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Bayonne received Clermont Auvergne and beat them. Perpignan received Stade Français and lost to them. Toulon, who started so well, lost to Mont-de-Marsan who were also promoted this year but with nothing like the budget.

French flair and ELVs are not combining to produce a feast of tries. In the seven matches this weekend, 14 teams scored 13 tries were scored.

Results: Round 3

Bayonne vs Clermont Auvergne, 17-6
Brive vs Castres, 16-16
Montpellier vs Dax, 9-6
Montauban vs Bourgoin, 18-14
Stade Français vs Perpignan, 26-11
Mont-de-Marsan vs Toulon, 25-18
Toulouse vs Biarritz

Log after Round 3

1. Stade Français 13
2. Bayonne 12
3. Montauban 10
4. Toulouse 9
5. Biarritz 8 
6. Perpignan 8
7. Montpellier 8
8. Toulon 7
9. Clermont Auvergne 6
10. Mont-de-Marsan 5
11. Brive 4
11. Castres 3
13. Bourgoin 3
14. Dax 2

Bayonne vs Clermont Auvergne, 17-6

The home pack outplayed Clermont Auvergne in every department of the game and had their goal-kicking been of a reasonable standard they would have won this match even more handsomely.

Scorers:

For Bayonne:
Try: Bolavucu
Pens: Edmunds: 3
Drop: Gower

For Clermont Auvergne:
Pens: James 2

Teams

Bayonne: 15 Julien Peyras-Loustalet, 14 Benjamin Lhande, 13 Sam Gerber, 12 Craig Gower, 11 Filimone Bolavucu, 10 Manny Edmonds, 9 Cédric Garcia, 8 Julien Puricelli, 7 Rémy Martin (captain), 6 Guillaume Bernad, 5 Mikaera Tewhata, 4 Rob Linde, 3 Rodney Blake, 2 David Roumieu, 1 Pierre-Philippe Lafond
Replacements: 16 Matias Cortese, 17 Avril, 18 Aretz Iguiniz, 19 Nicolas Lafitte, 20 Marc Baget, 21 Johnny Howard, 22 Ben Fall, 23 Mathieu Maillard

Clermont Auvergne: 15 Anthony Floch, 14 Julien Malzieu, 13 Marius Joubert, 12 S Baï, 11 Napolioni Nalaga, 10 Brock James, 9 John Senio, 8 Elvis Vermeulen (captain), 7 Fabien Alexandre, 6 Julien Bonnaire, 5 Christophe Samson, 4 Julien Pierre, 3 Davit Zirakashvili, 2 Mario Ledesma Arocena, 1 Laurent Emmanuelli
Replacements: 16 Mirko Lozupone, 17 Thomas Domingo, 18 Lois Jacquet, 19 Alexandre Audebert, 20 Pierre Mignoni, 21 Pierre Manuel Garcia, 22 Arnaud Mignardi, 23 Simms Davison

Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, Frédéric Ducatez
Assessor: Jean-Marie Peyramaure, Michel Lamoulie
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier

Brive vs Castres, 16-16

Norman Ligairi's try with 12 minutes to go forced the draw.

Scorers:

For Brive:
Try: Ligairi
Con: Orquera
Pens: Goode 3

For Castres:
Tries: Capo Ortega, Lagardère
Pens: Lagardère 2

Teams:

Brive: 15 Alexis Palisson, 14 Horacio Agulla, 13 Sukanaivalu Hufanga, 12 Lachlan McKay, 11 Norman Ligairi, 10 Andy Goode, 9 Liam Davies, 8  Vincent Forgues, 7 Antonie Claassen, 6 Gerhard Vosloo, 5 Arnaud Méla, 4 Yohan Van Zyl, 3 Pierre Capdevielle, 2 Steve Thompson, 1 Davit Khinchagishvili
Replacements: 16 Djoudi, 17 Idieder, 18 Browne, 19 Azoulai, 20 Pejoine, 21 Orquera, 22 Ronnie Cooke, 23 Toderasc

Castres: 15 Thomas Bouquié, 14 Laloala Milford, 13 Lionel Mazars, 12 Salesi Sika, 11 Rafael Carballo, 10 Anthony Lagardère, 9 Thomas Sanchou, 8 Iosefa Tekori, 7 Rodrigo Capo Ortega (captain), 6 Darren Nell, 5 Kiril  Koulemine, 4 Ludovic Michaux,  3 Danie Saayman, 2 Romain Terrain, 1 Carl Hoeft.
Replacements: 16 A Giorgadze, 17 Fabio Staibano, 18 Colin Gaston, 19 Steeve Malonga, 20 Romain  Boscus, 21 Mathieu  Bourret, 22 Paul Bonnefond, 23 Kees Lensing.
 
