Germain opens the scoring with an early penalty

Poor start for Colomiers as Maurino is sent to the sin bin for ten minutes for a high tackle

Grenoble host Colomiers in round 1 of the French Pro D2. Grenoble were relegated from the French Top 14 after finishing second from bottom and losing a play-off against Brive 28-22. Colomiers will look to improve upon their 13th place finish in the competition last season.