Unbeaten Lyon Stay Top in France With Racing Win
PARIS (AFP) - League leaders Lyon maintained their unbeaten start to the French Top 14 season with a 31-20 victory over Racing 92 on Saturday, but conceded their first tries of the campaign.
Argentina winger Juan Imhoff, who missed out on selection in the Pumas' World Cup squad, and full-back Brice Dulin became the first to cross Lyon's line this term as 2016 champions Racing fell to their fourth loss in five games.
French international Noa Nakataici, Hamza Kaabeche and Thibaut Regard dotted down for Pierre Mignoni's side who stretched their advantage at the top of the table to four points over second-placed Bordeaux-Begles, who travel to Montpellier on Sunday.
The defeat leaves Racing, who could see an 11th player selected for the World Cup with prop Cedate Gomes Sa the favourite to replace injured Demba Bamba in France's squad, one from bottom.
A first-half scuffle between a majority of the players which resulted in Racing scrum-half Teddy Iribaren and Lyon's Mickael Ivaldi spend 10 minutes in the bin marred the fixture in Paris.
Argentina winger Juan Imhoff, who missed out on selection in the Pumas' World Cup squad, and full-back Brice Dulin became the first to cross Lyon's line this term as 2016 champions Racing fell to their fourth loss in five games.
French international Noa Nakataici, Hamza Kaabeche and Thibaut Regard dotted down for Pierre Mignoni's side who stretched their advantage at the top of the table to four points over second-placed Bordeaux-Begles, who travel to Montpellier on Sunday.
The defeat leaves Racing, who could see an 11th player selected for the World Cup with prop Cedate Gomes Sa the favourite to replace injured Demba Bamba in France's squad, one from bottom.
A first-half scuffle between a majority of the players which resulted in Racing scrum-half Teddy Iribaren and Lyon's Mickael Ivaldi spend 10 minutes in the bin marred the fixture in Paris.