Still beaten, Rouen only 10th
Beaten by Gap and Briançon recently, the Marseillais, for their part, believed in a comforting clear success in Chamonix, leading 4-1 after two thirds before being taken back at 4-4 and snatching the two points of victory in overtime on an achievement by its American scorer Matt Salhany. The Spartans (5th) thus let the Boxers of Bordeaux, clear winners in Cergy-Pontoise (5-2), climb onto the provisional podium.