will muir scored the winning try for bath, who stormed back from 22 points to eight down in the second half. in the second half to secure their spot in the knockout phase. 29 25, the final score there. bath will face toulouse next weekend to determine who finishes top of pool b. meanwhile another premiership side, the leicester tigers, lost their unbeaten competition record in a a5 12 thrashing by defending champions la rochelle. the french side ran in seven tries with uj seuteni scoring the final one. the result moves la rochelle into fourth in pool four, one place above sale who they play next sunday for a place in the last 16. leicester are in third and host pool leaders leinster on saturday. and saracens were also on the end of a drubbing by french opposition, beaten 55 15 at bordeaux begles. the top 14 side scored nine tries on their way to a bonus point win, with louis bielle biarrey going over for the final try. they ve guaranteed their route into the knockout stage, while sarac
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday staunchly defended his widely unpopular pension reform but said he regretted that no consensus had been found on the change. Macron signed the legislation early Saturday, just hours after its banner change to hike the retirement age from 62 to 64 had been validated by the constitutional court, prompting accusations he was smuggling the law through in the dead of night.
Polls have consistently recorded a majority of French opposed to the reform, which the government rammed through parliament using a controversial mechanism to avoid a vote