these are the lineups and it's a very familiar lineup for lell who recruited sparingly during the summer Greg aldr leads the side Will Skelton in the second row Calo Dante Nolan Leeds in a back line that really packs a punch saty racking up his 50th cap for lell uh their one new signing their only new signing really Kane Douglas coming down coming up the up the coast from bordo bega he starts on the bench tul did go to the market and those two English recruits I was telling you about cinler and Lam both start another England International Dave ribbons is at lockwell Welshman Dan bigger pulls the strings at number 10 with the finga Nuka outside him in the centers there on the bench you can see the Fiji fly set R to kuu as well as two other new signings Dan Brenan and mck evaldi it is a fantastic atmosphere at the St Marcel G flre it always is they've sold over 14,000 season tickets for this season which is so quite remarkable uh the stadium only holds 16,700 it's packed it's beautiful weather down on the Atlantic coast temperature around about 21° no rain and two fabulous sides Greg aldr on the left in the black shirt and the yellow markings uh leading out lelle his France International teammate charl olivon he was Captain of France of course before Anan dup took the uh took the armband leading out the two on side [Music] and the noise level's [Music] Rising locals have been starved they've had a couple of months off they've had to go and enjoy themselves by the seaside taking in all those holiday festivities the kids paddling enjoying the gorgeous Atlantic Coastline but now it's serious stuff it's the rree and we're back to business moment to remember the young toose player Med noi 17y old who tragically was drowned during the summer at Diaz Beach at K point in South Africa during the uh under 18 competition during the weekend a really sad loss not just for rugby obviously but uh for his family in particular giveing the Applause of everyone in the ground Applause there for m n now the players take their places B Min is ready clipboard in place Ludovic G take the whistle today Stan Bo and Kevin Bradley as uh touch judges with dennise Deni gruer as the video ref and uh doubtless we'll be hearing from him now we've had plenty of tries already this weekend 30 on Saturday there's a good chance we're going to get a few more today pin ear back season starting it's tulon in the white shirts kicking off from left to right thanks to Dan biger ball immediately falling loose the back it's uh conier he's feeding it back for tuera carvalo r a Wy leans in first caterpillar of the season and a high ball is well taken by Jack null flips it back in but it's h intercepted by sah scrum half looking to get his backs moving bigger popping it up for Dave ribbons bigger again is there a way through for fuku there isn't and he's giving away a [Applause] penalty dunan P hour who is penalized there forced to uh play at fullback today one or two injuries in this early stage of the season for uh T [Applause] long and notably of course no Melvin Jamin he would normally have been at fullback but as I'm sure you are well aware circumstances during the summer uh when France toured Argentina he load to a 34 four week suspension for Melvin Jam I won't be seeing him in action at least until the start 2025 Marell to work it through the forwards at the moment R wardy piles in and Calo looking to get the backs moving Jonathan dantey good to see him fit and flying one more they won the penalty this will be the first opportunity for points this season I West is having a look he's in fact he's not going to go for the points he's going for the touch line it's a fair distance from the posts and uh decent Breeze down by the down by the sea [Applause] thison underwhelmed by that first action here buar is the man where the line out it's well taken by Conor and now Lala moving looking to burn through the middle Greg alrd standing up satany up popped out it's well retrieved Skelton has it and one another penalty long are going to need to be a little bit careful [Applause] here Kyle Sinkler his first action in the top cats giving away a penalty well he has been known for that during the course of his career in England with [Applause] England so now this is real danger territory for uh tulon bulgar with the line out going to the middle it's well taken by tomal Lao but it goes loose rivons is piling onto it but Calo hangs on over the top goes yuut it's come back for Greg aldr laalo looks right a West it's dragged down by three tacklers there going to be holes opening up it's a little bit of a flat pass that for Hadad immediately gets swamped does manage to get the ball back they lost a little bit of ground aldrid again just lowers the head drives in like a charging rhino doesn't get him too far though nice little step inside from [Applause] Satan still a good position for larell as Will Skelton looks to bully his way through I West feeds once more Jack n getting involved cabalo again feeds wardy that's a good drive from the prop forward earns them a yard or two ald is there looks to go around the corner he's not going to get too far the ball coming back quickly mad again held up it's good defense from tulong but how long can they hold out buar it goes through the Gap oh was a little knock on but the referee he's going to have a