Rock-bottom Bayonne stun leaders Clermont

Rock-bottom Bayonne stunned French Top 14 leaders Clermont 22-14 on Saturday, registering their first win in almost three months and despite playing with 14 men for the entire second half.
Clermont were missing five first-choice players away on French international duty and Bayonne, on an 11-match streak without a win, seized their chance to record a first Top 14 victory since they downed Toulon 28-23 on August 21.
Skipper and flanker Jean Monribot scored their only try in the 25th minute while Damian Penaud and Benson Stanley crossed for the league leaders.
Bayonne were reduced to 14 men after 36 minutes when Welsh prop Ben Borster was red-carded for a dangerous tackle.
Despite the loss, Clermont stay top with a five-point lead over Montpellier who saw off Lyon 25-20.
However, La Rochelle can cut the gap to a point if they defeat Toulouse on Sunday.
All Blacks Tommy Taylor and Conrad Smith marshalled Pau to a convincing 26-17 victory over Racing 92 to snap a four-match Top 14 losing streak.
Taylor, capped three times by New Zealand and preferred at fly-half to compatriot Colin Slade, kicked four penalties and converted Pau’s two tries from Watisoni Votu and Baptiste Pourailly to guide his team to a much-needed win.
Racing managed a sole James Hart penalty in the first-half, before notching up two converted tries through Dimitri Szarzewski and Chris Masoe, also a former All Black.
“It’s an important victory against opponents who wanted to play,” said Pau coach Simon Mannix.
“It’s a step in the right direction.”
Racing, missing a raft of big names including Dan Carter, were left ruing their ill-discipline, lock Ali Williams having been yellow carded early in the game for repeated fouls.