Two sides are already pulling clear after three rounds.
Relegated Lille have conceded just 18 points
Bottom of Élite 1 last season with 14 points, Stade Villeneuvois Lille Métropole are setting the pace in Élite 2. They won 34-0 at Nancy with six tries, including scores from Illyana Marquette (8th) and Capucine Kretz (19th). In three games they have conceded only 18 points and three tries, the division’s best defence, and have the second-best attack with 111 points.
Racing Club de France stay top thanks to a third try bonus. At Brive they scored seven tries (41-5), with doubles for Kaye Bardawil, Grace Okulu and Lise Geneste. Lisa Parmetler replied for Brive in the 27th minute. Racing have conceded only two tries this season.
Flipo hat-trick, Colomiers edge it
Lons beat Stade Français 55-12 with nine tries, six of them in the first half. Jade Flipo scored three and leads the division with four tries. Lola Dufrechou added two, while Keren Saibou scored both Paris tries. Stade Français, sixth in Élite 2 last season, have yet to score a point in the table and have conceded 23 tries in three games.
In Rouen, Valkyries Normandie beat Bayonne 31-5 with five tries. Colomiers beat Rennes 24-21 thanks to Laetitia Silly’s 71st-minute try after a double from Maya Lespielle; Rennes, who came back through Louise Beyou and Yaele Cochereau, took a losing bonus point.
Round 3 results
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Valkyries Normandie | 31-5 | AS Bayonnaise |
| CA Brive | 5-41 | Racing Club de France |
| Lons Section Paloise | 55-12 | Stade Français |
| US Colomiers | 24-21 | Stade Rennais |
| Nancy Seichamps | 0-34 | Stade Villeneuvois Lille Métropole |
Standings after three rounds
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Diff. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing Club de France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +76 | 15 |
| 2 | Stade Villeneuvois Lille Métropole | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +93 | 14 |
| 3 | Valkyries Normandie | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +40 | 10 |
| 4 | Lons Section Paloise | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +88 | 10 |
| 5 | US Colomiers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 8 |
| 6 | Stade Rennais | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 6 |
| 7 | CA Brive | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -45 | 5 |
| 8 | AS Bayonnaise | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -22 | 4 |
| 9 | Nancy Seichamps | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -89 | 0 |
| 10 | Stade Français | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -111 | 0 |
Official FFR table.
Key figures
18 points conceded by Lille in three games
3 in 3 bonus-point wins for Racing
4 tries for Jade Flipo, top scorer
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