Depleted Toulouse top table with win at Pau
TOP 14, SATURDAY WRAP: Toulouse went first in the French Top 14 with a 15-13 victory over Pau on Saturday despite missing a raft of players injured or on international duty including captain Julien Marchand and Scotland lock Richie Gray.
Elsewhere, France wing Virimi Vakatawa crossed twice to help Racing 92 scrape past 11th-placed Grenoble by 24-23 to become the league’s top try scorer on eight touchdowns this season.
The Parisians’ winning points came as Teddy Iribaren converted a 75th minute try from 21-year-old centre Olivier Klemenczak.
Joe Worsley started his reign as Bordeaux-Begles coach positively overcoming Toulon 36-25 to claim only a second win in six games and Patrice Collazo’s outfit’s horrific start to the season continues as they are yet to taste success on the road.
Champions Castres beat bottom of the table Perpignan 16-12 and the Catalans are still to win in the league this campaign.
Argentine flyhalf Benjamin Urdapilleta scored more than half of the visitors points at Stade Aime Giral.
Springbok Francois Steyn made his first Montpellier appearance in more than six weeks in his side’s 18-15 win at Agen. Ruan Pienaar, who signed a new contract at the GGI Stadium this week crossed with four minutes to play to claim the four points.
On Sunday Stade Francais welcome La Rochelle and Lyon travel to Clermont.
Agence France-Presse