look at this I think going to bring him back just spilled it as he was going forward [Applause] but first there is the warning for charl olivar four penalties early on and referee Ludovic K saying you're going to have to watch this we're in a potential penalty try area wanding back just to cont YouTube you not YouTube Excuse me so once again I West kicks for Touch tulon under real pressure at the moment taken at the front oh round they come looking on the Blind Side at the moment Calo eye on the ball difficult to see where it is right now Calo has it but he's charged into a touch I think that's a two long ball that didn't quite work for larell Cala reckons he let go kept it in referee says too late number nine long throw back for Lois Lam getting involved in the action good left boot he's got clears the lines and for the moment danger has been [Applause] averted after all that pressure seven minutes worth effectively marelle still with a big clap zero on the board having uh just declined two opportunities to take three points always wonder about the way some of that penalty this time for uh too [Applause] [Music] long Sarah sharing a smile High tackle [Applause] [Applause] Ste tulon started brightly up in the L shell 22 they haven't been there for a while chance for them finally to have another crack nice inside bar pass for Vier but he's well [Music] tackled messy but it's still there with the white shirts to lose too long excuse [Applause] me still they keep [Applause] coming Jeremy Suns out tries to lock down that touch line it's still there with fanuka driven back by The larell Defenders they're getting up quickly larell just as uh tul had the second best attack record last year marelle had the best defensive record in the top 14 only conceded 496 points the whole season but they're going to have some more defending to do now they've got the ball but they've got it through [Applause] illegally getting involved [Music] [Applause] now you think this is right in front this is the uh the obvious choice [Applause] here especially when you're away from home so difficult in France to win away from home neat little interchange there between Teddy bin and Kyle Sinkler [Applause] marelle killing the ball points on the board 3-0 to two long to bigger gets them [Applause] rolling 10 minutes in and uh really L shell might be scratching their heads and wondering on Earth they're trailing by three points to nil they've had the better of it so far just need to uh settle themselves remember the pragmatic side as well Danny pzo long ball forward well taken by Dylan Lads West launches the ball up field but it's well taken too long in the chase back again Dylan LEDs is on it South African collecting nicely there's there a little bit of r [Music] no no no no [Applause] discipline Leeds outside still there Will Skelton Lads garit now here's their room outside for Jack null he's managed to make a little bit of space made some progress down that touch line Jack null little inside pass again skeleton dragged to the floor Calo feeds West there's lovely quick hands the Gap was opened up oh this could be a great opportunity the the pass isn't brilliant but there is room sui going for the line he had Dy outside him and the ball's gone loose and it's turned over Duncan py hour has uh reclaimed it for too long another chance goes a beging maybe satany could have done the with using Dy there they had the room outside D such a bulldozer well the opportunity goes beging once again two long lead by three points to [Applause] nil go [Applause] suaning hanging on well uh brought down by bigger and Co and of course was P hour who pounced on that loose ball marelle with the line out though still in a good position on the edge of the 22 conier with a good feed now they come again West has it takes it into the tackle he's holding on Lam first man there and was denied [Applause] Jackal old fashioned uh instructions there fromi [Applause] chase the ball follow it l made his reputation in England as as top quality jackler fashion number six if you like they've always had a tendency to play left and right rather than blind and open but uh I didn't of the blind variety good drive once again oh that's round the neck there's going to be trouble there I [Applause] think Sinkler may have a little chat with someone still it's lell going at the moment Calo has his hands on the ball feed inside for Skelton aalo again satain Noel no sees a gap oh this is lovely stuff from Jack no former England International surely this is going to be a try for lell Hadad though is brilliantly closed down again was there something high in that tackle Skelton is there just a meter or so from the line Calo there's a bigger flying over the top sorry ribbons flying over the top they're all flying over the top at the moment as larell just held [Applause] up the referee wants to have a chat Gregory [Applause] alri leg getting the word from Ludovic K making it very very clear he didn't appreciate the refereeing instructions from the spring but there it is it was down bigger excuse my eyes Dan biger getting the yellow card for flying over and uh great surprise so L shell sorry tulon down to 14 man that was yeah big fly right over the top great run from Jack null he arrived last season Jack null uh there was a bit of network going on there wasn't there