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Colin Slade double helps Pau close gap on Worcester in Challenge Cup
By Jack Davies
Pau closed the gap on Pool Two leaders Worcester Warriors to one point with a 21-6 European Challenge Cup victory over the Premiership club at Stade du Hameau on Friday.
The Top 14 outfit entered matchday three sitting third in the group but climbed above the Ospreys ahead of the Welsh region's clash with Stade Francais at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.
Colin Slade scored two of Pau's three tries, including one touchdown in the first minute, with Julien Blanc adding the third in the closing stages.
Two first-half penalties from the boot of Jamie Shillcock to make it 7-6 at half-time was all the visitors could muster, before the home side built a cushion.
In the day's other fixture between the bottom two sides in Pool Three, Grenoble got the better of Agen 22-15 to temporarily go top.
Benetton and Harlequins meet in Treviso on Saturday to determine who will sit at the summit by the end of the weekend.
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It certainly needs to be cherished. Despite Nick (and you) highlighting their usefulness for teams like Australia (and obviously those in France they find form with) I (mention it general in those articles) say that I fear the game is just not setup in Aus and NZ to appreciate nor maximise their strengths. The French game should continue to be the destination of the biggest and most gifted athletes but it might improve elsewhere too.
I just have an idea it needs a whole team focus to make work. I also have an idea what the opposite applies with players in general. I feel like French backs and halves can be very small and quick, were as here everyone is made to fit in a model physique. Louis was some 10 and 20 kg smaller that his opposition and we just do not have that time of player in our game anymore. I'm dying out for a fast wing to appear on the All Blacks radar.
But I, and my thoughts on body size in particular, could be part of the same indoctrination that goes on with player physiques by the establishment in my parts (country).
Go to commentsHis best years were 2018 and he wasn't good enough to win the World Cup in 2023! (Although he was voted as the best player in the world in 2023)
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