Match Report
16 points separated the sides: J. Villenave 1st on 47, Narbonne 10th on 31. On the form table Narbonne stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: J. Villenave 1.54 scored and 1.23 conceded per game, Narbonne 1.5 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.23.
A win had eluded Narbonne for 6 matches. J. Villenave had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Narbonne, 3.
Stade Alain-Roche in Villenave d'Ornon staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. The referee was J. Riche, with 25 matches in our database and 0.2 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.