Élite 1 (R3): Toulouse the only unbeaten side after three rounds

Three matches, three bonus-point wins and 17 tries: Stade Toulousain are the only unbeaten side left in Élite 1. Behind them, Toulon lost at Blagnac to a 75th-minute try, and Grenoble could only salvage a losing bonus point against Romagnat.

Toulouse three from three

Stade Toulousain scored seven tries against Bobigny (43-12), including two each for Laure Touye and Mia Moussac Bouttier, who both have three this season. Pauline Barrat, Isis Espuga Fahmi Ghattas and Charlie Gauyat also crossed. With 17 tries in three matches, Toulouse have the best attack in the division and lead by five points.

Montpellier won 26-0 at La Rochelle with four tries, from Maëlle Huiban, Emy Baudru, Ylona Avril and Rose Bernadou, and three conversions by Maé Levy. La Rochelle have scored only four tries in three matches. Stade Bordelais beat Lyon 40-7. The FFR has not yet published the match sheet.

Blagnac fight back against Toulon, Romagnat win in Grenoble

Blagnac scored three tries in the first 13 minutes, through Justine Bouscatel, Alyssa d’Inca and Clara Joyeux. Toulon replied through Mélanie Blanchard, Loane Gope and Camille Meguerba before the break, then Marion Latonnelle (71st), but Anaïs Dubarry won it for Blagnac in the 75th minute (30-27). Audrey Abadie kicked ten points. Toulon, beaten for the first time, take a losing bonus point.

In Grenoble, Romagnat scored four tries (30-24), including the fourth of the season for Élise Pignot, the division’s top try scorer on the published match sheets. Emna Ben Robbana’s last-minute try earned the Amazones a losing bonus point.

Round 3 results

Table after three rounds