and didn't settle immediately he was being played the center in the centers uh before the World Cup and of course he was not a part of the England setup he uh stepped away from that to to come and he he didn't really settle into that Center positioning he was much happier once he got back on the [Applause] wing now the big squeeze from lell Calo goes he's going on his own Calo has scored surely that is the try toera Calo with the first try of the season for larell comes in the 17th minute and they're up and running it was coming it's been coming since about the second minute they've been hammering away at that door finally kerbo barged his way right through it scored just the one try last season so he's already equaled that in what is at the moment is the last season of his contract 34 years of age toera cabalo a West little bit younger 32 pops over the uh two points for the conversion and the kiwis working well at the moment for [Applause] larell a lead by seven points to [Applause] Three Down biger suitably chastened on the touch line he's going to have to sit out the next few [Applause] minutes to long are going to struggle a little bit without [Applause] [Music] him Dyan Lads fires the ball back up field l High well they're coming back for the offside that is against well this is the new lore of course the referee reminding him that he would he stayed still when he needs to be returning behind towards the the kicker uh you can no longer loer with without intent and that is to cut back on those uh dreary kicking tennis matches we had last season so now the the players are basically offside and they have to be retreating to get back on side larell come again [Applause] NOS waiting out wide but they're going the other way Calo again west feed Skelton uh sorry R ay calo conier Calo [Music] Lavo lock forward Tom Tom [Applause] Lavo Skelton Calo the pressure building once again Hadad looking for a way through another penalty one against Yan yuut To Lose player his second season at T long he played six games last year you had a string of injuries very effective operator when he's fit on this occasion gave away the penalty another chance for larell to drive home that early superiority there's the brains trust r agara on the right he's really has got brains around him he's got Roman Pani and Don har looking after the forward Sebastian bubul looking after the backs GTH Ro Ste Camp is looking after the scrums Remy tales for fly half lovely player he's uh looking after kicking and skills season they want to go better rebuild climb to the top of the tree as Calo feeds way outside oh there's so much space it's not a great pass oh dear me I think that's gone out well that was messy Ju favra really was given a tough one there it should have been a running his football skills letting him down but actually that's not fair to him the danger is still there [Applause] [Music] Dave [Music] ribbons oh it's Messi it's collected In The End by estan abadi wearing number seven for T long who manages to hoist it away and get it into touch they are surviving by the skin of their teeth at the moment to long they're under real pressure cor flapping at it just missing it by a fingertip putting off the other jumpers loose now it's larell with Pierre bugar who have the line out goes to the middle Lao takes it again making progress through that Midfield just about every single time oh that's well held on in goes R ay have the advantage skeleton driving towards the line oh this line is creaking it's cracking it's crumbling lell just meets oh but once again terrible pass Jack null has it it was good work by Dylan Les null driving back through oh great work by the extra man the former extra manant it'll dink over the top from West the chase he's not going to get there will they have the penalty have and the referee having another word [Laughter] [Applause] [Music] with second warning from lud K these rep repeated penalties [Music] so larel go again they really are full of threat and this at the moment has the feel of a potential [Applause] Landslide tulon are really creaking at the seams under so much pressure at the moment just seven points to three so on the scoreboard they're still in it but they've been played off the park in this opening 25 minutes olivon he's going to have to work hard for his money today Conor superb take now the forwards Drive in they've got a little bit of help bugar has the ball tucked under oh beautifully play but may have gone forward null with the touchdown but it was just marginally forward once again it's passing just not not great a little TI forward you can see Jack null signaling how tight that call was but he was right he was forward well you got to say as Dan biger returns that tulon of done brilliantly not to concede more because they conceded the try immediately after he went off they hung on since then and it remains seven points to three [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] settle squeezes on and it's olivon breaking off the back running into conier and he's got a head injury there's a big call I think that was a clash ah heads olivon looks out for the count and immediately that was um well good to see by all the players close by I think the referee trying to work out the state of play medical staff trying to work out the state of health I think both