French Super XIII round-up: Carcassonne and Avignon fall to first defeats

TWELVE-MAN Albi pulled off a hard-fought 22-12 victory over unbeaten Carcassonne, their biggest rivals over the past three seasons, despite having forward John Toleafoa sent off for a high tackle in the 25th minute. In a remake of last season’s championship final, watched by a big Albi crowd, the Australian frontrower had just put Tristan Dupu