Bayonne disappoint at home
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:52
Italian Super 10 team Viadana supplied, what many will consider, the surprise of the night on Friday as they came from behind to beat Top 14 club Bayonne 21-10 at the Stade Jean Dauger.
The home side led at the break thanks to a converted try from captain, and French international, Pepito Elhorga, and a Daniel Larrechea penalty kick.
The visitors took fullback Steven Bortolussi’s try as their only reward from a tight first half but, with two more converted efforts coming in the second half, they earned a valuable win away from home.
Isy Coalala and Kaine Robertson’s efforts, both converted by centre Garry Law, went unanswered by Bayonne, who failed to score a single point in the second half, and finally slumped to a disappointing defeat in front of an unhappy set of home fans.
Scorers:
Bayonne:
Tries: Elhorga
Con:
Larrechea
Pens: Larrechea
Viadana:
Tries: Bortolussi, Coalala, Robertson
Con: Law 3
Teams:
Bayonne: 15 Pepito Elhorga (captain), 14 Benjamin Fall, 13 Sam Gerber, 12 Vincent Inigo, 11 Benjamin Lhande, 10 Daniel Larrechea, 9 Johnny Howard, 8 Marc Baget, 7 Louis Massabeau, 6 Dwayne Haare, 5 Nicolas Laffite, 4 Andrew Springgay, 3 Rodney Blake, 2 Arnaud Heguy, 1 Pierre Philippe Lafond.
Replacements: 16 Matias Cortese, 17 Aretz Iguiniz, 18 Jacques Deen, 19 Guillaume Bernad, 20 Jean-Jo Marmouyet, 21 Mathieu Maillard, 22 Craig Gower.
Viadana: 15 Steven Bortolussi, 14 Andrea Accorsi, 13 Garry Law, 12 Sam Cox, 11 Isy Coalala, 10 Lloyd Johansson, 9 Pablo Canavosio, 8 Jaco Erasmus, 7 Aldo Birchall, 6 Joshua Sole, 5 Quintin Geldenhuys (captain), 4 Gavin Quinnell, 3 Miguel Alonso, 2 Juan Battilana, 1 Luigi
Milani.
Replacements: 16 Roberto Santamaria, 17 Ignacio Rouyet, 18 Sean Hohneck, 19 Lance Persico, 20 Ross Curle, 21 Samuele Pace, 22 Kaine Robertson.