players are going to have to go off that was cororio coming in from the side but I think was that Dy Dy crashed in I [Applause] think sh olivon is back on his feet down like a sack of Spuds though I really hope they just get him off give him the concussion test a bit worry is Jonathan Dante still down on the ground he moves two big Clacks and uh at the top C's launch during the week there was a lot of talk about protocols and about how they have done so much to improve their work and uh well it's good to see that uh olivon is going off it may it may be temporary but I I suspect it may not be for the match uh and he's replaced by mattio lovc but simply cannot take any chances with had injuries Jonathan Dy is also off and Teddy Tomar comes on to replace him sensible decisions all around disappointing for both players obviously but just can't take [Music] chances so I imagine with Teddy Tomar coming on you may well see Jack no moving into the center je th back Teddy Tomar is lining up there welcome to a new Ser Barney so used to seeing Teddy Tom on the wing very rarely see in the [Applause] center 19 down side of the scrum looks though Lis Lam has moved to eight [Applause] bapti sarra with the put in Lam haszard at the back but it's a larell penalty they've gone quickly aldr driving over the line have they got the ball down the referee's coming to have a [Applause] [Music] look thank well San is the new captain and now looks as though ribbons is going to be in trouble the other way around bti SAR who has been given the yellow [Applause] card both the two long half backs having time in the cooler so many penalties racked up by uh by tulon in this opening period under so much pressure once again West goes for the corner [Applause] s going in for the tackle when uh 10 meters hadn't gone good take by Conor in the line out there is B Garrett B Garett driving through there held up just about a meter short [Applause] it's still there just being held up surely they're going to uh get their way over another drive from lavvo as gaban Vier having to go at caral trying to get him out of the way a where is is the ball referee again saying it's held [Applause] [Music] up well more really desperate defense but superb defense gaban viler really gets himself stuck in there it's s P away once again Lewis Lam in the end and lelle must be wondering what they've got to do to really make this pressure count they've had almost all the possession all the territory in this first half an hour they lead by seven points to three just four points in it Skelton West Leeds Jack Noel [Applause] sui inside there's a hand on it got a deliberate knock on well reckon it was a deliberate knock on I'm not sure about the deliberateness of it it was certainly knock [Applause] on it's going off all over the place at the moment du out by fap [Music] T long look look tired already had to do so much defending so many tackles they put in in this uh first half Dylan Leeds collects there's still plenty of running in the larell legs Jack Noel once again looking to go right through the middle he's great to watch when he's on song [Applause] looking for it picks up goes on his own dragged down by lovc Hadad still [Applause] going [Applause] Skelton cellia get getting stuck in there massive Georgian [Applause] prop ALR lays the ball down for Calo favra Noel Leeds Leed steps inside oh he's going to look for the way through he's just closed down by ribbons and by uh High hour they I think they may have stolen the ball here T [Applause] long yeah good turnover the's trying to get in there in fact it is yuut who comes away with it doesn't get very far tries to get back on the right side bigger brings it into touch [Applause] [Music] [Applause] drifting inside but that's good double kind of don't like the look of the ribbons tackle around the neck Rara doesn't like the look of it either if he can lip read French or Irish French for [Applause] Irish have some uh tasty tasty phrases to pick out Breo just getting a little bit of attention taking on some water say 21 degrees in lell this afternoon it's not the height of Summer it's a warm Early Autumn day or late summer day depending on how you call it oh they're struggling to hang on to this one to long they've gone to ground and they've given away the penalty is the man penalized went horribly wrong there corer was the man with the [Applause] tackle so T long just unable to control collect giving away the penalty it's into touch once again lell up in the the front yard they parked next to the lawn and they're wrapping away at the front door oh dear well they've given possession away again today if lell lose this game they would only have themselves to blame because they so many opportunities in this first half they simply haven't taken them oh charge down but [Applause] uh against Calo that time for offside enthusiasm from the 34y Old World Cup with New Zealand 15 I think that [Applause] one lar shell from W in 2017 what is politely termed stalwart [Music] that was almost clean Gilda is in the scrum half roll at the moment for T long number 14 s bom so still just one try in this first half lelle leading by 7.3 T long have been uh have had two yellow cards in this first half they haven't really suffered on the scoreboard at the moment they have possession on the halfway yeah looking for a