GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 23 – April 10, 2015 | Page 20

CLASSEMENT DU TOURNOI (Tournament Placements) 1. Paris White 2. Clermont 3. Paris Blue 4. Lille 5. Naives 13 pts 10 pts 8 pts 7 pts 6 pts BORDEAUX Both men’s and ladies championship football (see Ladies reports) took place at Bordeaux. The Men’s code was in its second phase but it was the first run out of the season for the Ladies French Championship in Round 1. Host’s Bordeaux with supporters celebrate their home tournament win in the second The Men’s championship in Bordeaux round of the Men’s French Football Championship. Photo: Bordeaux Gaelic Football. welcomed four teams – Toulouse, Niort, Coutances and Provence. Coutances RÉSULTATS MEN’S CHAMPIONNAT FÉDÉRAL are yet another club new to Gaelic Football – BORDEAUX having formed two years ago and are the first club from the Normandy region. The Toulouse (4-11) - (1-1) Provence crew from Provence meanwhile are the Bordeaux (2-8) - (1-0) Coutances Toulouse (1-7) - (0-0) Niort newest kids on the block as they got going Bordeaux (4-5) - (0-1) Provence just last year. Coutances (0-4) - (1-8) Niort Toulouse (1-3) - (1-4) Bordeaux The early round-robin stage saw host’s Coutances (2-2) - (3-5) Provence Bordeaux (2-2) - (2-0) Niort Bordeaux as one’s to watch as they impresToulouse (4-11) - (0-3) Coutances sively went unbeaten. Runners-up last time, Niort (4-3) - (1-2) Provence Toulouse, were also performing well when they accounted for Provence, Niort and FINALE Coutances. Both Bordeaux and Toulouse Toulouse (3-0) - (0-4) Bordeaux met in the tournament decider and was a highly anticipated match as the home side had edged the Tolosa Gaels in their early CLASSEMENT DU TOURNOI round game by just one point. The final 1. Toulouse 13 pts wasn’t quite as competitive as three goals 2. Bordeaux 10 pts was enough to see Bordeaux garner a fa3. Niort 8 pts mous home victory on a scoreline of Bor4. Provence 7 pts deaux 3-0 to Toulouse 0-4. 5. Coutances 6 pts 20