Grenoble stun Toulon with last gasp try

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In a day of shocks in the Top 14, Grenoble stunned Top 14 giants Toulon while lowly Oyonnax knocked over Racing Metro 6-0.

At the Stade Felix Mayol, for 79 minutes of the game, it looked as if Jonny Wilkinson was going to be Toulon’s hero as his 21 points had given the side a 21-15 lead over Grenoble. The game was played in blustery conditions with the rain pouring for much of it with a rare spark a second-half punch-up which led to Drew Mitchell and Benjamin Thiery seeing yellow.

But as the clock ticked closer to the end of the match, Grenoble Alipate Ratini’s snuffled up a loose pass from Wilkinson and went over under Toulon’s posts. Julien Caminati knocked over the extras and despite Bernard Laporte’s touchline protests, Grenoble hung on for a hugely impressive victory.

Oyonnax found themselves second bottom in the Top 14 going into Saturday’s match against Racing Metro, a team featuring three British Irish Lions, but a stunning team effort saw them snatch a narrow 6-0 win. A penalty in both halves from Regis Lespinas proved to be the difference as Oyonnax held off a late Metro surge to secure a memorable victory.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Stade Francais’ compounded Biarritz’s woe with a 18-6 triumph while Perpignan saw off Bayonne 20-8 at the Stade Aime Giral.

On Friday evening, Castres saw off Bordeaux-Begles 15-9 with Geoffrey Palis slotting 12 points for the home side alongside a further three from Cedric Garcia. Castres were momentarily reduced to 13 men in the first-half with Yannick Caballero and Palis seeing yellow.

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

PD

TF

TA

TBP

LBP

Pts

1

Clermont Auvergne

15

10

1

4

442

295

+147

44

24

5

2

49

2

Stade Français

16

11

0

5

313

269

+44

24

25

1

2

47

3

Castres

16

9

1

6

369

268

+101

34

17

5

3

46

4

Toulon

16

8

1

7

386

275

+111

30

14

3

5

42

5

Grenoble

16

9

1

6

296

341

-45

16

24

1

2

41

6

Toulouse

15

8

0

7

304

251

+53

28

16

5

3

40

7

Montpellier

15

7

1

7

373

307

+66

32

28

4

5

39

8

Racing Metro

16

8

1

7

236

284

-48

14

20

0

4

38

9

Bordeaux Begles

16

7

0

9

362

371

-9

32

25

3

5

36

10

Perpignan

16

7

0

9

312

340

-28

24

26

2

5

35

11

Oyonnax

16

8

0

8

258

323

-65

16

27

0

1

33

12

Brive

15

5

2

8

291

304

-13

21

24

2

5

31

13

Bayonne

16

6

0

10

252

374

-122

17

35

1

5

30

14

Biarritz

16

3

0

13

206

398

-192

13

40

0

5

17

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Grenoble stun Toulon with last gasp try