way through little chip and a Chase maybe two much on that one does go through the uh through the dead ball Zone too far for [Applause] G such a really combative figure he's not huge you do see him often joining the uh forwards the idea was good execution not quite so not quite so hot Vier was uh was a shoing with the French national team when he was fit but of course the arrival of the has rather knocked him into the [Applause] background Keen to reclaim his place in the French [Applause] sidea all turned over sat Teddy Tomar sees a gap doesn't see no to flip it back didn't get it right well BST s returns to the field he's quite a a trooper SAR he was a captain of the French team during the summer on their we can politely call their troubled tour of Argentina started well they won the first test and of course uh player problems ued and uh it was a little more difficult after that one of those players involved was Oscar juu lell flanker and we still don't know what's going to happen with regard to juu and uh Ugo Ugo Oru lot forward they were the two who were held back in Argentina they were right back in France now and we await a decision on Thursday to find out where that case is going to go it's halime here at the St Marcel def flandre I pinch myself when I look at the scoreboard and tell you that it is L Rell 7 to La three because this half has been totally dominated matio lovc Dy replaced by Teddy Tom off we go for the second half lelle looking to build on their first half performance lacking Precision said Greg aldr at halftime and uh well that's uh absolutely right they had so much of the possession the territory to Long giving away 11 penalties in the first half giving away two yellow cards as well and yet it's just four points in it on the board quick take but uh it's stra down into two long hands another long ball forward thas and again now you see the the with the new rules not getting the aerial combat of kicking kicking tennis kicker has to has to chase now to put his teammates on side his teammates have to come back to get on side have got a change dunan hour have that Clash ah heads just before halftime he's been replaced by siki tuu fian International wearing number 22 it's on the two long side for a moment they calm down there there he is uh to kuu join from Bri last season some time at clel as well I cos playay for Fiji holding hands with Jack n Jonathan dantey having to sit out the second half after that Clash of [Applause] heads out a safe and sorry [Applause] bti s with the [Applause] Puttin the back feeds to bigger the ball quickly pushed out to G on the right wing Hoops It Forward collected by Dylan LEDs no o that came late the referee blow his whistle now and I think he is going to go he is going to have a look at this on what you say [Applause] six it was all in the motion it seems to have come off worse you don't want to go tanking into Jack no he's a cornishman you bounce off him go go Maya West has the penalty and into the corner it goes so we're back in familiar territory right hand corner marelle spent a lot of time in the first half similarly in the right hand corner aleno AC comes on for [Applause] yut now can Pierre bulgar find his man no he can't it's stolen it's taken by estan abadi and they have won the penalty so again good defense good defense for tul Abid getting pats on the back around there come on come on come on SOL go one of three Northampton players in the side x Northampton players down bigger game in uh 2022 followed by Dave ribbons last season and this year we got lwis Lam L between the two sides now toou looking to run and it's a Saran Saran going well support from ribbons biger with the little oh V K Gaber has run into the side of Dylan LEDs ball bobbles out gaban V is going to be claiming tackle off the ball there neat footwork well I think Leeds looked as though he was coming across to collect there may have been an element of deliberateness about it but uh to be part of the [Music] game the [Applause] charge Dyan LEDs Teddy Tom forward pass to Long get the possession and now it's early in this second half too long Shing up a lot better than they did in the first 40 minutes just that little pass to Teddy Tom just just inching forward too long he's enough front row Danny pzo he's a France International 19 caps he's got Kyle Sinkler from The Other Side 68 England caps seven for the British and Irish lions in the middle Teddy bin four caps for France second row you've got Brian aleno AC Samoan International and Dave ribbons an England International back row Lam ab and lovc lovc the only one not capped the charges on is that a try it is oh it's a brilliant piece of work and tulon are in the lead it caught uh the lar shell defense napping and it caught me napping as well super stuff Gail dran is the man little chip through from Baptist Saran Gail dran so quick off his heels Chas is after it and touches down in the corner and two long are very much back in this game let see what it meant for pier Mion that came out of nowhere okay down bigger teeing up a conversion inside now one point in front this to make it three it goes wide toward a onepoint game larell seven tulon eight larell Must Be Wondering what on Earth has been going on super Stu from Baptist Sarah he's so good at that spotting the Gap threading the ball through drean followed