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Toulouse resist Racing fightback to reclaim top spot
By Peter Hanson
Toulouse resisted a Racing 92 fightback to make it 10 Top14 matches unbeaten and return to the top of the table with a 34-29 win on Sunday.
Clermont Auvergne had briefly reached the summit after beating Bordeaux Begles a day earlier. But, in a match where the teams split eight tries in Paris, Toulouse replaced their rivals once again.
Arthur Bonneval and Sofiane Guitoune tries for Toulouse were twice answered by Finn Russell and Juan Imhoff to keep Racing – who earlier on Sunday announced the legendary Dan Carter is to return to the club – in touch.
However, Lucas Tauzin's five-pointer and a second penalty from Zack Holmes preceded the latter going over for the visitors' fourth try just before the hour.
Racing made a brave fight of it as Joe Rokocoko and Antoine Gibert touched down, while a penalty at the death from Ben Volavola at least earned a losing bonus point for Racing.
In Sunday's other fixture, Tawera Kerr-Barlow's late try – his second of the match – earned La Rochelle a nervy 28-21 victory at struggling Grenoble to go third.
La Rochelle ran in four tries, but Gaetan Germain kicked seven penalties to ensure the high-fliers had to do things the hard way.
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Good analysis, but perhaps too kind to Marcus.
The fact that he's so focused on creating opportunities for himself and not others doesn't just make him a less rounded fly-half than Ford and Fin, but has completely devastated England's attempts to build an attacking system.
Go to commentsTu as tout résumé. SA rugby donne tout pour les Boks car l'objectif suprême est la Coupe du monde.
Les pays européens ne mettent pas autant de moyens dans leurs équipes nationales car l'économie du rugby est orientée sur les clubs.
Voilà la principale raison de la domination extrême de HS dans le palmarès des WC.
L'argent est apporté par les équipes nationales en HS et par les clubs ou provinces en HN.
A part, l'Angleterre en 2003 difficile d'exister dans toutes les compétitions de rugby aujourd'hui.
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