Top 14: Lyon go top after La Rochelle clash called off
The Top 14 match between Toulon and Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle at Stade Felix Mayol on Sunday night was called off by referee Jeremy Rozier for safety reasons shortly after its scheduled kick-off time as a heavy autumn storm flooded the ground.
His decision, after he had already delayed kick-off, came as no real surprise, as the region was under orange weather alert – the second highest alert level in France – for violent storms that are relatively common in southern France at this time of year. But it does raise a number of questions as to why it was left so long.