him up over for the try changes on the front row for lell they've got some work to do now this is making it uh an interesting second half isn't it tul long have decided to play some [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] rugby there changes in both front rows T long switched all three so pzo bobin and Sinkler all off Dan Brennan Mikel ivaldi and uh saano are all on the lell side tella and bugar to giv way to col and too latu the sole survivor of the front row club for the moment biger again threading the ball [Music] deep taken by [Music] Lads go Ted Ted little knock forward there from toyu he'll be annoyed at that he had the ball covered he had time and can L shell take advantage they couldn't in the first half the crowd behind them all the way always magnificent support in lell for their team indeed in pretty much every ground in the top cat magical atmosphere you'll see it if you're watching later on newly promoted van the first side from Britany to make the top Catos they face uh to lose they'll have a full house there as well and that'll be something special off the back go uh conier larell breaking for the corner they've got to up their game a little bit now Concor to aldr aldr feeds it back Calo going wide they're looking for space no beautifully picks out Dylan lad that is a wonderful try oh super stuff from lell finally getting their act together finding that Precision they lacked so much in the first half and Dylan LEDs bursting through for the second try for larell and that restores their lead super stuff from NL as well lovely long floated pass allowed Dylan Leeds to burst through the uh through the Gap in the the defense what a try Rell lead by 12 points to eight West with the chance pop a couple more on that as well he does it so lell leading by 14 points away look at that pass from null we're not used to seeing him play like this and certainly in the top cat as I mentioned earlier he didn't start particularly well last season but perhaps now that he's bedded in starting his second season and feeling comfortable in his surroundings this is when we will see Jack null really make a difference at larell he's had a great game so far okay now what a too long go can they come back again no no no s ignoring the whistle for the little dance through the attack through the defense rather it is a penalty what to long biger slides the ball down the touch line this point too long going to conference again thought they'd have worked out though the plan in its uh them but anyway they are gathered now the throw from Mikel evaldi he's a good thrower evaldi began his career with tul long then went on his travels but he's being driven back here oh that's great defense from lar shell they've knocked uh too long back about 10 meters [Applause] there ball still with the visitors though Saran digs it out ribbons goes through was a high tackle I think so they have the advantage EV valdi again drives him looking to borrow his way through little dink over the top from from bigger that was collected they're going to come back for the penalty so it's Thomas lavvo who is penalized for the high tackle back in that corner and bigger presumably do the same thing again just a little stoppage that Will Skelton down on the floor he's blocking the gang way at the moment ribbons going through and uh tackle there from Laval SK back on his feet bigger into the corner tulon on the attack again they Trail by six points [Applause] valy goes short to Ribbons oh good drive sucked in SAR gets his hands on the ball again goes to a still waiting on the [Applause] wing to L was the man lying on the ball well now been given a talking to we saw sh oliv on in the first half popping popping plenty from the referee for the indiscipline of his team and now it's the turn of Greg Aldrich loitering listening into everything the referee says so the penalty or tulon they going to go short San leads Eleni ribbons there there it's turned over that's great defensive work from [Applause] larelle chance for May West to find some ground and he does it there is the holding on it's the Clinging On as the uh yeah he really does wear his heartless sleeve [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] makes his way on for a West not a bad replacement International fly half straight into the action nice little feed there for Teddy tomama now they change direction larell burst through the Middle with Lavo Calo picks and goes he's held up the momentum at the moment very good red award he feeds col has it drives back onto the inside Calo feeds once more tackles flying in Teddy Tomar thinks he's oh he's found a little Gap Tomar he's held up but it's forward momentum oh the ball this time has its own forward momentum bobbling out of control and into touch came off a white hand so it's going to be lar shell [Applause] throw Teddy Tom still a real uh handful on the top cat off he's only 30 28 tests for France scored 15 tries in that time again they have so much wealth it's stolen away once again the line out's letting uh letting L shell down gaban viler looking for a taking that a camera out at the same time [Applause] [Applause] going back and it's larell with the lineer Conor can't take it this is poor from larell the throwing has been bad and this is tolu latu I don't think he's landed one since he came on