Fickou shines as 'defensively sound' Racing beat La Rochelle to head up Top 14Gael Fickou has made 63 France appearances since his Test debut in 2013PARIS: France centre Gael Fickou praised his team's defence after Saturday's 23-10 home win over La Rochelle to send them to the summit of the French Top 14. Defensively we were sound against a very good La Rochelle team. The sides were level 10-10 going into the final quarter as Kevin Gourdon charged over for La Rochelle. "It's an incredible end to the game, the solidarity perfectly reflects our team spirit," Castres' veteran lock Loic Jacquet told Canal+. "It confirms not just the work since the start of this season, but the work carried over from last season.

Source: Bangkok Post September 11, 2021 21:45 UTC