Bourgoin 17 (6) Perpignan 6 (3)

Cash-strapped Bourgoin pulled off one of the results of the season as they downed champions and leaders Perpignan at the Stade des Alpes.

The financially crippled club pulled off a remarkable but thoroughly deserved 17-6 victory as they followed up on previous home wins against Biarritz and Racing-Métro 92.

The Catalans started brightly enough, and went ahead when fly-half Gavin Hume slotted a 30m drop-goal on 12 minutes to gain reward for their positive opening.

But Bourgoin gradually fought their way back into contention, with their forwards exerting increasing pressure at both set pieces and in the loose.

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A stray high tackle presented Benjamin Boyet with the chance to level up after 19 minutes, and the Bourgoin fly-half was also on hand six minutes later when Perpignan's scrum collapsed and conceded another penalty

Gregory Le Corvec's yellow card soon after - for taking out Florian Denos in the air - put Perpignan under further pressure, but Jérôme Porical missed with two late penalty kicks in the first half as the defending champions struggled to find any rhythm.

Bourgoin emerged charged up after the interval and their intent paid almost immediate dividends when hooker Rémy Vigneux intercepted a Jean-Philippe Grandclaude pass on 40 meters and set in motion a try-scoring counter attack. Vigneux himself beat two defenders before being pulled down on the 22, but not before off-loading for scrum-half Jon Senio to complete his maiden try for the club since signing from Clermont Auvergne.

Boyet's conversion attempt rebounded off a post, but Bourgoin's 11-3 lead was enough to wake up the slumbering Catalans as thy realised defeat loomed large. Porical's 49th-minute penalty reduced the arrears to 11-6, but just when the stage appeared set for a fightback the champions' were battered again by Boyet.

A missed 45m attempt in the 52nd minute could have proved costly, but the fly-half made up for his error in emphatic style as he was on target again in the 57th and 61st minutes to complete the scoring and seal the victory. He also became Top 14's leading points scorer this season in the process, with 58.

The most serious threat to the result was a three-minute stoppage shortly after Boyet's last penalty when the floodlights temporarily failed. But it proved only temporary respite for the champions as their three-match winning streak was abruptly halted by yet another spirited home performance by Bourgoin.

The win will be another massive fillip in a difficult season, which has already seen them hauled back from the brink of bankruptcy and collapse. They'll also have the added bonus of an increased gate taking after moving the match to FC Grenoble's Stade des Alpes and attracting a crowd of 15,000.

It was a bold move to make, especially as Bourgoin had lost on all five previous occasions that they had relocated 'home' games.