Racing 92 defence coach Dimitri Szarzewski said he was "satisfied" with Finn Russell after the Scotland fly-half kicked 17 points in Saturday's 32-19 French Top 14 win over Lyon.
La Rochelle survived a late scare to edge Lyon 23-21 and take pole position in the Top 14 on Saturday with champions Montpellier bouncing back from their opening round defeat to beat Bordeaux-Begles.
Fly-half Antoine Hastoy made the difference with his boot as La Rochelle survived a late Lyon fightback to edge their Top 14 rivals 23-21 in their first away game this season.
And ten of der! The Blues, long jostled, won their tenth consecutive match, Saturday in Tokyo, ahead of Japan (20-15), ending the season undefeated, a first in the history of the XV of…
TOKYO (AP) Replacement Baptiste Couilloud's try in the 71st minute snatched France a 20-15 win over Japan in the second rugby test and a 2-0 series win at the National Stadium on Saturday. Japan led until that point with two tries to fullback Ryohei Yamanaka but France rallied to take the match with 13 unanswered points in the second half.