Dylan Leeds Jack Noel Noel straightens to lead oh that's beautifully done jul fabra we haven't seen much of fabra on the beans but there he goes he's handed over though it's uh he fing anuka got it illegally says the ref penalty has been given a little bit of a Tango with the two scrum [Applause] halfes I think the instructions from the touch line might be take the points [Applause] but seem to have a revulsion about kicking the three pointers three-pointer now would put the nine clear and then you can turn the through but anyway they going for the touch line and now the crowd really getting behind their side and again it's gone to was but it's collected over goes on one aoy but as a knock on and it won't count this lineup is is not good and that time I don't think you can blame the thrower that was totally L's fault oh just fingertip lack of fingertip [Applause] control let's go let go well once again larell so close and and I go back when your line out's not working particularly well surely there's an argument for taking your three points if they're there you got a good goal kick at hasto very very accomplished goal kicker just put the pressure back on the uh opposition the lead goes to nine points they're not in a winning position straight away they still are at six points down down have to build that scoreboard pressure anyway shouldn't really be saying this Ron agar has got two Champions cups to his name I've got um two fewer than that as many International caps and so on is on the field bre half placing down bigger into the last quarter of the game it's still a lot tighter than it should be L shell should be up the road and over the hill by now as it is they only lead by six they can still lose this gamey awarded for tulon scrums going down Antonio not playing today okay this this [Applause] valdi has the uh line out throw working nicely for ton now being reliable thrower in upto launches the ball [Music] high St where's he going now he's thought he was going to run himself into trouble there but he's taking off down the touch line CH dinks the ball through [Applause] collected by Tui kuu who's he got with him he's got gaban viler now to Long attacking from their own line viler with the chip and Chase well the chip landed in the hands of Noel popped it back eventually it goes into [Applause] [Music] touch still a little bit of of otball in a sense kicking tennis but it's a lot more Dynamic than we have seen of late players would stand stock still and just wait viler getting into uh he's he's he's not a stranger to putting himself in the mix and nor his R noar either nice work hasto or was there a decoy run there may have to look at that Teddy Tom look to interfere in Midfield ball is still there to iubu is trying to get to it was he offside oh the referee's given it the other [Applause] way looked to me as T kubu was coming in from the side but saw it [Applause] differently perhaps youell were a little bit uh fortunate earlier in that uh in that move [Applause] [Music] viler with the red the red hat getting everywhere at the moment doing so much work gives way to 20-year-old Lou pen [Music] gathered by ribbons to kuu with the feed body is all over it ball coming back though for Sarah Len o leaning in but it's stolen it's with skeleton it back in drives Paul budon who's another replacement on the [Applause] field it's a little bit messy Noel has it takes route one it's still with the black shirts of larell the ball pops out it's with no again Noel twist turn look he was looking for Conor there couldn't find him but now the ball with col over he goes and there is the try I think that is George HRI goel who has got the [Applause] try well it's taken larell a long long time to build up this kind of lead they haven't made it easy for themselves but this was a good work again jack no at the heart of it pick up there col driving over buries himself across the line touches the ball down that's another five points for larell oh dear that didn't quite work for asoy there was me singing his Praises just a moment ago as a fine and uh reliable goal kicker missed out Kane Douglas appears to make his uh top C debut for Lara shell sole signing during the summer Kane Douglas 35 years old has arrived after six seasons that's bordo beg just down the coast so not far for him to move he's got a little bit of life in him yet Kane Douglas alri making his way off 19 points to eight larell lead with 10 minutes remaining in this uh Top Cat opener [Music] [Applause] D for Saran as [Applause] well plenty of changes now in the sides almost both benches emptied I think both benches hav been emptied because yes Thomas B is on for toera Calo and Thomas B making making his 100th appearance for larell today 26 years old made his debut back in 2018 SC five tries last season in his 17 appearances so he's a very handy poacher around the fringes as well iali chop chop too long looking for something remember they get a bonus Point within six of the opposition little knock knock on there from J Dongo you see [Applause] so now we got the two two new scrimmages effectively had too many scrums today all going to have to get uh reacquainted quainted even in some cases as the put in L relle looking relatively comfortable Now with an 11-point lead eight minutes [Applause] remaining up have to do it again Breo with the