Toulon edge past Oyonnax
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Toulon were give an almighty scare but eventually battled to a 21-18 win over Oyonnax to go first in the Top 14.
Despite a misfiring scrum, tries from Juan Smith and Drew Mitchell proved the difference in a scrappy affair at Charles Mathon.
The game started slowly with both teams throwing everything into the tackles, but struggling to string phases together.
The early stages were marked in particular by Oyonnax's dominance in the scrum, earning three penalties which led to a sin-binning for Xavier Chiocci, who had just returned from his first camp with the French squad.
Unfortunately …
Despite a misfiring scrum, tries from Juan Smith and Drew Mitchell proved the difference in a scrappy affair at Charles Mathon.
The game started slowly with both teams throwing everything into the tackles, but struggling to string phases together.
The early stages were marked in particular by Oyonnax's dominance in the scrum, earning three penalties which led to a sin-binning for Xavier Chiocci, who had just returned from his first camp with the French squad.
Unfortunately …
