Bordeaux (AFP) - Racing 92's Ben Volavola kicked a match-winning penalty after the siren to help sink former club and French Top 14 leaders Bordeaux 16-13 on Sunday.
The penalty was awarded for a high tackle and 31-year-old Fijian Volavola held his nerve to secure the winning points.
Volavola had only been on the pitch for just over 10 minutes as a replacement for Australian full-back Kurtley Beale when he was handed the job of winning the game.
"It wasn't our best performance but it was a very good win here for us, against a team that had never lost at home," said Racing fly-half Finn Russell.
"We got the penalty.It was Ben who had to take it because I was not that good during the warm-up.I trusted him, he hit it very well."
Veteran French scrum-half Maxime Machenaud kicked eight points against his hometown club to rub more salt into Bordeaux wounds as the league leaders lost their undefeated home record.
Despite the defeat, Bordeaux remain top of the table and well-set for a play-off place.
Argentine winger Juan Imhoff scored Racing's only try, taking his career total with the club to 101 in his 11 years at the club.
Bordeaux claimed a losing bonus point with their lone try scored by New Zealand prop Ben Tameifuna, a former Racing forward, in the first half.