ice on the knee not good news what Flex goes quickly looking to feed the forwards Longo out looking for Dave rivens and is he going the other way on the left [Music] it's going against melal [Applause] Shadows lengthening across the uh field at the start Marcel def flandre the home supporters still in good voice it's not been ideal this opening day they've seen a performance which has uh threatened at times to be outstanding but uh has popped and fluted and fizzled threatened to blow up in their faces it looks now as though lell finally have done enough to win their Opening match of the top cat season again it's another steal on the line out last season they won at home against tulon 2717 lost away that was tulon winning that one 2523 so their games have been uh pretty tight AC Coss they met in the uh in the playoff not ton lell won 3429 great day that lell come again they're looking for another [Applause] try another one will give them a bonus Point those come in very handy come May and we're looking at who's going to get into the top six who's missing out who's going to be uh direct into semi-finals so on and so forth and here they come through the middle oh just uh triling Dongo looking to get away oh this is nice running from the scrum half oh that's super stuff from Dongo he's put fanuka away and now Drea no one's going to stop Drea he's so quick g d is through for his second try of the game and suddenly tulon are back in this match they've got a chance not only of a defensive bonus point but even of winning the match still three and a bit minutes remaining lovely running from jul Dongo fanuka timed the pass perfectly there was no way Teddy tomama was going to get back to uh cut off gria his second try of the match here he [Applause] goes suddenly we're back to a four-point game Dongo shining well they could not lay a hand on him lovely dazzling running from [Music] Dongo two really opportunist chances for tulon they've taken them both suddenly we've got a tight last five minutes or last three minutes on our hands lell leading 19 points to 15 three tries to two ton can win this match they've lost possession a forward [Applause] pass so lelle will have the scrummage I doubt they'll be in too much of a hurry to settle down for it time ticking away well just a moment ago I was saying L Shel pressing for another try to give them an attacking bonus point but all up the other end and suddenly it's h it's tulon who at the moment have a defensive bonus Point still have a chance of winning this match we saw a couple of games yesterday being decided in the last minute castra beating larelle Bion beating pepo can it happen again today can tulon find something at the moment they're on the back foot larell piling in just a minute and 20 remaining arelle looking to keep the ball they're up on to the [Music] 22 good work flinging the ball wide Hadad is held up but it's still with beon feeds col one of the tri scorers oh the ball's gone loose Dongo has it again the big kick up field now this is for the Chasers who's going to get there first it looks as though it's going to be Dylan Les it is but he's going to be under pressure he needs to get that ball back quickly not hang on to it he don't want to be given away penalties it is it's taken away oh there high tackle I think comes in there on Tomar he's been flattened and it's kicked off a little bit I think that's to [Applause] kuu so it looks okay B to a bit groggy at first could be the decider the referee's going to have a look he's asking touch judge whether it's a penalty and the touch [Applause] can't hear him terribly well looks like a yellow C this could be the deciding [Applause] moment looking for the uh the white uh the uh the replay now on the high tackle there's beon On The Tight side The Tackle coming in from saano I think that is going to be a yellow and a [Applause] penalty certainly high was it dangerous just uh trying to check on whether there was contact with the head looks though his shoulder has uh Gone straight into the side of Bean's [Applause] head I think that is I [Applause] going to be in trouble it is going to be a yellow card I think we only have 24 seconds of this uh match [Applause] remaining satio is gone [Applause] asoy will look for the [Applause] touch which may be dangerous of course given their poor efforts in the touch but he's drilled it a reasonable way up field Wonder with 24 seconds remaining why Why not pick and go well there is the at the 80 minutes are up now T long if they had to win this they need to steal to latu has not had a great uh line out game [Applause] two two balls on the field I think at the moment clean take is what it needs for lell and it is a clean take this is going to be well Bon is off down the touch line he's not done yet well that may and he's bundled into touch and that is going to be the end of the game I think here is the final whistle larelle have begun the season with a victory they've beaten tulon by 19 points to 15 Rona noara will be moderately happy with the result not necessarily with the performance larell had so many opportunities to win this by a distance they didn't take them and two long well they will look at the way they played they won't be happy either but I think they will be happy [Music] [Music] [Music] 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