French Top 8’s big TV weekend

Lille thank their "16th player" after Saturday's win Saturday afternoon saw league leaders Lille take on fourth-placed Perpignan in front of President of the FFR, 2,500 spectators and the cameras of Canal+, for whom it was the main sports event of the day. At the start the occasion seemed to get to the home team more than the visitors, and in the fourth minute Julie Billes scored for Perpignan. The visitor’s forwards dominated the opening exchanges, but the league leaders appeared disorganised, but hung on to stay only 7-0 down at half-time.Read more about French Top 8’s big TV weekend