After three straight defeats in the Top 14, Stade Francais returned to winning ways on Saturday with a 19-6 win at struggling Agen.
The Parisians, who have been in mourning following the recent death of their young player Nicolas Chauvin, managed just a single try through Kylan Hamdaoui but Argentina fly-half Nicolas Sanchez marked his first start for the club with 14 points from the boot.
“It is a win that will do everyone at the club some good,” said full-back Hamdaoui.
“It was very important for us to win today. It has been a very emotional week and we came into the game on the back of three defeats in the Top 14.
“We had to win, it didn’t matter how.”
