Perpignan

American

[per-pee-nyahn] / pɛr piˈnyɑ̃ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Orientales, in the S extremity of France.

Perpignan British

/ pɛrpiɲɑ̃ /

noun

a town in S France: historic capital of Roussillon. Pop: 105 115 (1999)

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"I've never seen anything like it," Ingrid, a florist in the city of Perpignan, told AFP.

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Fiji forward Peceli Yato crossed twice as Perpignan eased past Montauban 31-8 to move seven points clear of their opponents at the bottom of the table, while Castres held on to win 13-10 at Bayonne.

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Top 14 leaders Toulouse were stunned 30-27 by lowly Perpignan on Saturday as the hosts moved off the foot of the table with just their second victory of the season.

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Despite trailing 21-11 to the visiting champions at half-time, Perpignan roared back to edge a narrow win that took them onto nine points and above fellow strugglers Montauban.

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They have lost their last five matches at Perpignan, going back to 2018, and this latest loss, in spite of a bonus point, offers Pau the chance to claim top spot when they visit Lyon later in the day.

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