PENALTY OYONNAX. Smit once again is successful off the tee, opening up a six point lead. 13-7.
TRY BRIVE. The home side get off the mark and right back into the game with a try of their own. Hooker Louis Acosta powers over. Romain Sola converts. 10-7
PENALTY OYONNAX. Smit gets his second kick of the game, extends his side's lead to 10-0.
TRY OYONNAX! Ideal start to the game as scrum-half Fabien Cibray scurries over for the opening score. Smit converts, 7-0 they lead.
The game is underway!
Good evening everyone and welcome to this All-French affair from the Challenge Cup where Brive take on US Oyonnax.The host's have a had a disastrous opening to the campaign, a fifty-five point hammering away at the hands of Gloucester was followed up with a surprise 26-21 home defeat to Italian's Zebre. However since then they have enjoyed two wins in domestic competitions before losing narrowly away to Stade Francais last time out. In contrast Oyonnax had a solid eleven points to spare away to Zebre before losing out by ten at home to Gloucester in round 2. Since then they have been 3 from 3 in the Top !4, accounting for Racing Metro away as well as home wins over La Rochelle and Bordeaux.
Brive have lost their last three games in the tournament - their worst losing run in the challenge cup.