At the end of the 6th day, the Lyonnais inflicted a heavy defeat on Sunday on the Parisians (35-3), now thirteenth in the standings.
A one-sided match. Lyon inflicted a heavy correction on Stade Français Paris (35-3), this Sunday, at the end of the 6th day of the Top 14. A real offensive recital from the Rhone players who scored five tries by Monty Ioane (11th), Josiah Maraku (33rd), Baptiste Couilloud (41st, 47th) and Ethan Dumortier (61st). With this double, the LOU international scrum-half has scored 19 tries in his last 19 league matches.
Opposite, the Pink Soldiers were totally apathetic, overwhelmed in all areas of the game and, more seriously, they showed no desire. More disciplined and better in possession, two of its usual weak points, LOU Rugby largely dominated a feverish, harmless Parisian team with sometimes poorly controlled aggression.
After a controlled first period, marked by two tries from international Italian winger Monty Ioane (7-0, 12th), on the counter, and from New Zealand center Josiah Maraku (14-0, 35th), the Lyonnais stunned the meeting after returning from the locker room with a double from their captain, scrum half Baptiste Couilloud (44th, 48th) to lead 28-3.
After the hour mark, winger Ethan Dumortier scored his first try (62nd) since June 4, 2023, and the play-off lost against Bordeaux, to definitively ensure his team’s offensive bonus. Faced with the Lyonnais who did not demonstrate their usual generosity, the Parisians, for their part, did not often enter the opposing twenty-two meters and did not provide themselves with any testing opportunities.
With this new defeat (the 4th in 6 days), the capital club is 13th and penultimate in the elite. LOU, which has a 14th home success in all competitions, moved up to 4th place. Next Saturday (4:30 p.m.), Stade Français – which will experience a week under pressure – will travel to Castres, while Lyon will travel to Perpignan.
