By Benjamin Dudon
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Impressively, the double title holders secured their first success of the season in the European Cup, with the bonus being their inability to capitalize on their numerical superiority against Leicester.
English Leicester charged a lot, faced a lot, but they left the Marseille-Deflandre stadium with a very heavy suitcase (40-7). Attack coach Sebastien Bobol announced during the week that the players were tired of hearing their opponents as machines, they confirmed it on the field, especially in defence, by winning their first success of the season in the Champions Cup. in front of a delighted audience.
Pierre Bourgarit is injured
However, they did not make it easy for themselves with three yellow cards, two in quick succession in the second half (Dainty followed by Skelton in the 51st and 52nd minutes) and missed try chances. But they tormented the English, even paying the luxury of Joel Sclavi scoring 13 for 15 (35-7, 60th).
With seven tries (including two from Teddy Thomas and two from Ulupano Suetani) and an attacking bonus, Rochelles are back in the race for qualification, with seven units, two lengths behind the Stormers and Leicester and two points ahead of Sale. whom he will visit on January 21. The big loss, the crying out of Pierre Bourgarit, in international form but with a left shoulder injury.
