Albi shock Perpignan in Top 14

For Perpignan, Porical hit a further brace of penalties and converted his own try and that of lock Robins Tchale Watchou.

Bottom-placed Albi pulled off the upset of the Top 14 season so far with a nail-biting 24-23 victory over league leaders Perpignan on Friday.

Albi spent the final eight minutes with 14 men after replacement Yogane Correa was yellow-carded for an offside tackle, Perpignan full-back Jerome Porical kicking the penalty for a 23-21 lead.

But the basement dwellers rallied and scrum-half Kevin Boulogne kicked the winning penalty two minutes from time after Perpignan, missing four players on international duty and seven others to injury, had infringed at a ruck 25 metres from their line.

Boulogne was successful with three other penalties and converted Frederic Manca's try, Laurent Baluc-Rittener claiming the home side's other five-pointer.

For Perpignan, Porical hit a further brace of penalties and converted his own try and that of lock Robins Tchale Watchou.

- We applied ourselves to everything tonight - Boulogne said of Albi's second win in 13 matches this season.

- We have potential and we're still not dead. Everything's possible. We know we have to carry on playing matches like that. -