Top 14 Drilldown: Sun comes out for Ronan O'Gara, Toulon no longer box office

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Toulon's French fly-half Anthony Belleau dives to score a try during the French Top 14 rugby union match between Toulon and Brive on October 9, 2021 at the Mayol stadium in Toulon.  Photo by CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

There wasn’t a red card in sight in the Top 14 this week, as - it seems - players get referees’ zero tolerance message on high tackles. Just the 10 yellows across the seven matches and 30 tries, with the results looking like this.

#TOP14 - J6
Trois bonus défensifs et deux bonus offensifs lors de cette 6e journée riche en suspense et en essais ! 👀Voici l'ensemble des résultats 👇 pic.twitter.com/VRqQr08ZRy

— TOP 14 Rugby (@top14rugby) October 10, 2021