monpellier:

Pens: McHugh

Teams:

Montpellier: 15 Mark McHugh, 14 Frikkie Welsh, 13 Rickus Lubbe, 12 Murphy Taele, 11 Sébastien Kuzbik, 10 François Trinh-Duc, 9 Julien Tomas, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Johan Wasserman, 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 5 Mamuka Gorgodze, 4 Michel Macurdy, 3 Danie Thiart, 2 Olivier Diomande, 1 Sébastien Petit.

Replacements: 16 Fabien Rofes, 17 Eugene van Staden, 18 Philemon Tolefoa , 19 Michael Bert, 19 Sébastien Galtier, 20 Sébastien Buada, 21 Olivier Sarramea, 22 David Bortolussi

Stade Français: 15 Christophe Dominici, 14 Julien Saubade/Djibril Camara, 13 Stéphane Glas, 12 Mirco Bergamasco, 11 Julien Arias, 10 David Skrela, 9 Alexandre Albouy, 8 Sergio Parisse, 7 Rémy Martin, 6 Antoine Burban, 5 Pascal Papé, 4 Boela du Plooy, 3 Pedro Ledesma, 2 Mathieu Blin (captain), 1 Rodrigo Roncero.

Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Franck Montanella, 18 Arnaud Marchois, 19 Pierre Rabadan, 20 Jérôme Fillol, 21 Mathieu Bastareaud, 22 Julien Saubade/Djibril Camara

Referee: Pascal Gauzere