Villeneuve maintained their unbeaten start to the season as they hit back from 18 points down with 20 minutes left at Albi to grab a 24-22 win.
Scoring five tries to three, the Leopards had more to offer in attack than their opponents, despite their mistakes. Albi, though showing plenty of commitment, were overwhelmed in the final quarter after Florian Deburghgraeve was yellow-carded and remain without a win from four games.
In an exciting game, Albi stand-off Luc Franco put his side ahead 10-4 at half-time with a try and three goals. The home side extended their lead to 22-4 with second-half converted tries from Cédric Mazars and Deburghgraeve before Villeneuve struck back. Half-back Stan Robin went over for his second, full back Thomas Lasvenes crossed unmarked at the corner before Lucas Vergniol touched down to bring the score to 22-18. With the home defence reeling, new centre James Tuitahi cut inside to bring the scores level and Lasvenes, who had missed the two previous attempts, added the match-winning conversion.
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