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Patrick Bellet, Olivier Migne
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak, Alain Fernandez
Television match official: Serge Marzullo

Montpellier vs Dax, 9-6

Such an old-fashioned score and one which annoyed the Dax coach as it happened at home.

Scorers:

For Montpellier:
Pens: Todeschini 2, McHugh

For Dax:
Pens: Bortolussi, Petitjean

Teams:

Dax: 15 David Bortolussi, 14 Neumi Nanuku, 13 Federico Martin Aramburu, 12 Gavin Williams, 11 Lucas Borges, 10 Nicolas Vergallo, 9 Maxime Petitjean, 8 Joel Koffi, 7 Jannie Bornman, 6 Mathieu Lièvremont (captain), 5 Mickaël Bert, 4 Kane Thompson, 3 Renaud Boyoud, 2 William Bonet, 1 Julien Brugnaut.
Replacements: 16 Nicolas Decamps, 17 Jimmy Jaen, 18 Mattin Auzqui, 19 Cédric Guironnet, 20 Vincent Deniau, 21 Laurent Diaz, 22 Antoine Vignau-Tuquet, 23 Duncan Bell, 24 Bruno Hiriart

Montpellier: 15 Mark McHugh, 14 Thomas Brana, 13 Ollie Smith, 12 Grant Rees, 11 Olivier Sarramea, 10 Federico Todeschini, 9 Julien Tomas, 8  Louis Picamoles, 7 Johan Wasserman, 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 5 Michel Macurdy, 4 Gonçalo Uva, 3 Danie Thiart, 2 Joan Caudullo, 1 Pietman van Niekerk.
Replacements; 16 Fabien Rofes, 17 Eugene van Staden, 18 Drikus Hancke, 19 Vassili Bost, 20 Justin Marshall, 21 François Trinh-Duc, 22 Sylvain Mirande, 23 Bruce Douglas

Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Denis Grenouillet, Régis Gabard
Assessor: Michel Roger, Michel Debet
Television match official: Daniel Gille

Montauban vs Bourgoin, 18-14

The winning team did not score a try!

Scorers:

For Montauban:
Pens: Fortassin 5
Drop: Fortassin

For Bourgoin:
Try: Labrit
Pens: Laloo 3

Teams:

Montauban: 15 Julien Laharrague, 14 Shannon Paku, 13 Jean-Philippe Viard, 12 Yoan Audrin, 11 Vilimoni Delasau, 10 Fabien Fortassin, 9 Fabrice Culinat, 8 Matthew Clarkin (captain), 7 Ibrahim Diarra, 6 Antoine Battut, 5 Karim Ghezal, 4 Matthias Rolland, 3 Silviu Florea, 2 Camille Traversa, 1 G Shvelidze
Replacements: 16 G Parriel, 17 Nick Adams, 18 Rowan Frost, 19 Abdelatif Boutaty, 20 Julien Audy, 21 Johan Dalla Riva, 22 Régis Lespinas, 23 Bogdan Balan.

Bourgoin: 15 Florian Denos, 14 Jean-François Coux, 13 David Janin, 12 Yann David, 11 Rudi Coetzee, 10 Sébastien Laloo, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Yann Labrit, 7 Bogdan Leonte, 6 Julien Frier, 5 Camille Levast, 4 Brice Williams,  3 Karena Wihongi, 2 Tone Kopelani, 1 Wessel Roux.
Replacements: 16 Arnaud Tchougong, 17 Pascal Peyron, 18 Damien Fèvre, 19 Sylvain Nicolas, 20 Thomas Genevois, 21 Matias Viazzo, 22 Matthieu Nicolas, 23 Jordan Merle.

Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Touch judges: Alain Moretto, Gilbert Darrieutort
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Michel Messan
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay

Stade Français vs Perpignan, 26-11

This is a good win for the Paris side as it is indeed for anybody hoping for profit from a visit from Perpignan's nest, Aimée-Giral.

