The 9th round of the French LNH saw another setback of reigning champions Dunkerque in their bid to defend the title. The team of Chambery have been on a good roll recently, and now they’ve proved their quality by defeating Dunkerque at home narrowly with 25:24 (15:12). This victory has now put them on the fifth position with 11 points, while Montpellier with their victory of 30:24 over Creteil are now alone on the top with 16 points, followed by St Raphael with 13, and PSG and Dunkerque both with 12 points.
LNH Scores: Chambery 25:24 Dunkerque, Istres 24:28 PSG, Nimes 25:25 Cesson, St Raphael 32:30 Tremblay, Montpellier 30:24 Creteil, Selestat 26:29 Aix