In a match of great offensive poverty, Racing 92 achieved a narrow but valuable success against Toulon (22-6), Saturday in Créteil. Stammering in their game, the Ile-de-France residents relied on the success of their scorer Nolann Le Garrec then on a late try on a carried ball to sign a second success in a row, after that scored in Vannes (27-24) on the weekend. previous end. It will still take much more to remove doubts about their real level.
Apathetic in an insipid first act completed without the slightest point from either side – unheard of for three years in the Top 14 – the Racingmen at least had the merit of putting more will into the second period. It wasn’t much, but it was already a lot more than Toulonnais coming to Val-de-Marne with their executives but without any real desire to play hard and with Baptiste Serin in difficulty.
The Paris region’s control over the second act was built up front, with effective forward play to push the RCT into error. Sanctioned with two yellow cards (Kyle Sinckler then Gianluca Lucchesi), the Var allowed Le Garrec to gradually build the success of his team, with six successful kicks in a row (five penalties and a conversion) after a failure in the first act .
The Racingmen secured their victory for good on a ball carried by Jannik Tarrit (77th, 22-6), allowing his team not to finish the game without scoring a try, which would have been a first since 2016 at home for Ciel et Blanc. However, they had other opportunities to increase their lead, but lacked precision in the scoring zones, sometimes to the point of caricature with a missed throw after a succession of penalties at the end of the first act.
Behind, a copy to review
Their three-quarter play, minimalist and with a new lackluster match from fly-half Owen Farrell and first center Daniel Lancaster, delayed their plans for a long time but did not prevent them from returning to contact with the top 6. And, mine nothing, to deprive of the bonus a probable direct competitor, who had until then taken points in each of his matches, including Jean-Bouin (14-10) against Stade Français.
The points:
Racing 92 : a Tarrit essay (77th), 5 Le Garrec penalties (48th, 58th, 65th, 69th, 71st), a Le Garrec transformation (77th).
RC Toulon: 2 Serin penalties (51st, 62nd).