Scorers:

For Stade Français:
Tries: Vainqueur, Arias
Cons: Beauxis 2
Pens: Beauxis 3
Drop: Hernández

For Perpignan:
Try: Manas
Pens: Meyer, Laharrague

Teams:

Perpignan: 15 Philip Burger, 14 Christophe Manas, 13 Jean-Philippe Grandclaude, 12 Gavin Hume, 11 Adrien Planté, 10 Steve Meyer, 9 Chris Cusiter, 8 Jean-Pierre Pérez, 7 Henry Tuilagi, 6 Damien Chouly, 5 Gerrie Britz, 4 Nathan Hines, 3 Nicolas Mas (captain), 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Perry Freshwater.
Replacements used: 16 Charles Geli, 17 Kisi Pulu, 18 Guillaume Vilaceca, 19 Viliani Vaki, 20 Nicolas Laharrague, 21 Nicolas Durand, 22 David Marty, 23 Jerome Schuster

Stade Français: 15 Lionel Beauxis, 14 Julien Arias, 13 Guillaume Bousses, 12 Brian Liebenberg, 11 Dave Vainqueur, 10 Juan Martín Hernández, 9 Noel Oelschig, 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 7 Pierre Rabadan, 6 Sergio Parisse (captain), 5 Simon Taylor, 4 Arnaud Marchois, 3 David Attoub, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.
Replacements : 16 Laurent Sempere, 17 Pierre Correia, 18 Pierre Vigouroux, 19 Mauro Bergamasco, 20 David Albouy, 21 Mathieu Bastareaud, 22 Carl Pautric, 23 Franck Montanella

Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Bernard Perez
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou

Mont-de-Marsan vs Toulon, 25-18

Of all teams in the Top 14, Mont-de-Marsan have been the most consistent in selections. It seems to be paying off.

Scorers:

For Mont-de-Marsan:
Try: Dubie
Con: Arrayet
Pens: Arrayet 5
Drop: Arrayet

For Toulon:
Tries: Imbert, Falconetti
Con: Henjak
Pens: Pez, Vidal

Teams:

Mont-de-Marsan: 15 Florent Cazeaux, 14 Jean-Baptiste Dubie, 13 Simon Ternisien, 12 Alban Genthieu, 11 Damien Cler, 10 Yannick Lafforgue, 9 Bernard Arrayet, 8 Julien Tastet, 7 Jérôme Dhien, 6 Marc Giraud, 5 Rudolphe Berek, 4 Luke Tait,  3 Pieter Grobler, 2 Romain Lauga, 1 Nicolas Etcheverry.
Replacements: 16 Trevor Leota, 17 Patrick Blanco, 18 Laurent Travini, 19 F Marechal, 20 Lionel Duthil, 21 Yohann Durquet, 22 J Mazzonetto

Toulon: 15 Sonny Falconetti, 14 Clément Imbert, 13 Mafileo Kefu, 12 Tusi Pisi, 11 Marc Andreu, 10 Ramiro Pez, 9 Matt Henjak, 8 Jerry Collins, 7 Thomas Sourice, 6 Olivier Missoup, 5 Esteban Lozada, 4 Jocelino Suta, 3 David Banquet, 2 Philip Fitzgerald, 1 Saimone Taumoepeau.
Replacements: 16 Guillaume Ribes, 17 Ben Castle, 18 Santiago Dellapè, 19 Fotunuupule Auelua, 20 Damien Vidal, 21 Sébastien Fauqué, 22 Norman Jordaan, 23 Mathieu Larrouy.

Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Didier Morin
Assessor: Pascal Panel, Joël Dumé
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat

Toulouse vs Biarritz,

Scorers:

For Toulouse:
Tries: Kelleher, Ahotaeiloa
Con: Elissalde
Pen: Elissalde

For Biarritz:
Pens: Courrent 2

Teams:

Biarritz: 15 Nicolas Brusque, 14 Jean-Baptists Gobelet, 13 Romain Cabannes, 12 Damien Traille, 11 Ilikena  Bolakoro, 10 Vincent Courrent, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Jacques Cronjé, 7 Magnus Lund, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Jean-Baptiste Roidot, 4 Jérôme Thion (captain), 3 Benoît Lecouls, 2 Benoît Denoyelle, 3 Fabien Barcella
Replacements: 16 Benoît August, 17 Benoît Bourrust, 18 Cesar Damiani, 19 Peio Som, 20 Andrea Masi, 21 Philippe Bidabé, 22 Takudzwa Ngwenya, 23 Eduard Coetzee.

Toulouse: 15 Clément Poitrenaud, 14 Medard, 13 Yannick Jauzion, 12 Manu Ahotaeiloa, 11 Cédric Heymans, 10 Jean Baptiste Elissalde, 9 Byron Kelleher, 8 Shaun Sowerby, 7 Thierry Dusautoir, 6 Jean Bouilhou, 5 Romain Millo-Chluski, 4 Fabien Pelous (captain), 3 Salvatore Perugini, 2 William Servat, 1 Daan Human.
Replacements: 16 Virgile Lacombe, 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18 Grégory Lamboley, 19 Yannick Nyanga, 20 Maka, 21 Florian Fritz, 22 Kunavore, 23 Yohan Montès

Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Hervé Gilard, Eric Briquet Campin
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre, Michel Forget, Patrick Robin
Television match official: Gérard Borreani